On the heels of his historic No. 1 debut single “Best Shot,” country breakout star Jimmie Allen is back with a song he wrote with Paul Sikes and Jennifer Denmark, “Make Me Want To.” It’s the second single off his Stoney Creek Records / BBR Music Group debut album Mercury Lane. “I’m a …
Read More »Dierks Bentley Scores 18th Number One
Dierks Bentley earns his 18th No. One single with “Burning Man” (featuring Brothers Osborne) today as the fiery-but-reflective track tops the Mediabase/Country Aircheck singles charts this week. Serving as the second consecutive chart topper from Bentley’s ninth studio album The Mountain, inspired his 2019 BURNING MAN TOUR …
Read More »St. Jude Dedicates Family Patient Room To Randy Owen
More than 900 people in the country music industry – including radio personalities, artists, executives, label representatives and media – are gathered in Memphis this weekend for special performances and industry-insider events to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Country Cares for St. Jude Kids radio program. Since its inception in …
Read More »King Calaway Debuts Self-Titled EP
Today, six-piece band King Calaway releases their debut self-titled EP, giving the world the first taste of their unique sound and cementing their place as an act on the rise. The band has already kicked off the year to critical acclaim and buzz, being named a 2019 Artists To Watch by Amazon …
Read More »Parachute Gives Sneak Peek Into New Album
The pop/rock band Parachute performed an intimate, industry only show on the steps at the WME offices last night (1/25). They released their first new music in three years last week with their forthcoming album’s lead single “Young.” Check it out above. The sneak peek performance revealed several new songs …
Read More »The Stars Are Aligned For Michael W. Smith
When the stars align, they surely align, and that is exactly what is happening as country music’s chart-topping group Rascal Flatts, award-winning CCM icons Point of Grace and Phil Keaggy, and comedians Henry Cho, Nate Bargatze and John Crist have all signed on to perform and honor Michael W. Smith …
Read More »Hunter Hayes To Release First Single In 3 Years Tomorrow
Five time GRAMMY nominee Hunter Hayes will release “Heartbreak,” his first single In three Years tomorrow (1/25). Hayes decided to try something a little different for his third studio album. The multi-platinum selling artist patiently built this new track list “I remember the day I wrote heartbreak, I felt relieved …
Read More »Trace Adkins Launches “Don’t Stop Tour 2019”
Trace Adkins’ Don’t Stop Tour 2019 begins February 9 in San Antonio, TX and continues across 39 different cities through November. “I’m excited to get back on the road,” reflects Adkins. “I am loading up the buses and bringing my band, a new set and new music to my Don’t …
Read More »Bluebird Cafe Movie To Premiere At SXSW Film Festival
Nashville’s Bluebird Cafe is widely known as one of the most influential music venues in modern history, and now Bluebird, the first-ever in-depth documentary about the tiny 90-seat club, has been selected for a world premiere at the prestigious SXSW Film Festival March 8-17, 2019 in Austin, TX. Directed by …
Read More »Randy Travis’ Opens Up In Newly Released Memoir
Randy Travis announced his long-awaited memoir, Forever and Ever, Amen: A Memoir of Music, Faith, and Braving the Storms of Life today. Travis opens up for the first time, sharing the deeply personal stories of his life. From a troubled, working-class childhood in North Carolina to the Country Music Hall …
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