Category Archives: Country News – ABC Audio
Country star trivia
Comstock/ThinkstockCountry music’s own sunglasses-wearing Chief is celebrating his 44th birthday today. Hailing from North Carolina, he won CMA Entertainer of the Year in 2020. Do you know who h...
May 03, 2021
Nashville notes
Burke/Triolo Productions/ThinkstockSinger-songwriter Ashley Monroe released her new album, Rosegold, on Friday. In addition to her solo work, Ashley is known as one third of the Pistol Annies, togethe...
May 03, 2021
Reba's spending Four Good Days with Glenn Close and Mila Kunis
UMGReba McEntire -- the singer -- was back in theaters this weekend, performing the featured song in the new Glenn Close/Mila Kunis film, Four Good Days. "Well, the movie&rsq...
May 03, 2021
Trisha Yearwood is still experiencing a lack of smell and taste, eight weeks after recovering from COVID-19
Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversalIt’s been nearly two months since Trisha Yearwood shared a celebratory post on Instagram announcing that she'd officially gotten word that she was COVID-19-free after c...
Apr 30, 2021
Luke Bryan partners with Cornerstone Building Brands to help create affordable housing
ABC/Brian Bowen SmithLuke Bryan has been named as an ambassador for Cornerstone Building Brands’ Home for Good initiative. In partnership with the organization, which supports Habitat for Humani...
Apr 30, 2021
Thomas Rhett says his three daughters each have their own personalities, from “nurturing” to “firecracker”
ABCThomas Rhett is more than just a country star: He’s also a proud dad to three young girls, each of whom is quickly growing into their own distinct personality, he told People recently. F...
Apr 30, 2021
“To Us It Did”: Mitchell Tenpenny’s new song revisits the highs and lows of growing up
Riser House Entertainment/Columbia NashvilleMitchell Tenpenny thinks back to the highs and lows of growing up in a small town in his newly-released song, “To Us It Did.” Every first kiss, ...
Apr 30, 2021
'One on One': Gary LeVox reveals duet-packed Christian EP for release this spring
Big Machine RecordsRascal Flatts singer Gary LeVox has announced plans for a five-song Christian solo project, called One on One. The EP is due out next month. Fans got their first taste of Gary&rsquo...
Apr 30, 2021
Jimmie Allen, Jon Pardi + more are joining the country acts headed to Texas honky-tonk Billy Bob’s this year
ABCAfter more than a year of being unable to tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic, country acts are once again beginning to book dates across the country. One of the venues leading the charge for the saf...
Apr 30, 2021
Country star trivia
Comstock/ThinkstockOn this date in 1991, a rising country singer released her debut single, “She’s in Love with the Boy,” off her self-titled first album. The song would go on to bec...
Apr 30, 2021