Chris Young will follow up his Top 5 hit “Raised on Country” with the release of a touching new single, “Drowning.” The new tune, which will be featured on Chris’ upcoming eighth studio album, Raised On Country, will impact country radio on Sept. 23. Co-penned by Chris, Corey Crowder and Josh Hoge, “Drowning” was partly…… MORE
Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” Featuring Billy Ray Cyrus Wins Song of the Year at MTV’s VMAs
Lil Nas X earned his first trophy at MTV’s Video Music Awards on Aug. 26 as his smash hit, “Old Town Road,” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, won Song of the Year. The tune, which spent a record 19 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, bested hits from Drake, Ariana Grande, Jonas…… MORE
AUGUST 27, 2019
EDDIE MURPHY will host “Saturday Night Live” this season for the first time in 35 years. Eddie hosted once, in 1984. He never went back until the 40th anniversary show in 2015. Woody Harrelson kicks off the season on September 28th. On October 5th it’s British actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge with Taylor Swift. David Harbour from…… MORE
Listen to Luke Combs’ Tender New Single, “Even Though I’m Leaving”
Luke Combs will try to score his seventh consecutive No. 1 single with the release of “Even Though I’m Leaving,” which will impact country radio on Sept. 9. Penned by Luke, Wyatt B. Durrette and Ray Fulcher, “Even Though I’m Leaving” is featured on Luke’s 2019 EP, The Prequel. “‘Even Though I’m Leaving’ was the…… MORE
Listen to Eric Church’s Chilling New Single, “Monsters”
Eric Church will follow up his recent No. 1 hit, “Some of It,” with the release of his new single, “Monsters.” Penned by Eric and Jeff Hyde, “Monsters” is the third single from Eric’s 2018 album, Desperate Man, following the aforementioned “Some of It” and the title track. The chilling new tune features the chorus:…… MORE
Brad Paisley’s “Free Grocery Store” in Nashville Gets $1.5 Million Grant
Brad Paisley and wife Kimberly Williams-Paisley have teamed with Belmont University and Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee to open The Store—a free grocery store—in Nashville. The Store will receive a $1.5 million 2Gen Family Wellbeing Program grant from the Department of Human Services. The grant will also support the Belmont Ministry Center, which…… MORE
Americana Awards to Feature Performances by Brandi Carlile, John Prine, Elvis Costello, Amanda Shires & More
The 2019 Americana Honors & Awards show—the centerpiece of AmericanaFest—announced the performers for its ceremony on Sept. 11 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium: Jade Bird, Brandi Carlile, Elvis Costello, Mark Erelli, Rhiannon Giddens, I’m With Her, Ruston Kelly, Delbert McClinton, Lori McKenna, Maria Muldaur, John Prine, J.S. Ondara, Our Native Daughters, Erin Rae, Amanda Shires, Mavis…… MORE
Jason Aldean Scores 23rd No. 1 Single With “Rearview Town”
Jason Aldean scored his 23rd No. 1 single as “Rearview Town” ascended to No. 1 on both the Billboard Country Airplay chart and Mediabase chart this week. “Rearview Town,” which was penned by Kelley Lovelace, Bobby Pinson and Neil Thrasher, is the title track to Jason’s 2018 No. 1 album, which has spawned three additional…… MORE
Lauren Alaina Reschedules “That Girl Was Me Tour” for 2020
Lauren Alaina has rescheduled her headlining That Girl Was Me Tour to make time for her upcoming appearance on Season 28 of Dancing With the Stars. Originally scheduled to kick off on Sept. 14 and run through Oct. 25, That Girl Was Me Tour will now begin on Jan. 15 in Nashville and make additional…… MORE
Miranda Lambert Teams With Maren Morris on Spirited New Song, “Way Too Pretty for Prison” [Listen]
Miranda Lambert shared a new song, “Way Too Pretty for Prison,” from her upcoming seventh studio album, Wildcard, which drops on Nov. 1. The spirited new song, which Miranda co-penned with the Love Junkies (Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna and Liz Rose), features vocals from Maren Morris. “Karen Fairchild [of Little Big Town] and I were…… MORE
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