Tanya Tucker will release her new album, While I’m Livin’, on Aug. 23. The 10-song offering, which was co-produced by Brandi Carlile and Shooter Jennings, features seven original tracks that were co-penned by Brandi, Tim Hanseroth and Phil Hanseroth (Tanya teamed with the songwriting trio to pen one song, “Bring My Flowers Now”). Tanya also…… MORE
JUNE 5, 2019
Footage of JAMES HOLZHAUER losing on “Jeopardy!” on Monday leaked ahead of time, and the producers are out for BLOOD. They think they know who did it, but they’re not saying yet. Once they confirm the leaker’s identity, they plan on taking, “very, very, very appropriate” action. “Jeopardy!” was already beating out pretty much everything…… MORE
Morgan Wallen Scores 2nd No. 1 Single With “Whiskey Glasses”
After 40 weeks at country radio, Morgan Wallen’s single, “Whiskey Glasses,” has topped both the Billboard Country Airplay chart and Mediabase chart. Penned by Ben Burgess and Kevin Kadish, “Whiskey Glasses” mirrored the ascent of Morgan’s previous No. 1 single, “Up Down,” which topped the charts in June 2018 after 32 weeks. “Lyrically, ‘Whiskey Glasses’…… MORE
Watch Baseball-Playing Brett Young Go Back to His College Roots in New Video for “Catch”
Brett Young will try to score his sixth consecutive No. 1 single with the release of “Catch” on June 3. The new tune, which was co-penned by Brett, Ashley Gorley and Ross Copperman, is the second single released from Brett’s 2018 sophomore album, Ticket to L.A. “‘Catch’ is a song that I wrote with Ashley…… MORE
Old Dominion Flips the Scrip With New Single, “One Man Band” [Listen]
The guys from Old Dominion—Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, Geoff Sprung, Brad Tursi and Whit Sellers—will follow up their recent No. 1 single, “Make It Sweet,” by shipping “One Man Band” to country radio on June 17. Penned by Josh Osborne with Old Dominion’s Matthew, Trevor and Brad, “One Man Band” fits the OD playbook with…… MORE
Thomas Rhett & Kelsea Ballerini Return to Co-Host “CMA Fest” Television Special on ABC
If you aren’t lucky enough to be one of the 80,000-plus fans who descend on Nashville during each day of CMA Fest this week, Thomas Rhett and Kelsea Ballerini have you covered. Kelsea and TR will once again co-host an upcoming three-hour television special on ABC that features 2019 CMA Fest performances from more than…… MORE
Chris Young’s 3rd Annual Fishing Tournament Helps Raise More Than $80,000 for Cancer Research
Chris Young hosted his 3rd annual The Legends Cast For a Cure Big Bass Tournament & Party in the Park on June 1 at Sanders Ferry Park in Hendersonville, Tenn., which is about 20 miles north of Nashville. In addition to more than 100 anglers, Chris was joined by legendary fisherman Bill Dance, Jimmy Houston…… MORE
Watch Husband-Wife Duo Ryan Hurd & Maren Morris Team Up to Sing “All My Favorite People”
Celebrating a night of female empowerment, Maren Morris, Lindsay Ell and Tenille Townes performed a free concert at Nashville’s Marathon Music Works on June 3. The Pandora Live event, which was a call to action for more female representation in the country genre, was broadcast live on SiriusXM’s The Highway channel. After Tenille and Lindsay…… MORE
JUNE 4, 2019
JAMES HOLZHAUER’s reign as “Jeopardy!” champ FINALLY came to an end yesterday. After 32 straight wins and more than $2.4 million in winnings, James lost to a Chicago librarian named Emma Boettcher. And the tragedy is that James came into last night’s game only about $58,000 short of KEN JENNINGS’ all-time record of $2.52 million.…… MORE
Everything You Need to Know About the CMT Awards, Including Performers, Presenters, Nominees & More
From nominations and notes to performers and presenters, here’s everything a country music fan needs to know about the 2019 CMT Music Awards. Date: Wednesday, June 5 Time: 7 p.m CT Location: Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena Television Station: CMT Hosts: Little Big Town Performers: Carrie Underwood, Dan + Shay, Kane Brown, Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Bryan, Maren…… MORE
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