2017

by Lauren Tingle 5h ago Updated: Monday, Oct. 2, 2017 — 9:06 a.m. ET More than 50 people were killed and 406 were injured in a mass shooting on Sunday (Oct. 1) at the Route Read More

by Lauren Tingle 2h ago Updated: Monday, Oct. 2, 2017 — 7:41 a.m. ET More than 50 people were killed and more than 200 were injured in a mass shooting on Sunday (Oct. 1) at Read More

Rick Diamond, Getty Images This is a developing story. Find updates here. Jason Aldean and pregnant wife Brittany have reported themselves safe after a mass deadly shooting in Las Vegas on Monday morning (Oct. 2). Read More

David Becker, Getty Images Update: Suspect has been identified as 64-year-old Stephen Paddock. The death toll has risen to more than 50 people. This is a developing story. At least twenty people are dead and more than Read More

By: Express Web Desk | Las Vegas | Updated: October 2, 2017 1:47 pm A police officer takes cover behind a police vehicle during a shooting near the Mandalay Bay resort and casino on the Read More

Rick Diamond, Getty Images On her new record, I Don’t Believe We’ve Met, Danielle Bradbery‘s ultimate goal is to have fans feel a deep connection to its songs. One track in particular that’s already resonating with Read More

by Lauren Tingle 15 mins ago Located 333 feet beneath the Earth, the Volcano Room in McMinnville, Tennessee’s Cumberland Caverns was transformed into a fiery honky-tonk on Friday (Sept. 29) night with live music by Read More

To celebrate the Friday (Sept. 29) release of her sixth full-length album Younger Now, Miley Cyrus didn’t choose to party it up in Los Angeles or New York City. The singer instead kept it close Read More

Taylor Hicks, Getty Images On Friday (Sept. 29), it was officially announced that Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie would join pop star Katy Perry as judges for American Idol‘s upcoming first season airing on ABC. Read More

Justin Moore has seven No. 1 singles under his belt…and, even better, 10 years of marriage to his wife, Kate! The “Kinda Don’t Care” singer took to Instagram on Saturday (Sept. 30) to commemorate this Read More

Rick Diamond, Getty Images Wynonna Judd reportedly suffered a medical emergency that led to the cancelation of her Saturday night (Sept. 30) concert. TMZ reports that just before Judd was due to take the stage at Aura Read More

[embedded content] October’s Guest Room Sessions begin with Louisiana-born singer-songwriter Shelly Waters performing her song “Evangeline,” in a South Carolina park. Readers can press play above to watch the acoustic al fresco performance. According to Waters, the inspiration Read More

Rick Diamond, Getty Images Twelve years ago today, on Oct. 1, 2005, Dierks Bentley became an official member of the Grand Ole Opry. The singer was inducted by Marty Stuart after singing his then-current hit, “Come a Little Read More

MCA Records Thirty-one years ago today, on Oct. 1, 1986, Patty Loveless kicked off her run as one of the leading ladies of country music with the release of her eponymous debut album on MCA Read More

After weeks of speculation, Luke Bryan has finally confirmed that he’s headed to the American Idol reboot as a judge! Standing in a sunny hay field in Kansas, the singer cheerfully announced in a video posted Read More

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