Month: July 2021

Garth Brooks doesn’t sound like he’ll slow down when his stadium tour wraps in 2022. The Country Music Hall of Famer plays Nashville’s Nissan Stadium on Saturday (July 31), but one day prior, he shared a loose sketch of what might be coming when he’s done playing the big houses. Country music’s best-selling artist is far

One of Jake Owen‘s biggest hits is at the center of a new lawsuit over alleged copyright infringement, according to a new report. TMZ reports that songwriters Alexander Cardinale and Morgan Reid have filed suit in Nashville, alleging that Owen’s No. 1 hit “Made for You” lifted significant portions of its structure and lyrics from their song

“Only in Nashville.” Luke Bryan already had Jason Aldean and Tyler Hubbard onstage with him at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Friday night (July 30) when he pulled off one more surprise introduction: Morgan Wallen. Technically, Aldean was the one to make the introduction, calling Wallen ”a really good friend” (quote via the Tennessean). But Wallen was one of Bryan’s originally

It’s not unusual for rock bands to have creative tensions, but few bands take it to the limit (pun intended!) quite like the Eagles. The ’70s superstars broke up in 1980 after two of the band members actually threatened each other with physical violence onstage in front of a concert audience. The Eagles were already

Twenty years ago today, on July 31, 2001, Blake Shelton‘s self-titled freshman album was released on Giant Nashville. Blake Shelton includes Shelton’s debut single, “Austin,” which flew all the way to No. 1. “Austin” became a big hit for Shelton, but just as the song was climbing the charts, Giant Nashville closed its doors. Shelton then was

On July 30, 1983, George Jones landed at No. 1 on the charts with “I Always Get Lucky With You.” Co-written by Merle Haggard, the song appears on Jones’ 1983 LP Shine On. “I Always Get Lucky With You” is sung from the perspective of someone with so-so luck (“I keep two strikes against me /

Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani laid low after getting married in early July. The couple chose to embrace the quiet and calm instead of rushing off to a destination honeymoon. Talking to SiriusXM The Highway host Storme Warren, Shelton admits that instead of traveling, he and Stefani chose to stay home in Oklahoma. The pair

Parker McCollum‘s list of collaborators for his Gold Chain Cowboy album is impressive by any standard, but especially for an artist at the start of his career on a national level. Texas great Randy Rogers co-wrote three of the 10 songs with McCollum, including one with fellow Texan Wade Bowen, on which yet another Texas

Kix Brooks and his wife Barbara were married on Aug. 1, 1981 — but it was almost a disaster. The singer overslept and barely arrived to his Nashville wedding on time! Thankfully, he was suited up and ready to say “I do,” even after a rather harried morning, and those vows ring true over three decades

Before Blake Shelton became a country superstar and The Voice coach, he was just another aspiring singer with a dream. He took an early step toward stardom, however, on July 31, 2001, when he released his self-titled debut album. Blake Shelton features 10 songs, including the singles “Austin,” “All Over Me” and “Ol’ Red.” ”Austin” had been released in April of

Two nights of star-studded concerts at Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater will become a three-hour TV special airing on ABC this fall. CMA Summer Jam is set for Sept. 2 at 8PM ET. Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, Thomas Rhett and more played Music City’s outdoor, riverside venue on Tuesday and Wednesday (July 27-28), and their performances

Lauren Alaina says her just-announced new album is personal, and the first song from the project is all the proof we need to believe her. “It Was Me” is an honest apology to an ex about why things ended: “No, it wasn’t you I didn’t love,” Alaina sings, “It was me.” Throughout the new song, over a simple, acoustic

As a child in Sharon, Kan., Martina McBride and her family formed a country band, the Schiffters (a play on her maiden name, Schiff). Her newly opened Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum exhibit contains a black satin jacket with the band’s name on the back, displayed next to her high school yearbook and 4-H ribbons.

Dolly Parton was pressed to answer why she and Reba McEntire have never cut a song together, and she admitted they did, recently. The new recording is one country fans know well, and it’ll be a part of a future McEntire project. Talking to Andy Cohen, the host of Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen,

Thirty-six years ago today (July 30, 1985), Alabama had 8 million reasons to celebrate. It was on that date that the group became the first country act to earn quadruple-platinum status — twice over, nonetheless! The band achieved the feat with both their 1981 album Feels So Right and 1982’s Mountain Music. Feels So Right, which was