Finalists Announced for 2016 American Country Countdown Awards

Finalists for the 2016 AMERICAN COUNTRY COUNTDOWN AWARDS were announced today. Country superstar Luke Bryan dominates the list with seven category nods, followed by newcomer Sam Hunt with five, Thomas Rhett and Zac Brown Band each with four, and Florida Georgia Line with three. Additionally, megastar and multi-category finalist Carrie Underwood has been added as …

CountryMusicRocks Featured Playlist: April 2016

Spring is officially here!!! While we are getting closer to the summer months, country radio is already on fire with brand new music! Check our our featured playlist for the month of April. We are really excited about each one of these songs. Add these fresh new tracks to your country music playlist, and be …

Kelsea Ballerini and Nick Jonas To Perform Together at the 51st ACM Awards

This morning, producers and executives of the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards participated in a press conference call to announce several exciting moments on this year’s show, to be broadcast from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 3 at 8:00PM live ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network. Discussions on …

CMA Music Festival Announces Saturday Night Lineup At Nissan Stadium

CMA Music Festival’s Saturday night stadium lights will shine on Florida Georgia Line, Blake Shelton, Cole Swindell, and Chris Young when they perform Saturday, June 11 as part of the Nightly Concerts at Nissan Stadium. They join previously announced Country Music superstars Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Eric Church, Sam Hunt, Miranda Lambert, Rascal Flatts, Chris Stapleton, …

ACM New Artist of the Year Winners Announced

The Academy of Country Music® today revealed the winners for the 51st ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™ newcomer categories. Kelsea Ballerini, Chris Stapleton and Old Dominion have been named New Female Artist of the Year, New Male Artist of the Year and New Duo/Group of the Year, respectively. The  51st Academy Of Country Music Awards, …