CMA Fest marked its big return to Nashville this past weekend (June 9-12), following a two-year postponement due to the pandemic. “We did it! It had been 1099 days since we last kicked off CMA Fest (in 2019), and to finally be here feels incredible!” says Sarah Trahern, CMA Chief …
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“Big Kenny’s Crank It Up Garage“ and “Dinner Drive with Kyle Petty” are coming back for a second season on Circle Network. The two series are both set to premiere on Thursday, June 16 at 9pm/8pm CT and 9:30pm/8:30pm CT respectively. Big Kenny of country group Big & Rich fame …
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Jason Aldean celebrates three weeks at the top of the Mediabase/Country Aircheck Singles chart and Billboard’s Country Airplay chart with his 27th career No. 1 as “Trouble With A Heartbreak.” It is the first song since Taylor Swift’s “Mean,” over a decade ago, to re-enter the top position on the …
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Toby Keith announced some tough news to fans on today (June 12): He’s battling stomach cancer. The star detailed the treatment he’s been undergoing since his diagnosis last year and assured fans that he’s optimistic about his future. “Last fall I was diagnosed with stomach cancer. I’ve spent the last …
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One of country music’s all-time most lauded musicians, Charlie McCoy, and one of the genre’s all-time most successful songwriters, Don Schlitz, were each invited to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry tonight. Both artists are members of the Country Music Hall of Fame, and each will be officially …
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East Texas native Jonathan Terrell will be at the Farm this year and he’s one Nashville.com’s featured Bonnaroo artists. Freshly unique, with a sound somewhere between Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson, Terrell recently signed with Range Music. “I’ve had a career doing this for a long time, but I’ve always …
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Fresh off an action-packed week at Nashville’s CMA Fest, Chris Lane and Lauren Alaina are combining for the very first time on all new duet “Dancin’ In The Moonlight.” The new tune, written by Jesse Frasure, Sherman Kelly, and Brett Tyler, and produced by Joey Moi, is a riff on …
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Chris Young has surpassed the milestone of 5 Billion streams across his catalog worldwide, which includes twelve No. 1 singles to date. Additionally, Chris’s Famous Friends and Losing Sleep albums have been certified Gold by the R.I.A.A., earning an impressive 24 total career certifications of Gold/Platinum/Multi-Platinum certified projects. The 36-year-old …
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Eli Young Band just released their sixth studio album. “Love Talking” (Mike Eli, Eric Arjes, Jeffrey East), the title track album opener. (Listen above) Mike Eli shows off his songwriting chops serving as a cowriter on seven of the nine songs. “I found such a creative haven in songwriting over …
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The Recording Academy has announced five new GRAMMY Awards categories to be awarded at the 2023 GRAMMYs, officially known as the 65th GRAMMY Awards, including the newly added Songwriter Of The Year (Non-Classical) and Best Americana Performance, among other new categories and changes. Additionally, a new Special Merit Award will …
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