Jim Casey talks with Aaron Watson about: scoring his first Top 10 hit with “Outta Style” in 2017 releasing his new 20-song album, Red Bandana, on June 21 writing all 20 songs on the new album by himself the “purposeful” nature of the new project preparing to make the new album by listening to records…
VOTE: Vote Gallo & Pence into the MLB All-Star Lineup
Our Texas Rangers need your help! The Google MLB All Star Starters Election is underway and they need your help! You have until 3pm today to vote for Joey Gallo and Hunter Pence into the starting lineup. Hunter is currently ranked at #1 in votes, but Gallo is at #7. Vote away below! Click…
Grand Ole Opry Announces Luke Combs’ Induction Date & Lineup
After only his 16th appearance on the Grand Ole Opry, Luke Combs was surprised by John Conlee, Chris Janson and Craig Morgan with an invitation to join the esteemed club on June 11. The Opry announced that Luke will be formally inducted during its showcase on July 16. Kelsea Ballerini, Joe Diffie, The Gatlin Brothers,…
Why Does Maren Morris Speak Up On Behalf of the LGBTQ Community: “They’re Not Hearing Themselves in Our Platform”
No one in country music has had a bigger month that Maren Morris. In addition to notching her fourth Top 10 single with “Girl” (currently No. 8), Maren landed on cover of Women’s Health and scored a feature in Playboy. She’s also been hitting the touring trail, creating new music with supergroup The Highwomen (Brandi…
Watch Exclusive Clip of Kane Brown Performing “Lose It” on Upcoming Episode of Nickelodeon’s “All That”
Kane Brown will be the musical guest on an upcoming episode of Nickelodeon’s newly rebooted sketch-comedy series, All That. Kane will be performing his hit song, “Lose It,” which became his third No. 1 single in December 2018. All That originally debuted in 1994—running for 10 seasons until 2005—and made stars out of many of…
Alan Jackson Celebrates 30th Anniversary of First Record Deal
After moving to Nashville in 1985, Alan Jackson singed his first major-label record deal with Arista Nashville on June 26, 1989—30 years ago today. Eight months later, Alan released his debut album, Here in the Real World, which spawned hits such as the title track, “Wanted” and “Chasin’ That Neon Rainbow.” The rest, as they…
PBS to Air “Country Music: Live at the Ryman” Concert With Dwight Yoakam, Dierks Bentley, Rosanne Cash, Vince Gill & More [Set List]
After an eight-year exploration, Ken Burns’ 16-hour Country Music documentary will premiere on PBS on Sept. 15. In celebration of the new film, PBS will air its all-star concert, Country Music: Live at the Ryman, on Sept. 8. Recorded at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium in March, the concert will feature performances by Dierks Bentley, Rosanne Cash,…
Watch Cole Swindell Raise a Little Hell in New Video for “Drinkin’ Hours”
Cole Swindell is celebrating the fifth anniversary of his recording deal with Warner Music Nashville by dropping a new song every month for the next five months as part of his new EP, Down Home Sessions V. First up, “Drinkin’ Hours,” which was released on June 21. Cole has also dropped a new feel-good video…
Watch Brooks & Dunn Team with Luke Combs for Performance of “Brand New Man” on Upcoming “CMT Crossroads”
CMT Crossroads crossed up its playbook for an upcoming episode featuring Brooks & Dunn teaming with a number of country artists. Instead of collaborating with a cross-genre artist—as is the norm on CMT Crossroads—Ronnie Dunn and Kix Brooks joined forces with a number of stars featured on their recent Reboot album, including Brett Young, Cody…
Amazon Prime Days Announced – Deals Available Now
It really is like Christmas in July! Amazon’s Prime Days have been announced. They promise to be bigger than Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined, with deals every 5 minutes for 48 hours. Mark the dates: July 15 & 16. There are tons of sites prepping you for the big day and also a list…