It takes a lot of nerve to walk into an American Idol audition and cover a Carrie Underwood song. After all, Underwood is Idol‘s greatest success story. But, it takes even more nerve to be from Carrie Underwood’s hometown and sing a classic song that she revived during her Idol run. But, Underwood’s fellow Checotah, […] More
Country music has lost a legend. The Tennessean reports that Hazel Smith, who is widely known as “The Mother of Music Row” has passed away at her home in Madison, Tennessee. Smith was an acclaimed country music journalist, publicist, songwriter, and was best known for coining the term “outlaw country.” She worked for “Hillbilly Central” […] More
Dallas, Georgia, native Caleb Lee Hutchinson proved to be a breath of fresh air during Sunday night’s American Idol auditions. The soft-spoken 18-year old stood unassumingly before the celebrity judging panel. He seemed somewhat nervous as the judges chatted with him, but only until he offered to do an impression of country star Luke Bryan. […] More
The song plays out like a wedding service, with verses where Jones and Wynette would renew their vows to one another…
After George Jones passed away in April of 2013, his most famous peers came together to honor him at a special event that November. Titled Playin’ Possum! The Final No Show Tribute To George Jones held at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, the tribute included performances from George Strait, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Miranda Lambert, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton, Emmylou Harris, Kid Rock, Eric Church, Charlie Daniels, Jamey Johnson, and Alan Jackson. […] More
George Jones and Vestal Goodman paid tribute to the Stanley Brothers in the form of a moving cover of their powerful “Angel Band.”
With a career spanning over six decades, Hank Williams Jr. has been given the opportunity to write and record songs about all sorts of subjects. But as a country singer through and through, you can bet that he has recorded more than his fair share of songs about heartbreak. Since country singers often opt to write and […] More
As if her smile couldn’t get any bigger, it doubled once the crowd started clapping and cheering for her…
“I haven’t sung this song in a long, long, long, long time, not even sure of the key I do it in anymore, but I know it’s something low!” Morgan said with a smile. “I’ll try it for you!”
American Idol is back and in a big way! We’re only two nights in to the series reboot and it’s everything we had hoped for, and more. The talent has been over the top, although we haven’t seen many country artists. But, singer Trevor Holmes was worth waiting for. The 27-year old from Thousand Oaks, […] More
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill’s concert in Dublin, Ireland, Sunday night came to an abrupt halt after McGraw collapsed onstage. Concertgoers report that McGraw had just finished singing his mega hit “Humble & Kind” during his set at the Country to Country Festival when he fell to his knees and was helped off stage. Tim […] More
This year marks Reba McEntire‘s return as host of the ACM Awards. She has hosted the ceremony 14 times in the past, most recently in 2012 alongside Blake Shelton. Although the 2018 ACM Awards aren’t until April, the planning has started. McEntire is on top of things as host, because she already has her wardrobe […] More
