George Strait kicked off his 10-date 2017 residency at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Feb. 17 and 18 with back-to-back sold-out shows. After looking at the early returns, it’s definitely good to be King. Billboard reports that George’s two shows raked in a combined $5.5 million via gross ticket sales. Obviously, George doesn’t…
Kenny Chesney has added his name to the list of attendees (he’s not performing) for the 9th annual T.J. Martell Foundation Nashville Honors Gala on Feb. 27 at the Omni Hotel. Kenny will join previously announced attendees George Strait, Charlie Daniels, Brad Paisley, Kelsea Ballerini, Frankie Ballard, Tommy Shaw of Styx and Nashville actress Clare…
It’s not exactly da Vinci’s The Last Supper, but one of Nashville’s favorite honky-tonks recently unveiled a new mural depicting some of country music’s biggest stars, both past and present. The mural appears on one of the outside walls of Legends Corner on Lower Broadway. Any country music fan worth his or her weight in…
If you’re not planning to go to Las Vegas this year to catch one of George Strait’s 10 shows, your chances of seeing King George perform in 2017 are few and far between. However, Nashville happens to be one of those rare locales. George will perform at the 9th annual T.J. Martell Foundation Nashville Honors…
If you’re not planning to go to Las Vegas this year to catch one of George Strait’s 10 shows, your chances of seeing King George perform in 2017 are few and far between. However, Nashville happens to be one of the few and far-between locales. George, as well as Brad Paisley, will perform at the…
Which country artists and bands are bringing home the bacon and frying it too? Not surprisingly, Garth Brooks, who is the best-selling solo artist in the history of recorded music. The reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year tops our list of the 20 best-selling acts in country music history as reported by the Recording Industry…
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We know, we know, for a guy who is supposed to be “retired” from touring, George Strait has sure been onstage a lot recently. From his performance at the Americana Honors & Awards in September (which airs on PBS tomorrow) to his concert last night (Nov. 16) at Gruene Hall to his string of Vegas…
As George Strait gears up for the release of his new three-disc album, Strait Out of the Box: Part II, on Nov. 18, he isn’t resting on his laurels. The King announced on Nov. 16 that he is returning to Las Vegas for four weekends—eight additional nights—at the T-Mobile Arena in 2017. Billed as 2…
If you couldn’t make it to Nashville in September for the 2016 Americana Music Festival, PBS has the next best thing with the airing of a special episode of Austin City Limits on Nov. 19. ACL Presents Americana Music Festival 2016, which will premiere on Friday, Nov. 19, 8 p.m. CT, will feature more than…
It may have been the golden anniversary of the CMA Awards Show on Nov. 2, but the number of viewers tuning in (12.5 million) was the lowest total since 2010 (11.7 million). Not even an all-star lineup of performances from George Strait, Alan Jackson, Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood, Beyoncé, the Dixie Chicks and more could…
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…