Luke Combs’ single, “Does to Me,” featuring Eric Church, ascended to No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart this week. With his latest No. 1 single, Luke is the first country artist in history whose first eight singles have reached No. 1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. Eric, on the other hand, scored his…… MORE
Sam Hunt has another Top 10 hit on his hands as “Hard to Forget” reached No. 10 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. The new tune, which samples Webb Pierce’s 1953 hit, “There Stands the Glass,” was co-penned by Sam, Luke Laird, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne and Ashley Gorley, as well as “There Stands the…… MORE
Kenny Chesney planned to kick off his 2020 Chillaxification Tour on April 18 in Arlington, Texas. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 11 dates on the tour—from April 18 to May 28—were scrapped. The pandemic, however, didn’t stop Kenny from dropping his 19th studio album, Here and Now, on May 1. Now, Kenny is looking forward…… MORE
Chris Lucas and Preston Brust of Locash have played their fair share of unique shows over the last 15 years, including the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, the National Christmas Tree Lighting in Washington, D.C., the infield at Talladega Superspeedway and more. But nothing compares to the duo’s wildest concert: a headlining gig during…… MORE
Country stars are trying to do their part to keep us entertained during our self-quarantines (hopefully) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s a rundown of what to expect as some of our favorite stars perform live and chat via social media. April 17 (updated throughout the day) Stephanie Quayle: 10 a.m. CT – Facebook Cam:…… MORE
Since dropping her debut album, Kerosene, in March 2005, Miranda Lambert has served as one of the de facto “voices” in country music. With a résumé that includes 34 ACM Awards, 13 CMA Awards and two Grammy Awards over the last 15 years, Miranda has built herself into one of the most celebrated artists—male or…… MORE
Sam Hunt dropped his sophomore album, Southside, on April 3. The 12-song set, which features his recent No. 1 hit, “Kinfolks,” and new single, “Hard to Forget,” follows Sam’s 2014 debut album, Montevallo, which spawned No. 1 hits “Leave the Night On,” “Take Your Time,” “House Party” and more. During the 1,985 days between the…… MORE
Unlike Jeff Bridges’ character The Dude in The Big Lebowski, Morgan Wallen loves the Eagles, man. Morgan has been turning heads with music, mullet and easygoing manner since bursting on the scene two years ago. The 26-year-old native of Sneedville, Tenn. (population 1,346) scored back-to-back No. 1 singles with “Up Down” (June 2018) and “Whiskey…… MORE
Country music legend Kenny Rogers, 81, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on March 20. In 2013, Kenny stopped by American Country Countdown to chat with host Kix Brooks about a number of topics, including early influences, friendship with Dolly Parton, having a “perfect” life, induction into the Country Music Hall of…… MORE
In January, Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney of Dan + Shay scored their seventh No. 1 single as “10,000 Hours,” which features Justin Bieber, ascended to the top spot on both the Billboard Country Airplay chart and Mediabase chart. The tune has also spend 20 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs…… MORE
TV Tonight: The first round of “The NFL Draft” Jelly Roll has been very honest about his past. He served time for drug crimes and still has a felony conviction for aggravated assault on his record. But the Tennessee Board of Parole just unanimously recommended that Jelly receive a full pardon, meaning his past crimes…
Rob Lowe dressed as the Easter Bunny for Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger’s kids . . . and made them cry. Riley Green is one of the hottest names in all of country music. When asked if he would ever try acting, Riley said, “We’ve actually kinda gone down that road a little bit. I’ve…