The best-selling female artist in the history of country music—Shania Twain—will release her fifth studio album, Now, on Sept. 29. Now, which is Shania’s first album since 2002’s Up!, will be offered as both a 12-track standard album and 16-track deluxe album. “The new music is more celebratory, more inspirational, more about coming from somewhere……
Scotty McCreery Has “Bucket-List Night” Performing Surprise Opening Gig for Garth Brooks
Scotty McCreery fulfilled a lifelong dream with a surprise performance before Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood’s sold-out show at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Sept. 22. Scotty treated the 13,000 fans to an unannounced 30-minute set that included “See You Tonight,” “Five More Minutes” and more. “It was a really……
Loretta Lynn Confirms First Post-Stroke Public Appearance at Upcoming Festival
Five months after suffering a stroke, Loretta Lynn, 85, has confirmed that her first public appearance will be at the Tennessee Motorcycle and Music Revival, which takes place Sept. 28–Oct.1. “I’m gonna be there . . . I’m gonna ride in on a motorcycle, [of] course I’m not gonna be driving,” said Loretta with a……
Reba McEntire Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Opry Debut With Surprise Appearances by Dolly Parton & Carrie Underwood
Reba McEntire celebrated the 40th anniversary of her Grand Ole Opry debut with two shows last night (Sept. 22)—and two surprise guests: Dolly Parton and Carrie Underwood. If was a full circle moment for Reba, as she was upstaged by Dolly during her Opry debut on Sept. 17, 1977. “First time I ever sang on……
Dylan Scott Announces Holiday EP, “Merry Christmas”
After releasing his self-titled debut album and scoring a No. 1 hit with his breakout single, “My Girl,” Dylan Scott had a lot of reasons to celebrate this summer. He’s keeping the celebration going this fall with the release of his new holiday EP, Merry Christmas, which is slated to drop on Oct. 13. The……
Eric Church Releases Another 30 Live Recordings for “61 Days In Church” Project [Full Track List]
Eric Church is releasing more than 100 live recordings from his recent 61-date Holdin’ My Own Tour in a project he’s calling 61 Days in Church. Eric has partnered with Apple Music to share 122 live recordings. The first 30 songs were made available on Friday, Sept. 1. An additional set of 30 songs were released today……
Watch Midland’s Boot-Scootin’ Video for New Single, “Make a Little”
The boys from Midland—Jess Carson, Cameron Duddy and Mark Wystrach—are celebrating today’s release of their debut album, On the Rocks, by dropping a video for the album’s new single, “Make a Little.” Co-penned by the trio with Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne, “Make a Little” officially impacts country radio on Sept. 25. “‘Make a Little’……
Listen to Dierks Bentley’s Emotional New Song, “Hold the Light,” From Upcoming Movie, “Only the Brave”
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Jacob Davis & Wife Welcome Baby Girl, Lane Elizabeth
Singer/songwriter Jacob Davis and wife Whitney are the proud parents of a baby girl, Lane Elizabeth Davis, who was born on Sept. 17. Lane Elizabeth, who weighed 8 lbs., 10 oz., joins older sister Percy in the Davis household. Jacob released his debut single, “What I Wanna Be,” in March and has opened shows for……
Blake Shelton Reveals Title and Artwork of Upcoming 11th Studio Album, “Texoma Shore”
Blake Shelton’s fans have a lot to be excited about. Earlier this morning (Sept. 21), girlfriend Gwen Stefani revealed the title and artwork of her upcoming Christmas album along with a sample of the title track, “You Make It Feel Like Christmas,” which features vocals from Blake. About 2 hours later, Blake posted the cover art……
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