One of the founding fathers of country music has died, leaving everyone a bit saddened. Merle Haggard, who had been in poor health of late, has passed away at the age of 79. The “Okie from Muskogee” has been an icon in the business for over 60 years, earning 36 number one country hits, living […]
It has recently been announced that Dierks Bentley will be playing the Illinois State Fair, which is exciting news for those that love country music in the north. The fair dates are Aug. 12 to 21 in Springfield and will definitely be a place you want to be for some great country music. Dierks Bentley […]
Cole Swindell has pushed and pushed his way to the top and this week he can say he’s finally made it with his new hit, “You Should Be Here.” He has moved from the second spot to the top this week and has himself almost a 2,000-point lead on the second position, “I Like the […]
The CMAs occurred in Las Vegas on Sunday and we did not miss a thing. What a wonderful presentation of the best country singers and entertainers during this event. The big winner of the day was Chris Stapleton who won four awards, while Jason Aldean and Miranda Lambert won just one award, but boy were […]
Chris Stapleton is one of the hottest country singers around and because of it, he has decided to do more. Many of his summer tour dates have sold out or are close to it, so he has added more dates to his summer schedule. Specifically, he has added dates in May, June, and September. Stapleton […]
Blake Shelton is always in the news and 99% of the time it’s something very entertaining to read about. This is definitely one of those times. He has released his music video for “Came Here to Forget,” which is about his new girlfriend Gwen Stefani. The video is done in black and white and shows […]
Every year the Country Hall of Fame releases its inductees and this year there are plenty of great options to celebrate this time of year. The list of inductees for the 2016 class include Randy Travis, Fred Foster, and Charlie Daniels. Daniels was nominated as a part of the Veteran category while the other two […]
Every week we like to talk about the latest Mediabase chart and every week it seems we have a new number one. We can’t remember the last time there was an artist/song that created a streak at the top. This week the latest victim was Zac Brown Band, which went from one to six! The […]
There are always times when you hear rumors and think “Wow, that would be shocking to hear” and we have one for you today. It was being reported this weekend that Gwen Stefani proposed to Blake Shelton and that he said yes. The rumor was that she proposed to him in a “lavish” way after […]
When April finally gets here, Darius Rucker will be hosting the ACM Lifting Lives Golf Classic for the fifth straight year. This recent bit of news is great to hear especially when you realize it’s to help the ACM Lifting Lives’ Diane Holcomb Emergency Relief Fund. The event will be held at TPC Las Vegas […]