Nothing gets your toes tapping better than a song about food. You may have had your Cheeseburger in Paradise, with American Pie for dessert and washed it down with a Pina Colada, but the pork chop has been missing. Until now. Recording artist Cowboy Troy, known by his given name …

The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) is accepting entries for the 2017 competition. Now is your chance to enter what The New York Times calls “the competition to take note of” with $150,000 (US) in cash and prizes and the most prestigious judging panel of any songwriting competition in the world. The extended deadline for …

117 Entertainment Group President & CEO, Zach Farnum, announced today the creation of 117 Management with the signing of Country Music Hall of Famer Bobby Bare. With the announcement comes the restructuring of the public relations branch of the company under the name 117 Publicity. A management staff will be …

GRAMMY® Award-winning country and comedy music legend Ray Stevens has announced the dates for his yearly “Ray Stevens Charity Golf Classic.” This year’s dates are October 12th and 13th at the Temple Hills Country Club in Franklin, Tennessee. A full concert by Stevens and special guests will take place on the evening of the 12th, followed by an …

Dolly Parton has joined forces with PledgeMusic to launch a pre-order campaign in support of her first-ever children’s album, I Believe In You. Comprised of original tunes penned by Dolly, including a reading of her famed “Coat Of Many Colors”, the album is available digitally now, with a physical release slated …

When Kenny Chesney heard “All The Pretty Girls,” he recognized a song that captured the surging desire for now, the will to find someone who truly understands and the inherent anxiety that prefaces coming of age. Like “Young,” the breakthrough smash from No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems, the complexity of …

The man voted “Country Music’s Hottest Bachelor” will soon give up the title as Scotty McCreery and his longtime girlfriend Gabi Dugal are engaged. The couple plans to wed in 2018. McCreery proposed to the love of his life today at one of their favorite places on the planet: the mountains of North Carolina …

The CMA joined with the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp. Monday at Ascend Amphitheater to offer the Nashville community the opportunity to honor victims of the Las Vegas shooting. Speakers included Sidney Cox, The Cox Family; Charles Esten, star of CMT’s “Nashville;” Amy Grant; and Sally Williams, Senior Vice President and General …

Our thoughts and prayers at Nashville.com are with the shooting victims in Las Vegas. Country Aircheck posted this Safe List. Updates and additions can be sent to news@countryaircheck.com   » UPDATED Vegas Safe List: Here’s an update to this morning’s list of country professionals in attendance Sunday at the Route …

Country music artist Chris Young has teamed up with Tennessee based  Cracker Barrel Old Country Store to produce a five-part docu-series, “Chris Young Losing Sleep Cracker Barrel Series,” which is the first of its kind for the brand. The five-part docu-series features weekly episodes taking fans on a behind-the-scenes journey …