Category Archives: Country News – ABC Audio
Gabby Barrett, Jimmie Allen named ACM’s New Female and Male Artists of the Year
Acadmy of Country MusicAhead of the 2021 ACM Awards later this month, the show has revealed two early winners: Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett have won New Male and Female Artist of the Year, respectiv...
Apr 08, 2021
Country star trivia
Comstock/ThinkstockOn this date in 2008, an American Idol champ turned country superstar released "Last Name," a song that would become her seventh straight No. 1 single on the country charts. Do you ...
Apr 08, 2021
Country star trivia
Comstock/ThinkstockOn this date in 1983, two country superstars rode to number-one on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart with their joint project, Pancho & Lefty. It wouldn't be their last duet albu...
Apr 08, 2021
Nashville notes
Burke/Triolo Productions/ThinkstockRandy Travis and his wife, Mary, were guests at the Houston Aphasia Recovery Center's virtual "Let's Talk" luncheon, sharing the singer's story of undergoing a strok...
Apr 08, 2021
Eric Church unearths 'Heart & Soul' at a fancy restaurant in the Blue Ridge Mountains
Joe Pugliese Eric Church decided to shake things up when he set out to record the follow-up to 2018's Desperate Man. The North Carolina native took a totally revolutionary approach, sequestering produ...
Apr 08, 2021
With “one foot in traditional country,” Blake Shelton’s hoping to break new ground with 'Body Language'
Kevork Djansezian/Getty ImagesIt's been an exciting couple of weeks for Blake Shelton, who announced his 12th studio album, Body Language, just days after sharing that he'll release a commemorative vi...
Apr 07, 2021
Dolly Parton mourns the death of her uncle Bill Owens: “I wouldn’t be here if he hadn’t been there”
ABC/Image Group LADolly Parton is mourning the loss of a beloved family member who also worked tirelessly to further her musical career. The singer shared on Wednesday that her uncle Bill Owens has di...
Apr 07, 2021
18 years in, Brad Paisley and wife Kimberly share what they love about their marriage
Roy Rochlin/FilmMagicBrad Paisley and his wife, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, celebrated their 18th wedding anniversary last month. Almost two decades into their marriage, the couple is still finding a l...
Apr 07, 2021
Breakout TikTok star Priscilla Block readies a self-titled debut EP
Mercury NashvillePriscilla Block first made waves on TikTok early last year with her songs "Thick Thighs," "PMS" and "Just About Over You." Now, she's poised to become a bona fide country star, with "...
Apr 07, 2021
Trisha Yearwood admits it can be tough to age gracefully in the public eye: “I think about it a lot”
Shannon Finney/Getty ImagesAs someone who's been in the country music spotlight for three decades, Trisha Yearwood has had plenty of experience navigating getting older in the public eye. Still, the s...
Apr 07, 2021