With the announcement of her new gospel album, Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope, being released on Feb. 3, Reba McEntire is offering up the song, “Softly and Tenderly,” to her fans. The album, co-produced by Rascal Flatts’ Jay DeMarcus and band leader/musical director Doug Sisemore, is a two-disc offering that will contain classic…
Dolly Parton’s My People Fund Helps Close to 900 Families During First Round of Donations
It’s been a month since wildfires devastated Sevier County in East Tennessee—hometown of Dolly Parton. Since that time, Dolly Parton has set up the My People Fund in hopes of raising money to help the families who lost everything as a result of the fires. In an effort to raise funds, Dolly held a telethon—Smoky…
Luke Bryan, Keith Urban, Kelsea Ballerini and More Share Their Plans for Christmas
Christmas is right around the corner—a time in the music industry when artists slow down and take some time off to be with their families and friends. We talked to some of your favorite artists before they departed for home to find out just what they may be doing during their Christmas break this year.…
Hillary Scott and Family Share What They Are Thankful for This Christmas
As part of Jenna Bush Hager’s special holiday series, Jenna’s Country Christmas, on The Today Show this morning (Dec. 21), the former first daughter took a trip to Nashville to catch up with Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott and her family—mom Linda Davis, dad Lang Scott and sister Riley Scott—to talk about what she’s thankful for…
The 3 Best Country Albums of 2016 . . . and You Probably Never Heard Them on Country Radio
Below are the three Best Country Albums of 2016 as picked by Nash Country Daily managing editor Jim Casey. 2016 was a year ripe with country albums, including a scattering of stinkers (I won’t mention those) and a handful of great ones (Keith Urban’s Ripcord, Miranda Lambert’s The Weight of These Wings, Loretta Lynn’s Full…
Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood Talk Family Christmas Traditions on “Live With Kelly”
It was beginning to look a lot like Christmas on the Live With Kelly set when Kelly Ripa and guest-host Christian Slater welcomed Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood to New York Wednesday morning (Dec.21). The couple made themselves comfortable on the couch as they talked about Christmas in the Brooks-Yearwood household and followed the interview…
Gretchen Wilson Plans Her Comeback With “Rowdy” New Single
It’s been two years since Gretchen Wilson released her last single, “Chariot,” taking a couple of years off to raise her now-16-year-old daughter, but the Illinois native is back with a new party anthem, “Rowdy.” The single—written by Gretchen, Shane Minor and Trent Tomlinson—is about showing the kids today how to party like it used…
Kenny Chesney to Appear in New Movie in Theaters on Jan. 8
Self-professed football junkie Kenny Chesney will put his knowledge of the gridiron to use in a new documentary about legendary football coach Bobby Bowden, the winningest coach in college football history. The Bowden Dynasty: A Story of Faith, Family and Football will explore the life and career of Bobby, who led Florida State to two…
Sturgill Simpson Gets “Saturday Night Live” Gig. Who the Hell Cares? We Do
Sturgill Simpson is starting off 2017 with a bang. Sturgill capped his banner year—one that saw him drop a Billboard No. 1 album and earn two Grammy nominations—with the announcement that he will be the first musical guest on Saturday Night Live in 2017. He is slated to appear on the January 14 episode as…
Watch a Sneak Peek of Dustin Lynch’s “Lip Sync Battle” Against Cassadee Pope
Dustin Lynch will challenge his recent tourmate Cassadee Pope on an upcoming episode of Spike’s Lip Sync Battle on Wednesday, Dec. 21. During the episode, Dustin and Cassadee will lip sync covers of some of their favorite songs, including Dustin’s cover of Ludacris’ “What’s Your Fantasy,” which you can see a sneak peek of below.…