Taylor Swift concluded her six-show stand at Los Angeles, Calif.’s SoFi Stadium with a very special announcement. The re-recorded Taylor’s Version of her album, 1989, is officially on its way. Before she made the formal announcement, some eagle-eyed fans anticipated that 1989 (Taylor’s Version) might be brewing. During a previous show, the stadium lights flashed
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After months of legal battles, a settlement has been reached between Riley Keough and Priscilla Presley regarding Lisa Marie Presley‘s estate, Elvis Presley‘s Graceland. Amid rumors about any contention between the two women, Keough is setting the record straight about her relationship with her grandmother. “Things with Grandma will be happy,” Keough tells Vanity Fair. “They’ve never
Garth Brooks is up to his typical “Island of One” activities again as he teases a new album… that will only be available as part of a boxed set containing 6 previous albums, and exclusively sold through Bass Pro Shop this holiday season, with no immediate plans to release the new album by itself. Garth
Jo Dee Messina has really had a resurgence as of late, due in part to Cole Swindell‘s hit song “She Had Me at Heads Carolina.” When she visited the Taste of Country Nights studio, I wanted to know who she was friends with back in the day, when she debuted with “Heads Carolina, Tails California” in 1996.
Luke Bryan is ready to roll out more new music. On Tuesday (Aug. 8), the singer teased his next release on social media, sharing a snippet of a song called “Southern and Slow.” “SURPRISE!” he wrote in the caption, adding that the new song will be out in full on Friday (Aug. 11). “Ain’t but
Elvis Presley was an avid gun owner — when he died in 1977, the rock ‘n’ roll icon was reported to have owned 37 firearms, including one machine gun. He even had his own target practice range at his Graceland home. If you take the tour at Presley’s Graceland, you can see some of his most
Kelly Clarkson is obsessed with Lainey Wilson, so — for the second time in recent weeks — she went out of her way to direct her fans to the country newcomer’s catalog. During Saturday night’s (Aug. 5) show at the Bakkt Theater in Las Vegas, Clarkson covered Wilson’s No. 1 song “Heart Like a Truck.”
True or false: Blake Shelton is a member of the Grand Ole Opry. What about Toby Keith, Rascal Flatts and George Strait? Are they members, and if not, why? Two of these four artists are among the 70-plus members of the Grand Ole Opry, and two are not. The Opry explains how it chooses new members and what
Jake Owen can sing the heck out of a drinkin’ song — his latest single, “On the Boat Again,” celebrates the pleasures of relaxing on the water and drinking “cold beer with my friends” — but in his personal life, he’s nearly two years sober. On Monday (Aug. 7), the singer shared a series of Instagram Stories
Ahead of the tour, the Carly Pearce Official Fan Club launches today, offering fans the opportunity to stay directly in the know with their favorite artist – along with an exclusive fan club pre-sale from Tuesday, August 8 at 10am local through Thursday, August 10 at 10pm local where they can utilize their unique pre-sale
When multiple GRAMMY-nominee Kelsea Ballerini wrote and recorded Rolling Up The Welcome Mat with her friend and long-time collaborator Alysa Vanderheym, it was more to sort out the complicated emotions around a marriage ending than a project intended for commercial release. But as one of the most transparent writers/artists of her generation, when she’d finished
While there’s no doubt Luke Combs is dominating the charts with his cover of Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car“, it seems the radio road might have a bit of a traffic jam as fans of Randy Rogers Band write in to Country Music News Blog asking if there’s a sabotage of songs. That’s because up until
Twenty-four years ago today (Aug. 3, 1999) was a bittersweet day for the friends and family of Patsy Cline. It was on that date that the singer was posthumously awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in honor of her many career achievements. Cline died tragically on March 5, 1963, when she was only
Alabama singer Randy Owen once sang, “Well, somebody told us Wall Street fell / But we were so poor that we couldn’t tell.” That lyric from “Song of the South” is his truth, but it’s not true for these nine country music hitmakers. A few definitely noticed. In fact, the mothers and fathers of at
Luke Combs and wife Nicole celebrated three years of marriage with complimentary throwback snaps. The two pictures came with equally heartwarming messages as they await the arrival of their second child. Luke Combs and Nicole Hocking married on Aug. 1, 2020, in South Florida. The couple had been dating for four years prior to the
It has always been easy to tell that Luke Bryan has a real sense of family and loves children, so when he heard that a 7-year-old girl with terminal cancer would be at his show in Denver on July 29, he invited her backstage. Her name is Mary Stegmueller, and she’s been fighting terminal brain cancer
It’s not every day that an artist dedicates a song to their favorite alcohol joints, but that’s what Ashley McBryde is doing in her latest song, “Cool Little Bars.” McBryde wrote the track with Trick Savage and fellow country star Lainey Wilson, and the jaunty shuffler salutes the longtime bars and establishments that are weaved
Jelly Roll is on a roll at country radio. The rapper-turned-country singer has scored his second No. 1 country hit with his current single, “Need a Favor.” Jelly Roll tops Billboard‘s Country Airplay chart for the coming week dated Aug. 12 with “Need a Favor,” from his debut country album, Whitsitt Chapel. The singer-songwriter — whose
Priscilla Presley lived the good life in her incredibly lavish estate in Beverly Hills, and pictures show a luxury residence fit for music royalty. The former Dallas star and wife of Elvis Presley lived in a spectacular 7-bedroom, 8.5-bathroom, 8,952-square-foot villa that sat on 1.08 acres of prime real estate in one of the world’s most exclusive zip
Dennis Quaid says he’s now “the happiest I’ve ever been,” but he’s had a long struggle to get there. The 69-year-old actor opens up about his faith journey after struggling with cocaine addiction in a new interview with People. The actor and musician admits he was battling addiction throughout the ’80s as he established himself