Blake Shelton’s Ole Red Gatlinburg will celebrate its week-long grand opening in Gatlinburg, Tenn., March 11–17. Ole Red Gatlinburg will be a multi-level, 13,500-square-foot entertainment venue with a two-story bar and restaurant, retail area, performance space, dance floor and exterior terrace. The venue will host multiple events throughout its grand-opening week, including a private concert…… MORE
MLB Pitcher Jeff Samardzija Throws Serious Shade at Jason Aldean’s “Terrible Concert”
Jason Aldean is a well-known fan of baseball, having played America’s pastime in high school. He’s also a fan of his home state Atlanta Braves. However, Jason is probably not a fan of San Francisco Giants pitcher Jeff Samardzija—at least not now. Samardzija, who throws in the high 90s, threw some serious shade at the…… MORE
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Charles Esten, Kelsea Ballerini & More Take Part in Borderline Strong Benefit Concert [Photo Gallery]
ACM Lifting Live teamed with Borderline Bar & Grill, the site of a mass shooting on Nov. 7, 2018, that left 12 patrons dead, for a benefit concert on Feb. 11 at the Thousand Oaks Civic Center in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Hosted by Charles Esten, the one-night-only concert featured Trace Adkins, Jimmie Allen, Charles Esten,…… MORE
Reba McEntire Announces New Album, “Stronger Than the Truth”
Reba McEntire announced she will release a new album, Stronger Than the Truth, on April 5. The 12-song offering follows Reba’s 2017 Grammy-winning Christian album, Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope. In addition to co-producing the project with Buddy Cannon, Reba co-penned two of the 12 tracks. Additonal songwriters include Brandy Clark, Ronnie…… MORE
Scotty McCreery Scores 2nd No. 1 Single With “This Is It”
Scotty McCreery is on a roll. The North Carolina native scored his second consecutive No. 1 single with “This Is It,” which topped both the Billboard Country Airplay chart and Mediabase chart this week. “This Is It,” which Scotty co-penned with Frank Rogers and Aaron Eshuis about his then-fiancée Gabi Dugal, is featured on Scotty’s…… MORE
Listen to George Strait’s Boot-Scootin’ New Single, “Every Little Honky Tonk Bar”
On Feb. 11, George Strait released the first single, “Every Little Honky Tonk Bar,” from his upcoming 30th studio album, Honky Tonk Time Machine, which will drop on March 29. The new album features 13 songs, including 12 originals and a cover of Johnny Paycheck’s “Old Violin.” George co-wrote eight of the tracks, including the…… MORE
Dierks Bentley Extends “Burning Man Tour” With More Than 30 Summer Dates
After kicking off his Burning Man Tour in January, with dates scheduled through March, Dierks Bentley announced he will extend his tour into the summer with more than 30 new dates. The second leg of Dierk’s tour will kick off on May 30 in Cincinnati, with additional stops in St. Louis, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago and…… MORE
Kacey Musgraves Wins Four Grammys, Including All-Genre Album of the Year [+Watch Her New Video for “Rainbow”]
Kacey Musgraves owned the Grammy Awards on Feb. 10. The Texas native hauled in four trophies, performed her new single, “Rainbow,” and took part in the tribute to Dolly Parton. Kacey won the all-genre Album of the Year with her critically acclaimed 2018 album, Golden Hour, which was also named Best Country Album. In addition,…… MORE
Photo Gallery: Grammy Awards Red Carpet, Including Dolly, Kacey, Maren, Kelsea, Little Big Town, Florida Georgia Line, Chris Stapleton & More
Before the trophies were handed out at the 2019 Grammy Awards on Feb. 10, a number of stars walked the red carpet, including a country contingent of Dolly Parton, Maren Morris, Kacey Musgraves, Little Big Town, Kane Brown, Florida Georgia Line, Chris Stapleton, Margo Price and more. Check out our red carpet photo gallery, courtesy…… MORE
2019 Grammys: The Winners List
Album Of The Year Award to Artist(s) and to Featured Artist(s), Songwriter(s) of new material, Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s), Mixer(s) and Mastering Engineer(s) credited with at least 33% playing time of the album, if other than Artist. INVASION OF PRIVACY Cardi B Leslie Brathwaite & Evan LaRay, engineers/mixers; Belcalis Almanzar & Jorden Thorpe, songwriters; Colin Leonard,…… MORE
