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Burke/Triolo Productions/ThinkstockTrace Adkins on Friday released “The Empty Chair,” a song off his upcoming new album. Just in time for Memorial Day, the song pays tribute the legacy of ...
Jun 01, 2021
"My Boy" hitmaker Elvie Shane's about to have a girl
BBR Music GroupIf you have a great memory, you might recall Elvie Shane from season 15 of American Idol back in 2016. But if you're listening to country radio these days, you no do...
Jun 01, 2021
B.J. Thomas, "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" singer, dead at 78
2911 Media / BJ Thomas EstateFive-time Grammy winner B.J. Thomas, best known for his hit "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head," has died from complications due to stage four lung cancer. He was 78...
May 29, 2021
Ashley McBryde celebrates 'Never Will: Live from a Distance' with a Friday night livestream release show
Warner Music NashvilleAshley McBryde’s new live EP, Never Will: Live from a Distance, is available everywhere now, and the singer’s got big plans to celebrate. On Friday at 7 p.m. CT, she&...
May 28, 2021
Garth Brooks mourns late “Friends in Low Places" songwriter Dewayne Blackwell
Shannon Finney/Getty ImagesOut of all of Garth Brooks’ beloved country hits, perhaps none is quite as recognizable as “Friends in Low Places.” The song was co-written in 1989 by Earl...
May 28, 2021
Shania Twain would start a band with Blake Shelton + Gwen Stefani: “When I think of [them] I think trio vocals”
Andreas Rentz/Getty Images for ZFFTalk about a supergroup! As Shania Twain gears up to return to her Las Vegas residency and starts to work on new music, she says that she wouldn’t mind forming ...
May 28, 2021
Justin Moore, Riley Green + other stars join Big Machine Music City Grand Prix lineup
Codt VillalobosJustin Moore, Riley Green, Danielle Bradbery and Callista Clark have all joined the lineup for an Opry show that’s taking place as part of the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix. T...
May 28, 2021
Jimmie Allen marries Alexis Gale, his fiancée of nearly two years
ABC/Eric McCandlessJimmie Allen is a married man. The “Best Shot” singer wed Alexis Gale, his fellow Delaware native and fiancée since July 2019, in an intimate, mid-week ceremony o...
May 28, 2021
Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood give love advice as the guest hosts on Ellen
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagicGarth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood are trying out their TV talk show hosting skills this week, taking the reins on Friday's The Ellen DeGeneres Show. To kick things off, th...
May 28, 2021
Country star trivia
Comstock/ThinkstockHere’s hoping that this star’s birthday is “Just Another Day in Paradise.” This in-demand singer-songwriter, who turns 59 today, has penned tunes for the lik...
May 28, 2021