CMT announced its 2017 Artists of the Year: Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Chris Stapleton and Keith Urban. The artists will be honored on Oct. 18 at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center in a televised special, CMT Artists of the Year. In addition to paying tribute to the honorees with live performances from other…… MORE
Vote Now! Who’s Sept. 8 Album Are You Most Excited About: Thomas Rhett, Kip Moore, Dustin Lynch or Toby Keith?
Country music fans are in for a mixed bag of melodious goodness on Friday, Sept. 8 as Dustin Lynch (Current Mood), Kip Moore (Slowheart), Thomas Rhett (Life Changes) and Toby Keith (The Bus Songs) release new albums. With four big-name country artists dropping new albums on Friday, it beckons the question: Which album will debut…… MORE
Jo Dee Messina Diagnosed With Cancer & Will Begin Treatment This Fall
Jo Dee Messina has been diagnosed with cancer and has cancelled all tour dates after Oct. 7. Jo Dee will begin treatment this fall. The news was shared via a post by “Team JDM” on Jo Dee’s website. Included in the post was a lyric video for Jo Dee’s new song, “Here,” which she penned…… MORE
Margo Price Announces New Album, “All American Made” [+ Listen to New Track, “A Little Pain”]
Margo Price ain’t resting on her laurels. After releasing her critically acclaimed debut album, Midwest Farmer’s Daughter, in March 2016, Margo surprised her fans by dropping a four-song EP, Weakness, in July 2017. Today (Sept. 6), the reigning Americana New Artist of the Year announced the Oct. 20 release of her sophomore album, All American…… MORE
Shania Twain’s New Song, “Soldier,” Featured in Upcoming Movie, “Thank You for Your Service” [Watch Trailer]
Shania Twain revealed on Instagram today (Sept. 6) that her new song, “Soldier,” will be featured in an upcoming war drama, Thank You For Your Service.” According to IMDB, Thank You For Your Service “follows a group of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq who struggle to integrate back into family and civilian life, while living…… MORE
Blake Shelton Reveals Title and Artwork of New Single, “I’ll Name the Dogs”
Earlier today (Sept. 5), it was announced that Blake Shelton would be a part of two big events in September. The first event is a celebration of the grand opening of his new Ole Red venue in Tishomingo, Okla., featuring Ronnie Milsap, RaeLynn and more on Sept. 30. The second event included Blake as one of the many musicians,…… MORE
George Strait, Blake Shelton & More to Appear on Hurricane Harvey Relief Telethon on Sept. 12
ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC will team up for a multi-network telethon to benefit those affected by Hurricane Harvey on Sept. 12. The telethon—Hand in Hand: A Benefit for Hurricane Harvey Relief—will feature appearances from Blake Shelton, George Clooney, Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé, Matt Lauer, Matthew McConaughey, Dennis Quaid, Julia Roberts, Barbra Streisand, Oprah Winfrey, Reese…… MORE
Blake Shelton’s New Venue Slated to Open Sept. 30 With Performances From Ronnie Milsap, RaeLynn, John Conlee & More
Blake Shelton and Ryman Hospitality Properties have teamed up to transform Blake’s 2001 breakout hit, “Ol’ Red,” into two new venues in Nashville and his hometown of Tishomingo, Okla. Blake will celebrate Ole Red Tishomingo’s grand opening with an Opry-style performance and block party on Sept. 30 in Tishomingo. RaeLynn, Jeannie Seely, John Conlee and…… MORE
Dustin Lynch Talks Headlining Tour, Hit Single “Small Town Boy,” New Album “Current Mood” & More
Jim Casey talks with Dustin Lynch about his current mood leading into the Sept. 8 release of his third album, Current Mood, the chart-topping success of recent singles “Seein’ Red” and “Small Town Boy,” how experience has changed his approach to songwriting and song selection, and more. Show Participants Dustin Lynch Jim Casey, NCD director of editorial Show…… MORE
CMA Musical Event of the Year Nominee “Speak to a Girl” Is All About “Respect” for Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill’s single, “Speak to a Girl,” earned a CMA Awards nomination for Musical Event of the Year when the nominations were revealed yesterday (Sept. 4). The couple’s back-and-forth duet tackles the topic of the proper way a man should speak to a woman. While the tune’s heavy subject matter resonated with…… MORE
