Taylor Swift surprised her fans by dropping a revamped version of her 1989 single “Wildest Dreams” on Friday, September 17. According to the singer, she re-recorded “Wildest Dreams” after being inspired by Swifties getting the song trending on TikTok. “Saw you guys got Wildest Dreams trending on tiktok, thought you should have my version,” the…… read more
Kelly Clarkson recently announced that her new holiday single, “Christmas Isn’t Canceled (Just You),” will arrive on September 23 via Atlantic Records. “Y’all know I’m obsessed with Christmas!! You’re going to love it!” Clarkson said in an Instagram video announcing the new jingle. “Christmas Isn’t Canceled (Just You)” is the first song from her upcoming…… read more
Brett Eldredge will release a brand-new holiday album Mr. Christmas on October 22. The album is available to pre-order now at https://wmna.sh/mrchristmas. It features old classics and two never-before-heard originals, including the title track “Mr. Christmas.” Written by Eldredge and frequent collaborator Ross Copperman, “Mr. Christmas” showcases the celebrated singer/songwriter’s “rich, smooth vocals” backed by…… read more
Miranda Lambert and Luke Combs were among winners of fourth annual Nashville Songwriter Awards. The winners were honored by NSAI through virtual presentation on Tuesday, September 14. “Bluebird,” written by Lambert, Luke Dick and Natalie Hemby, won the song of the year award. The song was nominated for Song of the Year at the 54th…… read more
Grammy award-winning American Gospel Singer CeCe Winans and Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Jewel will perform during this year’s Gracie Awards program. The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWM) announced that the 46th edition of the annual event will take place virtually on October 5 at 7 PM ET/PT. Hosted by actress and comedian Lauren Ash, the…… read more
Kelly Clarkson covered Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell’s “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” during the Kellyoke segment of her talk show on Tuesday, September 14. The singer performed the stunning cover along with her band Y’all, wearing a green and purple printed dress with tassels and tights. In the first episode of the new season…… read more
Nearly $1 million was raised through a benefit concert organized by Loretta Lynn for middle Tennesseans suffering from the August 21, 2021 disaster that killed 20 during severe storms and extreme flash floods. Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, Keith Urban, Trisha Yearwood, Luke Bryan and Luke Combs were among the artists who performed for “Loretta Lynn’s…… read more
CMT will honor country music icons Chris Stapleton, Gabby Barrett, Kane Brown, Kelsea Ballerini, and Luke Combs with Artists of the Year awards at an event to be held at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center on October 13. These artists “collectively dominated the last 12 months in country music, leading across all CMT platforms, scoring chart-topping…… read more
Country music legend George Strait is set to perform a one-night-only concert at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana, on November 7. The concert will be part of a celebration for the tenth anniversary of the Ford Center. “The King of Country himself, GEORGE STRAIT, will be LIVE at the Ford Center November 7th! Help…… read more
Reba McEntire survived a partial staircase collapse at an historic Oklahoma building on Tuesday, September 14. The sexagenarian country singer and six others were rescued by the fire department using a ladder after they were temporarily trapped in the three-story building in Atoka. One of them reportedly sustained minor injuries. “While my team and I…… read more
In a recently published preview clip of the new season of “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” Coldplay frontman Chris Martin is hilariously interrupted by Clarkson’s 5-year-old son as he announces that he needs to go to the bathroom. The 1-minute clip features Martin as he performs an acoustic version of the band’s iconic song, “Yellow,” with…… read more
Record Store Day has revealed the official lineup of exclusive titles that will be available at participating independent record stores for the annual Black Friday promotion. The list of 150 items includes limited-edition albums, EPs, or singles by artists such as Billie Eilish, Jason Isbell, Aerosmith, Trippie Redd, U2, Black Pumas, John Legend, Jimi Hendrix,…… read more
