CMT announced today (Sept. 13) the recipients of their 2016 Artists of the Year honors. This year’s honorees include Carrie Underwood, Chris Stapleton, Florida Georgia Line, Luke Bryan and Thomas Rhett. The seventh annual CMT Artists of the Year special will take place on Oct. 20 at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Carrie, FGL and Luke…
We think many things when we think of summer. We think of surf, sand, sun, love, fun, outdoors and freedom. But mostly, it’s just hot. Summer is the time for t-shirts, flip-flops and short shorts to help us stay cool. So we found 10 country songs that just make us want to roll down our…
According to Nielsen Music’s 2016 mid-year charts, Chris Stapleton, Tim McGraw, Thomas Rhett and Sam Hunt have had a pretty good six-month run. The foursome dominated six different mid-year charts. Chris reached the top spot on both the Top 10 Country Albums chart and the Top 10 Selling Country Albums chart with his debut solo…
On Sunday (May 4), Miranda Lambert took to the American Idol stage to deliver a fiery rendition of her breakout hit single, “Kerosene.” The performance was a celebration of the 20th anniversary of the song as well as Lambert’s 2005 debut album of the same name, which featured four Top 40 hits on the Billboard…
In a new interview with The Los Angeles Times, Eric Church disclosed that Morgan Wallen reached out to him after the infamous chair-throwing incident at Church’s Nashville bar in April 2024. Church described the arrest as a turning point for Wallen, and expressed pride in the young country superstar’s response to the situation while noting…
In a new interview with People, Reba McEntire reflects on her ‘mind-boggling’ 50th anniversary in the music industry, expressing gratitude and humility regarding the historic milestone. “Very grateful, very thankful,” McEntire says while looking back on her storied career. “And I never thought at the 20th anniversary that I’d be hitting this one. But I…
Keith Urban will be honored with the prestigious ACM Triple Crown Award at the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards, becoming the first artist to receive this distinction live on the ACM stage since Carrie Underwood in 2010. The ACM Triple Crown Award is only given out to artists who have clinched three of the…
Eric Church released his eighth studio album, Evangeline vs. the Machine, on Friday (May 2), and the eight tracks on the record showcase the country superstar’s imaginative approach to his music with an unconventional blend of strings, horns, and a choir on each song. In a new interview with Variety ahead of the album’s release,…