In the last seven months, Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney of Dan + Shay have won a Grammy Award, Billboard Music Award and three ACM Awards (Dan scored two additional ACM Awards for writing/producing). They also notched a four-week No. 1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart with “Speechless,” which marked their 5th career No.…… MORE
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Brett Young is releasing a new video series, Acoustic Sessions, that features stripped-down performances of songs from his recent sophomore album, Ticket to L.A. The first installment teams Brett with Lady Antebellum’s Charles Kelley for a performance of “Here Tonight,” which the tandem co-penned with Ben Caver and Justin Ebach. The tune reached No. 1…… MORE
After six studio albums and one Christmas album with Capitol Records Nashville, Lady Antebellum signed a new record contract with Big Machine Label Group, which is home to Taylor Swift, Florida Georgia Line, Thomas Rhett, Reba McEntire, Sugarland, Midland and more. Under Capitol’s guidance, Lady A scored nine No. 1 singles and five No. 1…… MORE
Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott, Dave Haywood and Charles Kelley dropped their self-titled debut album in 2008. Since that time, the trio has released six additional albums, headlined multiple tours and won numerous Grammys, CMA Awards, ACM Awards and more. That’s Lady A’s work life in a nutshell. As far as the family lives of Hillary,…… MORE
Proud papas Darius Rucker, Keith Urban, Charles Kelley and Luke Bryan reflected on being dads in honor of Father’s Day on June 17. Darius Rucker: daughters Caroline and Dani, son Jack “I think if you asked my kids what kind of dad I was they would probably say . . . Dani would say that…… MORE
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Darius Rucker is hoping his hot streak continues with the release of his new single, “Straight to Hell.” The tune follows back-to-back No. 1 singles, “If I Told You” and “For the First Time,” from his 2017 album, When Was the Last Time. Darius enlisted the help of a few of his A-list friends—Luke Bryan,…… MORE
For a cover of Drivin’ N’ Cryin’s “Straight to Hell” on his 2017 album, When Was the Last Time, Darius Rucker enlisted the help of a few of his A-list friends—Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean and Lady Antebellum’s Charles Kelley—to provide vocals on the tune. “‘Straight to Hell’ was huge in my day—when it was played…… MORE
Lady Antebellum took their You Look Good World Tour to Europe on Oct. 1–10 for shows in Amsterdam, Manchester, Dublin, Glasgow, Birmingham and London. After learning of Tom Petty’s death on Oct. 2, Lady A worked a cover of Petty’s “Learning to Fly” into their shows in Manchester on Oct. 4 and Dublin on Oct.…… MORE
Darius Rucker will drop his fifth country album, When Was the Last Time, on Oct. 20. The 12-song offering already boasts a No. 1 hit, as lead single, “If I Told You,” reached the top of the Billboard Country Airplay chart in June. The album’s follow-up single, “For the First Time,” is No. 45 on…… MORE
If you don’t have time to comb through social media all day, here’s what you’ve been missing over the last 24 hours or so in the country music world: Darius Rucker makes big eye contact with a tiny dog Sam Hunt & Co. go fly fishing and motor-boating Charles Kelley’s son cheers on Kelsea Ballerini’s Good…… MORE
Toby Keith left us 10 months ago. But his music keeps on keepin’ on in a big way. He just went GOLD and PLATINUM again. His whole catalog has seen a boost since he passed away from cancer in February at the age of 62. The RIAA honored him this week with four more certifications,…
While 2024 certainly had its moments of inspiration and incredible country music . . . we also lost more than a few country superstars. Here are some members of the country music family that passed away this year: 1. Toby Keith. July 8th, 1961 to February 5th, 2024 2. Kris Kristofferson. June 22nd, 1936 to…