Dolly Parton’s new holiday album, A Holly Dolly Christmas, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart this week. The new release, which is Dolly’s first holiday album since 1990’s Home for Christmas, moved 27,000 equivalent album units, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. The 12-song collection features several holiday standards, including “Mary,…
Luke Bryan, Brad Paisley and Gwen Stefani will join more than a dozen other artists tasked with honoring the new members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame during a ceremony on Nov. 7. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2020 includes Nine Inch Nails, the Notorious B.I.G., Whitney Houston, Depeche…
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Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani released a creative new lyric video for their single, “Happy Anywhere.” Penned by Ross Copperman, Josh Osborne and Matt Jenkins, “Happy Anywhere” is currently Top 10 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. “As I’ve said, ‘Happy Anywhere’ feels like the perfect song for right now,” Blake said. “I’m proud to…
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John and TJ Osborne of Brothers Osborne released their third studio album, Skeletons, on Oct. 9. John and TJ Osborne had a hand in writing all 12 tracks on Skeletons, including lead single, “All Night,” which is currently No. 30 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart after 20 weeks. The new project follows the release…
Lindsay Ell dropped a new video for “wAnt me back,” the lead single from her recent concept album, heart theory (Aug. 14). The new tune was penned by Lindsay, Kane Brown, Matt McGinn and Lindsay Rimes. Produced by Dann Huff, heart theory is comprised of 12 tracks that journey through each stage of grief: shock,…
The Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) revealed the lineup for this year’s virtual Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival on Oct. 19–24. The five-day event will feature more than 20 pre-recorded performances from 70-plus singer/songwriters, including Josh Osborne, Lori McKenna, Shane McAnally, Carly Pearce, Liz Rose, Jimmie Allen, John Paul White, Trevor Rosen, Matthew Ramsey, Ernest,…
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Justin Moore will try to score his 10th No. 1 single with the release of “We Didn’t Have Much.” Penned by Jeremy Stover, Randy Montana and Paul DiGiovanni, “We Didn’t Have Much” is the first single from Justin’s sixth studio album, which is expected to drop in 2021. “We Didn’t Have Much” will impact country…
Saturday Night Live has turned to Nashville resident Jack White to replace Morgan Wallen as the musical guest on Oct. 10. Jack has performed as the musical guest on SNL three times (2002, 2012, 2018). Morgan was bounced from the show on Oct. 7 after multiple videos surfaced of him ignoring social distancing protocols while…
Little Big Town was featured on NPR Music’s Tiny Desk concert series. The series normally features musicians performing at a desk in the NPR Music office, but due to the ongoing pandemic, the series has proceeded with at-home performances. LBT’s Karen Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook, Kimberly Schlapman and Philip Sweet performed a four-song set—“Nightfall,” “Wine, Beer,…
CMT announced its first set of hosts for the 2020 CMT Music Awards on Oct. 21: Kane Brown and actress Sarah Hyland, who is best known for playing Haley on Modern Family. Two additional hosts will be announced soon. “The CMT Music Awards have always been about bringing the fans and their favorite artists together…
Getting our kids to read in the summer can sometimes be challenging but there are lots of teacher approved ideas and incentive programs available to keep them on track! They can earn game tokens from our Friends at Chuck E Cheese who has tons of rewards ideas for being a good student and a good…