by Samantha Stephens 11m ago Hopefully reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year Jason Aldean got some good rest over the holidays because he’s going to need it heading into an already jam-packed 2019. The singer just announced a brand new tour, the 2019 Ride All Night Tour, which is set to kick off immediately following...
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Trisha Yearwood Gets Frank About Garth Brooks Duet
by Alison Bonaguro 18m ago It’s track No. 11 that you won’t recognize. Because on her brand new album of all her favorite Frank Sinatra tunes, Trisha Yearwood said that one original song made its way on to her Let’s Be Frank album. And she explained just how it happened. “I went through and kind...
Loretta Lynn’s Birthday Tribute Books Garth Brooks, George Strait and More
by Lauren Tingle 56m ago Garth Brooks, Kacey Musgraves, George Strait and Keith Urban are among the artists who will perform an all-star tribute concert to celebrate Loretta Lynn’s birthday this spring. The concert is set for April 1 at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena ahead of her 87th birthday on April 14. Tickets go on sale...
Last Weekend’s Greatest Hits
by Alison Bonaguro 29m ago At first, it looked like maybe last weekend would be the weekend. As in, Carrie Underwood would have her baby. Because she tweeted in the middle of the night that she was losing sleep. And that kind of fragmented sleep cycle is often one of the first signs that the...
John Prine, Tom T. Hall and Missy Elliott Among Songwriters Hall of Fame Inductees
by Lauren Tingle 1/12/2019 John Prine and Tom T. Hall represent the Nashville music community in a historic 2019 inductee class for the Songwriters Hall of Fame. When they are formally inducted June 13 in New York City, Missy Elliott will be the first female hip-hop emcee to join the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Yusuf...
Exclusive: Mark Wills Preps Opry Induction
by Lauren Tingle 19m ago What makes Marks Wills’ music timeless is he knows that anyone will fall for a good story. He continues to perform songs that set the scene and takes listeners on journeys that span years in seconds; like he does in the Romeo and Juliet setup in the romance that plays...
Hot 20: Jason Aldean Shares Story Behind “Can’t Hide Red”
by Alison Bonaguro 29m ago Jason Aldean is no stranger to a good Florida Georgia Line collaboration. The country artists all joined forces when the duo helped pen Aldean’s “Burnin’ It Down” in 2014, “Lights Come On” in 2016, and “You Make It Easy” in 2018. But for the first time, Aldean actually made a...
Amanda Shires Plots Supergroup with Brandi Carlile and Margo Price
by Alison Bonaguro 1m ago Amanda Shires has a major Brandi Carlile and Margo Price idea in the works, but she’s not ready to share the details yet. Shires accidentally shared the news about the Highwomen, a super-group idea she has involving Carlile and Margo Price, during a radio interview with Louisville’s WFPK-FM. She tweeted...
Eddie Montgomery, Blake Shelton and Others Remember Troy Gentry Live
by Lauren Tingle 8m ago When Troy Gentry died, he left many brothers in music, and they came together to sell out the inaugural C’Ya On The Flipside benefit on Wednesday night (Jan. 9) in Nashville. Blake Shelton and Storme Warren hosted the all-star concert at the Grand Ole Opry House to honor Gentry’s memory...
Tim McGraw, Through Mix Tapes and Mullets
by Alison Bonaguro 53m ago If you told someone you thought about them every time you thought about them, it might get weird. But somehow, when Tim McGraw does it, it feels so right. Especially when he illustrates it with old-school Polaroids, mix tape CDs, blue ribbons, concert tickets and the case of Coronas marked...