Musicians across every genre were posting black boxes yesterday, June 2nd, to disconnect from work to focus on community. The music industry is taking a pause to observe what is being called “Black Out Tuesday”, an “urgent step of action to provoke accountability and change.” In honor of yesterday’s action, dozens of artists, from Rihanna […]
On Monday, June first, Country singer Darius Rucker took to social media to speak out against George Floyd’s unlawful death, and the protests for justice across the country this week. The emotional Instagram posts begins with “I have been sitting here trying to figure out what I wanted to say,” “2020 has already been heartbreaking. […]
Country music recording artist Justin McCormick is one of many high school seniors whose final semester came to an unexpected end as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, the class of 2020 country artist from South Bend released a heartfelt tribute song and video called “Can’t Take That,” not only for his fellow classmates, […]
Barbara Mandrell released Dave Audé’s remix of her hit song “Sleeping Single In A Double Bed”. Written by Kye Fleming and Dennis Morgan, the dance-infused remix premiered on Rolling Stone yesterday. The original song was released August 1, 1978 and was the first single from her album, Moods. “Sleeping Single In A Double Bed” would […]
It has been announced that Alan Jackson will hit the road next month, and fans are invited, but only if they stay in their cars. The country music star will perform a pair of shows as part of his first-ever Small Town Drive-In concerts presented by Pepsi. The first show will be held in Cullman’s […]
“Does to Me” is a song recorded by American country music singers Luke Combs and Eric Church. Co-written by Combs along with Ray Fulcher and Tyler Reeve, it is the third single from Combs’s 2019 album What You See Is What You Get. The music video was directed by Jon Small and premiered on CMT, […]
The tradition continues with the National Memorial Day Concert that aired on PBS Sunday, May 24, 2020, at 8pm ET/7 CT, as well as to our troops serving around the world on the American Forces Network. The show streamed on Facebook, YouTube and www.pbs.org/national-memorial-day-concert and is available as Video on Demand, May 24 to June […]
Alt-country southern rock quartet Southbound 75, led by songwriter Mark Lorenzo, officially announced today they’ve signed a recording deal with Roxy Entertainment Group, headed up by hit-making Nashville producer Bill McDermott who has worked with Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley and George Strait. The Tampa-based country rockers debut album Tales From The Black Swamp, also produced […]
In a timely and one-of-a-kind collaboration, American Greetings and global superstar Dolly Parton share their exceptional gifts of spreading joy and bringing magic to the world. The partnership allows users to send a birthday greeting set to the tune of Parton’s iconic hit “9 to 5” through American Greetings’ popular SmashUps digital initiative. With 1,200 […]
With families spending a lot more time together these days as everyone adjusts to the new normal of working and schooling at home, finding music that parents can enjoy together with their kids can be challenging in a seemingly endless scroll of albums and playlists. A new branded music series 4 All Ages has taken […]