Charley Pride, whose rich baritone voice and impeccable song-sense altered American culture, died Saturday, December 12, 2020, in Dallas, Texas of complications from Covid-19 at age 86. Born a sharecropper’s son in Sledge, Mississippi, on March 18, 1934, Pride emerged from Southern cotton fields to become country music’s first Black …
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Lauren Alaina has released her new video of “What Do You Think Of?,” her duet with Danish pop sensation Lukas Graham from her current Getting Over Him EP. (Watch Above) The video “What Do You Think Of?”, directed by TK McKamy, to date marks the largest-scale Virtual Production (VP) shoot …
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Four-time Entertainer of the Year and American Idol judge Luke Bryan reigns as Billboard’s Top Country Artist of the 2010s the magazine announced last week. Based on their charts, he ranks at the top by placing 11 #1s on the weekly Hot Country Songs chart and nine #1s on the Top Country Albums chart …
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As the holidays are approaching Riser House/Columbia Nashville artist Mitchell Tenpenny is bringing Christmas cheer a little early to his fans with the premiere of the “Neon Christmas”. (Watch above) The song is the title track from his new Neon Christmas EP released in October. The video was shot by …
Read More »The National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) will officially open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 18. On that day, the museum will host a socially distant ribbon-cutting ceremony with museum board members, staff, elected officials and community leaders at the entrance to the museum located at …
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On Oct. 28, singer/songwriter Jenny Tolman added a new vignette to her life story when longtime boyfriend and GRAMMY nominated producer Dave Brainard dropped to one knee and asked her to marry him. Fittingly, the pair got engaged by Jenny Lake at the base of the Grand Tetons in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. …
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Jimmie Allen and his good friends Louis York and The Shindellas have unveiled the official music video for their festive doo-wop ditty “What Does Christmas Mean” (watch above). As an extra holiday treat for fans, an additional performance of the song is also available for viewing. The trio of artists …
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As Granger Smith rounded out the release of his Top 5 Country album Country Things, he wrapped his contest to give away his very own truck. The Country star held the contest at the Yee Yee Farm where the five qualifying contest winners competed for the grand prize. The goal …
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Three time Grammy Award winner, K.T. Oslin, one of the most iconic and defining voices in Country Music, passed away today, Dec. 21, 2020. She was 78. Oslin came to notoriety in the 1980s with her female anthem “80’s Ladies,” earning her two CMA Awards for Female Vocalist of the …
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Jimmie Allen debuts his short film “Bettie James Picture” today written by Allen and directed by Sam Aldrich. “Bettie James Picture” sees Allen portraying a working class citizen dealing with dreams, loss, and hope – all told through the music of Bettie James. The collaboration EP “Bettie James” was released …
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