While Good Morning America‘s 2018 Summer Concert Series features only one country artist—Kelsea Ballerini—Today’s 2018 Citi Summer Concert Series lineup is plush with country stars, including Dierks Bentley, Darius Rucker, Dan + Shay, Lady Antebellum, Cole Swindell and Keith Urban. Meghan Trainor kicks off the 23rd annual Summer Series on May 15 on NBC, before…
Thanks to a cartoon sponge with buck teeth, Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott, Dave Haywood and Charles Kelley can add a Tony Awards nomination for Best Original Score to their list of accolades. SpongeBob SquarePants, Patrick Star, Sandy Cheeks, Squidward, Mr. Krabs and the rest of the motley crew from Bikini Bottom hit the Broadway stage…
Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott, Dave Haywood and Charles Kelley are going to be doing a lot of “playing” on their co-headlining Summer Plays On Tour with Darius Rucker. When Dave welcomed daughter Lillie Renee Haywood on December 22 and Hillary gave birth to twins Betsy Mack and Emory JoAnn Tyrrell on January 29, it brought…
The Academy of Country Music announced the additions of Kenny Chesney, Lady Antebellum, Blake Shelton and Keith Urban as performers for the 53rd ACM Awards on April 15. Jason Aldean, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line with Bebe Rexha, Miranda Lambert, Maren Morris and Thomas Rhett are also set to take the…
Lady Antebellum’s Dave Haywood and Charles Kelley will return to their alma mater—University of Georgia—this spring to deliver the undergraduate commencement address. Dave and Charles graduated from UGA in 2004 with business degrees. They will address graduates on May 4 at 7 p.m. in Stanford Stadium in Athens, Ga. Dave and Charles posted a handful…
Lady Antebellum is appealing to the creative community—to the tune of $20,000—to create new videos for their current single, “Heart Break.” Lady A has teamed with Genero, a software platform that sources video content, for the campaign and is offering $10,000 for the standout video and $2,000 to five runner-ups. Lady A will hand-pick the…
Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott shared the first photo of her twin girls in an Instagram post today (Feb. 5). Hillary also revealed the names of the twins: Betsy Mack and Emory JoAnn. Hillary and husband Chris Tyrell welcomed the twins on Jan. 29 around 2 a.m. “Our identical little ladies Betsy Mack and Emory JoAnn…
Lady Antebellum and Darius Rucker will join forces for a co-headlining tour dubbed the Summer Plays On Tour. Kicking off on July 19 in Toronto, Ontario, the 30-date tour will make stops in Seattle, San Diego, Chicago and more. Russell Dickerson will serve as the opening act. Fans can purchase tickets beginning on Jan. 26…
After seven years with Jennifer Nettles as the emcee, CMA Country Christmas turned to Reba McEntire to host its eighth annual showcase last night (Nov. 14). The two-hour holiday music celebration, which was taped at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry House, will air on ABC on Nov. 27 at 7 p.m. CT. “Christmas is such a…
Lady Antebellum took their You Look Good World Tour to Europe on Oct. 1–10 for shows in Amsterdam, Manchester, Dublin, Glasgow, Birmingham and London. After learning of Tom Petty’s death on Oct. 2, Lady A worked a cover of Petty’s “Learning to Fly” into their shows in Manchester on Oct. 4 and Dublin on Oct.…
On Monday (June 16), the Red Clay Strays announced additional dates on their 2025 Get Right Tour across North America. The new shows are in Cincinnati, Ohio; Pikeville, Kentucky; Macon, Georgia; and Huntsville, Alabama, and are set to take place in September and October. The ACM Award-winners will offer a fan pre-sale beginning on Wednesday…
On Monday (June 16), Bunnie XO shared an emotional Instagram video that revealed a positive update on the in vitro fertilization (IVF) journey with her husband Jelly Roll. “When you just got the call you’ve been waiting on for 5 months since this ivf journey started,” she wrote. “All the tears, the hopelessness & the…
Dolly Parton will receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the Oscars’ 2025 Governors Awards on November 16. The country legend already has 10 Grammys and a Primetime Emmy to her name, and this honorary Academy Award will bring her one step closer to achieving EGOT status. Parton also will join a short list of…
On Monday (June 16), Noah Cyrus announced details of her sophomore album, I Want My Loved Ones to Go with Me, which is due out on July 11 via RECORDS/Columbia Records. The 11-track record was produced in partnership with Mike Crossey and PJ Harding, and features collaborations with Fleet Foxes, Ella Langley, and Bill Callahan,…
Ty Herndon has just signed a three-album deal with Club44 Records, and the Grammy-nominated country singer launched his new creative partnership with a reimagined duet version of his 1995 breakout hit, “What Mattered Most,” featuring LeAnn Rimes. The single is the first offering from Herndon’s upcoming album, Thirty, which will pay tribute to his distinguished…