Dierks Bentley opened his fourth Whiskey Row location on Nashville’s Lower Broadway in 2018. However in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency, all bars and restaurants have been ordered closed in the area. The three-floor Whiskey Row Nashville employs 90 hourly employees, which Dierks is compensating to the tune of $1,000 each.
Kane Brown’s “Homesick” is No. 1 on both the Billboard Country Airplay chart and Mediabase chart for the second consecutive week. Penned by Kane, Brock Berryhill, Matthew McGinn and Taylor Phillips, “Homesick” is Kane’s fifth consecutive No. 1 single. It is featured on Kane’s 2018 album, Experiment. Homesick follows Kane’s
Miranda Lambert’s Muttnation Foundation raised over $80,000 for Nashville’s shelter pets after the deadly tornados that ripped through the city. Miranda posted to Instagram, “I always say country music fans are the best, and this is why…. Y’all helped us raise over $80,000 for animals impacted by the tornado in Tennessee. That went
Just over a month after announcing an extension of her 2020 Let’s Go! residency in Las Vegas, Shania Twain is postponing all March shows due to coronavirus concerns. The country superstar made the announcement via Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, urging fans to hold onto their tickets and promising that her residency shows will be
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum closed its doors for the rest of the month, out of “an abundance of caution” relating to COVID-19. The museum, as well as its neighboring facilities Hatch Show Print and the CMA Theater, and tours of RCA Studio B on Music Row, will remain closed through March 31. Museum CEO Kyle Young
Chris Young has dropped a piano-driven version of his Top 40 single, Drowning. Drowning was partly inspired by the death of Chris’ close friend, Adam Carnes. Said Chris: “I actually wrote this song with two of my really good friends, Corey Crowder and Josh Hoge. All of us were writing to that hook, which Corey actually brought in that
Luke Bryan has dropped the video for his new song, “One Margarita.” The video was filmed during Luke’s sixth Crash My Playa event in Riviera Cancun, Mexico, in November 2019. The new tune will be featured on Luke’s upcoming seventh studio album, Born Here, Live Here, Die Here, which will be released on April 24. “One Margarita”
Reba McEntire’s mother, Jacqueline McEntire, died Saturday, March, 14 2020 after a battle with cancer. She was 93 years old. The country music icon shared a touching tribute to her mother on social media: “Our Mother, Jacqueline McEntire, made that wonderful cross over into Heaven today,” the country singer wrote. “She had a wonderful,
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo has shut down 11 days ahead of its March 22 finale, due to concerns over the spread of the coronavirus. The Rodeo released a statement via its official Instagram page: “In the interest of public health, the City of Houston and the Houston Health Department have ordered the Houston Livestock Show and
The Dixie Chicks — consisting of Natalie Maines, Emily Robison and Martie Maguire — dropped their first single in 13 years with the release of “Gaslighter” on March 4, and now it’s debuted at No. 36 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. This marks the highest debut on the chart for the Dixie Chicks since their
