The Country Music Association has announced the initial lineup of performers for “The 57th Annual CMA Awards.” The lineup includes a mix of first-time nominees and performers, along with Country Music legends and reigning CMA Awards winners, including Luke Bryan, Jelly Roll, K. Michelle, Little Big Town, Megan Moroney, Old …
Read More »Jon Pardi Officially Becomes Grand Ole Opry Member
Capitol Records singer/songwriter/producer Jon Pardi was officially welcomed into the Grand Ole Opry family tonight by Opry member Garth Brooks, an overwhelming surprise to Pardi. “This is me and you joined in holy matrimony shared by our love of country music,” said Brooks as he stepped into the circle with …
Read More »CMA Honors Darius Rucker With Humanitarian Award
The Country Music Association awarded Darius Rucker the CMA Foundation Humanitarian Award during a visit to “The Kelly Clarkson Show.” Rucker was presented the award in a surprise announcement from Clarkson during his visit to the show yesterday, Oct. 23, where he spoke about his late mother Carolyn Rucker and explained how …
Read More »Sophia Scott Makes Her Opry Debut
Colorado native, singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Sophia Scott made her Opry debut on Friday night (10/20), the same day she released her debut album BARSTOOL CONFESSIONS. Stepping into the circle for the first time donning an elegant floor-length white dress accentuated with feathers, Scott performed soul-stirring single, “Lipstick on You,” the cleverly written …
Read More »Jason Aldean Scores 28th Number One Song
Jason Aldean’s “Try That In A Small Town” today topped the Country Aircheck/Mediabase charts, earning the Georgia-native his twenty-eighth career No. 1. The chart-topping single, which hit the Billboard Hot 100 chart earlier this year, marks the first No. 1 off of his 11th studio album, Highway Desperado, out November 3rd. Highway …
Read More »LISTEN: Thunderstorm Artis’ ‘Scared To Love’
Today, Nashville-based singer-songwriter Thunderstorm Artis has unveiled his latest single, “Scared to Love,” a song about finding your soulmate. “‘Scared To Love’ is my most vulnerable and transparent song yet, I wanted to write from a place that just felt raw and real,” he explains. “And then I began to …
Read More »Patty Loveless, Bob McDill & Tanya Tucker Inducted Into HOF
Last night Patty Loveless, Bob McDill and Tanya Tucker became the 150th, 151st and 152nd members of the Country Music Hall of Fame as they were formally inducted during a star-studded Medallion Ceremony in the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum’s CMA Theater. Loveless, McDill and Tucker received country …
Read More »54th Annual GMA Dove Award Winners
The 54th Annual GMA Dove Awards show was held last Tuesday night, October 17th, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee. The show aired Friday, October 20th on TBN and The TBN App and simulcast on SiriusXM The Message. Here is a partial list of winners. For a complete list of winners in …
Read More »Lynyrd Skynyrd Drummer Makes Grand Ole Opry Debut
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Member and former drummer of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Artimus Pyle has released “Sweet Home Alabama” with Country Music Hall of Fame member and one-half of Brooks & Dunn, Ronnie Dunn as the first single from his forthcoming Get Joe Records studio album Anthems – Honoring …
Read More »Breland Celebrates Gold Record
Flipping the script of Country music once again, Bad Realm Records/Atlantic Records/Warner Music Nashville artist BRELAND dials up some throwback fun in the official music video for “Cowboy Don’t,” (watch above) matching his 1000-watt smile to a promise he’s not like other guys. Directed by Nada Taha and filmed at …
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