For Brantley Gilbert, playing with a symphony orchestra is unusual enough. But when the CMA Awards Song of the Year nominee heard about the shooting at a Nashville Waffle House, he knew he wanted to do something to honor James Shaw Jr. — the 29-year-old man who disarmed the shooter and has already started a GoFundMe page to …
Columbia Nashville Tyler Farr’s brand new single “Love By The Moon” has released and arrived on the Country radio airwaves. The new single, “Love By The Moon,” was written by Ross Ellis Lipsey, James McNair and Chris Stevens, and produced by Sugarland’s Kristian Bush. About the new song Farr says …
Three-time and reigning ACM “Entertainer of the Year” Jason Aldean’s hard-charging eighth studio album REARVIEW TOWN (Broken Bow Records) has earned the No. One position on Billboard’s all-genre Top 200 Album chart. Becoming only the second Country act to score four consecutive chart-toppers in history, Aldean draws 183,000 equivalent album …
Stoney Creek Records’ platinum-selling band, Parmalee, releases its brand new Party Pack, a summer-ready sixer of songs. Available for download everywhere, the EP is a compilation of Parmalee’s most rebel-rousing party songs, including the band’s scorching new single, “Hotdamalama,” which impacts Country radio on Monday, April 23. In advance of …
Lauren Akins announced the launch of Lauren Akins X Ladybird, a custom fine jewelry line that supports the children of Uganda through Love One International. With a longtime passion for philanthropy, Akins has devoted countless hours to helping others through volunteering, events and charitable initiatives. Love One International grew from …
When Michael Ray re-entered the studio to begin recording his sophomore album, Amos, he felt it was going to be special. The album is named after Ray’s grandfather, who passed away just two months prior to Ray’s debut on the Grand Ole Opry. It was Amos who inspired Ray’s passion for …
Last week in the CMA Theater at the Country Music Hall of Fame, Jake Owen and Big Loud Records invited fans and the music industry to be part of the premiere of Owen’s music video for the fastest rising single of his career, “I Was Jack (You Were Diane).” The …
Country fans have come to know and love Drew Baldridge for his upbeat, dance-worthy, and “functry” tunes, but the rising country star has now shared a softer side to his music with the release of his latest single, “Gentle Man.” The new song, co-penned by Baldridge, Chris Yarber and Robert …
Superstar Country duo SUGARLAND releases new single “Babe,” featuring Taylor Swift. The new song is available everywhere for sale and streaming, while Country radio stations have already began spinning what is undoubtedly one of the biggest vocal events of the year. Swift penned “Babe” with Train frontman Pat Monahan, and last fall she offered the track to Sugarland for the GRAMMY®-winning pair’s …
In anticipation of its release on May 18, Trent Harmon’s debut album YOU GOT ‘EM ALL (Big Machine Records) is now available for pre-order everywhere digitally. Get it here. Spending the last two years exploring his songwriting acumen, Trent co-wrote eight of the 11 offerings, including the hit title track. YOU GOT ‘EM …
Eight songs into Kenny Chesney’s no-holds-barred set at Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium, the East Tennessee songwriter/superstar finally paused for a moment, ran his hands down the legs of his jeans and told the at-capacity crowd, “I got asked every day, ‘Why Tampa?’ All you gotta’ do is listen to this…” …