Country musician Travis Tritt sang the national anthem on Saturday at Game 6 of the National League Championship Series, just days after canceling a slew of shows meant to take place at venues requiring a COVID-19 vaccine or a mask to attend. Tritt, an Atlanta native, dawned a Braves jersey at Truist Park, one of […]
In less than six months, Cody Johnson will have released his documentary, The Cody Johnson Story, his week-old album Human, and an upcoming, premiere holiday album, A Cody Johnson Christmas. The country star is nothing if not productive, but, instead of reveling in the online celebration of putting out project after project, he decides to […]
Yesterday afternoon, Chris Stapleton took to Twitter to announce some bad news for fans with tickets to his upcoming live shows. “On doctor’s orders,” the country singer wrote, “I will need to continue my vocal rest through the weekend in order to fully heal.” As a result, three shows at the end of this week—two […]
Yesterday, Garth Brooks revealed “Garth, The Ryman & You,” a more intimate-than-usual performance between Garth and fans at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on November 19th and 20th. Earlier this week, before yesterday’s announcement of the show, Brooks expressed a nostalgic longing for being able to play more low-key, acoustic gigs like he regularly did at The […]
Yesterday, the Country Music Association and ABC announced that Luke Bryan will be hosting the 2021 CMA Awards. This will be the first time since before 2008 that the CMA Awards will have a single host, as Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley, Reba McIntire, and even Dolly Parton have cycled through different pairings of co-hosts throughout […]
Garth Brooks took the honor of presenting Randy Travis with CMT’s 2021 Artist of a Lifetime award very seriously at the 2021 CMT Artists of the Year last week. “I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Randy Travis singlehandedly saved country music,” Brooks said on stage during his tribute to the country scene […]
“Y’all…We have the #1 song on country radio!!” Lee Brice exclaims on social media, expressing gratitude to both his “team” and his fans for getting his song, “Memory I Don’t Mess With,” to a #1 spot. The track follows in suit after “One of Them Girls,” “I Hope You’re Happy Now,” “Rumor,” and other hits […]
The fourth single from Carlos Santana’s upcoming album, Blessings and Miracles, “Joy” is an upbeat and groovy collaboration with country singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton. As a creation meant to deliver exactly what it’s titled, the guitar-laden track blends Santana’s iconic talent and Stapleton’s vocals. “I was very intrigued to work with Chris,” Santana expressed in an […]
Despite having one previous Grammy win out of two country album of the year nominations, among five other Grammy wins overall, Kacey Musgraves’ newest album star-crossed has been deemed ineligible for the category for the 64th annual music award show. Cindy Mabe, president of Universal Music Group Nashville, protests the decision, explaining that “taking [Musgraves] […]
Back in July, multi-genre Yola released Stand For Myself, her second studio album. In a recent interview, she expresses how this album was an opportunity to “genuinely” be herself. “I’m rolling out songs on this record that finally reflects my confidence,” the Grammy-nominated artist explains. For the lyricism behind Stand For Myself, Yola was able […]