Chris Young has a new companion, a new puppy named Porter! Last Christmas his sister, Dorothy, surprised him with a little German Shepherd puppy, from the Cedar Valley Canine just outside of Nashville. Young fell in love with the pup at first sight, and they immediately became best friends. According to Young, Porter was the “Best Christmas…
Zac Brown Band Announces New 27-Date Tour
Zac Brown Band will embark on a new 27-date tour this summer. ZBB’s Down the Rabbit Hole Live Tour will kick off on June 8 in Lincoln, Neb., and make stops in Seattle, Atlanta, Toronto, Cincinnati and more. The tour will include two dates at Boston’s iconic Fenway Park and concludes with two stadium performances…
New Country Music Hall of Fame Exhibit Will Focus on Outlaw Movement of the 1970s
The Country Music Hall of Fame’s upcoming exhibit, Outlaws & Armadillos: Country’s Roaring ’70s, will explore the era of cultural and artistic exchange between Nashville, Tenn., and Austin, Texas, that spawned artists like Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, Jessi Colter, Bobby Bare, Jerry Jeff Walker, David Allan Coe, Cowboy Jack Clement, Tom T. Hall,…
Alan Jackson’s “Honky Tonk Highway Tour” to Feature Lauren Alaina, Randy Houser, Lee Ann Womack & Runaway June
Since dropping his debut studio album in 1990, Alan Jackson has been keeping it country—selling nearly 60 million albums worldwide and ranking as one of the 10 best-selling country artists of all-time. As you probably imagined, Alan will be keeping it country in 2018 during his 28th year in the biz with the extension of…
Listen to Carrie Underwood’s New Super Bowl Song, “The Champion,” Featuring Ludacris
Carrie Underwood will open Super Bowl 52 on Feb. 4 with a video for her new song, “The Champion,” which also features vocals from rapper Ludacris. Carrie co-penned the anthemic tune with Ludacris, Brett James and Chris DeStefano. NBC will also incorporate “The Champion” into its coverage of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, which will…
Dierks Bentley Announces A New Album: The Mountain.
Dierks Bentley shared some big news on Wednesday (1/10), announcing the release of his ninth studio album, The Mountain, out in early 2018. Dierks revealed that the album was set in motion this past summer while surrounded by some of his musical heroes at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival in Telluride, Colorado. Bentley soon returned to…
Miranda Lambert & Little Big Town Announce Co-Headlining “The Bandwagon Tour”
Miranda Lambert and Little Big Town, two of country music’s biggest acts, are joining forces for a co-headlining tour this summer. The Bandwagon Tour will kick off on July 12 in Charlotte, N.C., and make stops in Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Tampa, Philadelphia, Toronto and more. So far, 13 dates have been scheduled, and more will be…
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill Named in Copyright Lawsuit Over “The Rest of Our Life”
The title track of Faith Hill and Tim McGraw’s recent duets album, The Rest of Our Life, is the subject of a new copyright lawsuit. Songwriters Sean Carey and Beau Golden filed a complaint in a New York federal court that claims “The Rest of Our Life” is “blatant copying” of their 2014 song, “When…
Chris Young, Lee Brice, Alabama, Sara Evans & Travis Tritt Added to Charlie Daniels’ 2018 “Volunteer Jam” Concert
Chris Young, Lee Brice, Alabama, Sara Evans and Travis Tritt have been added to the lineup for Charlie Daniels’ 2018 all-star concert on March 7 at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. Volunteer Jam XX: A Tribute to Charlie will also feature performances by Charlie Daniels and The Charlie Daniels Band, Alison Krauss, Billy F Gibbons of ZZ…
Watch Shania Twain & Meghan Trainor Trade Insults During “Drop the Mic”
Shania Twain and Meghan Trainor went head-to-head in a good-natured battle on TBS’s rap competition, Drop the Mic. The stars traded barbs for four minutes before hosts Hailey Baldwin and Method Man crowned the winner. We won’t spoil the ending, so check it out. It’s pretty entertaining. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ckccU8ojRg photo by Tammie Arroyo, AFF-USA.com