Country Music Hall of Fame member Garth Brooks will soon add another award to his crowded trophy case: the Billboard Icon Award. Garth will be presented with the award at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards, which will broadcast live from Las Vegas on April 29 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on NBC. Garth will also perform…… MORE
Keith Urban celebrated New Year’s Eve with a free performance in Nashville on Dec. 31. Before the music note dropped (yes, Nashville drops a music note—eat your heart out NYC), Keith performed a medley of hits in tribute to artists who died in 2016, including George Michael’s “Careless Whisper,” Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah,” Glenn Frey of…… MORE
Born in Kentucky. Raised in Ohio. Perfected in California. That’s the ol’ Dwight Yoakam adage. It’s no secret the Kentucky native gave Nashville a try in 1977 before becoming disinterested with the city’s pop-country proclivity. Instead, he boot-scooted across the heartland to California, where he found himself better suited to the L.A. Cowpunk scene with…… MORE
Dwight Yoakam may have perfected his sound in California, but he’s going back to his Kentucky roots for his new album. On Sept. 23, Dwight will release Swimmin’ Pools, Movie Stars, an 11-track album that will feature bluegrass versions of songs from his past catalogue, as well as a bonus track bluegrass cover of Prince’s…… MORE
Nate Bargatze just snagged his first starring role in a movie. It’s a comedy called “The Breadwinner”, which he’s also co-writing. Cody Johnson was at a recent show, and he asked the crowd, “How many of y’all watch the news?” But before they had a chance to answer, he emphatically said, “Stop watching the news!…
Legendary musician Quincy Jones has died. He was 91. He died on Sunday, Nov.3 at his home in Los Angeles, surrounded by his family. Here are the best Halloween costumes from your favorite country music stars: 1. Blake Shelton was dressed up as a turtle. (Blake SHELL-ton, get it?). And, Gwen Stefani was Snow White.…