September 2017

Is Franklin, Tennessee your dream town? It was for New Englander Jo Dee Messina before she moved to the area to make her musical dreams come true. If you know anything about Messina, it’s that Read More

Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani have been going strong since they began dating in November 2015, and apparently their romance has been hot and heavy since the beginning! The 41-year-old country singer was joined onstage by Stefani for an Read More

Rick Diamond, Getty Images The disadvantages that women face in country music has been a longstanding debate in the genre, and rising artist Carly Pearce is ready to blast through that glass ceiling. “I think we Read More

[embedded content]Subscribe to Taste of Country on Thomas Rhett admits he’s a big fan of Game of Thrones and the most famous contact he has in his phone during a segment of Internet Pop Quiz for The Tonight Read More

[embedded content]Subscribe to Taste of Country on Kane Brown has revealed a new track called “Found You,” which will appear on the upcoming deluxe version of his debut album. The song is a haunting ballad Read More

Separately, Dolly Parton‘s artistry, versatility, business sense and courage would earn her a high ranking on this list of country music’s all-time great female singers. Combined, these unique assets make her a no-doubt pick for the Read More

Mark your calendars y’all! Tortuga is bringing the party back to the beach April 6 – 8th, 2018! More info coming soon! Be the first to find out about the 2018 lineup and tickets by Read More

[embedded content]Subscribe to Taste of Country on Shania Twain made her first appearance on Ellen since the long-awaited release of new music, and she showed the audience she’s still got it. On Friday (Sept. 29) — Read More

Country superstar Jason Aldean may be the one who is always center stage — but behind the scenes, his wife Brittany Kerr Aldean is shining just as bright in her career as a makeup artist Read More

Kevin Winter, Getty Images Tim McGraw and Faith Hill are heading overseas for a huge gig! The superstar couple has been announced as the first headlining act for the 2018 C2C: Country to Country Festival in Read More

Getty Images The 2010s aren’t even over yet, but they’ve already given country music fans plenty of spectacular music to hear. The past several years have seen veteran artists such as Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood Read More

Angela Weiss, Getty Images Meghan Linsey says she took a knee at the end of last Sunday’s National Anthem at the Tennessee Titans game for a variety of reasons, including an overwhelming feeling that she Read More

Michael Ochs Archives, Getty Images Sixty-three years ago today, Patsy Cline‘s career officially got started. On Sept. 30, 1954, the singer signed her first recording contract, with Bill McCall of Four Star Records, when she was Read More

Getty Images for NARAS Could pop star Tori Kelly be the latest crossover to country? Well, maybe Kelly is not 100 percent committed to a whole new genre. However, the 24-year-old singer is testing the Read More

[embedded content]Subscribe to Taste of Country on Cole Swindell has an impressive seven No. 1 hits to his name, but there’s one notch he’s been hankering to finally add to his belt. The singer made Read More

Taylor Swift may have firmly crossed over into in the realm of pop music these days (her second all-pop album, reputation, is set to drop Nov. 10), but her heart still – at least partially Read More

by Lauren Tingle 40 mins ago Country music is one of the most philanthropic musical genres in the world. And its giving spirit continues with the Nov. 12 benefit Country Rising: Nashville Gives for Hurricane Read More

Rick Diamond / Christopher Polk, Getty Images Country music’s biggest stars — no, seriously, even George Strait! — are uniting for a massive benefit concert. Country Rising: Nashville Gives for Hurricane Relief will take place at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena and Read More

[embedded content]Subscribe to Taste of Country on It’s finally here! Shania Twain‘s Now album features 12 songs she wrote herself (did you know that?) and a whole lot of autobiographical details, but that it’s finally Read More

Luke Bryan Following initial rumor earlier this week (NET NEWS 9/25), CAPITOL NASHVILLE’s LUKE BRYAN has been confirmed as a judge for ABC-TV’s “AMERICAN Idol.” BRYAN will join previously-announced judge KATY PERRY, and rounding out Read More

by Lauren Tingle 20 mins ago Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan probably have Peaches & Herb stuck in their heads right now. It’s confirmed: the two have reunited to complete the judging panel with Katy Read More

Stephen Lovekin / Jason Davis / Ethan Miller, Getty Images A number of big country names are participating in Country Rising, a hurricane relief benefit concert scheduled to take place at Bridgestone Arena in November. Read More

Rick Diamond, Getty Images Maren Morris is already adding to her schedule for next year with a new set of tour dates dubbed the Renegade Revival Run, which include performances at a handful of smaller Read More

YouTube Home Free fans are dedicated, but so are Lauren Alaina’s and her new video for “Doin’ Fine” is just fine. That’s just one new video added to the weekly Taste of Country Top 10 Read More

Sam Hunt got to perform for a special lady in his life when his parents and aunt and uncle brought his 82-year-old grandmother to see him play a headlining show at Madison Square Garden on Read More

[embedded content]Subscribe to Taste of Country on Luke Bryan is officially in as a judge for American Idol, and Lionel Richie will be joining him and Katy Perry behind the table when the show reboots Read More

