From nominations and notes to performers and presenters, here’s everything a country music fan needs to know about the 2018 American Music Awards. Date: Oct. 9 Time: 8 p.m. ET/delayed PT Location: Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Television Station: ABC Host: Tracee Ellis Ross Pre-Show: 6 p.m. EST via YouTube Performers: Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift,…… MORE
There’s a “Small Town Southern Man” being painted on the side of the Redneck Gourmet building at 11 North Court Square in downtown Newnan, Ga. Of course, the “man” is Newnan native and Country Music Hall of Fame member Alan Jackson. The new 20-foot-by-40-foot mural is being painted by Tim Davis, who also painted the…… MORE
John Prine has the chance to go where few country artists have gone: the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. John is among the nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2019. Other nominees include Def Leppard, Devo, Janet Jackson, Kraftwerk, LL Cool J, MC5, Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine,…… MORE
Faith Hill will put her music expertise to use as a judge on the upcoming TV talent competition, The World’s Best, which will premiere on CBS in 2019. Faith will be joined by fellow judges RuPaul Charles and Drew Barrymore, while James Corden will serve as host and co-executive producer of the 10-episode series. According…… MORE
It’s official. Russell Dickerson isn’t a one-hit wonder. After topping the charts earlier this year with “Yours,” the Tennessee native has scored his second No. 1 hit with “Blue Tacoma,” which topped both the Billboard Country Airplay chart and Mediabase chart this week. Russell co-penned the tune with Casey Brown and Parker Welling. “‘Blue Tacoma’…… MORE
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The guys from Old Dominion—Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, Geoff Sprung, Brad Tursi and Whit Sellers—are following up their fifth No. 1 single, “Hotel Key,” with the release of “Make It Sweet.” The new track is the lead single from Old Dominion’s upcoming third studio album. “We walked into the studio one day without discussing what…… MORE
Jessie James Decker has been making the media rounds—including stops in Nashville and L.A.—in support of her new book, Just Jessie: My Guide to Love, Life, Family, and Food. The new book, which is Jessie’s first, hopes to “inspire and empower women to follow their dreams, as they learn how Jessie made hers a reality.…… MORE
Blake Shelton turned up the heat at the iconic Henson Recording Studios in Los Angeles to record a new acoustic video for his current single, “Turnin’ Me On.” Henson Recording Studios was originally founded by Charlie Chaplin in 1917 and has played host to a number of artists, including John Lennon, Pink Floyd, Tom Petty,…… MORE
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Lauren Alaina is heading back to country radio with a new single, “Ladies in the ’90s,” that pays homage to many of her influences, including Britney Spears, Reba McEntire, Shania Twain, Faith Hill and more. Lauren, who was born in 1994, co-wrote the tune with Jesse Frasure and Amy Wade. The new single, which officially…… MORE
Jim Casey talks with singer/songwriter Tenille Townes about: growing up in a small Canadian town her early musical influences, including Shania Twain, Dolly Parton, Elvis, Fleetwood Mac and more asking her parents to take singing lessons as a small child getting her first guitar from her grandparents as a 14-year-old moving to Nashville in 2014…… MORE
