If you don’t have time to comb through social media all day, here’s what you’ve been missing over the last 24 hours or so in the country music world: Darius Rucker makes big eye contact with a tiny dog Sam Hunt & Co. go fly fishing and motor-boating Charles Kelley’s son cheers on Kelsea Ballerini’s Good…… MORE
Slow and steady is winning the race for Sam Hunt. Sam’s “Body Like a Back Road” has been “doin’ 15 in a 30” for 24 straight weeks atop Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, which ties the record set by Florida Georgia Line’s “Cruise” in 2012 and 2013. “I wrote ‘Body Like a Back Road’ with…… MORE
Lady Antebellum is almost halfway through their big You Look Good world tour, but they show no signs of being road weary. Maybe they are just natural road warriors. Maybe they just know how to live comfortably on a tour bus. Their latest video shows us that surviving on the road is all about good friends and a positive…… MORE
After unveiling its first wave of nominees in June, The Teen Choice Awards announced its second round of nominations on July 12. In the Choice Country Song category, Sam Hunt, Thomas Rhett (feat. Maren Morris), Blake Shelton, Keith Urban (feat. Carrie Underwood), Florida Georgia Line and Brett Young picked up nominations. In addition, FGL, Sam,…… MORE
Slow and steady is winning the race for Sam Hunt. Sam’s “Body Like a Back Road” has been “doin’ 15 in a 30” for 22 straight weeks atop Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, surpassing the 19-week record set by a solo artist (Leroy Van Dyke’s “Walk on By” in 1962). Now, Sam is cruising toward…… MORE
Some of country music’s biggest stars shared their favorite memories from the Fourth of July. And wouldn’t you know it, most of ’em involve fireworks. Check out what Luke Bryan, Sam Hunt, Eric Church, Darius Rucker and more had to say about their fond Fourth flashbacks. Luke Bryan “Some of my favorite Fourth of July…… MORE
The Teen Choice Awards announced its first wave of nominations on June 20. On the country music front, both Sam Hunt and Florida Georgia Line earned two nominations apiece. Sam is nominated for Choice Country Artist and Choice Song: Male Artist, while FGL earned nods for Choice Country Artist and Choice Collaboration. Blake Shelton, Carrie…… MORE
More than 50,000 fans packed Nissan Stadium for Night 2 of CMA Fest to see performances by Trace Adkins, Rascal Flatts, Sam Hunt, Kelsea Ballerini, Eric Church and Blake Shelton. But the crowd also got a couple of surprises: Dustin Lynch and Brett Young made unannounced visits to the stage. Check out our photo gallery from Night 2 at…… MORE
The 2017 Billboard Music Awards turned into a star-studded affair last night (May 21) as artists from all genres of music gathered in Las Vegas to celebrate their successes over the past 12 months. Country music was well represented as Blake Shelton, Florida Georgia Line, Sam Hunt, Jessie James Decker and Billy Ray Cyrus walked…… MORE
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Sam Hunt may not have taken home any awards at last night’s Billboard Music Awards, but he was one of two country acts to hit the stage for a performance (Florida Georgia Line was the other). Sam treated attendees and viewers watching at home to a performance of his recent No. 1 single, “Body Like…… MORE
When Steve Burns was still on “Blue’s Clues”, rumors started circulating that he had DIED . . . either of suicide or an overdose. Those rumors followed him after he left the show. And they were devastating. He says, “One of the most common things people would say to me was: ‘I thought you were…
It was just announced that Lainey Wilson will soon make her feature film debut. The movie is called “Reminders of Him”. It’s described as a “transformative feature film about motherhood, forgiveness and the power of one love to heal even the most shattered heart.” No word on what kind of part Lainey will be playing,…