The Academy of Country Music announced that Alan Jackson and Chris Stapleton will perform at the 11th annual ACM Honors ceremony on Aug. 23. Alan and Chris will join previously announced performers George Strait, Kelsea Ballerini, Vince Gill, Toby Keith, Little Big Town, Maren Morris, Brad Paisley, Thomas Rhett and Hillary Scott. In addition, award…… MORE
Dustin Lynch stopped by the Nash campus on Aug. 14 to talk with morning show Ty, Kelly & Chuck about his upcoming third studio album, Current Mood, which is slated to drop on Sept. 8. The 13-track offering features Dustin’s recent No. 1 single, “Seein’ Red,” as well as his current No. 5 single, “Small…… MORE
The bromance between Florida Georgia Line and the Backstreet Boys will continue on an upcoming episode of CMT Crossroads on August 30 at 10 p.m. ET. After FGL and BSB joined forces to record No. 1 hit, “God, Your Mama, and Me,” in 2016, the two boy bands embarked on 2017’s Smooth Tour for select…… MORE
On behalf of the Johnny Cash family, daughter Rosanne Cash released a passionate statement on Facebook yesterday (Aug. 16) denouncing the association of her father to neo-Nazism after a video surfaced that depicted a “self-proclaimed neo-Nazi” wearing a Johnny Cash t-shirt in Charlottesville, Va. “We were alerted to a video of a young man in…… MORE
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) held its final Rooftop on the Row summer concert on Aug. 15 in Nashville with a headlining performance from duo Walker McGuire (Jordan Walker and Johnny McGuire). The concert series was created in partnership with George Dickel Tennessee Whisky, as well as sponsors NASH FM, Yeti Coolers, Texas Roadhouse and Topo…… MORE
In addition to performing her new single, “Swingin’ With My Eyes Closed,” Shania Twain shared some big news during her appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night (Aug. 16)—a new tour. Shania will launch her Shania Now Tour in May 2018, with more than 40 dates, including stops in Nashville, New Orleans,…… 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: Brett Eldredge celebrates with Edgar. Dierks Bentley suits up. Shay Mooney channels his inner Happy Gilmore. Walker McGuire synchronizes their moves. LOCASH gets silly at a…… MORE
Luke Combs hit the top of the charts with his debut single, “Hurricane,” and now he’s hoping his second weather-related single, “When It Rains It Pours,” will do the same. Written by Luke, Ray Fulcher and Jordan Walker, the fun-loving single is currently No. 20 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart after nine weeks. Yesterday (Aug.…… MORE
Shania Twain will make her silver screen debut in a major role opposite John Travolta, Michael Madsen and Kevin Dunn in a new dirt-track racing movie, Trading Paint, according to Variety. In the upcoming flick, which began principal photography this week in Alabama and is directed by Karzan Kader, Travolta portrays a down-and-out dirt track…… MORE
More than 18 months after parting ways with Universal Music Group’s Mercury Nashville label in 2016, Scotty McCreery has signed a new record deal with Triple Tigers Records/Sony Music Entertainment. “I’m very excited to become part of the Triple Tigers/Sony Music Entertainment family,” said Scotty. “They believe in me and my music, they work hard,…… MORE
