COUNTRY HISTORY

On this day in 2015, Carrie Underwood received five CMT Music Award nominations, maker her the top finalists of the awards. Earlier this week Underwood received three nominations for the 2016 CMT Music Awards.

On this day in 1955, Kix Brooks was born. After working on pipelines in Alaska and attending college, his father urged him to pursue his dream of country music. Kix moved to Nashville in the…

On this day in 2006, Rascal Flatts' album Me and My Gang was certified Double Platinum less than a month after its release. The album produced three number-one singles, "My Wish", "The Stand", and "What…

On this day in 1995, Garth Brooks was presented with the Jim Reeves Award by the ACM for "Bringing Country Music to a worldwide audience." Garth was entering 1995 after his album Pieces went number…

On this day in 2015, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill attended the Premiere of McGraw's latest movie "Tomorrowland" in Anaheim, California, along with George Clooney. The movie received mixed reviews and wound up costing Disney between…

On this day in 2002, Merle Haggard won a court order to stop an Ebay auction of a tape of unreleased music allegedly stolen off Merle's tour bus.

On this day in 2015, Mercury released Chris Stapleton's debut solo album, Traveller. The project has now won Album of the Year at the CMA's, ACMS and the Grammys.  

On this day in 2004, Kenny Chesney learned that he had sold four million copies of his album No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problem. The album produced five chart singles on the Billboard Country Music…

On this day in 2011, Shania Twain's autobiography, From This Moment On, hit stores. The book tells her story from her childhood growing up in Canada to the sudden death of her parents and her…

On this day in 1985, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson's album The Highway Man was released. The album was released after their collective single "Highway Man" went number one. "Highway Man" was…