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Art Streiber/NBCBlake Shelton is opening another one of his Ole Red venues in Music City, this time at the Nashville International Airport. Blake announced the good news in a video...

Capitol NashvilleKeith Urban's father passed away in 2015, but his influence still permeates almost everything Keith does. It was his father who instilled in him a love of country music, and his fathe...

CMTWe now know which five artists will be named the 2021 CMT Artists of the Year. Chris Stapleton, Gabby Barrett, Kane Brown, Kelsea Ballerini and Luke Combs will al...

Chris HolloLady A never imagined they would be forced to spend more than a year off the road because of a pandemic, nor did they picture themselves being involved in a contentious lawsuit over th...

Allister AnnWhen Carly Pearce had the idea to tell her truth in the song, "29," she had no idea that it would become the launching pad for her next album. Carly wrote the song with Shan...

On this day in 1983, a troubled country music star performed a benefit concert in Jackson, Mississippi. More than 6,000 people attended, with the money going to local charities. The show was the resul...

TIMEDolly Parton is one of only two country artists, along with Kane Brown, who earned a spot on TIME magazine's list of the most influential people of 2021. Dolly's own godda...

Alexa CampbellIn the early eighties, Ricky Skaggs topped the chart with "Don't Cheat in Our Hometown." Now, another Kentucky native's changed that to "don't steal from my hometown." You see,...

Mark Chesnutt has recovered from both back surgery and contracting COVID-19. The singer says he has been given a clean bill of health from his doctor, and is planning on returning to touring by t...

Jason Kempin/Getty ImagesWhen Lady A changed their name from Lady Antebellum amid the racial tensions across the country last year, they never imagined the firestorm that would fol...