Carrie Underwood’s Some Hearts, released back in 2005, has just been certified 9X Platinum by the RIAA for surpassing sales of 9 million units. The album, produced by Mark Bright and Dan Huff, was recorded by Underwood right after she won the fourth season of American Idol. The sixth country album to achieve 9X Platinum […]
“While I’m incredibly flattered to be considered ‘pop’ as a 40-year-old crooning lesbian mother,” Brandi Carlile expressed on social media yesterday in response to the Grammys moving her single “Right on Time” from the American roots category to the pop category, “I would be lying if I said I wasn’t a bit surprised and disappointed.” […]
Yesterday, Brandi Carlile announced that she will be hitting the road for her Beyond These Silent Days Tour in June of next year. Sharing the title of her newest album, In These Silent Days, the tour will be making about 11 stops, beginning in her home state in George, Washington and wrapping up with a […]
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 […]