The police officer whom Blake Shelton chose to honor during a tour stop in Tulsa had a surprise for everyone around him. On Friday night (Sept. 24), the singer gave Officer Aurash Zarkeshan the VIP treatment, 15 months after he was shot during a routine traffic stop. Zarkeshan received front row tickets, and a local bank gave $5,000
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When Jason Aldean releases his new album, Macon, in November, it’ll be only half of the new music fans can expect over the coming months. The country star plans to release 30 new tracks between now and April of 2022. Macon, due out on Nov. 12, will contain 15 songs: 10 brand-new tracks — including Aldean’s
Mickey Guyton has been open about the struggles she’s faced in country music, often advocating for equality and representation within the genre and vulnerably sharing about the personal hardships she’s had to endure. However, she’s not opened up about her husband Grant Savoy’s terrifying health scare and misdiagnosis, until now. Speaking to Today’s Country with Kelleigh Bannen about
Fall has only just begun, but that doesn’t mean that Carrie Underwood is waiting to celebrate the Christmas season… and all of the things that come along with it. Underwood gave fans a taste of winter a little early with her release of the upbeat new song, “Favorite Time of Year.” Throughout the holiday song,
Summer may be officially over, but RaeLynn isn’t ready for Sad Girl Fall just yet. Her new song ”Get That All the Time” is a flirty and infectious collaboration with Mitchell Tenpenny. RaeLynn co-wrote “Get That All the Time” with Tyler Hubbard, Kane Brown and her Round Here Records labelmate Corey Crowder. The song finds RaeLynn and Tenpenny trading compliments and plying
Kelly Clarkson has scored another victory in her ongoing divorce from her estranged husband, Brandon Blackstock. According to multiple reports, a judge in the case has declared Clarkson legally single amid the continuing divorce proceedings, which have dragged on for more than a year. Us Weekly and other news outlets have obtained legal documents pertaining
Walker Hayes’ infectious hit “Fancy Like” gets yet another boost with a feature from pop star Kesha on a remixed version of the song. The Billboard-charting song caught Kesha’s attention as a fun, relatable track. “This song speaks to me on a very deep level,” the singer shares on Twitter, describing herself as “a southern b—h
For someone who was, at the time of our interview, due to have her first baby in two weeks — in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and while promoting an album, no less — RaeLynn seemed incredibly calm. She was all smiles, in an oversized denim shirt and understated glam, when she sat down over
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, and together, they play the best new country music and interview today’s top stars, including Luke Combs, Dan + Shay, Keith
The last time Jesse Malin celebrated an album release, there were no vaccine debates, no masks and no businesses shuttering or families grieving due to a global pandemic. That record, 2019’s Sunset Kids, is steeped in Malin and producer Lucinda Williams‘ alt-country and lyrical sensibilities and is an eternal snapshot of a different world that seems a lifetime away.
Scotty McCreery‘s new album, Same Truck, is his fifth studio album (including a Christmas album), but it’s the sixth he’s recorded. The “You Time” singer admits he had a record almost ready to go, but then … But then, the world shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Talking to Taste of Country Nights‘ Evan and Amber, McCreery
Reunions abound at ShoalsFest 2021. Set for Oct. 2-3 in Muscle Shoals, Ala., the event is making its return for the first time since its inaugural year in 2019, and it’ll be the first time Greenhill native Jason Isbell brings his newest album, Reunions, to his hometown since releasing the project in May of 2020
Ariana Grande has landed a country/Americana act for her team on Season 21 of The Voice. The pop superstar and actor signed on to coach Jim and Sasha Allen on Tuesday night (Sept. 21) after they auditioned with John Denver’s classic song “Leaving on a Jet Plane.” The father-son duo have an interesting back story.
Blake Shelton had a personal connection to Peedy Chavis’ cover of Elvis Presley‘s “Heartbreak Hotel” on the The Voice on Monday night (Sept. 20). The country judge lobbied hard for the 19-year-old to join his team during the Season 21 premiere. After doing a spot-on cover of “Heartbreak Hotel,” Chavis admitted that Presley had been
Mickey Guyton and Darius Rucker are among the all-star list of artists who contributed to Metallica’s recently released The Metallica Blacklist, an expansive project celebrating the metal band’s influence. Both country artists offered covers of “Nothing Else Matters,” each putting their own spin on the song. Guyton’s “Nothing Else Matters” beautifully showcases the lower register of her voice
There are been some amazing DWTS performances from country stars throughout the years: Kellie Pickler took home the Season 16 mirror ball trophy with partner Derek Hough, while country radio DJ Bobby Bones won Season 27. However, there have also been a few major duds on the dance floor courtesy of some big country names. Wynonna Judd, Chuck Wicks, Sara Evans and Billy
It was 48 years ago today, on Sept. 19, 1973, that singer-songwriter Gram Parsons passed away. Parsons was only 26 years old when he died, from an overdose of morphine and alcohol. A Florida native, Parsons began his professional music career with the Byrds in 1968, before launching into a series of other musical endeavors, including
Country singer Morgan Evans often gushes about his love for his wife, fellow artist Kelsea Ballerini. But there are other things Evans really loves, too — like his firepit. “I had COVID in March, and it was awful for about a week, but then during that second week when I had to be quarantined, I decided that I was
Trisha Yearwood scored one of the biggest hits of her career with “Walkaway Joe,” but in a new interview, she reveals that another country artist came close to cutting the song before she could. “’Walkaway Joe’ was one of those songs that the Judds actually had on hold,” Yearwood tells I Miss…90s Country Radio With
Sept. 18 might be a day that Willie Nelson would just as soon forget. It was on that date in 2006 that the singer was arrested for possession of marijuana and narcotic mushrooms while on the road in Louisiana. The incident began with a commercial vehicle inspection of Nelson’s tour bus: “When the door was opened and