Category Archives: Country News – ABC Audio
Jimmie Allen’s son is excited to be a big brother again, but thinks “there’s too many girls”
ABC/Eric McCandlessJimmie Allen and his wife, Alexis, announced this spring that they’re expecting their second baby girl. And while the couple are eagerly awaiting the new addition, the singer&...
Jul 14, 2021
'Peso in My Pocket': Toby Keith announces his first all-new album in over five years
Show Dog NashvilleToby Keith has been slowly rolling out new songs -- “Old School” and “Happy Birthday America” -- over the last few weeks, and now he’s got more news to ...
Jul 14, 2021
LoCash concludes 2021 USO Tour as they drop the music video for their new The Wolfe Brothers duet
U.S Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Aranza Valdez“One Big Country Song” duo LoCash just wrapped an overseas, seven-stop engagement performing for U.S. military service members...
Jul 14, 2021
Newlyweds Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani skipped the honeymoon and headed back to work
David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty ImagesBlake Shelton and Gwen Stefani’s wedding day may have been a picture-perfect romantic day, but they’re not extending the festivities. Accordin...
Jul 14, 2021
Garth Brooks sets sights on Baltimore for the next-announced date on the Stadium Tour
Shannon Finney/Getty ImagesGarth Brooks is headed to Baltimore this fall. The country superstar has announced his first performance in the city for six years, as well as the first time he’s ever...
Jul 14, 2021
Country star trivia
Comstock/Thinkstock On this date in 2015, a then-newcomer to country stardom got her first RIAA hardware when her debut single, “Love Me Like You Mean It,” went gold. Can you name her? ANS...
Jul 14, 2021
For Thomas Rhett, it "feels good to be country again" -- and he believes it will for you, too
Big MachineA casual listen to Thomas Rhett's "Country Again" might lead you to wonder if the former ACM Entertainer of the Year had begun to doubt his authenticity amid his massive succ...
Jul 14, 2021
Nashville notes
Burke/Triolo Productions/ThinkstockChris Janson, Scotty McCreery, Gary Allan and many more acts have been added to the 2021 Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam lineup, joining previously revealed headliners Chris St...
Jul 14, 2021
Toby Keith + Rhett Akins among the acts headed into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
(L-R): Sarah Cates, John Scott Sherrill, Amy Grant, Buddy Cannon, Rhett Akins and Mark Ford; Bev MoserToby Keith, Rhett Akins, Buddy Cannon, Amy Grant and John Scott Sherrill will join the Nashville S...
Jul 13, 2021
Morgan Wallen’s Dangerous album adds a massive audio streaming boost, per MRC Data’s 2021 midyear reports
Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for CMAMorgan Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album continues to be one of the highest-performing albums of 2021 thus far, in any genre, despite the controversy that has ...
Jul 13, 2021