Country

Fans of Garth Brooks have Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton to thank as to why he’s adding a second concert when he visits Minneapolis. The country crooner told reporters during a call Monday that his upcoming stadium tour is “all about one special night.” But the 50,000 tickets for his May 4 show sold out within an hour Friday, so officials at the state-owned U.S. Bank Stadium asked the governor to ask Brooks to […]

Country star Alan Jackson has added more dates to his 2019 North American tour. Following the announcement of four new shows earlier this week, Jackson has added an additional six dates to the tour that kicks off on January 25th at KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky. Jackson will now play the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City on April 12; Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on May […]

For over 20 years, ASCAP has hosted a Music Café in the heart of the Sundance Film Festival, featuring intimate performances by songwriters and artists. Next month, ASCAP continues the tradition, and in collaboration with the Academy of Country Music and the famed Bluebird Cafe, will present some of Nashville's rising stars and country legends at the Sundance ASCAP Music Café. Songwriters and artists from a variety of music genres […]

With this new music video Brandi Carlile wanted to articulate the thought of being told you’re unworthy of unconditional love is beyond inconceivable in today’s age, but when you finally have the right to it, and that it’s still worth fighting for.when she sat down to write the closing song of her Grammy-nominated By the Way, I Forgive You with her longtime creative partners, brothers Tim and Phil Hanseroth. “I […]

Zac Brown, frontman of multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning Zac Brown Band, today announced the launch of Zac Brown Collective, a new entertainment and lifestyle branded parent company. Formerly known as Southern Ground, the reimagined company expands its portfolio of brands, further rising Brown's artistic and entrepreneurial pursuits to new heights. Zac Brown Collective brings together the best and brightest minds in music, film, food, fashion, custom design, and American-made gear to […]

Country music star Tim McGraw is headed down way South for “four days of music and adventure in the city of Havana.” McGraw’s 2019 Memorial Day Weekend leg, dubbed “One of Those Havana Nights” will include a concert at Mella theater together with two of contemporary Cuba’s most important artists – dance band Los Van Van and rock troubador Carlos Varela. According to his website, this event was organized as […]

The 61st annual Grammy Awards nominees were announced last Friday.  Brandi Carlile and Kacey Musgraves lead the way for country nominees. Carlile received seven nominations including album of the year for By the Way, I Forgive You, as well as record and song of the year for “The Joke.” Musgraves received six nominations including album of the year for Golden Hour. Morris made five categories, including record of the year […]

Two down, 98 to go. Those were Jake Owen's witty words in reference to the announcement that he and girlfriend Erica Hartlein are expecting a baby girl. The baby, due next year, will be Owen's second daughter. He is already father to 6-year-old daughter Pearl with ex-wife Lacey Buchanan. He shared the news in late November. "I think I manifested this myself because after having Pearl, people asked me what […]

While many in the field of entertainment had paid respects to the late George H.W. Bush on  Friday, November 30th, Billy Ray Cyrus waited until this very solemn day to share his own memories.' Cyrus posted a letter to Instagram that Bush had written him in 1992, right around the time Cyrus' career-defining single "Achy Breaky Heart" was at it's very peak. In the note, Bush Sr. congratulates Billy Ray on his Single […]