Blake Shelton is one of the hottest hit makers in country music these days, but in the summer of 2001 – as a newcomer – he had a song that would launch him into the spotlight, and now in 2021 – he’s looking back on his very first number-1 song, “Austin.” Check out the video…… MORE
For the second year in a row, Willie Nelson and pals will be heading back to Austin, Texas, for Willie’s 43rd annual Fourth of July Picnic. More than 20 acts will join Willie, including previous Picnic performers Kris Kristofferson, Billy Joe Shaver, David Allan Coe, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Leon Russell and Jamey Johnson. Also on…… MORE
Once upon a time, a songwriter in Nashville broke up with his girlfriend. When she moved to Austin, he realized he’d made a terrible mistake. So he put a new outgoing message on his answering machine: “By the way – if this is Austin, I still love you.” When fellow Music City songwriter Kirsti Manna…… MORE
Country Weekly first sat down with then-newcomer Blake Shelton in the conference room at Warner Bros. Nashville on May 16, 2001, to interview him for the “Who’s New” profile that would run in the July 10 issue. His debut single, “Austin,” was climbing the charts and the Ada, Okla., native had both high hopes and…… 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