Alan Jackson has launched a five-day initiative to aid the Hurricane Harvey Recovery Fund. Beginning today (Aug. 31) and running through Sept. 4, Alan’s downtown Nashville honky-tonk and restaurant, AJ’s Good Time Bar, will donate $1 for every item sold to the Hurricane Harvey Recovery Fund administered through The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. “I’ve…… MORE
Dwight Yoakam performed a special concert for SiriusXM last night (Aug. 30) at the Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett, N.Y. The hip-shaking country music superstar treated listeners to signature songs from his 30-plus-year career, including “Please, Please Baby,” as well a few covers from his vast repertoire, including “Little Queenie,” which Chuck Berry recorded in 1959,…… MORE
A couple of days ago, Texas native Miranda Lambert mobilized her MuttNation Foundation in support of Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. MuttNation vans and RVs headed to Houston to help transport area shelter animals to make room for animals displaced by Hurricane Harvey and provide any additional support. According to two recent Instagram posts, Miranda and…… 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: Zac Brown celebrates is own brand of wine. Lady Antebellum shares a photo from Denver. Terri Clark invites a superfan on to the stage. Martina McBride…… MORE
Following in the footprints of country stars like Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, Dolly Parton, Randy Travis and more, Little Big Town will inducted into the Music City Walk of Fame on Sept. 14 at 1 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. The Music City Walk of Fame—created in 2006—is a tribute…… MORE
Thomas Rhett and wife Lauren have had a busy summer, to put it mildly. Their family has doubled in size in three months. The couple adopted daughter Willa Gray, 21 months, from Uganda in May, and Lauren gave birth to daughter Ada James on Aug. 12. On top of that, TR will release his appropriately…… MORE
The bromance between Florida Georgia Line and the Backstreet Boys will continue on an episode of CMT Crossroads tonight (Aug. 30) at 10 p.m. ET. FGL’s Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard and BSB’s Nick Carter, Kevin Richardson, Brian Littrell, Howie D and AJ McLean will take the CMT Crossroads stage for an hour-long show to…… MORE
Chris Young was surprised during his Grand Ole Opry performance Tuesday night (Aug. 29) by Vince Gill with an invitation to become an official Opry member. The invite came prior to Chris’ performance of his chart-topping single, “Sober Saturday Night,” which features Vince. Chris’ formal induction will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 17, just days…… 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: Shania Twain performs at the US Open. Blake Shelton is baffled by his weird pets. Cassadee Pope celebrates her birthday with musical friends. Jake Owen celebrates his birthday…… MORE
North Carolina native Luke Combs dug deep into his pockets today to help his compatriots in Texas. In the wake of Hurricane Harvey’s devastation in southeast Texas, Luke announced on Twitter that he is donating $10,000 to Samaritans Purse, a non-denominational evangelical Christian organization that “provides spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the…… MORE
