Country

The annual CMA Fest is a series of shows in Nashville, scheduled for June 7th through June 10th. This popular ‘meet and greet’ with tons of live show always places a great demand on tickets, but there’s news that will lower the anxiety levels. The Country Music Association has announced that the Ascend Amphitheater in downtown Nashville will turn into the Cracker Barrel Country Roads Stage for free nightly performances […]

Record Store Day is tomorrow April 21st, nationwide, a day set aside to celebrate the local record store owner and the memory of running down to your neighborhood little record store to buy a single. The day is also designed to feature special releases that are primarily vinyl from today’s artists or promote reissues of classic albums. The net result of Record Store Day is supporting local business owners, getting […]

Here’s a fact that you are already aware of; country music is good business, and country music fans represent a sizable and influential sector of the American music industry pie. Here’s a recent real-world example; in spite of the much ballyhooed James Comey interview Sunday night, the overall broadcast ratings for the ACM awards was dominant in overall, young demos, and adult demos for the night. In terms of sizable […]

The 2018 Billboard Award nominees have been announced, with a few surprises revealed. The nominations were announced live on the Today Show this week by pop stars Khalid and Bebe Rexha. Sam Hunt, Chris Stapleton have the most nominations, Taylor Swift is here, and Florida Georgia Line 's Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley have three nominations each. The predictable Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift and Drake making their presence known lead […]

A few days after the wonderful ACM Awards, life and the business of country music get back to the hustle and bustle of airplay and sales. What are the top country albums this past week? ‘Golden Hour’ by Kacey Musgraves ‘Seasons Change’ by Scotty McCreery ‘Brett Young’ by Brett Young ‘Kane Brown’ by Kane Brown ‘What Makes You Country’ by Luke Bryan ‘Traveller’ by Chris Stapleton ‘Life Changes’ by Thomas […]

Country Music's 53rd Academy of Country Music Awards proved to be the healing this nation needed, having been held in Las Vegas last night, the site of one of the worst mass shooting in our nation. The night’s biggest award went to Jason Aldean who was on stage that dreaded October night when the shooting began during the outdoor music festival, 91. Jason had all the right words to share […]

The 53rd annual ACM Awards is scheduled for April 15th, live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, 8 pm EST on CBS. A few weeks ago the Academy announced a few early winners; Midland earned the New Group of the Year Award, while Lauren Alaina and Brett Young were given the early nod. As a scorecard for this Sunday’s live broadcast, here again, are the nominees for some of […]

The 53rd annual ACM Awards is this Sunday, live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, 8 pm EST on CBS. We won’t know all the winners until the end of the night, but here are five things you may not have known about the ACM Awards... Yes, Reba is the host for the ceremony, but did you know she’s already hosted the show six other times? Yup, in 1988 […]

It’s no surprise that a great county band was born in Nashville. What is surprising is how good Old Dominion really is, earning the coveted New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year from the Academy of Country Music Awards in 2016, or earning nearly 10 nominations from various established academies. Old Dominion has toured over the years with Kenny Chesney and Thomas Rhett but is on their own this […]