Thomas Rhett announced his Very Hot Summer Tour will hit the road in 2019. The 39-date tour will kick off on May 17 in Spokane, Washington, making stops in Dallas, Atlanta, Chicago, New York, Nashville and more. Dustin Lynch, Russell Dickerson and Rhett’s father, Rhett Akins, will serve as support. Tickets go on sale on November 30 at 10
Kane Brown has become one of the only country artists in 2018 to have an album debut at No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart, joining fellow country stars Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood Bronw’s sophomore album, Experiment, reached No. 1 on both the Billboard 200 and Billboard Top Country Albums charts this week, and additionally
Jimmie Allen’s first-ever No. 1 single, “Best Shot,” has made it to the top spot on the Billboard Country Airplay chart — making Allen the first black artist to launch a country career with a No. 1 song. Allen joins Darius Rucker as the only two black country singers to have debut country tracks hit No. 1 on the
Dolly Parton’s iconic 1973 hit “Jolene” gets stripped down for a new “strings-only” version of the song, which will be included on the soundtrack of the upcoming Netflix film Dumplin’. Also on the soundtrack will be an update of the singer’s first big hit, 1967’s “Dumb Blonde,” in which she’ll be
The 86th annual lighting of New York City’s famous tree in Rockefeller Center will be celebrated Nov. 28 (and aired by NBC at 8PM). The special will feature a star-studded roster of musical performers, with country music represented by Brett Eldredge, Martina McBride and Kellie Pickler (who will be performing with vocal group Pentatonix).
Vince Gill has postponed several upcoming shows due to being hospitalized with a kidney stone. Gill was scheduled to perform alongside Ricky Skaggs at the 2018 CMA Awards, but was forced to cancel that appearance at the last minute after being hospitalized. Brothers Osborne guitarist John Osborne revealed on the red carpet that Gill had a kidney
Country music legend Roy Clark died Nov. 15 at the age of 85 due to complications from pneumonia at his home in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Among the many honors and achievements of Clark’s career were multiple Grammy award wins, as well as earning the CMA Entertainer of the Year honor in 1973. But perhaps what he was most well-known for was
The 2018 CMA Awards aired live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville Wednesday night, hosted for the 11th year by Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley. The evening opened with Garth Brooks dedicating the show to the 12 victims of the shootings in Thousand Oaks, California. Keith Urban was the big winner at the 52nd annual CMA Awards,
Chris Young scored the 11th No. 1 single of his career earlier this week with “Hangin’ On,” the second single from Chris’ 2017 album, Losing Sleep, to hit No. 1. Now Young has treated his fans via Twitter to a sample of a new tune, “Raised On Country,” that name-drops some of his country heroes, including George Strait and Willie
Walker Hayes will be touring in 2019 for his headlining “Dream On It” Tour, which was names after a fan-driven contest on social media. The “Dream On It” tour will kick off in Houston, Texas on Jan. 31, and the 27-date trek will make additional stops in Nashville, Atlanta, Boston, Denver, Seattle and more. Serving as
