The Country Music Association has announced the first round of performers for the 55th Annual CMA Awards. Featuring first-time nominees as well as reigning CMA Awards winners, this year’s performers will include Jimmie Allen, Brothers Osborne, Eric Church, Dan + Shay, Mickey Guyton featuring Brittney Spencer and Madeline Edwards, Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde, and…… read more
Morgan Wallen has been announced as the headliner for several Country Thunder Festivals in 2022. Wallen, who had canceled his summer 2021 appearances due to the “N-Word” controversy, including a number of Country Thunder festival dates, will headline three of the five Country Thunder festivals in the U.S. in 2022. Wallen will headline Country Thunder…… read more
Garth Brooks has announced plans to perform two concerts at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on November 19 and 20. Brooks told fans to get ready to hear the story behind the songs during the shows, titled, “Just Garth, the Ryman and You: An Intimate Evening with Garth Brooks at the Ryman Auditorium.” A limited number of…… read more
Chris Stapleton has postponed three live shows scheduled for this week after doctors advised him to continue giving rest to his vocal chords. The country music star was set to perform Thursday at the Riverbend in Cincinnati, and on Friday and Saturday at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. The Nashville shows have been pushed back to December,…… read more
Kelly Clarkson covered The Isley Brother’s 60’s independence anthem “It’s Your Thing” during the “Kellyoke” segment of her talk show on Monday, October 18. “It’s your thing, do what you wanna do/ I can’t tell you who to sock it to,” Clarkson crooned during the cover. “It’s Your Thing,” a funk single by The Isley…… read more
Season two of Reba McEntire’s Spotify podcast, “Living & Learning with Reba McEntire,” will begin on October 25. “Living & Learning with Reba McEntire” is a new podcast inspired and informed by the way Reba approaches life: with an insatiable curiosity, dedication to expanding her knowledge, and reliance on her own lived experience. Reba invites…… read more
Multi-platinum selling and award-winning artist Travis Tritt has announced he will not perform at venues that require proof of Covid vaccination, mask mandates, or testing. As a result, four Travis Tritt concerts have been canceled. Tritt will not turn up to perform at Muncie, Indiana, on October 23; Philadelphia, Mississippi, on November 6; Peoria, Illinois,…… read more
The Country Music Association and ABC have announced that country music superstar and “American Idol” judge Luke Bryan will host the 55th Annual CMA Awards. The event will be broadcast live from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on November 10 at 8 pm ET on ABC. For the two-time CMA Entertainer of the Year, this will…… read more
Jimmy Allen and his wife Alexis welcomed their second daughter, Zara James Allen, on Saturday (October 16). Earlier that day, Allen posted on Instagram that a show scheduled for the night in Forest City, North Carolina, would be rescheduled due to a “family emergency.” “It’s currently being rescheduled. See y’all soon,” he added, without providing…… read more
Gary Allan has announced that the vinyl edition of his celebrated new album Ruthless will be available on October 22. The multi-platinum-selling California native marked his return to the country music spotlight with the stunning 13-track album in June. The album, praised by Taste Of Country as “an unusually diverse album that touches on both…… read more
Kacey Musgraves tweeted, “You can take the girl out of the country (genre) but you can’t take the country out of the girl,” after The Recording Academy said its screening committee members believed her album Star-Crossed doesn’t fit into the country genre. Star-Crossed was instead ruled eligible for Pop Vocal Album. The album was released…… read more
Tim McGraw jumped off the stage during a recent concert in Reno, Nevada, to confront fans who were reportedly heckling him after the country superstar missed a few lyrics. The singer paused the show during a performance of “Just to See You Smile” when fans started to boo him for forgetting the lyrics to his…… read more