It’s official. @AmericanIdol pic.twitter.com/930zc5YB2Z — Luke Bryan (@LukeBryanOnline) September 29, 2017 After weeks of rumors, the news is official: Luke Bryan has joined the judges panel for ABC’s American Idol reboot. Bryan announced the news on Friday Read More

Luke Bryan is lighting up the American Idol judges table. The country star, 41, joins previously announced judge Katy Perry, he confirmed Friday on Twitter. And he broke another piece of news, as well: Lionel Richie will be Read More

by Lauren Tingle 7 mins ago Charlie Daniels, 80, can recall the moment he first heard the news about the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He details the day vividly in his new memoir Never Look Read More

Courtesy of Wortman Works American roots country. Boho hippie chic. The happiest band on Earth. Ask Little Feather to describe their music in a few words, and they’ll tell you any or all of the Read More

Bryan Steffy, Getty Images As a young trailblazer in country music, Kelsea Ballerini is set to receive a major honor at the 2017 ASCAP Country Music Awards. Ballerini will be honored for her contributions to the genre Read More

Says It Can’t APPLE has responded to FCC Commissioner AJIT PAI’s call YESTERDAY (NET NEWS 9/28) that urged APPLE to activate the FM chips that he claimed are in iPHONES in the name of public Read More

Drew Salamon iHEARTMEDIA names DREW SALAMON as Region VP/Sales for its VIRGINIA-CAROLINA area. “DREW is a natural leader and has a proven track record of success in this role,” said Region Pres. DAVE CARWILE. “His experience Read More

Available initially exclusively on iTunes, Brad Paisley has finally made his ‘Love and War’ visual album available for everyone to watch. A rollicking teen party, a marriage proposal, and David Hasselhoff, oh my! Back in Read More

Shawnda McNeal CUMULUS Country KIZN (KISSIN’ 92.3)/BOISE has tapped SHAWNDA MCNEAL for on-air duties, effective MONDAY, OCTOBER 2nd. She joins current morning host CORY MIKHALS for “IDAHO’S MORNING SHOW” co-hosting duties and will also handle Read More

Rick Owen SUMMITMEDIA/LOUISVILLE AC WVEZ afternoon host and cluster Dir./Production RICK OWEN is set to retire, effective SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31st. OWEN has spent 18 years with the four-station cluster, which also includes Country WQNU, Classic Read More

LADY ANTEBELLUM is using their newly-released music video to raise awareness and support for those affected after HURRICANE MARIA struck PUERTO RICO. The music video for LADY A’s single, “Heart Break,” was filmed in SAN Read More

Lauren Alaina releases the brand-new music video for her current single, “Doin’ Fine,” today. Directed by Carlos Ruiz, the powerful video highlights a multitude of emotions. With unrestrained honesty and passion, Lauren describes the challenges Read More

Grammy® Award nominated Country singer/songwriter, Cam today announced her fall headlining Best Coast Tour featuring opening act, Logan Mize. The tour kicks off on November 28th at the iconic Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo, CA. The Inn created by Read More

? Highway Vagabonds, Livin’ Like Hippies, movin’ right along to the next big city… ? Get ready, guys and gals, because Miranda Lambert‘s going from being a Highway Vagabond to Livin’ Like a Hippie with Read More

While every project Lady Antebellum is unique and special, the one that the group has released today certainly stands apart from the rest. Today, the trio released the music video for its new single “Heart Read More

Lady Antebellum is using the release of their new music video “Heart Break” to raise awareness and money for those in Puerto Rico affected by Hurricane Maria. Before the Category 4 storm wreaked havoc through Read More

The Orbisons are no strangers to dark days: the singing legend’s first wife, Claudette, was killed in a motorcycle accident in 1966, and two years later, two of their sons died in a fire. Orbison Read More

Scotty McCreery took to social media to share a lot of big news this week, including an engagement to his longtime girlfriend and a slot opening for Garth Brooks. In McCreery’s words, he’s having the Read More

Wishes from Taylor Swift make for a truly happy birthday. After Victoria Arlen danced to the singer’s hit “Look What You Made Me Do” on Monday night’s Dancing With the Stars, Swift sent her flowers Read More

DANIELLE BRADBERY RELEASES ETHEREAL TRACK“HELLO SUMMER” Music Video Premiered on ET Online  Available Now When Fans Pre-Order her Album, I DON’T BELIEVE WE’VE MET, Due 12/1 Hello Summer (Instant Grat Video) by Danielle Bradbery on Read More

Country artist Cam has hit the Nashville scene with so much power and force that there’s no denying her lasting talent. As we dig through our favorite youtube finds, we came across this TedTalk where Read More

Time to blow a little dust off the bottle as the 90’s-era hitmaker returns to the Nashville spotlight with a whole new party crowd! David Lee Murphy teams up with Kenny Chesney and Buddy Cannon Read More

It’s not often that we share fan art here at Country Music News Blog, but we just couldn’t help ourselves when this fan-created video for Dierks Bentley, Jamey Johnson, and Miranda Lambert‘s collaboration on “Bad Read More

Tonight country music fans all over the nation will be tuning in to CBS at 9ET/8Central to help celebrate some of the finest hard working individuals in the country music industry. We’ve done some digging Read More