Brad Martin, the singer-songwriter behind the hit “Before I Knew Better,” died last Friday at the age of 48. Martin grew up in Ohio and moved to Nashville in his mid-20s to pursue a country music career inspired by Merle Haggard and Conway Twitty. Martin released his debut album Wings of a Honky-Tonk Angel with Epic […]
Wheeler Walker Jr. has been removed from the Country Music Hall of Fame for protesting the new Florida Georgia Line exhibit. The country singer took to the Hall with a picket sign reading “FGL does not belong here,” calling for Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard to be removed from the venue. Walker said that Florida […]
Country Music Hall of Famer Hank Williams Jr. has just announced that he will be going on tour this year. “It’s about that time, and you better believe I’m ready brothers and sisters. We’re bringing some blues, some rock and some country back to country,” announced the country star. Hank Jr. will be embarking on […]
Earlier this week, Maren Morris revealed that she will be embarking on a 41-date, six-month 2022 Humble Quest tour. Morris also shared that a number of impressive opening acts will be joining her throughout the tour, including Brent Cobb, Ruston Kelly, Joy Oladokun, Natalie Hemby, the Lone Bellow, and Brittney Spencer. “Oh, how I’ve missed you,” […]
Last night, Dolly Parton, Jimmie Allen, and Gabby Barrett hosted the 57th Academy of Country Music Awards, which featured performances by Kelly Clarkson, The Brothers Osborne, Ashley McBride, Carly Pearce, and others. Some big winners of the evening included Miranda Lambert with the entertainer of the year award, Carly Pearce with the female artist of […]
This is the first year since 1972 that the Academy of Country Music Awards will not be airing on network television. Instead, the ceremony will be streamed live exclusively on Amazon Prime Video later this evening beginning at 8PM ET/5PM PT in the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the U.K. In order to watch […]
Ashley Monroe is cancer-free, as a completed PET scan in February showed that her rare form of blood cancer, Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, is completely gone from her body. The Pistol Annies singer was diagnosed back in July, and doctors told her that the cancer was incurable. She underwent chemotherapy treatment in December. “Well IT DID!” she […]
The Chicks trio–formally known as the Dixie Chicks–has just announced that they will be embarking on a North American tour this summer. In support of their first album in 14 years, Gaslighter, Natalie Maines, Emily Strayer, and Martie Maguire will be kicking off their trek on June 14th in St. Louis, Missouri, and wrap up the […]
This year’s Country Radio Seminar had a stage full of some of country music’s most impressive acts at the Omni Nashville Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. Keith Urban, Luke Combs, Dierks Bentley, Lady A, Zac Brown Band, Ingrid Andress, Maren Morris, and many more appeared at the three-day broadcasters’ convention along with the huge turnout of […]
Brooks & Dunn headlined their first nationwide tour in a decade last year in support of their 2019 release, Reboot. Now, the country duo is planning to hit the road again as they’ve just announced a new slate of 2022 arena dates. “It is our full intent to step onto the stage each night and throw […]