Amazon Prime Video announced today that they are the new home for the Academy of Country Music Awards. The 57th ACM Awards will stream on the platform, making it the first major awards show to be exclusively live-streamed. The 2022 show will be produced by MRC’s Dick Clark Productions. CBS had been the home of…
Amazon has plans for a Merle Haggard biopic, according to Deadline. Based on Merle’s 1981 memoir, Sing Me Back Home, the upcoming flick is set to be directed by Robin Bissell, who is also co-writing the script with Merle’s widow, Theresa Haggard. Oscar-winning actor Sam Rockwell is in talks to play Merle. The film will…
After announcing his new album, 9, and dropping lead single, “We Back,” on Sept. 9, Jason Aldean performed a surprise concert for a few hundred Amazon truckers and freighters in Nashville. Amazon Music hosted the event outside Nissan Stadium at a pop-up “truck stop” to celebrate National Truck Driver Appreciation Week. In addition to performing…
Brett Eldredge is relishing his “crazy” Christmas persona. Over the weekend, Brett capped his five-date Glow Live Tour with two shows in Nashville on Dec. 14 and 15. The tour was created in conjunction with the October release of the deluxe version of his 2016 holiday album, Glow. Glow Deluxe features 13 songs from the…
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Amazon released its 2017 list of the the most requested country lyrics via Alexa. In case you’re not familiar with Alexa, it is Amazon’s voice-activated virtual assistant that can do a number of things, including play music. If you were having trouble remembering the name of a song you heard last night, you could address…
With his wife, Cassidy, and director Wes Edwards, Dierks Bentley trekked across Iceland for four days to complete the scenically stunning music video for “Black,” which he released in January. Today (Feb. 10), Amazon released an in-depth look at the epic four-day filming process of the “Black” video. “We’ve been talking about Iceland as a…
At the heart of the iconic Grand Ole Opry, one of the symbolic homes of country music, lies a team of dedicated women ensuring its 100-year legacy thrives. Associate producer of talent Gina Keltner, director of archives and content management Emily Frans, associate producer of show development Nicole Judd, and director of artist and industry…
Variety’s Power of Women Nashville cover star Mickey Guyton has defied the odds to become a prominent figure in country music, while inspiring many with her talent and resilience. Despite facing challenges as a female and Black artist in a predominantly white, male industry, Guyton has continued to make her mark with her powerful performances…
Ella Langley and Zach Top, fresh off being presented with ACM’s New Female Artist and New Male Artist of the Year awards, are both set to perform at the 60th ACM Awards, hosted by Reba McEntire. Langley leads all ACM nominees with eight total nods, on the strength of her successful debut album, hungover, and…
In a new interview with Variety for her Power of Women Nashville cover story, Kelsea Ballerini recalled the challenge of establishing her own identity separate from her idol, Taylor Swift, in order to make a mark in the music industry. She recalls an interaction with a record label executive who dismissed her early on by…
Beyoncé launched her Cowboy Carter Tour on Monday night (April 28) with a nearly three-hour performance at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. The 35-time Grammy winner looked resplendent in an all-white outfit complete with cowboy hat, boots, and fringed jacket, with backup dancers dressed in similar attire. The 39-song set focused on Beyoncé’s 2024 Album…