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Dolly Parton is Honored & Flattered By Lil Nas X’s Cover of “Jolene”

Dolly Parton is Honored & Flattered By Lil Nas X’s Cover of “Jolene”

Lil Nas X broke onto the scene taking his horse to the “Old Town Road” with Billy Ray Cyrus… After making a splash with his own hits, Lil Nas X got the seal of approval for his recent cover of Dolly Parton‘s classic song “Jolene”…by Dolly herself! When the country music icon heard the young…

The Winners: 2020 Billboard Music Awards

The Winners: 2020 Billboard Music Awards

The winners for the 2020 Billboard Music Awards were announced live from The Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Oct. 14 on NBC. Luke Combs took home three trophies, including Top Country Artist, Top Country Male Artist and Top Country Album, while Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus’ hit, “Old Town Road,” copped four…

ACM Awards Nominations: 16 Snubs & Surprises

ACM Awards Nominations: 16 Snubs & Surprises

The nomination for the 55th ACM Awards were announce on Feb. 27, and while artists like Dan + Shay, Maren Morris and Thomas Rhett racked up multiple nominations, there were more than a few questionable omissions—as well as inclusions—in the nomination process. Based on my first glance, here are the snubs and surprises from the…

Grammy Awards: The Winners, Including Tanya Tucker, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Lil Nas X, Billy Ray Cyrus & More

Grammy Awards: The Winners, Including Tanya Tucker, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Lil Nas X, Billy Ray Cyrus & More

Check out all of the country-centric winners from the 2020 Grammy Awards on Jan. 26. Best Country Solo Performance “All Your’n” | Tyler Childers “Girl Goin’ Nowhere” | Ashley McBryde “Ride Me Back Home” | Willie Nelson WINNER “God’s Country” | Blake Shelton “Bring My Flowers Now” | Tanya Tucker Best Country Duo/Group Performance “Brand…

Carrie Underwood, Dan + Shay, Kane Brown & More Win American Music Awards

Carrie Underwood, Dan + Shay, Kane Brown & More Win American Music Awards

The 2019 American Music Awards, the world’s largest fan-voted awards show, handed out trophies at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Nov. 24. Carrie Underwood (Favorite Female Artist-Country and Favorite Album-County) and Dan + Shay (Favorite Duo/Group-Country and Favorite Song-Country) took home two awards apiece, while Kane Brown (Favorite Male Artist-Country) and Lil Nas…

Eric Church, Miranda Lambert, Dolly Parton, Dan + Shay & More Earn Multiple Grammy Nominations

Eric Church, Miranda Lambert, Dolly Parton, Dan + Shay & More Earn Multiple Grammy Nominations

Nominations for the 2020 Grammy Awards were announced this morning (Nov. 20). On the country music front, Ashley McBryde, Miranda Lambert, Dolly Parton, Eric Church, Tanya Tucker, Dan + Shay, Brandi Carlile, Lil Nas X, Billy Ray Cyrus and more earned multiple nominations. Eric Church, Reba McEntire, Pistol Annies, Thomas Rhett and Tanya Tucker will…

Lil Nas X & Billy Ray Cyrus Win Two BET Hip Hop Awards for “Old Town Road”

Lil Nas X & Billy Ray Cyrus Win Two BET Hip Hop Awards for “Old Town Road”

Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus took home two trophies for their smash hit, “Old Town Road,” at the BET Hip Hop Awards, which aired on Oct. 8 from Atlanta. “Old Town Road” won Best Collab/Duo or Group, besting nominations from Cardi B and Bruno Marks (“Please Me”), DJ Khaled, Nipsey Hussle and John…

2019 CMA Awards Nominations: 9 Snubs & Surprises

2019 CMA Awards Nominations: 9 Snubs & Surprises

The nomination for the 53rd CMA Awards were announce on Aug. 28, and there were a few questionable omissions—as well as surprising inclusions—in the nomination process. Here are 9 snubs and surprises—off of the top of my head sans any deep research—from the 53rd annual CMA Awards nominations, which recognized artists’ works from July 1,…

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Keep Those Texas Babies Reading

Keep Those Texas Babies Reading

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…