VIDEO: Taylor Swift Performs 'betty' on the ACM Awards
by Sarah Leiber - September 17, 2020 Taylor Swift performed 'betty' on the Academy of Country Music Awards last night....
FOX & Zealot Interactive Form Technology Partnership for MONARCH Country Music Series
by Michael Major - January 07, 2022 The multi-generational musical drama Monarch stars Academy Award winner Susan Sarandon (“Thelma & Louise,” “Dead Man Walking,” “Feud”), multi-Platinum country music star and three-time Academy of Country Music Award winner Trace Adkins and Golden Globe winner Anna Friel (“Pushing Daisies,” “Books of...
VIDEO: Dolly Parton Shares The Books That Lifted Her Spirits During The Pandemic on TODAY SHOW
by Sarah Leiber - December 10, 2020 The country music icon chats about her book “Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics” and shares how she would like her reading legacy to be known in this episode of “Open Book” with Jenna Bush Hager. ...
Student Blog: Why Y'all Should Like Country Music
by Student Blogger: Alexandra Lang - June 24, 2021 Why do we love theater? Is it the marvelous sets? Explosive vocals? The costumes? Surely, all of that is wonderful, but whether you’re listening to the cast album or seeing a show live, you’re going to hear the songs and experience the story. Well, that’s what the best country music is all about....
Timmy Brown Releases Music Video For 'Play It By Beer'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 26, 2021 Country riser and New England-native Timmy Brown has released the music video for his latest single “Play It By Beer,” exclusively premiered by New England Country Music. Fans can see themselves in this video as they get transported back to their hometown bar, the one they loved to hangout in, party...
Country Music's Ralph Emery Passes Away at 88
by Marissa Tomeo - January 16, 2022 With a career spanning more than half a century, he was a 1989 inductee into the Country Music Disc Jockey Hall of Fame and a 2007 inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame. He has been called “the Dick Clark of Country Music” and the dean of Country Music broadcasters. ...
PBS Stations Celebrate Charley Pride For Black History Month
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 08, 2021 Throughout the month of February, while celebrating Black History Month, PBS has made it easy for Charley Pride fans and new audiences alike to learn more about his history in country music and the impact he made throughout the world....
VIDEO: Thomas Rhett Talks About ACADEMY OF COUTRY MUSIC AWARDS Tie
by Sarah Leiber - September 18, 2020 Country star Thomas Rhett joins TODAY live to talk about his surprise tie with Carrie Underwood for Entertainer of the Year at the Academy of Country Music awards Wednesday night. a?oeIta??s just amazing that that even happened,a?? he says. a?oeIt was the most surreal moment of my life.a??...
ABC Audio Announces Exclusive Country Music Content for Affiliates Leading Up to THE 54TH ANNUAL CMA AWARDS
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 05, 2020 ABC Audio is providing affiliates with a week’s worth of country music content, including exclusive interviews with top country music stars, in the lead-up to “The 54th Annual CMA Awards,” airing live from Nashville on Wednesday, Nov. 11 (8:00-11:00 p.m. EST), on ABC. ...
THE HIGHWAYMEN LIVE: A MUSICAL TRIBUTE is Coming to Thrasher-Horne Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 12, 2020 The Highwaymen LIVE: A Musical Tribute is coming to Thrasher-Horne Center on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at 7:30 PM. Thrasher-Horne Center is committed to the latest social distancing guidelines using innovative measures to enure Northeast Florida continues to have live music....
The Country Music Cruise 2023 Announces Lineup
by Michael Major - April 06, 2022 The 9th Annual Country Music Cruise aboard Holland America’s stunning Nieuw Amsterdam will feature Randy Owen, Clay Walker, The Oak Ridge Boys, Mark Chesnutt, Neal McCoy, Pam Tillis, sleep At The Wheel, Johnny Lee, John Berry, Jimmy Fortune, T.G. Sheppard, Gary Morris, Darin & Brooke Aldridge, and m...
Banned & Outlawed Deliver Downhome Ode To The Genre In “Real Country Song”
by A.A. Cristi - December 02, 2021 Three chords and the truth.' That's what they say country music is built on... And for multi-award nominated Hazelridge, Manitoba's Banned & Outlawed - and their latest single, 'Real Country Song' - that sentiment is absolute fact. ...
