While Carrie Underwood is a global superstar singing to millions of fans now, she used to sing to a much more exclusive crowd. Carrie shares a Christmas tradition that she did with her family when she was younger, “One thing that we always did growing up that was one of my favorite memories, we would on…
Dan + Shay kept themselves pretty busy going into this holiday season by releasing not one, but two new Christmas songs, “Christmas Isn’t Christmas” and “Take Me Home For Christmas.” The new tracks are quickly becoming Christmas favorites with fans. Dan Smyers admits that his favorite holiday tune to rock around the Christmas tree with isn’t…
When you were a kid, did you ever get told that if you misbehaved Santa would leave coal in your stocking? Well, Brad Tursi from Old Dominion thought that happened to him once, “My most vivid memory of Christmas was when my parents thought it was funny to put coal in my stocking.” Brad shares,…
Carly Pearce has some great memories from Christmases growing up in Kentucky. Her grandparents played a big role in her life then, and even in her music today, “We always went to my Grandma and Grandpa Pearce’s house that I always talk about in my music, and we always would go.” Growing up, she also…
Late last week Sara Evans held 3 special virtual concerts to not just entertain her fans, but to also raise funds for her band since touring did not go as planned this year. The concerts each had a theme, one was her greatest hits, one was her songs from “Copy That,” and the final show…
We are used to hearing Brad Paisley sing holiday tunes, but…how about him reading a Christmas story? Gather around young and old, for a story about to be told, sit near, sit far, just make sure you can hear the country star, Now here’s the Elf on the Shelf’s holiday story, Night Before Christmas narrated…
Like everyone else, Tim McGraw’s 2020 didn’t go like he thought it would. But now with the year coming to a close, he wanted to release a song as a “thank you” for all the support he’s received this year from fans. Tim’s version of “It Wasn’t His Child” is available now. He says, “It’s…
While Brett Young is climbing the charts with his song “Lady”, he’s also spreading some holiday cheer. Brett released his version of the Christmas classic “Silver Bells”. When looking for a holiday track to record, he says the choice was easy for him, “Aside from ‘Silver Bells’ being one of the most well-known classic Christmas songs,…
Thomas Rhett is like most dads, he wants his kids to have a good time at Christmas and during the holiday season, but he also wants to make sure that the meaning of Christmas is not lost on them. Thomas says “I do think there’s a lot of us that really just look at Christmas…
Gabby Barrett is ending 2020 with a few awards on her mantle, like CMT Breakthrough Video of the Year, and being named to some year-end lists, like Billboard’s Top New Country Artist, along with making their 21 Under 2 list. Plus she’s on Variety’s 2020 Power of Young Hollywood, and Forbes’ 30 Under 30 in Music lists. All those might…
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…