Last night (March 13), Luke Bryan showed off his acting and singing chops on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. During a skit, Luke and Jimmy traverse the streets of NYC before stopping at a street vendor to order lunch. While Jimmy successfully orders the falafel, sheepish Luke struggles to pronounce “gyro” and ultimately gives…
It’s been almost a year—47 weeks to be exact—since Craig Campbell released his current single, “Outskirts of Heaven.” The Georgia native has been watching his song slowly rise up the Billboard chart—currently sitting at number 26 —admittedly, with a bit of frustration. As Craig tells it, the fate of his upcoming album rests on the…
The Academy of Country Music has announced the first round of performers for the 52nd annual ACM Awards on Sunday, April 2. The initial list of performers—all nominated for ACM Awards—include Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town and Maren Morris. In addition, the Backstreet Boys,…
In honor of college basketball’s craziest month, I created a bracket with 16 of the hottest acts in country music. I seeded them based on the strength of their current “season,” which ran from the ACM Awards in April 2016 to the Grammy Awards in February 2017. Now they are pitted against each other in…
Luke Bryan released a new video for his single, “Fast,” which is currently No. 7 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart. “Fast” was co-written by Luke, Rodney Clawson and Luke Laird, and it is his sixth single from his 2015 album, Kill the Lights. The previous five singles all reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay…
Luke Bryan stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night (March 2) to perform his current single, “Fast.” But before Luke took the stage to play his Billboard Country Airplay Top 10 hit (#7), he was roped into a game of Catchphrase with teammate Jimmy against actors Octavia Spencer and John Lithgow. Luke…
Just before Luke Bryan took the stage for his Madison Square Garden concert Wednesday night (March 1), the “Huntin’ Fishin’ And Lovin’ Everyday” singer was beside himself helping to reveal his own Madame Tussauds wax figure. Luke’s figure comes complete with a custom-made Gibson guitar with the Buck Commander lute hole as well as jeans…
At the Ryman Auditorium on February 23, Luke Bryan spoke publicly for the first time about the death of his infant niece, Sadie Brett Boyer, who succumbed to a congenital heart defect on February 21. During Universal Music Group’s luncheon at the Ryman—which is part of Country Radio Seminar—Luke addressed the crowd, saying: “I’ll tell…
Brett Young’s debut single, “Sleep Without You,” climbed to the top of the Mediabase chart to close out 2016, but before he reached the milestone accomplishment, the California native got some valuable schooling as part of Brad Paisley’s Country Nation College Tour in the fall. As Brett joins Luke Bryan’s Kill the Lights Tour tonight…
Our condolences go out to Luke and Caroline Bryan and their family after the passing of their niece, Sadie Brett Boyer, who was the daughter of Bo Boyer (Caroline’s brother) and Ellen Wells Boyer. Brett, as the baby was affectionately known, suffered from a congenital heart defect, according to Ellen’s Facebook page. Ellen has been…
The 60th Annual ACM Awards took place on Thursday (May 8) at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, hosted by Reba McEntire for a record 18th time. Lainey Wilson was the night’s big winner, taking home the ceremony’s highest award, Entertainer of the Year, along with Album of the Year for Whirlwind,…
Grand Ole Opry icon Jeannie Seely is recovering from multiple recent health issues, including back and abdominal surgeries, an extensive stay in the ICU, and pneumonia. The 84-year-old country legend expressed gratitude for the support and love she received during her ordeal. “Over the past several weeks, I’ve received so many wonderful messages of love…
On Wednesday (May 7), Lainey Wilson found out that she had been named the 2025 ACM Awards’ Artist-Songwriter of the Year, surprisingly receiving the honor from fellow country music stars Miranda Lambert and Reba McEntire a day before the big ceremony. The trio are set to debut their new collaborative single, “Trailblazer,” at the awards…
As Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani approach their tenth anniversary, the country music superstar reflects on their enduring love in a new interview with People. “It honestly does [feel like time is flying by]. It’s like, how did this happen so quickly?” says Shelton, 48. He admits that “10 years is a long time,” but affectionately…
During Lainey Wilson’s recent performance, Jelly Roll and Bunnie XO shared a heartwarming moment as they danced to Wilson’s love ballad “4X4XU,” captured in a TikTok video posted by Bunnie on Wednesday (May 7). Initially hesitant, Bunnie was coaxed onto the stage by Jelly, who pleaded, “Mama, it’s our song! Come dance with me.” The…