The Band Perry has sold more than two and a half million albums, 13 million singles and morphed from country to pop. The genre bending band brought another side to their new single “The Good Life” to light with the release of the its music video – watch above. The …
Read More »Madison Kozak Releases Debut Single “First Last Name”
Singer/songwriter Madison Kozak debuted her song “First Last Name.” She also recently announced signing as the flagship artist to Songs & Daughters. The newly minted female-focused label is a partnership between Big Loud Records and award-winning songwriter Nicolle Galyon, providing female creatives a platform to tell honest stories about real …
Read More »Kyle Dillingham Gets Engaged Backstage After Opry Debut
Kyle Dillingham, the skateboarding, fiddling phenom once again cemented his status to be referred to as such, during his Grand Ole Opry debut on Wednesday, July 24. The classically-trained maestro from Oklahoma claimed his own unique part of Opry history by becoming the first guest artist to ride his skateboard …
Read More »Ty Herndon Releases “Walking In Memphis”
Ty Herndon has released a new track, “Walking In Memphis.” The third single from his upcoming album, Got It Covered , the song was originally written and performed by Marc Cohn. “I have been a huge fan of Marc Cohn and his writing for a long time,” writes Herndon. “When …
Read More »Ricky Skaggs Celebrates 60 Years Of Making Music
Last Thursday, July 18, country and bluegrass legend Ricky Skaggs celebrated his 65th birthday, marking 60 years since he struck his first chords on the mandolin. At a concert stop in Stephenville, Texas, Skaggs’ good friend and Texstar Ford Summer Concert Series sponsor Doug Montgomery made sure to host the …
Read More »EXIT 111 Festival Announces Schedule
The lineup by day with set times for the inaugural EXIT 111 Festival–October 11-13 at the Great Stage Park in Manchester, TN has now been revealed with Guns N’ Roses (Sunday, 8:10 PM), Def Leppard (Saturday, 11:45 PM) and Lynyrd Skynyrd (Friday, 11:10 PM) each performing headlining slots closing out …
Read More »2019 International Bluegrass Music Association Awards Nominees Announced
The nominations for the 2019 International Bluegrass Music Association Awards were revealed this morning. The winners will be announced at the 2019 International Bluegrass Music Awards on September 26th. Here are the main categories: Entertainer of the Year Balsam Range Sam Bush Band The Earls of Leicester Del McCoury Band …
Read More »ACM Honors Reveals First Round Of Talent
2019: The Academy of Country Music has revealed the first round of talent participating in the 13th ANNUAL ACM HONORS™, an evening dedicated to recognizing the special honorees and off-camera category winners from the 54th Academy of Country Music Awards™. Artists confirmed to appear include this year’s ACM Entertainer of …
Read More »Billy Ray Cyrus And Lil Nas X Making History With “Old Town Road”
Billy Ray Cyrus continues to rule the Billboard Hot 100 with Lil Nas X as “Old Town Road” featuring Cyrus, ties the record for the No. 1 position in the chart’s six-decade history. “Old Town Road” (Columbia Records) also leads Streaming Songs, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs for …
Read More »Jimmy Wayne’s “Walk to Beautiful” Hits #1 On Amazon
Country star Jimmy Wayne’s book, Walk to Beautiful, is the #1 Bestseller in the Country & Folk Composer Biography category on Amazon.com this week Additionally, Walk To Beautiful is a bestseller in two other formats: Kindle (where the book currently sits at #3), and hardback (where it now charts at …
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