Category Archives: Country News – ABC Audio
Country star trivia
Comstock/ThinkstockTwenty-six years ago today, Shania Twain scored her first-ever number-one hit at country radio with a song that also cracked the pop Top 40. It’s since gone on to be one of he...
Jul 22, 2021
Nashville notes
Burke/Triolo Productions/ThinkstockCody Johnson has been named as the kick-off performer for RodeoHouston 2022. He’s scheduled to take the stage on February 28, the first day of next year’...
Jul 22, 2021
"My Masterpiece": Darius Rucker recalls the moment he knew he had to live his life onstage
John Shearer"I can't play piano like Ray Charles," Darius Rucker sings in his new hit, "My Masterpiece." And while the Hootie & the Blowfish frontman did work on his skills tickling...
Jul 22, 2021
Gwen Stefani weighs in on what makes Blake Shelton so successful: “He’s very real and consistent and genuine”
David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty ImagesAfter getting married earlier this month, Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani are as smitten as ever. Fans recently got a first-hand account of the wedded blis...
Jul 21, 2021
In his next song, Michael Ray will embrace both his flaws and good qualities, “Just the Way I Am”
Sean HagwellMichael Ray paints a picture of a complex human personality -- complete with both faults and virtues -- in his just-announced new song, “Just the Way I Am.” The track will come...
Jul 21, 2021
Hear Jon Pardi’s take on Metallica’s “Wherever I May Roam,” off the upcoming Blacklist tribute album
Blackened RecordingsJon Pardi’s known for being one of country music’s modern-day traditionalists, but he’s also demonstrated that he likes other genres, too, previously covering son...
Jul 21, 2021
What’s Luke Bryan planning to give Blake Shelton + Gwen Stefani as a wedding gift? “Embarrassing items”
ABC/Eric McCandlessLuke Bryan wasn’t in attendance when his fellow country superstar Blake Shelton got married to Gwen Stefani in an intimate Oklahoma ceremony earlier this month. “I did n...
Jul 21, 2021
Jason Aldean’s got a new song coming out Friday, and it’s a mystery collaboration
ABC/Eric McCandlessJason Aldean fans are placing bets on which fellow star he might have enlisted to join him for his next duet, out Friday. The singer started teasing a new release on social media th...
Jul 21, 2021
Taylor Swift will not submit her re-recorded 'Fearless' album for CMAs, Grammys consideration
Republic RecordsTaylor Swift’s 2008 studio album, Fearless, is the most-awarded country album of all time -- but the singer’s not looking to rack up any new accolades for the project, Bill...
Jul 21, 2021
Country star trivia
Comstock/Thinkstock On this day in 1999, this "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'" singer was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Can you guess who it is? ANSWER: Charley Pride. Copyright...
Jul 21, 2021