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
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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
Dan + Shay have dropped “one of the most special songs” of their career, “Always Gonna Be.” The duo’s Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney co-wrote the track with Ashley Gorley, Jordan Reynolds and Jordan Minton, and the heartfelt all-American anthem is a celebratory ode to the often-overlooked blessings in life. “Paradise is a swing on a
Darius Rucker‘s first album in six years will drop this fall. The previously announced Carolyn’s Boy pays tribute to his mother, Carolyn. She died in 1992, before his success with Hootie and the Blowfish. On Friday (Aug. 4), the “Fires Don’t Start Themselves” singer shared more details of Carolyn’s Boy. It will be released on Oct.
Country music fans raised in country music families should know which artist was hot when they were born. Find nearly 60 top country albums on this list of the No. 1 projects from each year between 1964 and 2022. The list is divided by Soundscan, the now-accepted album tabulation service that makes tallying sales a no-brainer. Pre-1991,
Taylor Swift kicked off her final string of 2023 shows in the U.S. Thursday night in Los Angeles. Among the fans cheering at SoFi stadium were the late Kobe Bryant’s wife, Vanessa, and two daughters, Bianka, 6, and Natalia, 20. Swift knew they were there, and during her signature song “22,” the once-country, now-pop icon
Thirty-nine years ago today, on Aug. 4, 1984, the Judds earned their first No. 1 hit with “Mama He’s Crazy.” The song was the second single from their freshman EP, Wynonna & Naomi. The Judds, made up of mother Naomi Judd and daughter Wynonna Judd, had previously landed in the Top 20 with their debut single, “Had a Dream
Keith Urban leads a very star-studded 2023 class of Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees. The country hitmaker will enter in the Contemporary Songwriter/Artist category during an Oct. 11 ceremony in Nashville. To date, there are 235 members of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, but that number will swell to 240. Class of 2023 Nashville
The 20th anniversary of Alan Jackson‘s hit ballad “Remember When” — which came out in October of 2003 — is about more than just the celebration of a major career plot point. It’s also a chance for Jackson to look back at the love story that inspired the song: His marriage of four-plus decades to
The second Jimmie Allen accuser, known as Jane Doe 2, is asking a court to dismiss the countersuit the singer filed in mid-July. Allen filed two countersuits — one against each of his accusers — and the one against Jane Doe 2 accuses her of “conversion,” or illegally stealing his cell phone. The woman’s original
Never one to stay tight-lipped on her political views, Jason Aldean’s wife Brittany has been vocal about her support of “Try That in a Small Town” from the start — and now she’s celebrating the controversial song’s status as Aldean’s first-ever Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit. “Well, yesterday was a monumental day for [Jason Aldean],”
A string of country’s most rock-friendly hit-makers turned out for the Nashville stop on Nickelback’s Get Rollin’ Tour on Tuesday night (Aug. 1), several of whom shared a stage with the tour’s own country-fried opening act, Brantley Gilbert. But none drew a larger crowd response than Jelly Roll, who hopped onstage during Gilbert’s set with
Kelly Clarkson has never been afraid to speak the truth and tell it like it is. Clarkson kicked off her Las Vegas residency at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino’s Bakkt Theater over the weekend with a direct message to her ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock. During her set, she performed a cover of the song “ABCDEFU,” by
Ever since the 2019 accidental drowning death of their three-year-old son River, Granger Smith and his wife Amber have been open with fans about their grieving process, and advocated passionately for water safety awareness in children. Now, Smith — who is currently wrapping up his last tour as a country singer before he leaves the industry
Taylor Swift‘s production truck drivers aren’t the only Eras Tour crew members receiving sizeable bonus checks. A new report from People confirms that everyone who has been working on the U.S. leg of her wildly successful show — from caterers to lighting technicians to back-up dancers — has received an extra payment for their hard work. In
The Eagles have had an indelible impact on several decades’ worth of country music, so it’s perhaps surprising that the country-rockers have only scored one true country hit in the entire course of their career. “Lyin’ Eyes” is the iconic group’s only Top 10 country hit. “Lyin’ Eyes” — released in August of 1975 — was one
Country music is dominating the music scene right now: After securing the top two spots on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart earlier in 2023, the genre is expanding its dominance to the top three spots. It’s the first time in the all-genre chart’s 65-year history that three country songs have held first, second and