Author: Kix Hot Country (Kix Hot Country)

by Tiffany Goldstein 52m ago Country music breakout star, Morgan Wade quickly contracted the musical bug in first grade, when she got her tiny hands on an old-fashion VHS tape of Elvis Presley’s “Jailhouse Rock.” The hitmaker told Rolling Stone that the Rock ’n’ Roll legend opened her eyes to the world of music. Therefore,...

by Cindy Watts 6m ago Time magazine honored Kacey Musgraves in its new Women of the Year issue this week, and the singer chatted about what it’s like to be a woman in the music business and the choice to live her life openly on the heels of her divorce. “I don’t really want to...

by Cindy Watts 56m ago Family trio BELLES wasn’t afraid to suffer for their new music video for “He Gave Me a Ring,” which debuted today. The trio’s singer Kelli Belles said the group was together in their hometown of Omaha, Nebraska, for the holidays, so they decided to shoot the video a few days...

by Tiffany Goldstein 19h ago Country music powerhouse Cody Johnson made history on Monday (Feb. 28), as he became the third ever artist to sell out the opening night of the Houston Livestock and Rodeo Show. The last hitmakers to kick off the legendary event without an open seat in sight, were Garth Brooks (2018)...

by Cindy Watts 53m ago Thomas Rhett says he’s the Flynn Rider to wife Lauren Akins’ Rapunzel. The country couple recently took their two oldest daughters – Willa Gray, 6, and Ada James, 4, – to Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom for the theme park’s 50th anniversary and got all cheesy talking about the house...

by Cindy Watts 51m ago The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum celebrated the opening this week of its newest exhibition American Currents: State of the Music with many of the young stars featured including Lainey Wilson, Jimmie Allen and Breland. The annual exhibit recognizes notable music, artist achievements and events from the past...

by Tiffany Goldstein 6m ago Country music star Jordan Davis surprised fans with a snippet of his forthcoming single, “Money Isn’t Real” Wednesday morning (March 2) on social media. Without any warning, the singer-songwriter took to Instagram and dropped an audio file teasing his next moving melody about the value of a dollar. Following a...

by Tiffany Goldstein 36m ago Country-rock hitmaker Elle King made a quick stop at the Ryman Auditorium on Monday night (Feb. 28) in Nashville and surprised her sold-out crowd with an unreleased track featuring Dierks Bentley. With a high-energy audience sitting before her, the chart-topping artist invited Bentley out on stage to help break the...

by Cindy Watts 42m ago Matt Stell is battling some confusion among the women in his life, and it’s presenting a challenge. For starters, his mother watches his social media accounts and is worried he’s drinking too much. But he thinks he has her calmed down. “Mom gets it now that social media is not...

by Cindy Watts 32m ago While many country singers pumped the brakes while touring was stalled in the early days of the pandemic, Brad Paisley found ways to maintain full speed ahead. He held socially distanced concerts in parking lots, wrote songs and made a daily habit of visiting with fans over Zoom. “In the...