Category Archives: Country News – ABC Audio
Carly Pearce learns from the past as she starts dating again
Allister Ann Carly Pearce isn't about to let her divorce to Michael Ray keep her from finding love again. The singer, who has been quietly seeing former MLB player Riley King...
Sep 24, 2021
Dan + Shay are still pinching themselves after selling out Madison Square Garden
Patrick TracyOne week ago, Dan + Shay achieved what very few country artists have done, by selling out the famed Madison Square Garden in New York City. Dan Smyers and Shay Mo...
Sep 24, 2021
Country star trivia
Seven years ago today, this country music superstar got engaged to a former NBA cheerleader and American Idol contestant. The couple went on to have two more children, in addition to the two...
Sep 24, 2021
Brett Young enlists his friends to help create his first Christmas album
BMLG RecordsBrett Young is doing his part to help usher in the holiday. The father of two just announced his very first Christmas album, Brett Young & Friends Sing the Christmas Classics...
Sep 24, 2021
Old Dominion's unlikely, unplanned visit to the "Lonely Side of Town" with the Empress of Soul
Arista NashvilleWhen Kenny Rogers tried to record "Islands in the Stream" solo, it just didn't work. But it wasn't long before he and producer/writer Barry Gibb of The Be...
Sep 24, 2021
Nashville notes
Lindsay Ell has scored five Canadian Country Music Association Awards nominations, making her the most-nominated female artist. Her nominations include Female Artist of the Year and Album of the ...
Sep 24, 2021
Darius Rucker's biggest accomplishment might be changing country music
David McClisterWhen Darius Rucker first announced that he was focusing on a career in country music, after years spent fronting Hootie & the Blowfish, it wasn't an easy transition. ...
Sep 23, 2021
Jennifer Nettles to return to Broadway as lead in 'Waitress'
Concord RecordsJennifer Nettles is returning to Broadway! The singer-songwriter, who previously played Roxie in the musical Chicago, will show off her acting skills in the lead role of Jenna...
Sep 23, 2021
Mickey Guyton named Breakout Artist of the Year at CMT Artists of the Year ceremony
CMTMickey Guyton will be honored as the Breakout Artist of the Year at the upcoming CMT Artists of the Year celebration. “We are thrilled to honor the immensely talented Mickey Guyton as th...
Sep 23, 2021
Carly Pearce changed Kelsea Ballerini's "Diamondback" to make it her own
Allister AnnCarly Pearce kicks off her 15-track 29: Written in Stone album with "Diamondback," a feisty song that she wrote with Kelsea Ballerini, Tofer Brown and Sh...
Sep 23, 2021