Congrats to the winners in the country music categories at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. Best Country Album – Miranda Lambert Wildcard Best Country Solo Performance – Vince Gill “When My Amy Prays” Best Country Duo/Group Performance – Dan + Shay with Justin Bieber “10,000 Hours” Best Country Song (awarded to songwriters) – Brandi Carlile, Natalie…
More than 40 country stars, musicians and celebrities will join forces for CMT’s Feed the Front Line Live benefit concert on May 20. Feed the Front Line is dedicated to supporting local economies by purchasing meals from struggling restaurants and then donating the meals to frontline workers and other people in need during the COVID-19…
Country stars are trying to do their part to keep us entertained during our self-quarantines (hopefully) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s a rundown of what to expect as some of our favorite stars perform live and chat via social medial. April 2 (updated throughout the day) Stephanie Quayle: 10 a.m. CT – Facebook Lauren…
The 2019 Americana Honors & Awards show—the centerpiece of AmericanaFest—announced the performers for its ceremony on Sept. 11 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium: Jade Bird, Brandi Carlile, Elvis Costello, Mark Erelli, Rhiannon Giddens, I’m With Her, Ruston Kelly, Delbert McClinton, Lori McKenna, Maria Muldaur, John Prine, J.S. Ondara, Our Native Daughters, Erin Rae, Amanda Shires, Mavis…
Nashville’s 2019 AmericanaFest (Sept. 10–15) has revealed more than 100 artists slated to perform during the six-day festival, including Brandy Clark, Tanya Tucker, Corb Lund, Jack Ingram, Lori McKenna, Buddy Miller, Jim Lauderdale, Bruce Robison, Kelly Willis, Quaker City Night Hawks, Shinyribs, Aubrie Sellers and more. Additional artists will be announced in the coming weeks…
The nominees for the 2019 Americana Honors & Awards were announced on May 14. Artists with multiple nominations include Dave Cobb, Lori McKenna, Yola and John Prine. The 2019 Americana Honors & Awards show will be held September 11 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. The ceremony is the centerpiece of AmericanaFest (Sept. 10–15), which features more…
More than 20 songwriters and artists took the stage to share the stories behind some of country’s biggest hits at the ACM Stories, Songs & Stars event on April 5 at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Hosted by Hillary Scott and Storme Warren, the event featured performances from Rhett Akins, Ross…
Cam stopped by the Nash campus this week to chat with Elaina Smith for the Season 1 finale of the Women Want to Hear Women podcast (you can listen to the entire episode here). One of the podcast’s segments—“Play It Forward”—beckons the featured artist to perform a song from another female’s catalog. For her Play…
Singer/songwriter Lori McKenna will follow up her 2016 Grammy-nominated album, The Bird & the Rifle, with the July 20 release of her 11th studio album, The Tree. Produced by Dave Cobb, The Tree features 11 songs that Lori wrote or co-wrote, including lead single, “People Get Old,” which you can listen to below. “I love…
Almost 300 artists will descend upon Nashville for the 17th annual AmericanaFest on Sept. 12–17. Today (June 28), the Americana Music Association announced the second round of artists—84 in total—who are slated to perform during the six-day event, including Hayes Carll, Amanda Shires, Lori McKenna, Drive-By Truckers, David Ramirez, The Wood Brothers and more. Previously…
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…