Carly Pearce has teamed up with Ashley McBryde for “Never Wanted To Be That Girl,” a single from the rising country star’s hotly-anticipated album, 29: Written In Stone, due Friday, September 17. “This is the story of how a bad man happened to two good women,” Pearce noted on Instagram about the song. Pearce and…… read more
Miranda Lambert, Darius Rucker and Luke Combs are set to headline Europe’s biggest country music festival “Country to Country.” “Country to Country” is scheduled to take place on March 11 to 13, 2022 at the O2 London, 3Arena Dublin and The SSE Hydro, Glasgow. Other stars to perform at “Country to Country” include Kip Moore,…… read more
Country crooner Luke Bryan was recently presented with a sculpture crafted entirely from bacon. The singer, who embarked on his 2021 Farm Tour on Thursday, September 9 at the Statz Bros. Farm in Marshall, Wisconsin, was honored to receive a 50-pound, two-feet-tall, inedible bust of himself created from scratch using nothing but bacon by Farmland,…… read more
Garth Brooks has announced plans to restart his “Dive Bar Tour” with a show in Oklahoma City. The Country Music Hall of Famer announced the news on his weekly “Inside Studio G” Facebook Live broadcast. He will perform a concert on October 11 at Oklahoma City’s Diamond Ballroom. Tickets can only be won on-air through…… read more
Country star Thomas Rhett’s has earned his seventeenth No. 1 song on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart with “Country Again.” “Country Again” rose 3-1 on the Country Airplay chart dated September 18, seeing a 12 percent increase to 28.2 million audience impressions in the tracking week ended September 12, according to MRC Data. “No. 1 singles…… read more
Jason Isbell has shared a cover of R.E.M.’s “Driver 8,” the first single from his upcoming album of covers, Georgia Blue. The 13-track album, featuring covers by guest singers such as Bèla Fleck, Chris Thile, Brandi Carlile, Julien Baker, is scheduled for digital release on October 15. Vinyl and CD editions will follow on November…… read more
Country superstar Carrie Underwood’s new “Sunday Night Football” theme song made its debut ahead of NBC’s coverage of the NFL contest between the Los Angeles Rams and the Chicago Bears on Sunday (September 12). Opening “Sunday Night Football” for the ninth consecutive season, Underwood performs the iconic “Waiting All Day For Sunday Night,” which is…… read more
Dolly Parton has won her first Emmy, as the Netflix movie executive produced by the country music legend, Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square, received the award for outstanding television movie at the Creative Arts ceremony on Sunday. Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square was only the second holiday movie after the 1977 film The…… read more
Tanya Tucker has canceled all the remaining dates of her 2021 tour due to increasing concerns over the pandemic and her health. “Hey y’all. With my damn hip still healing slowly but surely, and my increasing concerns with covid-19, I’ve made the heartbreaking decision to cancel all 2021 dates,” Tucker said in a post on…… read more
Country pop artist Mickey Guyton recently shared a new song from her upcoming debut album Remember Her Name. Written by Guyton with Anna Krantz, the song “Love My Hair” continues the theme of self-acceptance and embracing differences that is a thread throughout Remember Her Name. The Capitol Nashville singer said she wrote the song after…… read more
Rascal Flatts guitarist Joe Don Rooney was charged with driving under the influence in Williamson County, Tennessee, on Thursday, September 9. According to reports, Rooney was arrested at about 4 am local time after crashing his vehicle into a tree on the 1200 block of Hillsboro Road, near Fieldstone Park, which is located just north…… read more
Country superstar Tim McGraw recently shared a cover of country legend George Strait’s 1983 classic “You Look So Good in Love.” “It’s always a good day to sing some @georgestrait,” McGraw captioned the clip that he shared on Instagram. “Oh, how you sparkle / And oh, how you shine / The flush on your cheeks…… read more
Legendary country musician George Strait is set to perform a one-night event, titled “Strait to the Natural State,” at the Simmons Bank Arena in Little Rock, Arkansas, on March 18, 2022. Tickets for the “Strait to the Natural State” concert go on sale on Friday, September 17, at 10 am local time. Prices range from…… read more
