Month: January 2021

The states of Florida and Georgia are known for their oranges and peaches, respectively, and that’s almost how Florida Georgia Line got their name. As this installment of Taste of Country‘s You Think You Know Country? series reveals, the country hitmakers almost named themselves Orange Peach. “We lived together for two years in Nashville and were hanging out

Twenty-eight years ago today (Jan. 31, 1993), Garth Brooks took his turn at one of the most coveted performance slots of all time: singing the National Anthem at the Super Bowl. But according to former NFL executive director Don Weiss’ book, The Making of the Super Bowl: The Inside Story of the World’s Greatest Sporting Event,

Eleven years ago today (Jan. 31, 2010), Taylor Swift made musical history: It was on that date the then-20-year-old became the youngest country artist, and, at the time, the youngest act of any genre, to ever win Album of the Year at the Grammy Awards. Swift received the honor for her sophomore album, Fearless, which was released

Tanya Tucker‘s older brother, Don, has died. The country icon revealed her family loss in a post to social media on Friday (Jan. 29), writing that he “got his wings” on Jan. 12. According to his obituary, Jesse Donald Tucker was 76 years old when he died on Jan. 12 after battling dementia and COVID-19.

Sara Evans and Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine might not outwardly seem like a musical match made in Heaven, but they teamed up for a very convincing performance of a classic Stevie Nicks song on Jan. 29, 2008 — 13 years ago today. Evans paired up with Maroon 5 for an episode of CMT Crossroads,

Eric Church fans literally hacked his website in search of information about his upcoming album, Heart & Soul. Thankfully, he doesn’t mind. Per the Tennessean, days before Church revealed the news about his seventh studio album(s), fans flooded his website in an attempt to find a script for his Outsiders radio show on SiriusXM and a sneak peek at his new music.

Loretta Lynn is looking back on the 50 years since the release of her iconic hit “Coal Miner’s Daughter” in a new PBS documentary. Loretta Lynn: My Story in My Words finds Lynn reflecting on the 1971 song that made her a music icon and spawned an Academy Award-winning film of the same name, telling the

Kelly Clarkson has once again listed her mind-boggling mansion in California for sale, and she’s reduced her asking price significantly. The singer and television personality has come down a million dollars on her new listing, asking just under $9 million for the lavish estate. Clarkson and her now-estranged husband, talent manager Brandon Blackstock, purchased the house

Tyler Farr became a father to a baby girl six weeks earlier than he and wife Hannah had planned. Baby and mama are doing well while spending time in a Nashville-area NICU. Hollis Caroline Farr was born on Wednesday afternoon (Jan. 27), weighing 4 lbs., 2 oz. and measuring just over 19 inches long. The early delivery

The Stagecoach country music festival has been canceled once again due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On Friday (Jan. 29), Riverside County, Calif., Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser signed a public health order that cancels Stagecoach and its sister festival Coachella, both of which were scheduled for April. “This Order is issued as a result

Patsy Cline’s “I Fall to Pieces” is the grandmother of generations of moments that honor the affecting power of female voices singing country music. Released 60 years ago, on Jan. 30, 1961, the song teaches listeners that for as much as an artist believes they know about their voice, it’s their listeners who always knows