Reba McEntire and Darius Rucker Set to Host THE 45TH ANNUAL CMA AWARDS
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 05, 2020 The Country Music Association has revealed that Country Music superstars and previous CMA Awards winners Reba McEntire and Darius Rucker will host a?oeThe 54th Annual CMA Awardsa?? live from Nashville on WEDNESDAY, NOV. 11 (8:00-11:00 p.m. EST), on ABC....
CMA Fest Reveals Lineup For Nighttime Concerts At Ascend Amphitheater
by Michael Major - April 26, 2022 Night one is sure to bring the party with Chris Janson as headliner on Friday. Joining Janson will be Boy Named Banjo, LANCO, Peytan Porter and Mitchell Tenpenny. Shy Carter hosts the evening headlined by Cole Swindell, with performances from Ingrid Andress, Tyler Braden, Carter and Randall King. ...
Brad Paisley & Blake Shelton Will Host GRAND OLE OPRY: 95 YEARS OF COUNTRY MUSIC
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 19, 2021 Grand Ole Opry members Brad Paisley and Blake Shelton will serve as co-hosts for “Grand Ole Opry: 95 Years of Country Music,” honoring the iconic Nashville show and the incredible country stars that call it home....
All Country News Launches Digital Activations to Amplify Voices in Country Music
by Sarah Jae Leiber - June 22, 2021 The weekly ALL COUNTRY NEWS podcast hosted by Rebecca Porter (Maren's Girls, Women of Country Edits) gives you the hottest news and latest releases in country music every week....
Charley Pride to Receive the 2020 Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award at THE CMA AWARDS
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 22, 2020 The Country Music Association has revealed its 2020 Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award recipient—trailblazing Country Music star Charley Pride. ...
American Masters CHARLEY PRIDE: I'M JUST ME Available for Free on PBS
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 15, 2020 American Masters – Charley Pride: I’m Just Me is streaming free again for a limited time on pbs.org/americanmasters and on the PBS Video app which will run through December 26 before going back to members-only PBS Passport....
Luke Bryan To Host THE 55th ANNUAL CMA AWARDS
by Michael Major - October 18, 2021 The Country Music Association and ABC have announced Country Music superstar and “American Idol” judge Luke Bryan will host “The 55th Annual CMA Awards.” Watch a new promo spot for the awards ceremony now!...
Country Music Star Trace Adkins Joins FOX's MONARCH
by Michael Major - September 08, 2021 Adkins joins the previously announced Susan Sarandon and Anna Friel. Monarch is a Texas-sized, multi-generational musical drama about America’s first family of country music....
James Robert Webb's Hit Single 'Okfuskee Whiskey' Breaks Personal Best on Charts
by TV News Desk - July 21, 2021 “Okfuskee Whiskey” takes listeners back to their roots with this nostalgic song that captures the outlaw side of country music. With catchy lyrics and a music video filmed at Johnny Cash's farm, no wonder this song has had such overwhelming success on the country music charts. ...
Keith Urban and Pink Will Perform 'One Too Many' on the ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 14, 2020 The Academy of Country Music®, dick clark productions and CBS announced today that reigning ACM® Entertainer of the Year, 15-time ACM Award winner and 55th ACM Awards® host Keith Urban, and international pop icon P!NK will perform the world television premiere of their new single....
The Country Music Association's CMA SUMMER JAM Airs Thursday, Sept. 2
by Sarah Jae Leiber - July 29, 2021 Filmed amidst the skyline of downtown, the three-hour, artist-curated primetime special will feature individual performances and collaborations from more than 20 of the biggest stars in Country Music....
Melinda Newman Receives the 2020 CMA Media Achievement Award
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 02, 2020 The Country Music Association awarded Melinda Newman, Billboard’s Executive Editor, West Coast and Nashville, with the 2020 CMA Media Achievement Award on Friday, Oct. 30....
Charley Pride to Receive the 2020 Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award at THE CMA AWARDS
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 22, 2020 The Country Music Association has revealed its 2020 Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award recipient—trailblazing Country Music star Charley Pride. ... |