Amanda Shires‘ “Gone for Christmas” is a wish-filled holiday kiss-off. It’s the first song from a full-length Christmas album from the singer and songwriter, arriving in mid-November. Slinky piano — somewhat a la “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch,” if we’re looking for festive comparisons — stomps and ragged fiddle set the tone for “Gone for Christmas,”
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In 2010, Jo Dee Messina released an EP trilogy, the Unmistakable series. Unmistakable: Inspiration, the final of the three projects, includes a particularly personal song, “That’s God.” Messina was in the midst of some personal struggles when she and bandmate Brent Rader co-wrote “That’s God.” She’d been inspired and reminded of the presence of a higher
Lainey Wilson has gotten a chuckle out of most of the responses to her chart-topping song “Things a Man Oughta Know.” It’s really wild, she says, what some women think their man oughta know. “One girl was like, ‘I think a man should know all the Disney princesses,'” Wilson tells Taste of Country Nights‘ Evan and
With five weeks to go before the 2021 CMA Awards, country music fans still don’t know who will be hosting the Country Music Association’s annual awards show this year. However, Billboard has confirmed, it won’t be veteran country music awards show host Reba McEntire. The publication reports that McEntire shared in a recent interview that she
Country star and veteran The Voice coach Blake Shelton filled out his Season 21 roster of hopefuls during Tuesday night’s (Oct. 4) set of blind auditions. The eight-time champion, who calls his team the G.O.A.T (“greatest of all time”), turned his chair for rock singer Tommy Edwards. The 27-year-old from Montana performed in the middle of the
Jason Aldean is weighing in on California politics and the state’s governor’s announcement that the state will mandate COVID-19 vaccines in schools. Last Friday (Oct. 1), Governor Gavin Newsom declared that California will add a COVID-19 vaccine to the list of vaccines required for students to attend public schools — the new mandate will be phased in as
Season 21 of The Voice is about to head into the grueling Battle Rounds of the competition, but on Monday (Oct. 4), its four coaches continued their role in assembling their teams of 12 in hopes that one of their standouts makes it to the grand finale. Libianca, a 20-year-old singer from Minneapolis, was among
Not everyone can be the total package, and in their newest duet, “Huntin’ Land,” Dustin Lynch and Riley Green describe a relationship with a girl who’s downright incompatible with them in just about every way. However, there’s one important thing about this relationship that’ll keep the two singers invested — at least until hunting season
The Chris Young on the cover of his self-titled debut album is hardly recognizable to fans who know his newer work. The singer was a brand-new face on the national country music scene, and only 21 years old, when he released his self-titled debut album on Oct. 3, 2006 — 15 years ago today. Born and raised
Kacey Musgraves helped open Saturday Night Live‘s 47th season on Saturday night (Oct. 2). The singer-songwriter performed two songs, both from her recently released album Star-Crossed, during the sketch comedy TV show’s season premiere, but it was her first performance of the night that was particularly daring. During her song “Justified,” Musgraves appeared to be onstage completely naked.
Ray Stevens is sharing his views on the debate over COVID-19 vaccines. “The vaccinations… do work,” he tells People. The “Comedy King of Music City” has seen the worst of COVID-19, as he’s had multiple friends die of the virus. “My friends, a lot of them have had the vaccinations and are doing well,” he says. “Some, however,
John Rich wouldn’t necessarily call Carrie Underwood a friend. Sure, the two country music mainstays have seen each other backstage at various award shows and passed each other on the charts, but the Big & Rich hitmaker has never had any sort of lengthy conversation with her. But in August, when Underwood found herself being
Jason Aldean fans know him as a singer who won’t back down, and this week he didn’t after engaging with his wife’s Instagram followers over a picture of the family in anti-Joe Biden T-shirts. It started on Saturday (Sept. 25), when Brittney Aldean shared pictures of herself and her kids wearing shirts that read “Anti-Biden
Kane Brown and Grammy-winning R&B singer H.E.R. have released a new song, “Blessed & Free,” as well as an accompanying music video. “Blessed & Free” is a mid-tempo self-affirmation anthem incorporating aspects from both of the musical genres each artist represents. “As long as my eyes still see / As long as my heart still beats /
Country music would look much different without Ross Copperman. The ace songwriter has penned hits for the likes of Keith Urban, Blake Shelton, Kenny Chesney and Dierks Bentley, and that’s not all: This Nashville insider is a triple threat, with producing and singing talents that rival his songwriting chops. Born in Roanoke, Va., on Oct. 1, 1982,
Evan Paul is the host of Taste of Country Nights, a syndicated radio show heard on more than 100 country radio stations nationwide. Producer Amber co-hosts the show with him every night from 7PM to midnight. Together they play the best new country music and interview today’s top stars, like Luke Combs, Dan + Shay, Keith Urban,
Tracy Lawrence is revisiting and updating his catalog with the Hindsight 2020 trilogy of albums. Many of the songs are 20 or even 30 years old, which means enough time has passed for the singer to admit there were some he was strongly encouraged to record. At least one of those songs worked out well
The Grand Ole Opry‘s 5,000th Saturday night broadcast has added for more members and one Country Music Hall of Famer. Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Darius Rucker and Dustin Lynch join the already impressive lineup set for next month’s show. The 5,000th Saturday night broadcast can be heard — and seen — on Oct. 30. Tune in
Kelly Clarkson insists she knows how to navigate her way through The Voice competition. And, on Tuesday night (Sept. 28), she proved that by navigating her way into the hearts of pop-gospel duo the Cunningham Sisters. The biracial teens of Marie, 14, and Macie, 15, are from Hamilton, Ohio, and in an introduction video, they
Zac Brown Band lead singer Zac Brown reveals that he’s tested positive for COVID-19 and as a result is canceling four Comeback Tour stops slated for this weekend. “I am deeply disappointed this has happened, as touring is our life and performing live for our fans is the best part of our job,” he writes on