A longstanding partner of Metro Nashville Public Schools, the CMA Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Country Music Association, arranged for Country artist Willie Jones to meet with students from Margaret Allen Middle School in Nashville Monday, Feb. 14 as a part of the school’s Black History Month programming. During …

Brandi Carlile is expanding expands her “Beyond These Silent Days” summer tour with many new stops. Special guests featured on the tour include Allison Russell, Ani DiFranco, Brittany Howard, Celisse, Indigo Girls, Katie Pruitt, Lake Street Dive, Lucius and Sarah McLachlan, with additional names to be announced. Carlile is performing two shows at the Ascend …

Singer/songwriter Lauren Alaina was officially inducted and welcomed as the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry last Saturday by her friend/mentor Trisha Yearwood. The Opry was the first major stage Alaina played just a week after she was named runner-up on Season 10 of American Idol, making her Opry debut on June 10, …

2022 continues to be a year of firsts for rising country singer and songwriter Joshua Ray Walker. After making his late-night TV debut on The Tonight Show earlier this month, Walker has added a new career milestone. He will make his Grand Ole Opry debut on April 15th. Walker took …

With a passion for environmental stewardship and charitable giving, BOXT, a rapidly growing female-founded and run, venture-backed, luxury boxed wine company teams up with multi-Platinum singer-songwriter Sara Evans to ‘Tap In For A Cause.’ As a longtime wine lover, Sara recently came across BOXT and wanted to know more. After …

Daniel Suárez’s quest this week is to win the 64th annual Daytona 500 – NASCAR’s most prestigious race this Sunday. The Monterrey, Mexico native won’t have trouble knowing where to celebrate if he scores his first NASCAR Cup Series victory. Tootsie’s World-Famous Orchid Lounge, the historic honky-tonk in the heart …

Darryl Worley and his non-profit The Darryl Worley Foundation are teaming with 8Oaks Recovery to help aid men and women struggling with various forms of addiction. Worley and his organization will provide monetary assistance to 8Oaks, a Christian-based clinical treatment program currently serving adult males ages 18-65 years old at …

Dustin Lynch’s new single, “Party Mode,” marks his biggest add week and highest career debut. Claiming his sixth time in the most-added position with 80 first-week stations, “Party Mode” is on Lynch’s recently released fifth studio album, BLUE IN THE SKY. “What a release week it’s been! Just when I …

Following the recent release of Bar Stool Preacher, powerhouse vocalist Jacob Bryant has been invited to make his Grand Ole Opry debut on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. Released on Jan. 14 via Thirty Tigers and American Roots Records, Bar Stool Preacher  tells deeply personal stories about his long, hard road to …

Clad in a flannel cut-off shirt, denim jeans and boots, Morgan Wallen opened his Dangerous Tour at Madison Square Garden last night, the first stop on his 54-city trek across the country. With a decibel level averaging 30dBs louder than the average game at the arena, the songwriter/superstar eased into …