One week after being named an honoree at the upcoming Kennedy Center Honors ceremony, Reba McEntire will be getting another distinguished award. The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame announced that Reba will be the recipient of the inaugural Career Maker Award for her “significant influence on the songwriting careers of Hall of Fame members.” Reba…
Diaper Drive Initiative by “Ty, Kelly & Chuck” Gets Support From Locash, Chris Janson & More
After 2017’s successful initiative to support U.S. Troops by sending them 100,000 Thank You letters, Ty Bentli, Kelly Ford and Chuck Wicks of morning show Ty, Kelly & Chuck are using their voices to support another great cause: Rally Around Radley Diaper Drive. The goal of the diaper drive is to collect more than 58,000…
Watch Carrie Underwood Celebrate 10th Anniversary as a Member of the Grand Ole Opry With “Cry Pretty” Performance
As a child growing up in Oklahoma, Carrie Underwood watched the Grand Ole Opry on television at her grandparents’ house. Just three years into her country music career, childhood hero Randy Travis surprised Carrie with a Grand Ole Opry invitation at a performance in March 2008. Less than two months later on May 10, 2008,…
Eric Church Reveals His Near Death Experience
In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Eric Church opened up about a near-death experience that he had last year when doctors found a blood clot. Last June, during the last few dates of his tour Church, felt a “tingling in his arms”, but went ahead and played the remaining shows. After the tour while…
Carly Pearce Covers Dolly Partons 9 to 5
Carly Pearce stopped by the Nash campus last week to chat with Elaina Smith on her “Women Want to Hear Women” podcast. One of the podcast’s segments–Play It Forward–beckons the featured artist to perform a song from another female’s catalog. For her Play It Forward, Carly covered Dolly Parton’s “9 to 5,” a song that…
Listen to Kenny Chesney’s Soothing New Song Featuring Jimmy Buffett, “Trying to Reason With Hurricane Season”
Kenny Chesney released his 17th studio album, Songs for the Saints, on July 27. The 11-song offering, which has already spawned No. 1 lead single, “Get Along,” features a collaboration with Jimmy Buffett on “Trying to Reason With Hurricane Season.” “Each one of [the album’s guests] has a tie to my life in the islands,…
“Women Want to Hear Women With Elaina Smith” Featuring Tegan Marie
We’ve been getting some really unique perspectives from female artists since launching Women Want to Hear Women—and this week’s profile is extra special: 14-year-old Tegan Marie. Tegan is the youngest artist to be signed to a major country label since Tanya Tucker in 1972. Obviously, her experience as a woman in country music has been…
Tim McGraw To Play a Free Show For Boaters
Tim McGraw is going to be playing a rare free show on a lake in Minnesota, but there’s a catch. You have to own a boat, or know someone who has one to get to the show. The concert will be played at Lake Minnetonka, outside of Minneapolis and in order to see the show, for…
Scotty McCreery Gives Viewers Sweet Peek Inside His Wedding in New Video for “This Is It” [Watch]
Scotty McCreery dropped a new video for his current single, “This Is It.” The new tune, which Scotty co-penned with Frank Rogers and Aaron Eshuis about his then-fiancée Gabi Dugal, is featured on Scotty’s recent album, Seasons Change. The new clip was directed by Jeff Ray and gives viewers an intimate look inside Scott and…
AmericanaFest Lineup Features Hundreds of Artists, Including Lee Ann Womack, John Prine, Brandy Clark, Ashley Monroe, Rosanne Cash & More
Nashville’s AmericanaFest (Sept. 11–16) has nailed down its list of more than 250 artists slated to perform during the six-day festival, including John Prine, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Lee Ann Womack, Rosanne Cash, Hayes Carll, Brandy Clark, Ashley Monroe, Tyler Childers, Amanda Shires and more. The nominees for the 2018 Americana Honors & Awards were…