Jim Casey talks with Scotty McCreery about: getting up early and staying up late scoring his first No. 1 single, “Five More Minutes” keeping a positive outlook despite some career setbacks releasing his new album, Seasons Change, on March 16 the apropos title of the new album picking his new single, “This Is It, which…… MORE
The best-selling country band of all time may be coming to a city near you. Alabama with launch The Hits Tour on March 23 in Grand Prairie, Texas, with more than 20 shows to follow, including three stops in Canada. “This year’s tour is for the lifelong fans, and also the younger generations just now…… MORE
In honor of International Women’s Day 2018, we crunched some numbers from the Recording Industry Association of America to reveal the Top 5 best-selling solo female country artists of all time. While a couple of the artists mentioned have also had success on the pop charts, you can’t deny their country roots. Here are the…… MORE
Jon Pardi celebrated his recent ACM Awards nomination for Album of the Year by performing two songs from California Sunrise on Jimmy Kimmel Live. In addition to showcasing his recent No. 1 single, “Heartache On the Dance Floor,” Jon performed his new single, “She Ain’t In It,” which was co-penned by Clint Daniels and Wynn…… MORE
The Las Vegas Victims’ Fund has raised more than $31.4 million that will be divvied up among those injured and the families of those killed during the mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas on Oct. 1. The Las Vegas Victims’ Fund is a nonprofit that began as a GoFundMe account…… MORE
The Academy of Country Music announced its first round of performers for the upcoming 53rd ACM Awards on April 15. Jason Aldean, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line with Bebe Rexha, Miranda Lambert, Maren Morris and Thomas Rhett are set to take the stage. Reba McEntire will return as the host of…… MORE
Cam teamed with Motown legend Smokey Robinson for an episode of CMT Crossroads that was taped on March 6 at the Grand Ole Opry’s Studio A. As expected, Cam and Smokey joined forces on a number of songs from both of their catalogs, including “Tears of a Clown,” “Cruisin’,” “I Second That Emotion,” “Mayday,” “Burning…… MORE
Lady Antebellum’s Dave Haywood and Charles Kelley will return to their alma mater—University of Georgia—this spring to deliver the undergraduate commencement address. Dave and Charles graduated from UGA in 2004 with business degrees. They will address graduates on May 4 at 7 p.m. in Stanford Stadium in Athens, Ga. Dave and Charles posted a handful…… MORE
To generate some buzz before his debut as a judge on American Idol on March 12, Luke Bryan made the media rounds on March 6, including stops on Good Morning America, Live With Kelly & Ryan and Late Night With Seth Meyers. During his sit-down with Seth Meyers, Luke covered plenty of topics, including talking…… MORE
Yep, yep, Dustin, it does suck not getting an ACM Awards nomination for Single of the Year for “Small Town Boy.” But did Dustin deserve one? We’ll get there after a bit of backstory. Dustin got up early on March 1 to watch as the nominees were announced. We know this because he recently posted…… MORE
Last week Miranda Lambert mentioned that she had something in the works for Texas flood relief. And now, it’s official. Yesterday she announced a benefit concert called, “Band Together Texas”, along with fellow headliner and Texan, Parker McCollum. It will take place August 17th at the Moody Center in downtown Austin. All proceeds will directly…
The 1978 “Superman” tops a list of the best superhero movies of all time. It’s followed by “The Dark Knight” and “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”. The new “Superman” came in at #26. Justin Bieber surprised fans by releasing his 7th album. It’s called “Swag”. The Academy of Country Music just announced the recipients of…