Sunday night Matthew McConaughey hosted the fundraiser We’re Texas to help out his home state after it was ravaged by recent winter storms. At just over 2 hours – the benefit featured music, stories, and appearances by Texans of all shapes and sizes. With performances by Willie Nelson, George Strait, Miranda Lambert, Kacey Musgraves, Parker…
This Sunday, March 21st, actor Matthew McConaughey will be hosting the We’re Texas – A Virtual Benefit. Matthew posted, “We’re Texas, a virtual revival where we can all come together to help Texas recover from the winter storm. Join me, Camila McConaughey, J.K. Livin Foundation and an ALL-STAR Texas lineup. You can watch the concert on…
Casey Donahew is trending . . . and it’s not just because of his new album, One Light Town, which dropped on July 26. The proud son of Texas has come to the aid of teachers in his home state—and beyond—with his involvement in a viral charity campaign (#ClearTheList) that helps educators raise money to…
Jim Casey talks with Randy Rogers about: his very successful 2017 writing his first songs as an 11-year-old the best song he’s ever written, “In My Arms Instead” the healing power of music getting his start singing in the church choir picking up the guitar for the first time as a 12-year-old the path that…
Kip Moore, Randy Rogers and Wade Bowen will join forces for four dates in December for the Tall Tales and the Truth Tour. The singer/songwriters will take the stage together each night for a special acoustic performance. “This is something Randy and I have been cooking up for a while,” says Kip. “We’ve always had…
Miranda Lambert headlined a show at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheater last night (Aug. 9) with special guests Wade Bowen and Randy Rogers. The Texas trio united onstage to cover Merle Haggard’s 1968 No. 1 hit, “Sing Me Back Home.” Penned by Merle, the tune spent two weeks at the top of the charts and earned…
If you don’t have time to comb through social media all day, here’s what you’ve been missing over the last 24 hours or so in the country music world: Miranda Lambert hints at a collaboration with Wade Bowen and Randy Rogers at tonight’s Red Rocks show. Luke Bryan celebrates 9 years of his LBTV video series.…
Fresh off of his British Open victory on July 23, Texas native Jordan Spieth was back in his hometown of Dallas last night (July 25), where he joined Randy Rogers and Wade Bowen onstage at the House of Blues. Randy and Wade, who are in the midst of their 10th annual Hold My Beer and…
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Texas country BFFs Wade Bowen and Randy Rogers teamed up to record a cover of Guy Clark’s “Rita Ballou” as part of Bruce Robison’s The Next Waltz web series. Recorded at Bruce’s Country Bunker studio in Lockhart, Texas, the web series has featured a number of prominent singer/songwriters since launching in June 2016, including Jerry…
If you don’t have time to comb through social media all day, here’s what you’ve been missing over the last 24 hours in the country music world: Kelsea Ballerini covers Sigrid’s “Don’t Kill My Vibe” Tyler Farr and Chase Rice go fishing. Luke Bryan takes his sons to a driving range. Maren Morris does some N*SYNC…
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…