Singer Margo Price revealed she is pregnant, and she and husband Jeremy Ivey are expecting their third child in May. Price made the announcement during her show at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Nov. 20, where she opened for Jack White. “I’ve been hiding something behind my guitar,” Margo said from the stage. “We’re expecting a
Kelsea Ballerini will be the headliners for the 2019 edition of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve event on the West Coast. Ballerini will be joined by a number of other artists, including The Chainsmokers, Foster the People, Dua Lipa, Macklemore, Skylar Grey, Ella Mai and Charlie Puth. Ryan Seacrest will host the event live from New York
Jake Owen and his girlfriend, Erica Hartlein, are expecting their first child together The couple revealed the big news on ABC’s I’m Coming Home special. Owen told his family during the special, which saw his return to his hometown of Vero Beach, Florida, “This’ll throw you guys for a loop. [We] haven’t told
Chris Janson just debuted his new video for “It Is Christmas,” his first-ever Christmas song. In the video, Janson is shown at his white piano, singing about the ordinary charms of Christmas day—all the things we take for granted. Janson told CMT that he’s been urged to do a Christmas song in the past, but he resisted
Dolly Parton is being honored as “2019 MusiCares Person of the Year,” following in the footsteps of past honorees such as Paul McCartney, Natalie Cole, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Tom Petty and more. MusiCares is the charitable arm of the Recording Academy and provides a safety net of critical assistance for music people in times
Real-life couple Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton dropped a new video for “You Make It Feel Like Christmas,” the title track to Gwen’s 2017 holiday album. The holiday tune was co-penned by Blake, Gwen, Justin Tranter and busbee, also features vocals from Shelton. Check out the festive new video for “You Make It Feel Like Christmas”
CMT will air the 2018 AmericanaFest TV special on Dec. 6 at 9 p.m. ET with performances by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, John Prine, k.d. lang, Margo Price, Rosanne Cash and many more artists. 2018 AmericanaFest took over Nashville during the week of Sept. 11–16, with the Honors & Awards ceremony taking place on Sept. 12 at Nashville’s
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
