The Americana Honors & Awards on Sept. 16 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium has been cancelled. The ceremony is usually the centerpiece of AmericanaFest, which typically features more than 100 artists performing at different venues throughout Nashville, however, this year’s AmericanaFest was cancelled earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Plans are being made to…
The Grand Ole Opry tallied its 4,940th consecutive Saturday night broadcast on Sept. 5 with a showcase featuring a pair of country music’s biggest stars: Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood. In addition to performing their own solo tunes, the longtime CMA Awards co-hosts treated viewers to a number of duets, including “Remind Me,” “Will the…
The 2020 CMT Music Awards—originally slated for June 3—will now take place on October 21. The show, which was reschedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will air on CMT, with a six-network simulcast across MTV, MTV2, Logo, Paramount Network, Pop and TV Land. The show will celebrate country music’s biggest stars with outdoor performances in and…
Lee Brice will release his fifth studio album, Hey World, on Nov. 20. Lee shared the news via Twitter on Sept. 9, saying: “Hey World, do you think it’s time I release a new album?? My new album #HeyWorld releases 11.20.20, and you can pre-save/add/order it FRIDAY. Also available Friday is the new version of…
Luke Combs scored his unprecedented ninth consecutive No. 1 single—to start a career—with “Lovin’ On You.” The tune topped the Billboard Country Airplay chart earlier this month after a 12-week run, which is Luke’s fastest climb to No. 1. On Sept. 9, Luke shared a new fun-loving video for his No. 1 single. Directed by…
Brad Paisley served as the guest host on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Sept. 9. The titular host has been on a break from the spotlight since June. A number of celebrities have guest hosted the late-night talk show this summer, including David Spade, Anthony Anderson, Kerry Washington, Rob Lowe, Ben Stiller, George Lopez, Joel McHale…
Florida Georgia Line will follow up their 17th No. 1 single, “I Love My Country,” with the release of “Long Live.” Penned by Corey Crowder, David Garcia, Josh Miller and FGL’s Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley, “Long Live” will impact country radio on Sept. 14. The tune is not featured on FGL’s 2019 album, Can’t…
The Grand Ole Opry tallied its 4,940th consecutive Saturday night broadcast on Sept. 5 with a showcase featuring a pair of country music’s biggest stars: Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood. In addition to performing their own solo tunes, the longtime CMA Awards co-hosts treated viewers to a number of duets, including “Remind Me,” “Whiskey Lullaby,”…
Gabby Barrett’s “I Hope” is No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart (streaming, sales and airplay-based) for the seventh week. After topping the Billboard Country Airplay chart in April, “I Hope” reached the top of the Hot Country Songs chart in its 64th week, which is the longest trek to No. 1 in…
The Academy of Country Music announced the presenters for the 55th ACM Awards on Sept. 16, including Lauren Alaina, Lily Aldridge, Clint Black and Lisa Hartman Black, Cam, Darius Rucker, Runaway June and more. The ACM Awards will air live from Nashville on Sept. 16 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS. The show will take…
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…