Miranda Lambert recently shared her new single “If I Was a Cowboy” and an accompanying music video. “If I was a cowboy, I’d be wild and free / Rollin’ around these towns like tumbleweeds,” Lambert sings in the chorus. “I’d be a legend at lovin’ and leavin’ / Nippin’ on a whiskey and numbin’ all…… read more
Brandi Carlile’s latest album In These Silent Days has debuted atop Billboard’s Top Rock Albums and Americana/Folk Albums charts dated October 16. In These Silent Days, released on October 1, earned 36,000 equivalent album units in the week ending October 7, as per MRC Data. This includes 32,000 units earned via album sales. This is…… read more
Country music legend Reba McEntire has returned to Billboard’s Country Airplay chart thanks to her first-ever duet with Dolly Parton, a revamped version of Reba’s 1993 single “Does He Love You.” McEntire and Parton’s “Does He Love You” debuted at No. 49 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart dated October 16 with 1.1 million audience impressions,…… read more
Country star Chase Rice recently released his new single, “If I Were Rock & Roll.” The song is the first major single written independently by the multi-platinum entertainer. Speaking about the inspiration behind writing the song, Rice said, “As I sat down to write this song at my dining room table, with nothing but a…… read more
Country singer Chase Bryant recently revealed that he and his girlfriend, model Selena Weber, have officially gotten engaged. “Can’t wait to spend forever with you my love. Best birthday present ever, was you saying yes to eternity!” Bryant wrote on Instagram, accompanied by a photo of the couple displaying their new rings. Weber shared the…… read more
Country superstar Eric Church surprised his fans in Pennsylvania last Saturday, October 9, by inviting Morgan Wallen onstage as a special guest. During Church’s Gather Again Tour stop at the Wells Fargo Center, Church was joined by Wallen to perform several songs, including Wallen’s “Sand In My Boots,” “Whiskey Glasses,” “Somebody’s Problem,” “Silverado For Sale,”…… read more
Country music superstar Keith Urban has announced dates for his 2022 U.K. and European tour. The U.K. leg of his “The Speed Of Now Tour” will kick off on April 28 at the O2 Academy in Birmingham. He will then head to Newcastle, Manchester, Edinburgh and London. Following his U.K. dates, Urban will perform six…… read more
Carlos Santana has released the fourth single from his upcoming album, Blessings and Miracles. “Joy” is collaboration with acclaimed Grammy-winning musician Chris Stapleton, who also produced the soul-enriching track. The star-studded, masterful new album, Blessings and Miracles is scheduled for release via BMG on October 15. The album can be pre-ordered at https://santana.lnk.to/BlessingsnMiracles “I was…… read more
Rascal Flatts’ Gary LeVox has opened up about the end of the country trio and the departure of longtime member Joe Don Rooney. In a recent interview with People, LeVox said, “I’ve never been okay with the way that it ended. I was never okay with.” He then added, “I wasn’t happy that Joe Don…… read more
Fans are no longer required to be vaccinated for Covid-19 to attend the Coachella and Stagecoach festivals in 2022. Festival organizers have decided to allow unvaccinated fans to attend next year’s Coachella and Stagecoach festivals if they can show negative COVID-19 test taken 72 hours prior to the event. “After seeing first-hand the low transmission…… read more
After a gap of nearly six months, Taylor Swift’s re-recorded album Fearless (Taylor’s Version) has returned to the top of the Billboard 200 chart. The 26-track album, released on April 9, is a re-recorded version of Swift’s 2008 blockbuster album, Fearless. It features two collaborations with Keith Urban. Fearless (Taylor’s Version) debuted at No. 1…… read more
George Strait has announced “Strait from Moody Center” with special guests Willie Nelson and his Family band at an event marking the grand opening Of Austin’s Moody Center at the University of Texas in April next year. Another special guest San Marcos’ Randy Rogers Band will open the show. The opening of the Moody Center’s…… read more
Reba McEntire has announced a multi-city tour featuring an all-female line-up as openers. Brandy Clark, Hannah Dasher, Caylee Hammack, Reyna Roberts, Cailtyn Smith, Brittney Spencer and Tenille Townes will be joining McEntire for various dates across the “Reba: Live In Concert” tour, beginning November 26. Live Nation is the official tour promoter and tickets for…… read more
