Country legend Loretta Lynn was born on this day, April 14, in 1932. Lynn was born to Theodore Webb, a coal miner, and his wife, Clara Ramey. The second of eight children — including younger sister Brenda Gail, known as singer Crystal Gayle — she grew up in Butcher Holler, a small mining community in the town of Van
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Trace Adkins is doing his part to uplift western Kentucky after a devastating tornado outbreak that occurred in December 2021. The singer appeared on Today on Wednesday (April 12) to announce a free show in Mayfield, Ky., called Somewhere in America: A Concert for Mayfield presented by KIOTI Tractor. The show will take place at Mayfield High School’s CFSB War
The Academy of Country Music announced nominations for the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards. Hosted by global superstars Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks, “Country Music’s Party of the Year” will stream live exclusively for a global audience across 240+ territories on Prime Video on Thursday, May 11 at 8 p.m. EDT/7 p.m. CDT/5 p.m.
Dwight Yoakam knew from an early age that he had a calling for the arts. Yoakam moved to Los Angeles, Calif., in the late 1970s to immerse himself in the local music scene and to seek out television and film opportunities. The city allowed Yoakam to hone the honky-tonk sound he would become known for, blending
The multi-disciplinary talent has announced his departure from the country music industry in favor of ministry work. GRANGER SMITH, former WHEELHOUSE RECORDS artist and current host of iHEARTRADIO’s nationally-syndicated AFTER MIDNITE WITH GRANGER SMITH, is exiting the music touring business after 24 years and moving towards a new chapter in his life. He’s announced that
NASHVILLE-based internet audio channel GIMME RADIO will be shutting down, effective APRIL 29th, after six years of operation. According to a report in the NASHVILLE BUSINESS JOURNAL, and an APRIL 10th “epitaph” blog post on MEDIUM from company CEO TYLER LENANE, the company’s revenues of $1 million a year were not sufficient to sustain the
Kudos to EMI RECORDS NASHVILLE’s BROTHERS OSBORNE and their promotion team for landing the most added single at Country radio with “Nobody’s Nobody.” Photo Credit Natalie Osborne The song, written by the duo’s TJ and JOHN OSBORNE, alongside fellow artist KENDELL MARVEL and writer/producer MIKE ELIZONDO, launches with 80 first-week ads among MEDIABASE stations. It
Vince Gill songs are some of the best-written and most beloved of the last three-plus decades of popular music. The multi-talented singer, songwriter and guitarist has created a body of work that is nearly unmatched in the history of country music, in the process charting more than 40 singles and winning numerous CMA Awards and Grammys. Gill’s
Fifty-two years ago today, on April 12, 1971, John Denver‘s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” was released as a single. The song is from his 1971 album Poems, Prayers & Promises. Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert originally started writing “Take Me Home, Country Roads” for Johnny Cash. But, when Denver learned of the track, he requested to
Granger Smith has announced plans to quit country music. After years in the music business, an alter ego called Earl Dibbles Jr. and 11 studio albums to his name, the singer has decided that he will hang up his artist hat and pursue a new career in ministry. Smith will conclude his music career with
Griffen Palmer “Unlearn” If you grew up in a broken family, Griffen Palmer‘s “Unlearn” will emotionally hit you like a ton of bricks. Powerfully encapsulating “three chords and the truth,” the midtempo tune spotlights Palmer’s struggle to reconcile his painful past with a beautiful reality. Because he grew up in a broken home with divorced
Jordan Davis is hitting the road for an extensive headlining tour in support of his new album, Bluebird Days. The Louisiana native will stop in 19 cities across the U.S. this summer and fall, beginning with a performance in Atlanta on Aug. 31. “It has been an amazing feeling to watch the way this new music has
Thirty-one years ago today (April 11, 1992) was a bittersweet day for Wynonna Judd. It was on that date that she earned her first No. 1 hit as a solo artist, with her debut single, “She Is His Only Need.” By the time “She Is His Only Need” hit the airwaves, Judd had already had plenty
Miranda Lambert and Shania Twain are two stars anchoring a new ACM Awards campaign called “What Country Music Means to Me.” The official pre-show campaign leading up to the awards show in May, “What Country Music Means to Me” features some of the genre’s biggest artists and most outside-the-box stars as they share their definition
Maren Morris was born and raised in Texas but she quickly found a place in Nashville as one of country music’s brightest stars. Though she’s a prolific writer whose songs have been recorded by Tim McGraw, Kelly Clarkson and more, Morris’ raw performing talent has continued to propelled her into the spotlight. Morris signed with Columbia in September
On April 9, 1969, Bob Dylan released his ninth studio album, Nashville Skyline. Like his previous studio album, 1967’s John Wesley Harding, the effort was produced by Bob Johnston, and leaned toward freewheeling country music. Those only familiar with Dylan’s folk- or rock-leaning output might be shocked by his clean-cut vocals — a sweet tenor with
Chances are good that 28 years ago today (April 10, 1995), George Strait had no idea how significant his plans for the day would become. It was on that date that Strait recorded “Check Yes or No” and “I Know She Still Loves Me,” both for his 1995 compilation album Strait Out of the Box. Strait
Alan Jackson listed his lakeside residence in Georgia for sale in 2017, and it was a steal … compared to some of his other residences, that is. The country icon put his lakefront home in Clarkesville, Ga., up for sale for $6.4 million, and while that’s pricey for most buyers, it’s nowhere near the $28 million the
Fifty-plus years later, Bob Dylan’s Nashville Skyline remains the crown jewel of his three-album stint in Music City. The record, released on April 9, 1969, edges out 1967’s John Wesley Harding and 1970’s covers-heavy Self Portrait. The folksier John Wesley Harding introduced the rock world to the future Jimi Hendrix hit “All Along the Watchtower,”
Thirty-two years ago today (April 9, 1991) was a day of celebration for Patty Loveless. It was on that date that Loveless earned her first gold album with her 1988 record Honky Tonk Angel. Patty Loveless Honky Tonk Angel album coverMCA Nashville Honky Tonk Angel was Loveless’ third album; it followed her self-titled freshman record, which was