It has been six months since the the Route 91 shooting in Las Vegas, and the memories of that tragic day still weigh heavy on the minds of country fans and artists. On Sunday (April 15), country’s biggest and brightest stars turned out in Vegas for the 2018 ACM Awards. For many, it was their […] More
McGraw & Hill: Awards Show Fixtures Every time a country awards show rolls around, there are some stars you can almost always count on seeing. Tim McGraw and Faith Hill are two of those. Within recent years, McGraw and Hill have been awards show fixtures. McGraw has generated a number of award nominations following the […] More
Next to the awards ceremony itself, the most anticipated part of the ACM Awards is the red carpet…or rather the “blue carpet.” Artists and their significant others plan out their red carpet ensembles weeks in advance. They spend the days leading up to the ceremony getting final fittings to ensure that everything looks just right. […] More
We already knew that Blake Shelton was going to perform “Should’ve Been a Cowboy” with Toby Keith at the 2018 ACM Awards. But he surprised everyone when he took to the stage for a solo performance, during which he sang his current single “I Lived It.” The sentimental new single is the latest release off […] More
While a large number of the ACM Awards are devoted to recognizing artists, others are meant to honor songs. The Single Record of the Year award is given to artists, producers, and the record label(s) and the award for Song of the Year is issued to songwriters, publishers, and artists. It’s the latter category that always […] More
In April 2016, Miranda Lambert and Anderson East walked their first red carpet together, just months after confirming their relationship. The awards show they attended was none other than the ACM Awards. From that point on, Lambert and East became a constant fixture on the red carpets of all of the major country awards shows. […] More
In late March, the ACM Awards host Reba McEntire surprised three artists with a special phone call. During that call, McEntire informed the artists that they were some of the 2018 ACM Awards‘ earliest winners. Those winners were Brett Young (New Male Vocalist of the Year), Midland (New Vocal Duo/Group of the Year), and Lauren […] More
Aldean & Lambert Collaborate When Jason Aldean revealed the tracklist to his album, Rearview Town, he unveiled a collaboration he had managed to keep secret for months. That collaboration is a track called “Drowns the Whiskey,” with Miranda Lambert as a featured vocalist. “Drowns the Whiskey” isn’t the first time that Aldean and Lambert have ever recorded together. The two sang […] More
Underwood Lays Low After Fall – Plots Return After suffering a serious fall in November, Carrie Underwood decided to lay low for a while. The fall left her with an injured wrist and 40-50 stitches in her face, with the latter being something Underwood was hesitant to show in photos. For a while, the only show Underwood […] More
Country music singer RaeLynn was traveling to a conference to speak about her Type 1 diabetes, and of course, brought her service dog, Jazz, along with her. It’s Jazz’s job to detect when RaeLynn’s sugar levels aren’t right, and he’ll alert her if so. Because of the important role he plays in her life, Jazz travels everywhere RaeLynn […] More
Country Stars Unite To Honor Elton John In 2018, a select group of country stars were given the immense honor to cover one of Elton John‘s greatest songs. These covers were collected and put together to form the album, Restoration. One of @RollingStone's ‘Best Albums of 2018’, #RESTORATION is out now on vinyl! Hear the superstars of country […] More
Bobby Bare Celebrates Birthday At Opry Just a few short weeks ago, Garth Brooks appeared on the Grand Ole Opry stage to welcome its newest member, Chris Janson. As emotional as Janson was about the whole thing, Brooks was equally so, because the Opry means that much to him. So when the Opry had some […] More
