George Strait, who performed at the T-Mobil Arena on Friday (August 13) and Saturday (August 14) as part of his “Strait To Vegas” series that launched in 2016, has added more dates to the residency. Strait has announced that he plans to continue the residency again this winter, playing back-to-back nights on December 3 and…… Read More
Luke Bryan announced on Monday (August 16) that he will have Dylan Scott, Whitney Duncan, the Peach Pickers and DJ Rock as special guests for his month-long Farm Tour this year. “We’re comin’ for ya #FarmTour2021! I’m excited to be heading back to the farm with @DylanScottCountry @ThePeachPickers @TheWhitneyDuncan @The_DJRock,” Bryan wrote on Instagram. Bryan’s…… Read More
Ray Charles and The Judds are among the Country Music Hall of Fame inductees this year. Reba McEntire, who was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2011, hosted a virtual announcement Monday (August 16) to announce this year’s inductees. Charles and The Judds join drummer Eddie Bayers and guitarist Pete Drake in…… Read More
R&B star Monica has revealed that she is working on a country album. The singer-songwriter, who is also set to release a new R&B album Trenches shortly, told Billboard that she has collaborated with Brandi Carlile on the project. “I grew up loving country music and my stepfather, who raised me, is a Methodist minister,…… Read More
Country singer-songwriter Billy Currington released a surprise new album, Intuition, on Friday (August 6). The record is Currington’s first full-length album since the release of his sixth studio album Summer Forever, which came out in 2015. Before the surprise release of the new album, Currington’s last effort was the “Seaside” track in July 2020. Billy…… Read More
Robert Plant has reunited with Alison Krauss for a new album, Raise the Roof, which is due November 19. The pair also dropped the lead single, a cover of the 1998 Lucinda Williams song “Can’t Let Go.” The 12-track Raise the Roof, a collection of covers like the pair’s previous album Raising Sand, was produced…… Read More
During Lady A’s performance in St. Louis on Sunday (August 8), the group’s Hillary Scott and her 8-year-old daughter, Eisele, performed Amy Grant’s “Baby Baby.” Eisele, wearing a patterned purple dress that matched Scott’s outfit, got onstage, to render Amy’s 1991 hit and hit all the powerful high notes with ease. “St. Louis, you came…… Read More
Country crooner Chris Stapleton has put his own spin on the Metallica classic “Nothing Else Matters.” The 43-year-old singer-songwriter released his cover of the song on Thursday, August 12. The song will be included in the forthcoming record, The Metallica Blacklist, a Metallica cover compilation featuring over 50 artists, being released in honor of the…… Read More
Toby Keith and Alabama are set to co-headline a Labor Day Weekend concert that will air at hundreds of drive-in movie theaters. “The Country Kickoff” is scheduled to take place on September 2. The show will also feature Michael Ray and Blanco Brown. Ray will open the show, and Brown will host. “Over the years,…… Read More
Country superstar Tim McGraw sells his truck to get over heartbreak in his new single “7500 OBO” In the latest single, McGraw can’t bear to keep his 2006 Ford F-150 as it reminds of his lost lover. McGraw sings, “Got an ’06 stick-shift, dark blue F-150 in good condition / Got 119,000 miles, only five…… Read More
