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Brett Eldredge and Shay Mooney Have Been Gaming Together During Quarantine

Like a lot of us who have been spending evenings over the past year staring longingly out of our windows, Dan & Shay’s Shay Mooney and solo country star Brett Eldredge have been firing up their favorite gaming consoles for online, person-to-person play. In the first COVID quarter of 2020, online gaming play increased 46%... Read more »
CMT Aired Its First Music Video 38 Years Ago Today

It was 38 years ago today (March 5, 1983) that CMT aired its first country music video. Two years earlier, MTV had launched on Aug. 1, 1981 with the Buggles’ “Video Killed The Radio Star,” ushering in a new way of promoting pop music and launching an era of dynamic, photogenic music stars such as... Read more »
Garth Brooks, Tim McGraw And Tracy Lawrence Were Once Bridesmen in the Same Wedding

Yep, you read that right. Nineties country superstars Garth Brooks, Tracy Lawrence, and Tim McGraw have six dozen number-one singles. Any time that type of star power joins forces, one can expect “sticks and stones” to not stop someone from “[showing] up in boots to ruin your black-tie affair, just to see you smile.” Puns... Read more »
Old Dominion, Lee Brice to Join 2ndAveStrong Relief Benefit for Restoration After Christmas Day Bombing

On Friday, March 26, an all-star roster of local politicians and country music favorites will partner for a two-hour musical event. The 2ndAveStrong benefit will be live-streamed from 7-9pm CT via NewsChannel 5, the Wildhorse Saloon, Grand Ole Opry, and Metro Historical Commission Foundation’s websites and social media channels. It will help support immediate and... Read more »
PREMIERE: Olivia Faye Revels in the Feeling of First Love in “Save My Number” Video

Embedded from www.youtube.com. Kentucky native Olivia Faye followed her dreams to Nashville at just 19 to pursue work as a singer and songwriter, and opened shows for Alabama and Phil Vassar along the way. In her new song, “Save My Number,” Faye revels in the feeling of love at first sight, in a track she... Read more »
Reba McEntire to Star in and Produce Two Movies for Lifetime

The multi-talented Reba McEntire is adding more roles to her acting resume, with the news that she is set to star in and produce two movies for Lifetime, according to deadline.com. The first project, Christmas In Tune, is part of Lifetime Network’s holiday lineup and will include an original holiday song from the multi-talented McEntire.... Read more »
Dierks Bentley’s Back in the Studio Preparing for His Tenth Album Release

Posting a photo to Instagram backed by a studio filled with equipment and instruments is how Dierks Bentley announced he had returned to Nashville, intent on putting the finishing touches on his first album in three years and tenth overall. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dierks Bentley (@dierksbentley) “Back in the... Read more »
Premiere: Ashley McBryde’s “Martha Divine” Is Still Powerful, “Live From A Distance”

Embedded from www.youtube.com. Friday, May 28 marks the release of Ashley McBryde’s six-song EP Never Will: Live From A Distance Taking six of the stronger performance tracks from her April 2020-released album nominated for both the Grammy Award for Best Country Album and the Country Music Association Award for Album of the Year, the EP... Read more »
Sam Williams Releases Beechwood Hall Session Live Video of “Can’t Fool Your Own Blood”

A special, “Beechwood Hall Session” take of January-released “Can’t Fool Your Own Blood” is the latest from Sam Williams, the grandson of the legendary Hank Williams Sr. Recorded in Hank Sr.’s farmhouse in Franklin, TN, it’s a stripped back performance highlighting what Rolling Stone referred to as “a haunting performance worthy of his surname.” Embedded... Read more »
Thomas Rhett Is Set to Release ‘Country Again’ Double Album

The pandemic may have halted touring plans for musicians of all stripes, but it has also given ample time for songwriting and recording. Thomas Rhett is the latest country artist to announce plans for a double album, with the first half of the project, Country Again: Side A, to release April 30. The second half... Read more »