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New Country Music Hall of Fame Exhibit Will Feature Garth Brooks, Kelsea Ballerini, Maren Morris, Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell, Margo Price, Buddy Miller & More
In the final revelation of its week-long rollout of new exhibits in 2017, the Country Music Hall of Fame announced today (Jan. 13) that its new American Currents exhibit will open on March 17, 2017, a...
Jan 13, 2017
13 Country Artists Who Have the Chutzpah to Perform on Friday the 13th, Including Eric Church, Travis Tritt, Lee Brice & LOCASH
Paraskevidekatriaphobia is the fear of Friday the 13th, but we found 13 artists who are laughing in the face of the almost-unpronounceable word by performing a show today (Jan. 13).In fact, Eric Churc...
Jan 13, 2017
Mo Pitney and Wife Emily Welcome Baby Girl, Evelyne Nadine
More Congratulations are in order today (Jan. 12) for Mo Pitney and his wife, Emily, who have started 2017 off with a bang by welcoming their first child, Evelyn Nadine, to the world. The good news ar...
Jan 12, 2017
Wynonna, Alison Krauss, Jeff Foxworthy, Phil Vassar, Neal McCoy and More Added to Star-Studded Lineup for Randy Travis Tribute Concert
Country stars are coming out in full force to be a part of 1 Night. 1 Place. 1 Time: A Heroes & Friends Tribute to Randy Travis on Feb. 8 at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena.Wynonna, Jeff Foxworthy, ...
Jan 12, 2017
The 10 Best-Selling Digital Songs of 2016 Include Tunes by Dan + Shay, Tim McGraw, Thomas Rhett and Kelsea Ballerini—But Who’s No. 1?
According to Billboard and Nielsen Music, individual track sales took a hit in 2016, dropping from 113.9 million units sold in 2015 to 87.5 million units in 2016. Even with the 26.4-million decline, t...
Jan 11, 2017
Jake Owen to Get Youth Baseball Park Named After Him Thanks to NASCAR Champ Kevin Harvick
2016 was quite a year for Jake Owen. The Florida native released his fifth studio album, American Love, which hit the top spot on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, he saw his single "American Co...
Jan 11, 2017
CMT’s “Nashville” Scores Big Ratings for the Cable Channel, But Well Below the ABC Average
The TV rating for CMT’s premiere of Nashville are in-and while the numbers are good compared to CMT standards, they fall well below what the series averaged at its previous home on ABC.Check out...
Jan 11, 2017
Loretta Lynn to Be Featured in New Country Music Hall of Fame Exhibit
Today (Jan. 11), the Country Music Hall of Fame continued its weeklong unveiling of new 2017 exhibits with the announcement that Hall of Fame member Loretta Lynn will be featured in her own exhibit th...
Jan 11, 2017
Reba McEntire’s New TV Project Gets Green Light From ABC for Pilot Episode
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Reba McEntire’s new television drama from Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry was given the green light by ABC to shoot a pilot of the show.That means t...
Jan 10, 2017
Hank Williams Jr. Announces First Round of 2017 Tour Dates
Hank Williams Jr. is calling on all his rowdy friends to come out and join him on tour. The “A Country Boy Can Survive” singer has announced the first round of his tour dates in 2017 as he...
Jan 10, 2017
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