COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS

Aretha Franklin, whose riveting voice made her a titan of American music, died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 76 on Thursday, her niece, Sabrina Owens confirmed.  Her death follows several years of painstakingly…

The Stress Vine is our featured Iowa country artist of the week on Friday, August 17th! Tune in for live music and see what's going on in their career!

Recent 5 time New Music Challenge champ, Kyle Mitchell was LIVE in studio this morning. Kyle talked about his upcoming show in Williamsburg, Pennsylvania.

JT has made quite a journey from the heart of Cajun country in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to his new home in Nashville, Tennessee. Although the ride took a bit of time, his rock solid work…

Currently residing in Des Moines, by way of Detroit and Cincinnati, Kevin's multiple places that he has called home has also created musical influences that are also all over the map. What comes naturally is…

Zac Edington was LIVE in-studio with Steve Shettler this morning. Edington considers his style more “country rock” than anything else. Zac is a 2004 graduate of Marshall, an eastern Illinois high school, who’s trying to…

A.C. Jones is an SSM Nashville singer/songwriter and country recording artist. She will be joining Steve in-studio on Wednesday, July 18th @11:00am! We'll get to know her and hear a few of her songs! Tune…

Klinton Kraft is a singer, songwriter and storyteller who has been heard by, and helps inspire millions of people to take one step forward and live their best story.  He will be performing live in-studio and…

Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney of duo Dan + Shay doubled up with dual No. 1s this week. The duo’s self-titled album debuted at No.1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart with more than 200,000 equivalent…

Tyler Richton and the High Bank Boys were Live in-studio today with Steve Shettler.  They covered a George Strait classic and then performed one of their own original songs off of their album.  Today was…