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Willie Nelson Cancels Nearly All Indoor Concerts Indefinitely

Although Willie Nelson is anticipated to release his newest album A Beautiful Time in just a few months, the iconic musician has taken a big step back from performing indoors any time soon. This change affects a large number of Nelson's planned appearances, including the CMA Theater at the Country Music Hall of Fame on March 10th and 11th in Nashville, the Billy Bob’s Texas date in Fort Worth on March 19th, the Peoria […]

todayFebruary 16, 2022

Country

Lauren Alaina Surprised With Garth Brooks On Stage at Opry Induction

On Saturday, Lauren Alaina was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry with the honor presented with Trisha Yearwood--who initially surprised Alaina with an invitation to join the Opry back in December. During Alaina's induction, she and Yearwood were to duet the latter's own "Walkaway Joe." But, before they could begin, Yearwood gave the newest member of the Opry yet another surprise on stage. "And so I thought, if it was […]

todayFebruary 15, 2022

Country

Orville Peck Announces Upcoming Album and Tour, Shares Music Video for New Song

Orville Peck has entered the next chapter in his career, as he has just announced his second album Bronco, an upcoming tour kicking off in April, and has just dropped a brand new music video for "Cry Baby, Cry." Bronco, the follow-up to his 2019 album Pony, will be fully released on April 8th. In the meantime, the country artist will be revealing the album in three installments. The first part includes four […]

todayFebruary 14, 2022

Country

2022 ACM Nominations Announced

The nominations for the 2022 ACM Awards were revealed yesterday, featuring many of country music's biggest and best stars. Chris Young has the most nominations with seven, including both Album and Single of the Year. Miranda Lambert, with her 16th Female Artist of the Year nomination, has just tied a record initially set by Reba McEntire. Lambert is also nominated for four other categories, while first-time nominee Walker Hayes received […]

todayFebruary 11, 2022

Country

Florida Georgia Line Confirms Break After Decade-Long Career

While Florida Georgia Line has not officially broken up, the country duo consisting of Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley has confirmed that they are "taking a break." "I think 'taking a break' is the proper term, as opposed to breaking up," Hubbard said in a recent interview. "We're not going our separate ways," Kelley added. "We're taking a break from recording our music. We're being artists. We love creating. And […]

todayFebruary 10, 2022

Country

Jason Isbell Donates $53,000 to NAACP From Morgan Wallen Song Royalties

Morgan Wallen, the controversial country singer who was filmed using a racial slur, included a cover of Jason Isbell's "Cover Me Up" on his most recent album. The album, and, subsequently, the track, ended up having a high number of sales, downloads, and streams due to the controversy. Due to Wallen's actions, Isbell has pledged to donate his songwriter royalties from the song to the National Association for the Advancement of […]

todayFebruary 9, 2022

Country

Jimmie Allen, Gabby Barrett to Join Dolly Parton in Hosting the 2022 ACM Awards

Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett will officially be joining Dolly Parton as co-hosts of the 2022 Academy of Country Music Awards on March 7th at 8 PM EST on Prime Video. Allen, last year's new male artist of the year, and Barrett, the new female artist of the year, are both up for several nominations, making the star-studded event even more exciting for country fans. The country stars will also […]

todayFebruary 8, 2022

Country

Sam Williams, Hank Williams Jr.’s Son, Wants Out of Conservatorship

Sam Williams, the son of country singer Hank Williams Jr., recently made a public plea to be released from a conservatorship he says his father put him in more than a year ago. In a since-deleted YouTube video, Williams silently called for help in a series of signs explaining the alleged conservatorship. According to the 24-year-old singer, his father and sister Holly Williams "abruptly" placed him in a conservatorship 18 months […]

todayFebruary 7, 2022

Country

Dolly Parton to Host the 2022 ACM Awards

It was just announced that Dolly Parton will be hosting the 2022 Academy of Country Music Awards. The Queen of Country had her ACM Awards hosting debut in 2000 and will now be returning to the show 20 years later. Parton was first nominated for Top Female Vocalist in 1970, earning 10 ACM trophies ever since. She has also won three special honors from the ACM Awards, including the Cliff Stone Pioneer […]

todayFebruary 4, 2022

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