Carrie Underwood surprised fans with a video message posted to social media, announcing that My Savior, a gospel album companion to Christmas music collection My Gift, will arrive on April 4, 2021. Said Underwood of the music she recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic: “I basically didn’t want all of that to end. I felt like my soul
Nashville was hit with tragedy on Christmas Day when an explosion rocked downtown’s 2nd Avenue, just steps away from the honky-tonks on Lower Broadway. Nashville Mayor John Cooper said that the 6:30 a.m. bombing on Dec. 25 was an attack on infrastructure. The explosion went off outside the AT&T building which led to cell service outages
Bluegrass guitarist Tony Rice has died at age 69. His former record label said on social media, “Tony Rice June 8, 1951 – December 25, 2020 We were all deeply saddened by the news of Tony Rice’s sudden passing on Christmas Day, and we offer our deepest condolences to his loved ones and his many fans. May he Rest In
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill reunited with their three daughters ahead of the Christmas holiday for a Game of Thrones themed dinner. McGraw took to social media to give fans a look, saying, “So we had a Game of Thrones-themed dinner at home with the kiddos, Merry Christmas!” In the photos, McGraw can be seen dressed up as Ned
Tori Kelly performed a two-evening run of drive-in holiday concerts at City National Grove of Anaheim’s Drive-In OC. Kelly did a duet of “Go Tell It On the Mountain” with her producer, R&B singer-songwriter Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, as well as versions of “O Come, O Come Emmanuel,” “O Come All Ye Faithful,” “Joy to the
Gary LeVox, the lead singer of Rascal Flatts, shared a video greeting and a clip of his new song “Christmas Will Be Different This Year” during a coronavirus update earlier this week from Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine. LeVox, who was born in Powell, Ohio and formed Rascal Flatts in Columbus, said in the video: “We wrote this song about all of
Luke Combs is Billboard’s 2020 Top Country Artist of the year, as well as finishing first in the male-artist category. Combs repeats as the top artist in both categories from his wins in 2019. Morgan Wallen ranked first on the Country Streaming Songs chart, with Combs second. Additionally, Wallen leaps from 7-2 in the
Singer & songwriter K.T. Oslin has passed away at age 78. Oslin was known for her number-one songs “Do Ya,” “I’ll Always Come Back,” “Hold Me,” and “Come Next Monday,: and her 1987 hit “80’s Ladies” garnered her CMA, ACM and Grammy Award wins. Oslin made history by becoming the first female songwriter
Parker McCollum’s debut single, “Pretty Heart,” has just hit No. 1 on the Billboard country airplay charts. Parker announced the news on social media, “We did it y’all! Just a kid from Conroe, TX who dreamed about playing country music now has the #1 song in the country this week!” He added, “To have this song
Brantley Gilbert hit a huge milestone and took to social media to celebrate nine years of sobriety. Along with a family photo, Gilbert wrote: “9 years drink free today, and couldn’t have done it without my family, my brothers, my road family and the #bgnation,” he captioned the image. “If y’all pop a top today drink one for ya boy.”
