Thomas Rhett, Sugarland, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, Brooks & Dunn, and Jason Aldean are among the artists participating in Live Nation’s 2020 Country Megaticket lineup. The one-ticket pass grants admission to all of the participating summer tours that take place in the venue selected. There are more than 30 participating …
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“You gotta let your heart land,” sings Hailey Whitters on “Heartland,” a potent track about leaving behind the expectations of where you come from in favor of chasing a difficult dream. For Whitters, that meant moving out of her home state of Iowa and heading to Nashville to make it …
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Producer, songwriter, music publisher, filmmaker, visionary: Cowboy Jack Clement was all of these, but, perhaps first and foremost, the late Country Music Hall of Fame member was, throughout his lifetime, a devoted friend to countless fellow musicians. On Tuesday, during an afternoon ceremony at the Country Music Hall of Fame …
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Dustin Lynch will kick off 2020 with a new album to promote and a full schedule of tour dates to coincide with the release. Titled Tullahoma, Lynch’s fourth album will be released January 17th. Named for the Tennessee town where the Grand Ole Opry member grew up, Tullahoma follows 2017’s …
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John Moreland has announced an approximate release date for his forthcoming album, titled LP5. The record, due in February 2020, will feature contributions from Bonnie Whitmore, Will Johnson, and longtime collaborator John Calvin Abney. According to a recent interview, Moreland recorded the album in Denton, Texas, with Matt Pence as …
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Carrie Underwood made her debut appearance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Thursday night, both performing and visiting with the host. For her performance, Underwood chose the deep cut “Low” off her latest album Cry Pretty. Written by Underwood with Hillary Lindsey and David Garcia, the slow-burning song …
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As the 1990s were coming to a close, musician Marty Stuart was newly married – to fellow Grand Ole Opry member Connie Smith – and looking back on a 10-year period that would afford him his greatest commercial success. His final record of the decade, The Pilgrim, while among his …
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Luke Combs‘ latest single “Even Though I’m Leaving” is one emotional listening experience. Written by Combs with Wyatt Durrette and Ray Fulcher, the narrator pleads with his father to not leave him behind at various stages of his life. At first, he’s a young kid, worried about monsters under the …
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In celebration of their formation 30 years ago, the Mavericks tease new music by taking a nostalgic trip back in country-music history, offering a jazz-injected version of one of the most memorable hits of the Eighties. “Swingin’,” penned by John Anderson and frequent writing partner Lionel Delmore, topped the charts …
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In mid-January 1969, Elvis Presley and his entourage arrived at American Sound Studios in Memphis for a scheduled 10-day recording session with studio producer Chips Moman and Presley’s longtime RCA producer Felton Jarvis. These would be the first sessions Presley had done outside of Nashville or Hollywood since his last …
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