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Blake Shelton, Lee Metzger Launch New Production Company

Blake Shelton, Lee Metzger Launch New Production Company

Black Shelton and showrunner Lee Metzger have launched a new production company Lucky Horseshoe Productions. The announcement of the launch came a day after Shelton's final appearance on "The Voice." Shelton and Metzger, who executive produced "The Voice" for 13 seasons, aim to bring their creative vision to a wider range of projects across various… ... Continue Reading
Brandi Carlile Shares Cover Of Diana Ross' 'Home' From 'Ted Lasso' Soundtrack

Brandi Carlile Shares Cover Of Diana Ross' 'Home' From 'Ted Lasso' Soundtrack

Brandi Carlile recently shared a cover of Diana Ross' "Home," which features on the Season 3 soundtrack of "Ted Lasso." "Home" is a song from the 1975 Broadway musical, The Wiz. It was written by Charlie Smalls and was performed by Stephanie Mills in the stage production and by Ross in the 1978 film adaptation… ... Continue Reading
Jana Kramer Gets Engaged To Former Soccer Player Allan Russell

Jana Kramer Gets Engaged To Former Soccer Player Allan Russell

Country star and podcast host Jana Kramer announced during Thursday's episode of her iHeartRadio podcast "Whine Down with Jana Kramer" that she's engaged to former soccer player Allan Russel. Kramer, for whom this will the fourth marriage, also posted a series of photos of Allan, her kids and her diamond ring on Instagram. Kramer, who… ... Continue Reading
Halestorm Team Up With Ashley McBryde On New Version Of 'Terrible Things'

Halestorm Team Up With Ashley McBryde On New Version Of 'Terrible Things'

Halestorm have collaborated with Ashley McBryde for a new version of the hard rock band's song "Terrible Things." The reimagined version features Halestorm lead singer Lzzy Hale and the country star. "Terrible Things" is a song from Halestorm's 2022 studio album "Back From The Dead." Halestorm also shared a music video for the new song,… ... Continue Reading
MTV Video Music Awards Returning To New Jersey In September

MTV Video Music Awards Returning To New Jersey In September

MTV has announced the 2023 Video Music Awards will return to New Jersey's Prudential Center on September 12th. The show will air in 150 countries. Additional details will be announced closer to the show. "We're thrilled to be returning to the Prudential Center in Newark for this year's VMAs!" shared Bruce Gillmer, President of Music,… ... Continue Reading
Darius Rucker To Reissue 'True Believers' On Vinyl In Celebration Of 10th Anniversary

Darius Rucker To Reissue 'True Believers' On Vinyl In Celebration Of 10th Anniversary

Marking the 10th anniversary of his double Platinum-certified album True Believers, Darius Rucker will release the record on vinyl for the first time. The standard black vinyl is available for preorder now at https://dariusrucker.store/collections/true-believers-vinyl-pre-order. 500 commemorative signed copies are also available for preorder via DariusRucker.com. In addition to the title track and Top 10 hit… ... Continue Reading
CMA Fest 50th Anniversary Documentary To Debut On Hulu

CMA Fest 50th Anniversary Documentary To Debut On Hulu

An original documentary film that tells the story of CMA Fest will debut on Hulu on July 5. CMA Fest: 50 Years of Fan Fair marks CMA's first feature-length film, with CMA Chief Executive Officer Sarah Trahern and CMA Senior Vice President, Marketing, Content & Communications Strategy Kelly Striewski serving as the film's executive producers.… ... Continue Reading
Morgan Wade Reveals Plans To Undergo Double Mastectomy

Morgan Wade Reveals Plans To Undergo Double Mastectomy

Morgan Wade has revealed that she plans to undergo a double mastectomy in November after testing positive for a cancerous gene. The 28-year-old country star told Page Six that she had tested positive for the RAD51D gene - a mutation in one of the breast cancer genes. The RAD51D gene typically helps prevent cancers, but… ... Continue Reading
Jimmy Buffett Provides Health Update Following Hospitalization

Jimmy Buffett Provides Health Update Following Hospitalization

Jimmy Buffett, who was briefly hospitalized to address some issues that required immediate attention, recently took to social media last week to provide an update about his health. "Thank you for the outpouring of support and well-wishes," Buffett wrote. "I head home tomorrow for a while, and then will go for a fishing trip with… ... Continue Reading
Brandi Carlile To Receive NMPA's 2023 Songwriter Icon Award

Brandi Carlile To Receive NMPA's 2023 Songwriter Icon Award

Brandi Carlile will receive the National Music Publishers' Association's (NMPA) Songwriter Icon Award at the 2023 annual meeting. In a statement about Carlile, NMPA president/CEO David Israelite said the singer-songwriter is "in a class of her own. A critical success who has become a cultural and commercial force, she consistently has delivered stunning lyrics and… ... Continue Reading
Jake Owen Announces New Album 'Loose Cannon'

