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Watch George Strait Sing “Great Balls of Fire” at Jerry Lee Lewis Tribute + Clips From Chris Stapleton, Toby Keith, Kris Kristofferson & More
Innovative online music series Skyville Live paid tribute to Jerry Lee Lewis last night (Aug. 24) with performances from George Strait, Toby Keith, Lee Ann Womack, Chris Stapleton, Kris Kristofferson and Waylon Payne. The ivory-tickling Jerry Lee, whose career spans more than 60 years, is responsible for classic tunes such as “Great Balls of Fire,”…… MORE
Exclusive Premiere: Watch the Grand Ole Opry’s Debut Episode of “Opry Icons” With Vince Gill
The Grand Ole Opry’s brand-new digital series—Opry Icons—gives fans an in-depth look into the lives and times of iconic Opry members who have helped sustain the Nashville institution for 90-plus years. The new series includes performance highlights and intimate backstage interviews with legendary country singers and their friends—and no one has more friends than Vince…… MORE
Lee Brice’s “Redneck” Family to Face Off Against Jerrod Niemann’s “Genius” Family on Sunday’s “Celebrity Family Feud”
The families of longtime buddies Lee Brice and Jerrod Niemann will face off during an episode of ABC’s Celebrity Family Feud that airs on Sunday, Aug. 27, at 8 p.m. ET. Lee and Jerrod will be vying for $25,000 for their favorite charities on the popular game show that’s hosted by Steve Harvey. Lee will…… MORE
Big & Rich Fill In for Kix Brooks on This Weekend’s “American Country Countdown”
Big & Rich will release their upcoming album, Did It For The Party, on Sept. 15, but you don’t have to wait until then to party with the duo. Big & Rich’s Big Kenny Alphin and John Rich will co-host this weekend’s American Country Countdown, while regular host Kix Brooks gets a little R&R in…… MORE
Canaan Smith Hospitalized After Illness But “Feeling Much Better” Today
Canaan Smith was taken to the hospital yesterday (Aug. 23) in Pennsylvania after experiencing dehydration and stomach pain, but he is “feeling much better” today (Aug. 24), his 35th birthday. Canaan posted a series of photos on Instagram, inducing a couple of pics of him on a Ambulance gurney, with the caption: “Where do I…… MORE
Social Media Roundup: RaeLynn’s Ticket to Ride, Kacey Musgraves’ Puppy Love, Chris Janson’s Wow Factor & More
If you don’t have time to comb through social media all day, here’s what you’ve been missing over the last 24 hours or so in the country music world: RaeLynn falls a hair short. Chris Janson impresses Little Big Town. Mo Pitney rocks at skipping rocks. Kacey Musgraves misses her dog. Frankie Ballard loses a little…… MORE
Miranda Lambert Teams Up With Nonprofits to Build Pet Adoption Center in Her Hometown of Lindale, Texas
Miranda Lambert’s MuttNation Foundation has partnered with Rescue Rebuild—an organization that works to rebuild, repair, and renovate animal shelters—to construct an adoption center and two dog parks in her hometown of Lindale, Texas. The two organizations are raising funds to complete renovations to an older building donated by the City of Lindale. The new facility…… MORE
Watch Zac Brown Get Back to His Hometown “Roots” in New Video
Zac Brown Band released a live-performance video for their new single, “Roots,” which is currently No. 53 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart after one week. The new clip features footage from ZBB’s hometown shows at Verizon Ampitheatre in Alpharetta, Ga., in May. “This is in memory of every dive bar that I played in this…… MORE
Chris Young Set to Release New Album, “Losing Sleep,” on Oct. 20
Chris Young announced that he will release his upcoming seventh studio album, Losing Sleep, on Oct. 20. Losing Sleep follows Chris’ 2016 holiday album, It Must Be Christmas, and his 2015 Billboard No. 1 album, I’m Comin’ Over, which spawned three No. 1 hits, including the title track, “Think of You” and “Sober Saturday Night.”…… MORE
