Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood and Little Big Town took home trophies at the People’s Choice Awards last night (Jan. 18). Blake became the first country artist ever to win the People’s Choice Award in the all-genre Favorite Album category, where his 2016 album, If I’m Honest, knocked off Rihanna’s Anti, Ariana Grande’s Dangerous Woman, Beyoncé’s…… MORE
The Recording Academy rolled out its first wave of performers for the 2017 Grammys with a TV spot that aired Saturday night (Jan. 14) during the NFL playoffs. Good news for country music fans: Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban will take the stage, along with Metallica, The Weeknd and John Legend. More performers will be…… MORE
Carrie Underwood picked up the milestone 25th No. 1 single of her career with “Dirty Laundry,” which ascended to the top of the Mediabase chart this week. The tune, which was written by Zach Crowell, Ashley Gorley and Hillary Lindsey, is the fourth single from Carrie’s 2015 platinum-selling album, Storyteller. Previous Storyteller singles “Smoke Break,”…… MORE
According to Billboard and Nielsen Music, 2016 country albums sales were down 11 percent from 2015. Interestingly enough, the top-selling album of 2016—Chris Stapleton’s Traveller—was released in 2015, and so were two other albums in the Top 10: Thomas Rhett’s Tangled Up and Carrie Underwood’s Storyteller. Sam Hunt’s Montevallo was released in 2014. With sales…… MORE
It may have been a night to celebrate film and television, but country music was still represented at the 74th annual Golden Globes last night (Jan. 9) as Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban were in the house. Carrie was dressed in a pink form-fitting Iris Serban gown with rose-shaped ruffles on the upper portion of…… MORE
Which country artists and bands are bringing home the bacon and frying it too? Not surprisingly, Garth Brooks, who is the best-selling solo artist in the history of recorded music. The reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year tops our list of the 20 best-selling acts in country music history as reported by the Recording Industry…… MORE
The 74th annual Golden Globes will kick off Hollywood’s award season on Sunday, Jan. 8, with host Jimmy Fallon at the helm for the first time and an all-star cast of presenters that includes Ben Affleck, Jessica Chastain, Steve Carell, Matt Damon and Reese Witherspoon. On the country news front, word on the street is…… MORE
Pop superstar George Michael, 53, died unexpectedly on Christmas Day at his home in Goring in Oxfordshire, England, from suspected heart failure. As a member of the duo Wham! and as a solo artist, George sold tens of millions of albums and influenced a bevy of artists across all genres. Carrie Underwood shared a post…… MORE
On Saturday, Dec. 17, Carrie Underwood capped her nine-date co-headlining tour of New Zealand and Australia as a part of Keith Urban’s Ripcord World Tour. Carrie’s Oceania gig started on Dec. 3 in Wellington, New Zealand, and included Australian stops in Adelaide, Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney and Brisbane. Carrie posted a recap video of her time…… MORE
Carrie Underwood was brought to tears by an article penned by her husband, Mike Fisher, on The Players’ Tribune, an online entity that provides first-person accounts from athletes. Mike, who plays center and is the captain for the NHL’s Nashville Predators, crafted a story about being traded from the Ottawa Senators to the Predators in…… MORE
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