Scotty McCreery took his “survey says” talents to Celebrity Family Feud on Aug. 5 in an effort to raise $25,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Scotty and his family—wife Gabi Dugal, father-in-law Merrick Dugal III, father Mike McCreery and grandmother Paquita McCreery—were pitted against the family of SNL alumni Chris Kattan. After winning the…
Kenny Chesney’s “Songs for the Saints” Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Country Chart: “It’s an Album About Hope”
Kenny Chesney’s new album, Songs for the Saints, debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart, selling 77,300 equivalent album units, according to Nielsen Music. The catalyst for the new 11-song offering was Hurricane Irma, which devastated a number of Caribbean islands in September 2017, including Kenny’s home on St. John. Proceeds from…
Jake Owen Announces Fall Leg of “Life’s Whatcha Make It Tour” With Morgan Wallen & David Lee Murphy
Jake Owen announced the second leg of his Life’s Whatcha Make It Tour, which kicked off in May with support from Chris Janson and Jordan Davis. Jake added 13 dates to the current tour, including stops in Indianapolis, St. Louis, Atlanta and more. For the new dates, David Lee Murphy and Morgan Wallen will serve…
Jason Aldean Selling Nashville-Area Estate for Almost 8 Million
Jason Aldean is selling his 120-acre estate in Columbia, Tenn., (45 miles south of Nashville) for $7,875,000. The 8,900-square-foot house in Talley Moore Estates features 6 bedrooms, 8.5 bathrooms, bowling alley, wet bar, wine cellar, in-law quarters and more. The estate also features a 10,000-square-foot horse facility, paddocks, in-ground pool and covered patio with thousands…
Carrie Underwood Returns to “Sunday Night Football” With New Theme Song, “Game On”
Carrie Underwood is returning to Sunday Night Football on Sept. 9 with a brand-new theme song, “Game On.” Carrie will be opening the SNF broadcast for the sixth year as she teams with a bevy of NFL players, including Jared Goff, Kirk Cousins, Saquon Barkley, Carson Wentz, Lane Johnson, Zach Ertz, Fletcher Cox, Antonio Brown…
Danielle Bradbery Teams With Thomas Rhett for New Single, “Goodbye Summer” [Listen]
Danielle Bradbery dropped a new single, “Goodbye Summer,” featuring Thomas Rhett. The mid-tempo song is a re-imagining of “Hello Summer,” which was featured on Danielle’s 2017 sophomore album, I Don’t Believe We’ve Met Thomas Rhett co-wrote the original rendition with Rhett Akins, Julian Bunetta and Jaren Johnston. “Thomas Rhett was one of the first mentors…
Maddie & Tae Go Looking for Love in New “Friends Don’t” Video [Watch]
It’s been four years since then-teenagers Maddie Marlow and Tae Dye of Maddie & Tae strummed their way into our country music consciousness with their breakout No. 1 hit, “Girl in a Country Song.” The duo found success with subsequent songs from their debut album, Start Here, including Top 10 single, “Fly,” and Top 25…
“Women Want to Hear Women With Elaina Smith” Featuring Clare Dunn
Clare Dunn has been one of my favorite artists since releasing singles “Move On” and “Tuxedo” a few years ago. If you’re not familiar with her name, I suggest you catch her live show. She is one of the most electric performers I’ve EVER seen. This week, I sat down with Clare to talk about…
Watch Kelsea Ballerini Perform “I Hate Love Songs” on “Late Night”
Kelsea Ballerini took her talents to NYC on Aug. 1 to perform her current single, “I Hate Love Songs,” on Late Night With Seth Meyers. “I Hate Love Songs,” which is No. 33 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart after 22 weeks, is Kelsea’s second single from her sophomore album, Unapologetically. Co-penned by Kelsea, Shane McAnally…
Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood to Host CMA Awards for 11th Time on Nov. 14 [Nominations Coming Aug. 28]
The Country Music Association announced that Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will return to host the 52nd annual CMA Awards for the 11th time on Nov. 14. The show will air live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena at 7 p.m. CT on ABC. Luke Bryan, Dan + Shay and Sugarland will reveal several CMA Awards nominees…