The Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) has announced that Garth Brooks will be the next recipient of the Kris Kristofferson Lifetime Achievement Award. He will be honored at the annual Nashville Songwriter Awards ceremony, to be held on September 20 at the Ryman Auditorium. The Kris Kristofferson Lifetime Achievement Award is bestowed to an individual…… Read More
Shania Twain and Brad Paisley are among 12 nominees for the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2022. Since the release of her debut album 1993, Twain has placed 22 self-penned Top 20 songs on the Billboard charts. Twain was named NSAI’s 1998 Songwriter/Artist of the Year as well as BMI’s 1999 Country Songwriter of…… Read More
Country singer Ashley McBryde is taking “a few weeks” off from touring due to personal reasons. “Thank you all for the well wishes. For personal reasons, Ashley will not be performing for a few weeks,” her team announced on social media. “We will share more details regarding when she will be back on the road…… Read More
Country music duo Maddie & Tae recently dropped a new single, “Every Night Every Morning.” The song was written by Maddie & Tae along with Jonathan Singleton and Brock Berryhill, while the track was produced by Derek Wells and Jimmy Robbins. “Every Night Every Morning” is the first look at Maddie & Tae’s upcoming project…… Read More
Kip Moore recently dropped a new rock-influenced country song, “Fire on Wheels,” his first song of the year. The song, which is his first original release since “Good Life” dropped in 2021, was co-written and co-produced by Moore and The Cadillac Three’s Jaren Johnston. “I’m talkin’ Alabama, New Orleans to Mississippi Chicago, where the girls…… Read More
Brantley Gilbert and Jelly Roll have teamed up for a new duet, “Son Of The Dirty South.” “My new song #SonOfTheDirtySouth featuring @jellyroll615 is OUT NOW. Couldn’t wait to release this one..” Gilbert announced on Instagram. “Y’all are gonna want to crank it #BGNation. Thanks to my man Jelly for blowing this one out of…… Read More
Taylor Swift recently released “Carolina”, the original song she penned for the Where the Crawdads Sing film soundtrack. “Into the mist, into the clouds / No, you didn’t see me here,” croons Swift. “They’ll make a fest, I’ll make it count / Carolina knows.” Swift wrote on social media, “About a year & half ago…… Read More
Kris Kristofferson is set to release a brand new collection of previously unreleased live recordings, titled Live At Gilley’s. Kris Kristofferson Live at Gilley’s – Pasadena, TX: September 15th, 1981 is set to drop on September 2 via New West Records . The live album includes 15 previously unreleased recordings from the final night of…… Read More
Jimmy Allen and Lindsay Ell recently released a music video for “Tequila Talkin’,” their collaboration from Allen’s Bettie James Gold Edition project, which arrived last year. The energetic video, which also features Teamwork, begins with Ell picking up a ringing payphone and saying, “Hello?” after which he and Allen start singing. “Please ignore me /…… Read More
Kacey Musgraves recently shared her cover of “Can’t Help Falling In Love” from the soundtrack to Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Presley biopic, Elvis. The biopic, which explores the relationship between the late rock icon and his manager Colonel Tom Parker, was released in the U.S. on Friday June 24. The film stars Austin Butler in the…… Read More
