Craig Morgan represented country music at this year’s National Memorial Day Concert with his performance at during the ceremony. We’re looking back over the past couple of years and the artists that have appeared on the program… In 2021 Mickey Guyton performed the National Anthem… During the 2020 National Memorial Day concert, Trace Adkins performed…
Bluebird, a feature film documenting the 35-year history of Nashville’s Bluebird Cafe, will air on Feb. 19 at 8 p.m. ET on CMT. The 82-minute film, which was directed by Brian A. Loschiavo, features Garth Brooks, Maren Morris, Steve Earle, Charles Esten, Vince Gill, Faith Hill, Jason Isbell, Kacey Musgraves, Taylor Swift, Pam Tillis, Trisha…
Chris Young, Charles Esten and Cassadee Pope teamed with the Grand Ole Opry and Musicians On Call to spread holiday cheer to veterans, caregivers and visitors at the Alvin C. York Campus of the VA Medical Center in Murfreesboro, Tenn., earlier this week. In addition to taking part in a special Opry Circle Throwdown concert,…
Charles Esten continued his long-running philanthropic work with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society during his “Light the Summer Night” benefit concert at Nashville’s 3rd & Lindsley on June 6. The inaugural event, which was hosted by Shawn Parr and featured performances by Charles, Lee Brice, Eric Paslay, Jillian Cardarelli, Taylor Noelle, LaLa Deaton, The Adelaides,…
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Randy Travis made a special appearance on the Grand Ole Opry stage on May 4 to celebrate his 60th birthday. The showcase featured performances by Charles Esten, Josh Turner, Charlie Worsham, Ricky Skaggs and Don Schlitz, the Hall of Fame songwriter behind many of Randy’s hits, including “Deeper Than The Holler,” “Forever and Ever, Amen,”…
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ACM Lifting Live teamed with Borderline Bar & Grill, the site of a mass shooting on Nov. 7, 2018, that left 12 patrons dead, for a benefit concert on Feb. 11 at the Thousand Oaks Civic Center in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Hosted by Charles Esten, the one-night-only concert featured Trace Adkins, Jimmie Allen, Charles Esten,…
ACM Lifting Live has teamed with Borderline Bar & Grill, the site of a mass shooting on Nov. 7, 2018, that left 12 patrons dead, for a benefit concert on Feb. 11 at the Thousand Oaks Civic Center in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Hosted by Charles Esten, the one-night-only concert will feature Trace Adkins, Jimmie Allen,…
More than 5,000 patrons attended the sixth annual Light the Night Walk and Light the Late Night Concert in Nashville on Nov. 2 to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. After the two-mile walk at Nissan Stadium, Charles Esten hosted the Light the Late Night Concert that featured performances by Chris Janson, Kellie Pickler, Taylor…
Charles Esten can add a Guinness World Records title to his lengthy resume. After his performance on the Today show on July 25, Charles was presented with a certificate for the Guinness World Records title for the Most Consecutive Weeks to Release an Original Digital Single by a Music Act. The title reflects Charles’ #EverySingleFriday…
More than 50,000 fans packed Nissan Stadium for Night 1 of CMA Fest on June 7 to see performances by the Oak Ridge Boys, Charles Esten and friends, Kane Brown with Lauren Alaina, Carly Pearce, Dan + Shay, Darius Rucker, Brothers Osborne and headliner Jason Aldean. Check out the photos below, courtesy of photographer Jason…
Lauren Alaina welcomed her first baby, daughter Beni Doll Arnold, with her husband Cam Arnold on Wednesday (June 11), with the couple sharing the exciting news in a joint Instagram post on Friday. Alongside the baby announcement, Alaina also revealed the release of a heartfelt new song dedicated to her daughter, “Heaven Sent.” “I have…
On Sunday (June 14), Shooter Jennings announced the upcoming release of Songbird, a posthumous album by his dad, Waylon Jennings, that is set for release on October 3 via Shooter’s own Son of Jessi label through Thirty Tigers. He also shared the Greg Olliver-directed music video for the lead single and title-track from the project…
During a recent appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show, best-selling author Taylor Jenkins Reid revealed that her new project is a jukebox musical based around the music of The Chicks. “We’re taking the story of ‘Goodbye, Earl,’ and we are making that a jukebox musical with all the discography of The Chicks,” said the 41-year-old…
Riley Green secures his third chart-topping hit on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart as “Worst Way” climbs two places to reach No. 1 on this week’s tally. The Jacksonville, Alabama native also becomes the first artist to lead the Country Airplay chart with a song they solely wrote and recorded since Chayce Beckham’s “23” in April…
On Thursday night (June 12), the Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony brought together an impressive lineup of artists like Gracie Abrams, Garth Brooks, and George Clinton. Established in 1969 with over 400 inductees, the event is a blend of a trade-organization party that brings together the songwriting and publishing communities annually at the Marriott…