CMA Fest 2020 (June 4–7) may be 10 months away without any announced artists, but tickets to country music’s biggest festival will go on sale on Aug. 2 at 10 a.m. CT. The four-day passes for the 2020 festival will included admission to each of Nissan Stadium’s four nightly shows, four-day admission to Xfinity Fan…… MORE
Watch the Highwomen Perform “Redesigning Women” & “Crowded Table” on “The Tonight Show”
The Highwomen—Brandi Carlile, Amanda Shires, Maren Morris and Natalie Hemby—made their national TV debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on July 30. The foursome performed their lead single, “Redesigning Women,” from their upcoming self-titled album, which is slated to drop on Sept. 6. The new track, which was penned by Natalie and Rodney…… MORE
JULY 31, 2019
Future NASCAR Hall of Famer TONY STEWART took part in a sprint car race in Jackson, Minnesota the other night. And his engine blew one lap into it. So fans were disappointed. Then he was signing autographs later, and some idiot in the crowd started yelling at him for QUITTING the race. There’s cell phone…… MORE
Cole Swindell Drops Supercharged New Video for “Love You Too Late” [Watch]
Cole Swindell is trying to score the ninth No. 1 hit of his career with his new single, “Love You Too Late,” which is currently No. 16 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart after 35 weeks. Penned by Cole, Michael Carter and Brandon Kinney, “Love You Too Late” is featured on Cole’s third album, All…… MORE
Photo Highlights From the Newport Folk Festival with Dolly Parton, The Highwomen, Kacey Musgraves & More
Rhode Island’s Newport Folk Festival (July 26–28) featured a heavy-hitting lineup of musical A-listers, including the first live performance from The Highwomen (Amanda Shires, Brandi Carlile, Maren Morris, Natalie Hemby), a surprise appearance by Dolly Parton, and billed performances from Kacey Musgraves, Sheryl Crow, Lucas Nelson and more. Nash Country Daily affiliate WPRO of Providence…… MORE
Watch Carrie Underwood Wow Grade-School Choir With Surprise Appearance
Before the Andrew Jackson Elementary School’s Eagle Honor Choir performed for more than 50,000 fans at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium during CMA Fest on June 9, the third- and fourth-graders from Old Hickory, Tenn., got a surprise pep talk from Carrie Underwood. Carrie stopped by the choir’s rehearsal in advance of their performance of her anthemic…… MORE
JULY 30, 2019
Netflix gave rise to the “binge-watching” era of TV. But they HATED the term “binge-watch” because of the negative association with things like binge-drinking and binge-eating. They preferred the term “marathon viewing,” because it almost sounded like you were doing something HEALTHY. But they couldn’t get people to use it. So they’ve learned to accept…… MORE
Garth Brooks Announces Second Stop on “Dive Bar Tour”
During Inside Studio G on Facebook Live on July 29, Garth Brooks revealed the location and venue for the second stop of his Dive Bar Tour: Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace in Bakersfield, Calif. The date of Garth’s show was revealed to be Aug. 15 on Tuesday morning (July 30) via country radio in region. Country…… MORE
Maren Morris’ “Girl” Reaches No. 1 on the Country Charts
Maren Morris’ “Girl” ascended to the top of both the Billboard Country Airplay chart and Mediabase chart this week. Penned by Maren, Sarah Aarons and Greg Kurstin, who also produced the song, “Girl” is the lead single and title track from Maren’s 2019 album. The tune features the encouraging chorus: “Girl, don’t hang your head…… MORE
Randy Travis’ New Book Wins “AudioFile” Award for Narration by Rory Feek
Randy Travis’ new book, Forever and Ever, Amen: A Memoir of Music, Faith, and Braving the Storms of Life, was recognized by AudioFile with their Earphones Award, which is given out monthly to “titles that excel in narrative voice and style, characterizations, suitability to audio, and enhancement of the text.” Randy’s new book was narrated…… MORE
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