Wynonna Judd was forced to miss her New Year’s Eve performance due to an extreme bout of vertigo. Wynonna, one of the best-selling country artists of all time, was scheduled to share the CBS special stage with Kelsea Ballerini live from Nashville’s Bicentennial Mall Saturday night. She explained the reason for the last minute cancellation…… Read More
Blake Shelton says he would return to “The Voice” on one condition – as Gwen Stefani’s Team Mentor. Shelton’s stint at “The Voice” is coming to an end in 2023. After winning Season 22 of the music reality show with country crooner Bryce Leatherwood, he spoke to Entertainment Tonight. “Oh my god, I’d be honored…… Read More
Dolly Parton will publish a new children’s book about her god-dog and Instagram personality, Billy the Kid, next year. The book’s publisher Penguin Random House announced that “Dolly Parton’s Billy the Kid Makes It Big” will be published on April 25, 2023. Written by Parton with Erica S. Perl and illustrated by MacKenzie Haley, this…… Read More
In a new interview, George Strait has revealed plans to record a new album but did not disclose a time frame for its release. The album, which would be a follow-up to the chart-topping 2019 LP Honky Tonk Time Machine, would be album No. 31 in his four-decade-long career. “I like making records and plan…… Read More
Lainey Wilson recently released two new Spotify singles, a cover of Rick Derringer’s “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo” and a reimagined version of her original song “Middle Finger.” For the classic rock song, “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo,” Wilson adds her own signature country style to the high-energy song. “I got to bring my whole…… Read More
Shania Twain has opened up about the difficult decision to undergo surgery on her throat and the road to recovery. Twain, who has been battling Lyme’s disease, underwent throat surgery four years ago. The 57-year-old country music icon’s upcoming sixth studio album will be her first since then. Queen of Me is set to release…… Read More
Country superstar Garth Brooks paid tribute to Empress of Soul Gladys Knight at the Kennedy Center Honors, which were broadcast on CBS on Wednesday, December 28. Brooks performed “Midnight Train to Georgia.” He noted that the 1973 track was derived from a track by Jim Weatherly titled “Midnight Plane to Houston.” In the ceremony, Knight…… Read More
Country music singer-songwriter Zach Bryan recently released a new live album, titled All My Homies Hate Ticketmaster (Live From Red Rocks). The album comes at a time when music fans have started raising concerns about Ticketmaster’s contentious concert pricing practices. In a statement posted to social media, Bryan wrote, “Seems there is a massive issue…… Read More
Taylor Swift’s “Anti-Hero” has climbed to the top spot on Billboard’s Radio Songs chart, rising 2-1 on the list dated December 31. According to Luminate, “Anti-Hero” logged 79.4 million airplay audience impressions in the tracking week ended December 22, up 3% from a week earlier. The song’s rise to the top makes Swift the first…… Read More
Lady A’s Charles Kelley has made his decision to bid farewell to alcohol public through “As Far As You Could,” a new song he released on Friday (December 23). “For me, the biggest word I’ve been holding on to is gratitude, not pride,” Kelley said in a press release. “I’m grateful. I finally see the…… Read More
