It was just announced that award-winning country singer Jeff Carson has died of a heart attack at the Williamson Medical Center in Franklin Tennessee. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Carson was behind chart-topping hits like “Yeah Buddy,” “Not on Your Love,” and “The Car.” Carson pursued a career in country music from the years 1995 to […]
After breaking the unfortunate news of his wife Mary Jane Thomas’ death, Hank Williams Jr. has just revealed that he will be releasing a brand new album titled Rich White Honky Blues. “While Williams considered delaying the project’s announcement,” a press release stated, “time with his family led to one conclusion: music offers solace in the […]
It was confirmed yesterday that Luke Combs will no longer be performing at the 2022 CMT Music Awards due to testing positive for COVID-19. The country star is currently quarantining and will be unable to perform with Kane Brown for the awards show, which was scheduled to be filmed in advance today. “Unfortunately, Luke Combs […]
The star-studded lineup of performers at this year’s CMT Music Awards was just announced yesterday, including some of country music’s biggest and most exciting names. Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, Keith Urban, Maren Morris and Ryan Hurd, Little Big Town, Kane Brown, Carly Pearce, Cole Swindell and Lainey Wilson, Cody Johnson, and Kelsea Ballerini, who is […]
Willie Nelson has just revealed that his Outlaw Music Festival Tour will be returning this year with an exciting rotation of performers including Jason Isbell, ZZ Top, Larkin Poe, Steve Earle & The Dukes, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, the Avett Brothers, Gov’t Mule, and more. “The Outlaw Music Festival Tour has always been about […]
Over the weekend, Jamey Johnson was officially invited to become a Grand Ole Opry member by friend and mentor “Whispering” Bill Anderson. In a heartfelt exchange on stage during a performance with Johnson, Anderson, and Buddy Cannon, Anderson took the mic and acknowledged that Johnson had been playing the Opry for over 17 years. “You […]
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has declined Dolly Parton’s wish to be removed from the running for this year’s Hall inductees. Earlier in the week, the country idol said she was “flattered and grateful” for the nomination, but that she felt as if she hadn’t yet “earned that right” and informed her fans […]
The nominees for the 2022 CMT Awards have just been announced. Kane Brown is leading the event as the most-nominated artist in four categories, including Video of the Year, Male Video of the Year, and CMT Performance of the Year. Kelsea Ballerini, Mickey Guyton, Breland, and Cody Johson all have three nominations. This year’s CMT […]
Breland, Mickey Guyton, and Jimmie Allen are just three of the Black artists featured in the upcoming Amazon Music documentary, For Love & Country. The film, directed by Joshua Kissi, follows the evolution of country music centered around the perspective of the genre’s Black artists and creators. It will feature interviews and performances from Blanco Brown, Shy Carter, […]
Dolly Parton has just announced that she will be bowing out of the running for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s 2022 class of inductees. “I really do not want votes to be split because of me, so I must respectfully bow out,” she said. When this year’s nominees were announced, the Chairman of […]