COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS

As we draw closer to the 2024 "CMT Music Awards." the evening is beginning to take shape. Kelsea Ballerini will once again be hosting the festivities, which will take place Sunday, April 7. Yesterday, the first round…

The Country Music Hall Of Fame has announced their 2024 inductees. Along with long-time Nashville musician James Burton being inducted in "Recording and/or Touring Musician" category, two country performers also got the call: 80s and 90s superstar John Anderson,…

Eric Church didn't start wearing sunglasses onstage to make a fashion statement.  Quote, "I wear contacts and my eyes don't do real well with lubrication, but we would play all these bars and clubs . .…

Luke Combs - who maintains that he usually stays quiet on social media in regards to his opinions on sports - jumped on X to bemoan the way his beloved Carolina Panthers were doing business in…

The 2024 CMT Music Awards nominees have been announced. This year they're spreading the wealth when it comes to nominations, with five different artists tying for most nominations with three each:  Cody Johnson, Jelly Roll, Kelsea Ballerini, Lainey Wilson and Megan…

Eric Church's "Chief's" is no longer opening "sometime this year." Yesterday the country star announced not only the date of the grand opening, but also his plans to play there. The grand opening for the…

Jimmy Buffett made almost as many friends as he did fans over his more than half a century playing music. Many of those friends - and fans - are expected to turn up for a tribute…

You've probably heard someone cover a song, and thought, "They just can't do it justice."  But have you ever heard a singer live, who struggled to perform THEIR OWN SONG?  Carrie Underwood has. Carrie told "Rolling Stone" that she…

Jelly Roll's star continues to rise, and his career arc seems to have no peak in sight. Wednesday night JR played the prestigious Houston Rodeo, and in doing so, he set a personal career milestone.…

Shania Twain got her own Barbie in honor of International Women's Day, and she celebrated by copying Ryan Gosling's classic line from the movie.  (Here's the original.) In an Instagram post she said, quote, "All I've wanted to do my whole life is…