by Jessica Nicholson 41m ago The Country Music Association has announced that its annual CMA Fest has been canceled for 2021 due to the ongoing pandemic, and suffering the same fate as 2020’s CMA Fest. CMA’s CEO Sarah Trahern announced the news on Tuesday (March 2) via a statement: “We are deeply disappointed that yet...
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What is Miranda Lambert Working On With Jon Randall and Jack Ingram?
by Jessica Nicholson 18m ago Miranda Lambert recently teamed up with Elle King for the deliciously defiant new song “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)” (find out more about the hilarious video here), but it seems she’s got more musical arsenal at the ready. Texas natives Lambert, Jon Randall and Jack Ingram have been...
HARDY Discusses Achieving Unlikely Success “On His Own Terms”
by Marcus K. Dowling 22m ago HARDY was once solely well-regarded as the songwriter behind Blake Shelton’s 2019-released ACM and CMA Single of the Year “God’s Country” and Florida Georgia Line’s 2018 hit “Simple.” However, as the calendar turns to 2021, he’s a CMA New Male Artist of the Year and Music Event of the...
Lindsay Ell Gives Back Through Helping Schoolchildren Write Songs
by Jessica Nicholson 43m ago Lindsay Ell is helping the Country Music Association Foundation give back to kids, by aiding the organization in celebrating Music in Our Schools Month. Ell, an artist ambassador for Unified Voices for Music Education (UVfME), recently visited kids (virtually!) at Nashville school Mt. View Elementary, and led a group of...
Blanco Brown Is Still Recovering From 2020 Motorcycle Accident, But Making New Music
by Marcus K. Dowling 28m ago Yes, Blanco Brown’s star is rising. The Atlanta-born performer’s three country singles — TikTok viral “The Get Up, Parmalee duet “Just The Way,” and Diplo collaboration “Do Si Do” — are all catchy ear-wormers. However, on August 31, 2020, he severely injured his arms, wrists, legs, and pelvis in...
Country Legends We Love: Patsy Cline
by Marcus K. Dowling 57m ago Patsy Cline is a rare artist who is simultaneously gone too soon but beloved for eternity. Cline died, tragically, at the age of 31, on March 5, 1963, following a post-concert plane crash in Camden, Tennessee. Her ability to gently weave her voice around and through country ballads is...
Celebrate Johnny Cash and June Carter’s Wedding Anniversary With a Look Back at Some of Their Best Duets
by Jessica Nicholson 39m ago On March 1, 1968, two of country music’s cornerstone artists, Johnny Cash and June Carter, married in Franklin, Kentucky. The couple first met 12 years earlier, backstage at the Grand Ole Opry in July 1956, shortly after Johnny—who at the time was married to his first wife, Vivian Liberto, had...
Willie Nelson to Release New Book, ‘Letters To America,’ In June
by Jessica Nicholson 22m ago At 87, Willie Nelson isn’t slowing down. He just released his second collection of Frank Sinatra covers, That’s Life, on Feb 26, and just announced he will issue a book titled Letters To America on June 29. Harper Horizon will publish the book, a collection of letters addressed from Nelson...
Luke Bryan Recalls The Song That Made His Career Skyrocket
by Jessica Nicholson 34m ago Luke Bryan has been a mainstay on country radio for over a decade, with a lengthy list of No. 1 hits such as his latest, “Knockin’ Boots” and “What She Wants Tonight.” During an interview at Nashville’s Country Radio Seminar recently, he recalled the early reaction from country radio to...
Country Star Parents Maren Morris And Ryan Hurd Gush Over Their Son’s First Words
by Marcus K. Dowling 35m ago When not enjoying the out-of-the-gate success of their first collaboration, “Chasing After You,” country star artist couple Maren Morris and Ryan Hurd are — as new parents often do — eagerly anticipating the moment that their child takes their first step and forms their first sentence. While guests on...