Ashley McBryde won Music Event Of The Year at the 2022 ACM Awards with Carly Pearce for their collaboration “Never Wanted To Be That Girl.” This week Ashley shared on social media a video recapping her ACM Award adventures in Las Vegas – including the moment she was asked to sing with Eric Church during…… MORE
Kelsea Ballerini is having a great week. First she’s sitting at number-one with Kenny Chesney on the Billboard country airplay chart with their song “half of my hometown.” On Monday she performed at the 57th ACM Awards with Dolly Parton…and now it’s been announced that Kelsea’s back to cohost the CMT Music Awards on April…… MORE
Congrats to Lady A – they are once again nominated for Group Of The Year at the 57th Academy Of Country Music. Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott, and Dave Haywood have been a mainstay in the Group category at the ACM Awards for more than a decade now. The trio recently announced that their next single…… MORE
The 57th Academy of Country Music Awards, which will be handed out at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, NV on March 7th – and you can watch it all happen live on Prime Video at 8 p.m. EST/7 p.m. CST/5 p.m. PST. Check out the list of nominees here… Photos Courtesy of the Academy of Country…… MORE
While we still have to wait to see who’s nominated and who will win at the 57th Academy of Country Music Awards – we do know who will be hosting the event…Dolly Parton! Dolly says, “I am so excited to be hosting the ACM Awards on March 7 from Vegas. Watch for us because we’re…… MORE
Amazon Prime Video announced today that they are the new home for the Academy of Country Music Awards. The 57th ACM Awards will stream on the platform, making it the first major awards show to be exclusively live-streamed. The 2022 show will be produced by MRC’s Dick Clark Productions. CBS had been the home of…… MORE
Maren Morris and Ryan Hurd are both songwriters who have been the creative force behind some major country music hits over the past several years. So, it’s a bit ironic that their first true duet together – neither one had a hand in writing. “Chasing After You,” written by Brinley Addington and Jerry Flowers, connected…… MORE
Brothers Osborne are hitting the road this July with the We’re Not For Everyone tour! Starting in Philadelphia on July 29th at the Skyline Stage at the Mann, the Brothers Osborne will hit 28 states in 5 months! They will finally be able to bring the music from their ACM Award nominated Album of the…… MORE
As Dan + Shay head into this weekend’s ACM Awards where they are nominated for Duo of the Year — they released an acoustic version of their new hit song “Glad You Exist.” The nominated pair will also be performing the song on the show Sunday night…but right now you can check out the lyric…… MORE
Luke Bryan just released the Deluxe Edition of his album, Born Here Live Here Die Here — which includes 6 new songs, including his brand new single “Waves.” Talking about the new track, Luke says, “’Waves’ is a song about kids falling in love during the summer and just all the images and everything about…… MORE
Keith Urban headed to social media today (March 11th) to announce that he’ll be hosting this year’s ACM Awards, “Thrilled to be back hosting the ACM – Academy of Country Music Awards for a second year!!!” He added that since he loves to collaborate — which is true, as he has two nominations in the…… MORE
Eric Church performed his hard-hitting new single, “Stick That in Your Country Song,” at the Grand Ole Opry during the ACM Awards on Sept. 16. Penned by Davis Naish and Jeffrey Steele—and produced by Jay Joyce—“Stick That in Your Country Song” tackles societal issues ranging from guns and drugs to veterans and school teachers. Eric…… MORE
Carrie Underwood performed a medley of songs made popular by trailblazing female country stars at the Grand Ole Opry during the ACM Awards on Sept. 16. Carrie’s medley included Patsy Cline’s “Crazy,” Loretta Lynn’s “You Ain’t Woman Enough (To Take My Man),” Barbara Mandrell’s “I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool,” Dolly Parton’s “Why’d You…… MORE
Maren Morris performed her new single, “To Hell & Back,” at the Ryman Auditorium during the ACM Awards on Sept. 16. Penned by Maren, Jessie Jo Dillon and Laura Veltz, “To Hell & Back” is currently No. 40 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart after 24 weeks. During a recent media Q&A, Maren revealed why…… MORE
Miranda Lambert performed her No. 1 single, “Bluebird,” at the Bluebird Cafe during the ACM Awards on Sept. 16. Miranda was joined by the song’s co-writers, Luke Dick and Natalie Hemby, during the performance. “Bluebird,” which reached the top of the Billboard Country Airplay chart in July, is featured on Miranda’s seventh studio album, Wildcard.…… MORE
Tim McGraw performed his new single, “I Called Mama,” at the Bluebird Cafe during the ACM Awards on Sept. 16. The tune is currently No. 8 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart after 19 weeks. Penned by Lance Miller, Marv Green and Jimmy Yeary, “I Called Mama” is about the special connection mothers share with their…… MORE
Here are the Winners & Losers—off of the top of my head sans any deep insight—from the 55th annual ACM Awards on Sept. 16. Of course, the Losers aren’t really losers, so don’t get your fringe twisted. Winners – Riley Green & Tenille Townes The New Female and New Male Artists of the Year delivered…… MORE
Dan + Shay won their second consecutive ACM Award for Duo of the Year on Sept. 16. “Now more than ever, everyone in country music, every touring artist ever, I think we feel that thankfulness that we get to do this as a job and as living,” said the duo’s Shay Mooney backstage. “And I…… MORE
Blake Shelton’s “God’s Country” was named Single of the Year at the ACM Awards. Blake scored his 26th No. 1 single with the tune in July 2019. Penned by Michael Hardy, Jordan Schmidt and Devin Dawson, “God’s Country” is Blake’s first win in the ACM Single of the Year category. “Thank you to the fans…… MORE
Maren Morris won Female Artist of the Year at the 55th ACM Awards, marking the first time she has taken home the coveted trophy. Maren was also part of the ensemble that won Music Event of the Year. “I am so inspired by every single woman in that category,” said Maren backstage. “I’m friends with…… MORE
Thomas Rhett is ready to hit the road and Bring The Bar To You in 2022!
Starting in June, Thomas will kick-off his Bring The Bar To You tour with back to back shows in Gilford, New Hampshire with openers Parker McCollum and Conner Smith.
After going through the last two years, Thomas says, “I’ll never take for granted being able to come see y’all and I’m so fired up to play some of these new ones that were made with these nights in mind. I have a feeling things are going to get loud – I’m counting down the days already!”
Photo Courtesy of Thomas Rhett