Darius Rucker gets by with a little help from his friends. With his ninth annual Darius & Friends Benefit Concert on June 4 at the Ryman Auditorium and golf tourney on June 5, Darius surpassed $1.6 million raised for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This year’s concert, auction and golf tourney raised $404,000 for St.…… MORE
CMA Fest week got an unofficial kickoff on June 3 at Nashville’s Wildhorse Saloon during the second annual ’80s Dance Party to End Alz, which benefited the Alzheimer’s Association. This year’s event, which was hosted by Kimberly Williams-Paisley and Blair Garner, featured performances from Brad Paisley, Darius Rucker, Chris Young, Lindsay Ell, Charles Esten, Ashley…… MORE
During the Nashville Predators 2017 playoff run to the Stanley Cup Finals, the Preds brought out some of country music’s biggest starts to sing the national anthem on their home ice, including Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Little Big Town, Vince Gill, Lady Antebellum, Keith Urban, Kelly Clarkson, Trisha Yearwood, Martina McBride, Dierks Bentley and Faith…… MORE
An A-list group of artists—including Willie Nelson, Kacey Musgraves, Alison Krauss, Kris Kristofferson, Brad Paisley and more—have been tapped to record songs curated from Johnny Cash’s poetry, lyrics and letters. The new 16-song album, Johnny Cash: Forever Words, will be released on April 6. When Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash died in 2003, they…… MORE
Brad Paisley teamed up with local artist Rob Hendon to paint a one-of-a-kind mural on the main floor of Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, which is home to the Nashville Predators hockey team. After Brad came up with the design on his phone, he and Rob, who is known for his guitar art, spray-painted the mural in…… MORE
Brad Paisley kicked off his 15th headlining tour—dubbed the Weekend Warrior Tour—in May, with more than 35 dates across the U.S., Canada and Europe before capping in September. Brad and his merry gang of openers—Dustin Lynch, Lindsay Ell and Chase Bryant—must have enjoyed the experience because they are extending the tour into 2018 with 26…… MORE
CMA Awards co-host Brad Paisley is speaking out via Twitter regarding suggested media guidelines from the Country Music Association for their upcoming show on Nov. 8. The CMA requested media members refrain from talking about the Las Vegas shooting tragedy on Oct. 1 that killed 58 people and injured more than 500 during Jason Aldean’s…… MORE
The Country Music Association announced four collaborative performances set to take the stage at the 51st CMA Awards on Nov. 8. The pairings include: Kelsea Ballerini and Reba McEntire Dierks Bentley and Rascal Flatts Maren Morris and Niall Horan Brad Paisley and Kane Brown The all-star event also includes performances by Garth Brooks, Brothers Osborne,…… MORE
Chris Young fulfilled a bucket-list goal on Oct. 17 as Brad Paisley officially inducted him into the Grand Ole Opry. After Chris performed two of his four songs, Brad walked onstage and welcomed Chris into the Opry family. “When I was first made a member of this crazy family, I had no idea the actual…… MORE
More than 100 celebrities in three cities teamed up for a multi-network telethon last night (Sept. 12) that has raised more than $44 million for those affected by Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma. The hour-long telethon—Hand in Hand: A Benefit for Hurricane Relief—was staged live from Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry, Times Square in New York…… MORE
