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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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. […]
Yesterday came the announcement of the 2022 nominations for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, featuring a long list of some of music’s most beloved names across all genres. To be eligible for this year’s class of inductees, artists or bands have to have released their first commercial recording by 1996. In addition to ballots […]
It was just announced that Mickey Guyton will be singing the National Anthem at Super Bowl LVI, where the Los Angeles Rams will be facing the Cincinnati Bengals at SoFi Stadium on February 13th. Guyton, whose debut album Remember Her Name dropped in 2021, is the first-ever Black artist nominated for best country album at the Grammys. […]
Luke Bryan has just announced 31 new tour dates and opening acts for the Raise Up Right Tour. The tour, which begins on June 9th in Charleston, West Virginia, will break for one month before kicking off again on July 7th. Riley Green and Mitchell Tenpenny will support the tour until it wraps on October […]
Hargus “Pig” Robbins, known for playing piano on thousands of Nashville sessions and Bob Dylan’s “Blonde on Blonde,” has died at 84. Robbins, who lost his sight at the age of three, was also a session pianist for notable country artists such as George Jones, Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Shania Twain, Johnny […]
Eric Church has just revealed his plans to open a 6-story honky-tonk called Chief’s on Nashville’s Lower Broadway. Church has partnered with Ben Weprin to open the bar and music venue that will feature a Whole Hog BBQ restaurant headed by James Beard Award winner Rodney Scott. Chief’s is set to open at 200 Broadway […]
Keith Urban is set to take over a portion of Adele’s recently-canceled Las Vegas residency dates. He will be performing in place of the British singer on March 25th, 26th, and 30th, as well as April 1st and 2nd. Technically, the Australian country singer will be showing up for his own residency at Caesars Palace […]