Eric Church is investing some big bucks behind his home state’s NBA team. The country star is among a group of buyers finalizing a deal to buy a majority stake in the Charlotte Hornets from former star player Michael Jordan. The news was revealed in a press release on Friday (June 16), confirming the sale
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Dierks Bentley‘s Seven Peaks Music Festival is a no-go for 2023, but the country star has something new up his sleeve for Labor Day weekend. It’s unclear why the annual three-day event won’t be returning to San Luis Valley, Colo., for what would have been its fourth year, but Bentley confirmed the news with a video
Thirty-five years ago today was a pivotal day for Garth Brooks: It was on that date (June 17) in 1988 that Brooks signed with Capitol Records, launching one of the most successful music careers of all time. Before his first record deal, Brooks played in clubs all over his native Oklahoma, earning the attention of entertainment
Garth Brooks Launches Global Country Music Station The Big 615 to ‘Spread Love’ and ‘Inclusiveness’ and ‘Protect Country Music’ Garth Brooks Garth Brooks announced on Thursday that he is launching a global country music station called The Big 615. The goal is to represent “country music across the entire planet,” the country star said from
Jo Dee Messina is listing her 6-bedroom, 4.5-bathroom, 4,995-square-foot Southern estate in Georgia for $3 million, and pictures show a private, serene retreat that’s a perfect mix of classic Southern architecture and luxury living. Custom built in 2016, Messina’s home in an upscale rural community outside of Atlanta sits on five carefully-landscaped acres, and the
Just in time for Father’s Day, Preston Brust and his wife Kristen have welcomed their third child. The LoCash member shared several photos on the duo’s social media, revealing the arrival of their new addition. “Meet our little tiebreaker — Lion Lockheart,” he shares alongside the adorable family snaps. “The girls outnumber the boys in our Brust
Garth Brooks has a very clear idea of what his new TuneIn radio station will and will not be. Critics of today’s country and how it’s delivered may like what he has to say. Below are five quotes from Brooks that describe how The Big 615 will be different. He spoke to media during a press event
Jordan Davis officially is a dad of three! Just in time for Father’s Day, he and his wife Kristen have welcomed a son, Elijah Patrick. Back in February, with a playful video talking about “knocking up” his wife, Davis shared that their family was growing. Davis broke the news of the baby’s arrival to the
*This post was originally written for www.whiskeychick.rocks I have recently begun marketing work for a coin collector who runs an online marketplace and auction for his resale coins. His tracking system thus far for his extensive inventory has been a spiral bound notebook, and his personal memory. He has tasked me with creating an easy-to
Fifty-four years ago, on June 15, 1969, the TV show Hee Haw made its prime-time debut on CBS. Inspired by Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, Hee Haw focused on rural life and country music. Set in the fictitious Kornfield Kounty, the comedy and variety show was taped in Nashville, first downtown and then at the Opryland USA theme
Brooke Eden‘s music has always been for everybody, but on her four-song Outlaw Love EP, she’s honing in more than ever on stories about LGBTQ+ love. “Up until this EP, honestly, I was like, ‘Just being queer is enough of a challenge,'” says Eden, who came out as queer in 2021, and who recently married
With artificial intelligence (AI) quickly becoming part of the day-to-day in every industry and aspect of life, it’s only natural that country artists would start incorporating the technology into their songwriting sessions. But not Darius Rucker — he says that an AI chatbot is one co-writer he doesn’t plan on ever inviting to a writer’s room.
Jo Dee Messina wasn’t kidding when she told The Boot back in April that her songwriting is “blowing up.” The ’90s country legend has had a massive career resurgence over the past year due to her collaboration with Cole Swindell on “She Had Me at Heads Carolina,” an updated version of her 1996 classic, “Heads Carolina,
Dolly Parton is remembering Treat Williams, an actor whom she once worked with on the holiday movie Christmas on the Square. Williams died on on Monday (June 12) at the age of 71 after being involved in a motorcycle crash. “I was very sad to hear that Treat Williams had passed away,” Parton writes on Instagram.
American Idol winner Iam Tongi chose the perfect song to send his fellow high school graduates on their way. Fans of the Hawaii native’s may recognize it: Video finds Tongi performing “Don’t Let Go,” the Spawnbreezie song he chose for Top 26 week in Hawaii during Season 21. He also sang it as his final song and
The third Golden Buzzer of America’s Got Talent Season 18 has been awarded! During Tuesday night’s (June 13) episode of the entertainment competition, the Atlanta Drum Academy dazzled the entire auditorium with their enthusiastic percussion performance. Their time on the stage included a little bit of everything, from solos to intricate exchanges including the entire group and
Tyler Childers will take the stage as the headlining act for this year’s Healing Appalachia benefit concert. Set for Sept. 21-23, the three-day event will be held at the State Fair of West Virginia fairgrounds in Lewisburg, W.V. Other artists tapped to perform during this year’s festivities include Trey Anastasio and Classic Tab, Gov’t Mule, Umphrey’s
Garth Brooks‘ tolerance for people different from him extends to those who disagree with him on the importance of diversity and whether or not his bar should stock Bud Light. On Monday night (June 12), Brooks doubled down on last week’s conversation in Billboard, where he emphasized that Bud Light would be served at Friends in Low Places,
On June 13, 1989, Mary Chapin Carpenter released her second album, State of the Heart. Carpenter co-produced the project her longtime collaborator, the late John Jennings. State of the Heart combines instrumental flourishes from country and folk, and a foundation rooted in sturdy songwriting. The record ended up being Carpenter’s breakthrough, as it peaked at No. 28
If you’re a celebrity at a Luke Combs concert, you’ll probably get invited to shotgun a beer with him. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes had the honor at Combs’ show in K.C. on Saturday (June 10). Mahomes — aruably one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL currently — is used to taking shotgun snaps