Congratulations are in order for Jimmie Allen and his wife, Alexis: The pair welcomed their second daughter, Zara James Allen, on Saturday, Oct. 16. Prior to her arrival, Allen’s fans were informed that his show scheduled Saturday night in Forest City, N.C., was canceled. Just hours before the country star was due to take the stage, he posted to Instagram that the
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Fifteen years ago today, on Oct. 17, 2006, Hollywood confirmed what Nashville already knew: Tim McGraw was a major celebrity. It was on that date that the singer received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Both McGraw’s wife, Faith Hill, and actor Billy Bob Thornton, who starred in Friday Night Lights with McGraw, attended his Hollywood Walk
A historic Southern manor in Tennessee that was formerly home to Tim McGraw and Faith Hill is back on the market. The historic Samuel S. Morton house in Franklin, Tenn., just outside of Nashville, is asking $9,995,000 for the house and 135 surrounding rural acres. According to online property listings, the historic home dates back
Thirty-four years ago today, on Oct. 16, 1987, Anne Murray made history in country music. It was on that date that Murray’s Greatest Hits album, released in 1980, earned triple-platinum status. Murray’s sales achievement signified sales in excess of 3 million units. It also made her the first female country artist to achieve that sales record. Capitol Records
Walker Hayes isn’t the only member of his family who’s found a bigger audience thanks to his viral hit song “Fancy Like.” His oldest daughter, Lela, helped her dad create the dance that goes with the track, and she’s getting noticed because of it. “She gets recognized all the time now, and she’s real cute
On Oct. 15, 1973, Dolly Parton released her now-classic song “Jolene.” The No. 1 song (as of February of 1974) wasn’t her first to reach the country charts’ highest peak, but it did help launch one of her most successful years to date, as she followed up “Jolene” with two more chart-toppers: “I Will Always Love You” and “Love
While rock legends such as Jimi Hendrix and Slash typically dominate the “best guitarist ever” conversations, country music is no slouch when it comes to producing legendary shredders. A guy or gal playing a guitar is the basis for most country music, so it makes sense that the genre would be littered with supremely talented
Cody Johnson experienced a life-changing emergency this year that totally shifted his perspective. He was with his wife and his management team on a private plane headed to a NASCAR event when the pilot said, “We’re going down.” “I said, ‘You mean we’re taking it down,'” Johnson recalls. “He said, ‘No, you need to prepare yourself. We’re going
There are many famous country music couples, but very few of them have had recent success on country radio. With “Chasing After You” now a Top 10 hit, Ryan Hurd and Maren Morris become just the third married pair to do it since the year 2001. Clint Black‘s (Lisa Hartman Black) “When I Said I Do”
Season 21 of The Voice continued its grueling Live Battle Rounds on Tuesday (Oct. 12). And among the many pairings of the night were two young female singers going up against each other on a country superstar’s major crossover hit. Team Blake’s Hailey Green and Lana Scott dueled it out on a cover of Maren
Kacey Musgraves cleaned up at the 2019 Grammy Awards with her 2018 Golden Hour album, winning not only three genre-specific trophies but also the coveted, all-genre Album of the Year award. But as she heads toward the 2022 Grammy Awards, it’s already clear that things will be a little different. According to Billboard, during a recent meeting,
Texas mainstay Randy Rogers Band have released a new single, “Picture Frames.” Co-written by band frontman Randy Rogers with singer-songwriter/producer Drew Kennedy, it’s a heartfelt look back on a love story, as told through the pictures hanging on the couple’s wall. The song’s first verse begins at the beginning, recounting an early date in New Orleans. “We
Mark Wystrach — the lead singer of country trio Midland — has a baby boy on the way, due in December. Mark’s wife Ty Haney used video from a recent trip to a bowling alley to make the announcement on Instagram. “Sunny manifested a baby brother like I did this STRIKEE,” Haney captions a video which shows her
Eighteen years ago today (Oct. 11, 2003), Tim McGraw had one good reason to celebrate: His latest single, “Real Good Man,” had soared to the top of the charts, becoming his 17th No. 1 song. The uptempo, rocking “Real Good Man,” which is still a concert favorite, was the fourth single from McGraw’s multi-platinum album Tim McGraw and
Brandi Carlile offered up an epic version of the Elton John classic “Madman Across the Water” during a recent appearance on The Howard Stern Show. For the performance, Carlile is backed by her longtime collaborators, twins Phil and Tim Hanseroth, and a string trio. The cover features a guitar interpretation of the song’s famous piano riff, as
Nashville seemed like a longshot when it debuted on ABC on Oct. 10, 2012 — nine years ago today — but the show defied all odds to become one of country music fans’ favorite television shows of all time. It’s notoriously difficult to capture the true vibe of Nashville’s music scene in films and on
Even a legend like Reba McEntire is thrilled to get a chance to sing with Dolly Parton. She says their just-released collaboration, on McEntire’s early-’90s hit “Does He Love You,” is a “dream come true.” “We were just thrilled to pieces” when Parton agreed to sing with her, McEntire says. Parton was McEntire’s first choice for the
On this date (Oct. 9) in 1993, chances are good that Vince Gill was celebrating. It was that day, 28 years ago, that his single “One More Last Chance” became his third No. 1 hit. The comedic “One More Last Chance,” which Gill wrote with famed tunesmith Gary Nicholson, comes from Gill’s multi-platinum-selling album I Still Believe in You. That
Reba McEntire isn’t going to return to host the CMA Awards in 2021. The country icon simply wasn’t invited back for the Nov. 10 show on ABC, but her replacement has yet to be be announced. A few candidates seem likely — but this singer feels like an exciting long shot. We’ll make the case for Justin Timberlake a
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,”