Alan Jackson shared a heartfelt message via Instagram on Sept. 28 regarding the death of his son-in-law, Ben Selecman, 28, who passed away on Sept. 12 after a boating accident. Ben, who was an assistant DA in Nashville, married Alan’s oldest daughter, Mattie, in October 2017. In addition to the message, which you can read…
Ricky Skaggs was inducted into the IBMA Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame on Sept. 27. Ricky was inducted with Paul Williams, Tom T. Hall and the late Dixie Hall at the 29th annual International Bluegrass Music Awards in Raleigh, N.C. Marty Stuart had the honor of officially inducting Ricky into the esteemed organization. “He’s a…
You can ring in the New Year in Nashville with a free show featuring Keith Urban, Peter Frampton, Judah & the Lion, Caitlyn Smith, Devon Gilfillian and Fisk Jubilee Singers The free event—dubbed the Jack Daniel’s Music City Midnight: New Year’s Eve in Nashville—will take place at the Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park (approximately one…
Kalie Shorr stopped by the Nash campus last week to chat with Elaina Smith for her Women Want to Hear Women podcast (you can listen to the entire episode here). One of the podcast’s segments—“Play It Forward”—beckons the featured artist to perform a song from another female’s catalog. For her Play It Forward, Kalie covered…
Alabama frontman Randy Owen assembled some of his talented friends on Sept. 26 to help raise more than $1 million for his alma mater, Jacksonville State University. Alabama, Charlie Daniels, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Shenandoah, Jamey Johnson, Riley Green, Drake White, Home Free, John Berry, Gordon Mote, Darren Knight, Sixwire and Sweet Tea…
Jim Casey talks with Walker Hayes about: losing his newborn daughter, Oakleigh Klover, in June 2018 some of the therapeutic things he’s doing to deal with the family tragedy getting support from the country music community the highs and lows of the country music industry meeting Tim McGraw for the first time interacting with fans…
2018 AmericanaFest took over Nashville during the week of Sept. 11–16, with the Honors & Awards ceremony on Sept. 12 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium serving as the week’s centerpiece. Nashville’s 19th annual celebration of Americana music was another resounding success, with many of the figures exceeding totals from previous years. 2018 AmericanaFest By the Numbers…
For the second year in a row, Kelleigh Bannen, Ruthie Collins and Natalie Stovall visited and serenaded patients at Nashville’s Children’s Hospital at TriStar Centennial on Sept. 26. The performance was in partnership with Kretschmar Deli, which partnered with the hospital and featured its brand ambassadors Kelleigh, Ruthie and Natalie. The day’s events included the…
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The Pistol Annies—Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley—will release their third studio album, Interstate Gospel, on Nov. 2 The 14-track offering follows the trio’s two previous albums, 2011’s Hell on Heels and 2013’s Annie Up. All of the songs where co-penned by the Annies, with the exception of “This Too Shall Pass,” which was…
Kelsea Ballerini recently joined forces with The Chainsmokers to record the new single, “This Feeling,” which was released on Sept. 18. Kelsea and the EDM-pop duo—which is comprised of Alex Pall and Andrew Taggart—performed the collaboration together for the first time on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Sept. 26. The new tune was penned by…