Jake Owen Announces New Album 'Loose Cannon'

Jake Owen has announced that his highly anticipated seventh studio album, Loose Cannon, will be released on June 23. The country hit maker is dropping four new songs from the album - "On The Boat Again," "Solo, Solo," "Nothing," and "Hot Truck Beer" - on Friday. The lyrics to the 16-track album were penned by… ... Continue Reading
Morgan Wallen's 'Last Night' Holds On To Top Spot Billboard Hot 100

Morgan Wallen's 'Last Night' Holds On To Top Spot Billboard Hot 100

Morgan Wallen's "Last Night" has retained its top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. This marks the seventh total week that the song from the album One Thing At A Time has come in at No. 1 on the chart. Concurrently, One Thing At A Time also remains a Billboard 200 leader for… ... Continue Reading
Jelly Roll Reveals 'Whitsitt Chapel' Tracklist

Jelly Roll Reveals 'Whitsitt Chapel' Tracklist

Country singer Jelly Roll has revealed the tracklist for his upcoming debut project Whitsitt Chapel. The 13-track album's co-writers include Miranda Lambert, Ashley McBryde, Hardy, Jesse Frasure, Hillary Lindsey, Matt Jenkins, Jessie Jo Dillon, Austin Nivarel, Hunter Phelps, Michael Whitworth, producer Zach Crowell, and more. Roll performed two songs from Whitsitt Chapel on the finale… ... Continue Reading
Craig Morgan Announces 'God, Family, Country Tour 2023'

Craig Morgan Announces 'God, Family, Country Tour 2023'

Following his sold-out tour stop at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium last year, Craig Morgan has announced that his headlining tour will get on the road this fall. With new music anticipated yet this year, the "God, Family, Country Tour 2023," in partnership with Operation Finally Home, will introduce new tunes to Morgan's set, in addition to… ... Continue Reading
Runaway June Share New Single 'Make Me Wanna Smoke'

Runaway June Share New Single 'Make Me Wanna Smoke'

Country trio Runaway June recently released a new single, "Make Me Wanna Smoke." Co-written by Jason Sellers, Bobby Hamrick and Ella Langley, "Make Me Wanna Smoke" features rock elements along with the group's traditional country music. It was produced by Mickey Jack Cones. The song is the trio's first release since signing with Quartz Hill… ... Continue Reading
Morgan Wallen's 'One Thing At A Time' Earns 11th Straight Week Atop Billboard 200

Morgan Wallen's 'One Thing At A Time' Earns 11th Straight Week Atop Billboard 200

Morgan Wallen's latest album, One Thing At A Time, has topped the Billboard 200 albums chart for the 11th consecutive week. The album, released on March 3, earned 134,500 equivalent album units in the United States in the May 11- 18 charting week, according to Luminate. Since making its debut at No. 1 on the… ... Continue Reading
Raelynn Asks 'What's Wrong With That' On New Single

Raelynn Asks 'What's Wrong With That' On New Single

Raelynn recently released "What's Wrong With That?" a song from her upcoming album. RaeLynn wrote the lyrics relating to her personal experience. The singer-songwriter married Joshua Davis in 2016, and gave birth to daughter Daisy Rae on September 8, 2021. "What's wrong with letting a man do those things for you? / What's wrong if… ... Continue Reading
Taylor Swift Reveals Lilac Marbled Vinyl Version Of 'Speak Now (Taylor's Version)'

Taylor Swift Reveals Lilac Marbled Vinyl Version Of 'Speak Now (Taylor's Version)'

Taylor Swift recently took to Twitter to reveal that she will be releasing a lilac marbled vinyl version of Speak Now on July 7. Swift's official Taylor Nation Twitter page revealed that the vinyl for the upcoming re-recording of Swift's 2010 album is available for pre-order at Target. Swift first revealed Speak Now (Taylor's Version)… ... Continue Reading
Kelly Clarkson Reveals 'Favorite Kind Of High' On New Single

Kelly Clarkson Reveals 'Favorite Kind Of High' On New Single

Kelly Clarkson recently released "Favorite Kind of High," the third single from her widely-anticipated comeback album, Chemistry. The song reveals the "high" of meeting someone special. "You're my favorite kind of high / Rushing through me like a fire / And I need you to know / I say I won't but I do /… ... Continue Reading
Willie Nelson's 90th Birthday Concerts Headed To Theaters

Willie Nelson's 90th Birthday Concerts Headed To Theaters

Willie Nelson's 90th birthday concerts will premiere in select theaters on June 11 followed by a special encore presentation on June 13 and 14. Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90 will feature excerpts from the star-studded two-day concert event held on April 30 and May 1 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles celebrating the… ... Continue Reading