Kalie Shorr‘s latest release, “Amy” — a vindictive, hard-rocking missive aimed at an old friend who became an ex’s new love interest — officially arrived on Friday (Feb. 19), after an acoustic snippet of the song went viral on TikTok. Among the 2 million people who saw Shorr’s “Amy” video was Butch Walker, a legendary singer-songwriter and
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Carly Pearce still believes in love. She an optimist, although she admits she wasn’t at times over the last 12 months, and you’ll hear it across the seven songs on her new 29 EP. It’s hard to blame her — every sunny day seemed to come with a rogue rain cloud. You don’t even need
Blake Shelton and his fellow The Voice coaches are bringing the ’80s back in a new promo video for the show’s upcoming 20th season. The musical quartet — Shelton, Kelly Clarkson, John Legend and Nick Jonas — covered Rick Astley’s “Together Forever” and its totally ’80s music video in fairly spectacular fashion. Between Shelton’s slightly-too-big suit, Legend’s
Thomas Rhett is among the artists headed to Billy Bob’s Texas for a multi-night run of shows in 2021. The country star has booked three concerts there for early May, he announced on Tuesday (Feb. 23). Rhett will play the famous Fort Worth, Texas, honky-tonk on May 6-8, according to an Instagram post. Tickets will
“Every phase of your entertainment career is about pushing yourself in new little avenues and new little challenges,” Luke Bryan reasons. But that doesn’t mean he’s jumping to agree to every last opportunity without thinking it over. Take American Idol, for example: Bryan is now in his fourth season as a judge on the TV singing
Brandi Carlile joins with Leslie Jordan for an inspiring rendition of the traditional gospel song “Angel Band.” The collaboration between the Americana superstar and the legendary actor previews a full album of duets from Jordan, famous for his role on Will & Grace and currently a star of Call Me Kat. “Angel Band” is a musical adaptation
Luke Bryan says his phone blew up when one of his commercials for the underwear brand Jockey aired during the 2021 Super Bowl in early February. The ads feature the country superstar and his wife Caroline, and spotlight the couple’s playful relationship. But if not for a suggestion from Bryan, they may have looked a
Kenny Chesney‘s “Knowing You” is a reflection on those he’s met along the way. Readers can press play above to hear the reminiscent new single. A simple acoustic guitar line and a bit of pedal steel back Chesney throughout “Knowing You” as he reminisces about a certain someone throughout the verses. He’s nostalgic, but without
When Willie Spence covered Rihanna’s “Diamonds” on American Idol, he brought his singing and weightloss journey into the national spotlight. Luke Bryan would later praise the singer on social media, but even he may have yet to immerse himself in the Georgia man’s full story. Sunday night’s (Feb. 21) appearance on American Idol was not the first
Miranda Lambert and Elle King just might be teaming up once again. Lambert hinted at her plans with the “Ex’s and Oh’s” star on social media on Monday morning (Feb. 22), sharing a promotional photo of the two of them together. Lambert and King are leaning up against a car with blue balloons tied to its rearview
Netflix is cashing in on Nashville’s hot vacation destination status with a family-friendly new sitcom, Country Comfort. The show follows an aspiring star who accidentally lands herself a nannying gig for five siblings. In Country Comfort, American Idol alumnae Katharine McPhee plays Bailey, a struggling musician who’s also dealing with a failed relationship when she becomes the new nanny
The last time country fans heard from Chase Bryant, he was apologizing for letting success go to his head. It’s now clear that there was much more to the story. The “Little Bit of You” hitmaker is opening up about his attempted suicide, the miracle that saved him and his last three years, in hopes he
American Idol coaches Lionel Richie and Katy Perry were seeing double during the show’s latest episode on Sunday night (Feb. 21), as fellow coach Luke Bryan hopped across his desk for a round of dueling booty-shaking with a contestant named Yurisbel. “You look a little bit like a Latin Luke,” Perry observed to the Idol hopeful,
The title track of Lauren Alaina‘s forthcoming EP Getting Over Him is an upbeat look at a rebound from both sides of the relationship. The country star enlisted her fellow artist and good friend Jon Pardi for the new duet, which readers can hear above. Alaina co-wrote “Getting Over Him” with Paul DiGiovanni and Emily Weisband. She’s been cheated
Matt Stell has a little money in his pocket with the success of his music career over the past couple of years, and he used some of his first big earnings to do something very special for his mother for Christmas. Stell was part of the lineup at the 2021 New Faces of Country Music
Luke Bryan was on hand at the 2021 Super Bowl on Feb. 7 to watch fellow country superstar Eric Church deliver the National Anthem, and they exchanged texts after Church’s performance, he reveals. Church performed a unique arrangement of “The Star-Spangled Banner” with R&B singer Jazmine Sullivan before the Kansas City Chiefs and the Tampa
Ashley McBryde was far and away the standout performer at the 2021 CRS New Faces of Country Music showcase in Nashville on Friday (Feb. 19). McBryde delivered a top-notch, energetic performance that balanced the journeyman nature of her particular brand of craftsmanship with an indefinable star quality that can’t be faked. The 37-year-old singer-songwriter took
Seventy-three years ago today (Feb. 21, 1948) was an historic day for Little Jimmy Dickens: It was on that date that the then-27-year-old made his debut at the Grand Ole Opry, performing “John Henry” and “I Dreamed of an Old Love Affair.” Dickens began his career as a teenager, under the moniker Jimmy the Kid,
Feb. 21, 2004, was a big day for Toby Keith: It was on that date, 17 years ago today, that his single “American Soldier,” from his multi-platinum Shock’n Y’all album, soared to the top of the charts. “American Solider,” which was the second single from Shock’n Y’all, was Keith’s 13th No. 1 tune. But while
Twenty-one years ago, on Feb. 21, 2000, a then-little-known trio called Rascal Flatts launched their country music career with their debut single, “Prayin’ for Daylight.” The band has gone on to be a massively popular mainstay within the genre, with a storied, two-decade career under their belts. Before Rascal Flatts recorded “Prayin’ for Daylight,” however, they didn’t yet