The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum has announced that country music icon Reba McEntire will be honored at the 63rd annual Western Heritage Awards ceremony on April 13 with the Lifetime Achievement Award. The Country Music Hall of Fame and Hollywood Bowl member is set to return as a coach on Season 25 of…… Read More
Taylor Swift has donated $100,000 to the family of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade shooting victim. One person was killed and 22 others injured in indiscriminate shooting at the rally in Kansas City last Wednesday. Many of them are critically injured, according to reports. Tens of thousands of revelers had rallied near Union…… Read More
Lainey Wilson recently released a new single, “Country’s Cool Again.” The release is Wilson’s first since her 2022 album, Bell Bottom Country. Wilson wrote “Country’s Cool Again” with frequent collaborators Trannie Anderson and Dallas Wilson, and her band leader, guitarist Aslan Freeman. The new song, which showcases Wilson’s Western roots and upbringing, highlights the revival…… Read More
Country superstar Morgan Wallen has announced plans to open a one-of-a-kind six-story bar, restaurant and music venue, called This Bar and Tennessee Kitchen in Nashville. Wallen has partnered with Broadway owner and operator TC Restaurant Group for this project. TC Restaurant Group has also worked on other artist-curated venues, including FGL House, Jason Aldean’s Kitchen…… Read More
Maren Morris recently shared a reimagined cover of Billy Idol’s iconic hit “Dancing With Myself.” Marking Singles Awareness Day, the new cover was released on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Spotify and other streaming services in partnership with Visible Wireless. “I am so excited to partner with a company like Visible who prioritizes self-empowerment and independence for…… Read More
Country music sensation Darius Rucker will share his life story in his upcoming memoir, “Life’s Too Short.” The memoir from the three-time Grammy Award-winning, multi-Diamond-selling lead singer of Hootie & the Blowfish, will be released on May 28 via Dey Street Books. Copies are available to pre-order at https://dariusrucker.lnk.to/LifesTooShort. Multiple decades into his illustrious career,…… Read More
Just fewer than 1 in 5 Americans believe that Taylor Swift is part of a covert effort to help President Joe Biden win the 2024 presidential election, according to a new Monmouth University poll. At the same time, the poll also finds that most Americans are supportive of efforts by Swift to encourage her fans…… Read More
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss have announced a new round of dates for their North American tour for this summer in support of their joint album Raise the Roof. The “Can’t Let Go Tour 2024” kicks off on June 2 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and wraps up on September 1 in Vail, Colorado. JD McPherson, who…… Read More
Country icon Toby Keith made history on Billboard charts after he became the first artist to claim nine spots in the top 10 of the Country Digital Song Sales chart. According to Billboard, Keith broke the record of seven top 10s on the chart previously held by Kenny Rogers (April 4, 2020-dated, following his death)…… Read More
Trisha Yearwood will celebrate her 25th Anniversary as a Grand Ole Opry member on March 13. The special 25th Anniversary celebration will feature the country music icon collaborating with an all-female cast consisting of mentors and friends Suzy Bogguss, Terri Clark, Jeannie Seely, Pam Tillis, and more. “Being a member of the Grand Ole Opry…… Read More
