Blake Shelton announced that he will be adding Sundance Head, the guy that gave Blake his fifth win as coach on NBC’s The Voice this past season, to his Doing It To Country Songs Tour. Sundance is the second Voice alum that will be joining the superstar for a 13-date run next month. RaeLynn, a…
Hank Williams Jr. is calling on all his rowdy friends to come out and join him on tour. The “A Country Boy Can Survive” singer has announced the first round of his tour dates in 2017 as he treks across the U.S. The tour will kick off on Feb. 3 in West Wendover, Nev., making…
Country and bluegrass singer Ricky Skaggs has announced that he will be teaming up with old pal Bruce Hornsby for a six-city tour. The legendary artists will collaborate with Ricky’s band, Kentucky Thunder, on original tunes and traditional bluegrass classics. Bruce Hornsby—recognized for his 1984 band Bruce Hornsby and the Range and being an integral…
We’re still finishing up 2016, but Brantley Gilbert is getting a jump on the new year by announcing the cities and dates for his upcoming 2017 Devil Don’t Sleep Tour. “People want to rock, they want to party, but they want the songs to be about their lives, and all I’ve ever done is write…
Kane Brown is on a roll. The country music newcomer just wrapped his opening slot on Florida Georgia Line’s Dig Your Roots Tour and kicked off his own Ain’t No Stopping Us Now headlining tour last night (Nov. 3) in Kalamazoo, Mich., which is sponsored by Monster Energy and Outbreak Presents. The 23 year-old singer…
Maren Morris has announced that she will be hitting the road in the early part of 2017 for her first-ever headlining tour, The HERO Tour 2017. The HERO Tour kicks off on Feb. 2 in New York City with stops in Boston, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. With the release of her debut album, HERO, in…
It was the announcement heard around the country music world. Tim McGraw and Faith Hill gathered friends, family and fans for a special performance at the Ryman Auditorium on Tuesday night (Oct. 4) to announce they would be heading back out on the road together for the 2017 Soul2Soul tour. Tim and Faith kicked off…
Miranda Lambert has been forced to cancel the final three dates on her Keeper of the Flame Tour due to vocal strain. The singer was set to wrap the tour in Texas on Sept. 15–17 with opening acts Kip Moore and Brothers Osborne, but according to a Live Nation press release, Miranda has been placed…
It may only be September, but many of your favorite country stars are looking ahead to the Christmas season, including LeAnn Rimes, who will be hitting the road in December for her annual holiday themed Today Is Christmas Tour. “With everything that is going on in the world, I think we could all benefit from…
Old Dominion kicked off the week right by performing their latest single, “Song For Another Time”—from their debut album Meat and Candy— on Good Morning America’s Country Playlist Monday morning (Aug. 22). But the performance was not all they had planned. The guys took the opportunity to announce 30+ new dates on their fall Meat and…
Chase McDaniel believes that listening to music in real-time can have a significant impact on listeners, rather than letting an algorithm choose what they hear. The new country artist recalls three life-changing moments he’s had while hearing songs on country radio, and McDaniel hopes his first radio single, “Burned Down Heaven,” has a similar effect…
Lainey Wilson will make her feature film debut in the Universal adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s best-selling novel, Reminders of Him. The Grammy-winning country superstar will join a star-studded cast that includes Maika Monroe, Tyriq Withers, Rudy Pankow, and Lauren Graham, with the film set to be directed by Vanessa Caswill. This won’t be Wilson’s first…
In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Kacey Musgraves clarified her previous comments on her marijuana use, revealing that she still smokes, though not to the extent she did when she was younger. “I never said I don’t ever partake,” says the 36-year-old singer. “I just don’t wake up and hit a gravity bong…
Reba McEntire has been one of the top female country stars since the ’80s, but she realizes she wouldn’t be anywhere without the support of her dedicated fans. In the new Variety cover feature on McEntire as part of their Power Of Women Nashville issue, the 70-year-old country music icon says she owes everything to…
In a new interview with Variety for their Power of Women Nashville issue, Sheryl Crow reflected on the evolving landscape of women in music, while celebrating the rise of young and talented female musicians. “The caliber of writing is just so good with Chappell Roan, Olivia Rodrigo, and Phoebe Bridgers, and these women are not…