Who’s New: Smithfield

Duo Members: Trey Smith, Jennifer Fiedler Home State: Texas Single: “Hey Whiskey” EP: Smithfield Website: smithfieldmusic.com Twitter: @Smithfieldmusic Influences: Trey – Goo Goo Dolls Johnny Rzeznik, Garth Brooks; Jennifer – LeAnn Rimes, Faith Hill, Patsy Cline The Scoop Born in the great state of Texas, Trey Smith and Jennifer Fiedler—a.k.a. Smithfield—have known each other since…

Watch Kellie Pickler Take Over Tokyo on New Episode of “I Love Kellie Pickler”

Kellie Pickler takes over Tokyo. Sounds like a some sort of action adventure, doesn’t it? Well, it’s just the premise of the latest incarnation of Kellie’s travels on tonight’s (Sept. 29) episode of I Love Kellie Pickler. Kellie and her husband, Kyle Jacobs, travel half way across the world to live with a host family…

King George Strait Is Coming to a Walmart Near You With New Box Set

Garth is going to Target, but the King is going to Walmart. George Strait will release Strait Out of the Box: Part 2 exclusively at Walmart stores on Nov. 18. This three-disc, 56-track collection features 36 hit singles, including 26 No. 1s. The new album also features two brand-new songs, including his latest radio single,…

Watch Dan + Shay Perform New Single “How Not To” on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”

Fresh off of their back-to-back No. 1 hits—”Nothin’ Like You” and “From the Ground Up,” —Dan + Shay headed out to Los Angeles for a guest appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live. The duo, who are promoting their latest single— “How Not To” ,—took the stage to perform the current uptempo song, that can be found…

Dierks Bentley & Florida Georgia Line Among Musicians Who Designed NFL Team T-Shirts

Music and football are colliding with a new line of limited-edition NFL team T-shirts that were designed by musicians across all genres, including country stars Dierks Bentley and Florida Georgia Line. Online custom T-shirt company Teespring teamed with the NFL and recruited 30 different musicians to design shirts for their favorite teams. Phoenix native Dierks…

Watch Luke Bryan’s Water Break on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”

Ellen DeGeneres is always up for a good game on her daytime talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and this time she got country star Luke Bryan to play along. Luke appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres Show today (Sept. 28) to chat with the comedienne about turning 40, his no butt grabbing policy and raising…

Thomas Rhett Announces First Headlining Tour With Special Guest Kelsea Ballerini

The news just keeps getting better and better for Thomas Rhett. On the heels of announcing that his sophomore album, Tangled Up, will be getting the deluxe treatment, TR has another huge proclamation today (Sept. 28): he’s getting his first headlining tour. T-Rhett will kick off his 15-date 2017 Home Team Tour in Saginaw, Mich.,…

Steve Earle, Emmylou Harris, Brothers Osborne, Margo Price, Buddy Miller and More Perform to Raise Awareness for Refugees

Last night (Sep. 26) another star-studded entry in the Skyville Live series took place in Nashville and was streamed live to the world on the internet. The show was headlined by music legends Steve Earle, Emmylou Harris and special guest Buddy Miller. And if those three artists weren’t impressive enough, the playbill also included rising stars…

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