The Academy of Country Music announced the Radio Awards nominees for the 53rd ACM Awards. Nominees include Ty, Kelly & Chuck (pictured with Blake Shelton), Country Gold With Terri Clark and more. The Radio Awards will be presented at the annual Radio Winners reception on Saturday, April 14, the day prior to the ACM Awards…… MORE
Chris Stapleton Earns Rare Album Trifecta on Billboard Chart
After winning three Grammys on Jan. 28 for Best Country Album (From A Room: Vol. 1), Best Country Song (“Broken Halo”) and Best Country Solo Performance (“Either Way”), Chris Stapleton is feeling a “Grammy Bump” on all fronts The No. 1, 2 and 3 spots on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart this week belong to…… MORE
Alan Jackson, Whisperin’ Bill Anderson, Steve Dorff & More to Be Inducted Into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
The Songwriters Hall of Fame announced its class of 2018: Alan Jackson, Bill Anderson, Steve Dorff, Kool & The Gang (Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown and James “JT” Taylor), Jermaine Dupri, John Mellencamp and Allee Willis. Three of this year’s inductees—Alan Jackson, Bill Anderson and Steve Dorff—have had a significant impact on country music.…… MORE
Watch Jon Pardi Work, Rope & Reminisce in New Video for “She Ain’t In It”
Jon Pardi dropped a new video for his single, “She Ain’t In It,” which is currently No. 33 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart after 16 weeks. Directed by Jim Wright, the video was filmed entirely in black and white on a ranch outside Thousand Oaks, Calif. “‘She Ain’t In It’ is a great country song,”…… MORE
Willie Nelson Cancels February Tour Dates Because of Flu
Willie Nelson, 84, has cancelled eight February tour dates to recover from the flu, according to a press release from his rep that was published by Variety. “He is up and about and looks as healthy as ever but his doctor has determined that his voice needs more time to recuperate to give the performances…… MORE
Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley “Got Fired” From Hosting the ACM Awards
Dierks Bentley dropped a juicy nugget of information during a Q&A session at Nashville’s Country Radio Seminar on Feb. 5: he and Luke Bryan will not be back to co-host the 2018 ACM Awards in April. According to Billboard, Dierks made the impromptu revelation after a photo of the ACM co-hosts appeared on a screen,…… MORE
Watch Keith Urban Surprise Chris Janson With an Invitation to Join the Grand Ole Opry
During Chris Janson’s sold-out show at the Ryman Auditorium on Feb. 5, Keith Urban surprised the “Buy Me a Boat” singer with an official invitation to join the Grand Ole Opry. Since making his debut in 2013, Chris has racked up close to 200 Opry performances. Keith initially joined Chris onstage to team up for…… MORE
Luke Bryan Freaks Out After Shooting a Deer [Watch, If You Want]
Luke Bryan took down a monster buck with an arrow in a new video posted on the Facebook page of Buck Commander, a TV show focused on hunting that features “Buckmen” such as Luke, Jason Aldean, Willie Robertson and more. In the new clip, Luke’s enthusiastic reaction is shown after shooting the arrow and striking…… MORE
Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott Shares First Photo of Twin Girls and Reveals Their Names
Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott shared the first photo of her twin girls in an Instagram post today (Feb. 5). Hillary also revealed the names of the twins: Betsy Mack and Emory JoAnn. Hillary and husband Chris Tyrell welcomed the twins on Jan. 29 around 2 a.m. “Our identical little ladies Betsy Mack and Emory JoAnn…… MORE
Chris Young Scores 10th Career No. 1 Song With “Losing Sleep”
Chris Young scored the 10th No. 1 single of his career as “Losing Sleep” ascended to the top of both the Billboard Country Airplay chart and Mediabase chart. “Losing Sleep,” which was co-penned by Chris, Josh Hoge and Chris DeStefanois, is the lead single and title track from Chris’ seventh studio album that was released…… MORE
