One year ago today a gunman opened fire on a crowd of concertgoers at the Route 91 Harvest music festival on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada. Stephen Paddock fired more than 1,100 rounds from his suite on the 32nd floor of the nearby Mandalay Bay hotel, killing 58 people and leaving 851 injured from…… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2018
Zac Brown Band to Help Celebrate Mickey Mouse’s 90th Birthday
Zac Brown Band will take part in the star-studded celebration of Mickey Mouse’s 90th birthday during an upcoming television special, Mickey’s 90th Spectacular. The TV special, which will be taped on Oct. 6, will air on ABC on Nov. 4. The two-hour event will also feature performances by Meghan Trainor, Leslie Odom Jr., Josh Groban…… MORE
Alan Jackson Shares Heartfelt Message After Son-in-Law’s Death
Alan Jackson shared a heartfelt message via Instagram on Sept. 28 regarding the death of his son-in-law, Ben Selecman, 28, who passed away on Sept. 12 after a boating accident. Ben, who was an assistant DA in Nashville, married Alan’s oldest daughter, Mattie, in October 2017. In addition to the message, which you can read…… MORE
Ricky Skaggs Inducted Into Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame
Ricky Skaggs was inducted into the IBMA Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame on Sept. 27. Ricky was inducted with Paul Williams, Tom T. Hall and the late Dixie Hall at the 29th annual International Bluegrass Music Awards in Raleigh, N.C. Marty Stuart had the honor of officially inducting Ricky into the esteemed organization. “He’s a…… MORE
Ring in the New Year in Nashville With Free Show Featuring Keith Urban, Peter Frampton, Caitlyn Smith & More
You can ring in the New Year in Nashville with a free show featuring Keith Urban, Peter Frampton, Judah & the Lion, Caitlyn Smith, Devon Gilfillian and Fisk Jubilee Singers The free event—dubbed the Jack Daniel’s Music City Midnight: New Year’s Eve in Nashville—will take place at the Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park (approximately one…… MORE
Watch Kalie Shorr “Play It Forward” by Covering RaeLynn’s “Love Triangle”
Kalie Shorr stopped by the Nash campus last week to chat with Elaina Smith for her Women Want to Hear Women podcast (you can listen to the entire episode here). One of the podcast’s segments—“Play It Forward”—beckons the featured artist to perform a song from another female’s catalog. For her Play It Forward, Kalie covered…… MORE
Alabama, Charlie Daniels, Jason Isbell & Others Help Raise More Than $1 Million for Tornado Relief
Alabama frontman Randy Owen assembled some of his talented friends on Sept. 26 to help raise more than $1 million for his alma mater, Jacksonville State University. Alabama, Charlie Daniels, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Shenandoah, Jamey Johnson, Riley Green, Drake White, Home Free, John Berry, Gordon Mote, Darren Knight, Sixwire and Sweet Tea…… MORE
SEPTEMBER 28, 2018
If you missed “Jeopardy” last night, one of the contestants got ENGAGED in the middle of the show. Michael Pascuzzi did it during that time in the show when ALEX TREBEK goes over to interview the contestants. Alex was in on it. He said that he had nothing on his card to ask Michael .…… MORE
Walker Hayes Talks Dealing With Family Tragedy, Releasing New Single “90’s Country,” Working on His Upcoming Album & More
Jim Casey talks with Walker Hayes about: losing his newborn daughter, Oakleigh Klover, in June 2018 some of the therapeutic things he’s doing to deal with the family tragedy getting support from the country music community the highs and lows of the country music industry meeting Tim McGraw for the first time interacting with fans…… MORE
2018 AmericanaFest By the Numbers
2018 AmericanaFest took over Nashville during the week of Sept. 11–16, with the Honors & Awards ceremony on Sept. 12 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium serving as the week’s centerpiece. Nashville’s 19th annual celebration of Americana music was another resounding success, with many of the figures exceeding totals from previous years. 2018 AmericanaFest By the Numbers…… MORE
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