Rick Diamond, Getty Images Keith Urban will share his music industry knowledge at SXSW next year. The “Blue Ain’t Your Color” singer has recently been booked as a featured speaker for the 2018 conference in Austin, Texas Read More
On Oct. 9, the King of Country Music shared a heartfelt video message on the Facebook page of Heroes and Cops Against Childhood Cancer, directed at Bella. “Hey, Bella, it’s me, George Strait,” Strait says Read More
While performing at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn, N.Y., American Aquarium paid tribute to music icon Tom Petty. Press play above to watch the band perform Petty’s “Listen to Her Heart” during their Oct. 5 show. Read More
Matt Ramone CUMULUS Country KUBL (K-BULL 93)/SALT LAKE CITY PD/MD TRAVIS MOON will pick up an airshift and will be handling afternoons, effective THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12th. Current afternoon host, MATT RAMONE, will segue to middays. Read More
Wins Round 2 iHEARTMEDIA has scored another victory in TEXAS state court in its legal battle to fend off a declaration of default by its lenders, as a state appeals court has upheld the BEXAR Read More
Keith Urban played two back-to-back shows at the Grand Ole Opry on Tuesday night (Oct. 10), and the audience got much more than they expected. @TheChrisJanson 🎸🎸 #Opry A post shared by Keith Urban (@keithurban) Read More
Rick Diamond, Getty Images Kenny Rogers has earned a spot on the Music City Walk of Fame. The Grammy Awards-winning artists will be added to the Walk of Fame in late October. Members of the Music City Read More
Wish you could feel the love from Scotland last night. It was powerful and emotional and we’re gonna do everything we can to spread it around. A post shared by Little Big Town (@littlebigtown) on Read More
Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani are already all over magazines and the internet, so why not give them their own reality show? Credit Saturday Night Live with the great idea — the show spoofed the couple on Read More
‘CMA Awards Live’ DVD Set The COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION (CMA) has revealed the forthcoming release of “CMA AWARDS LIVE: GREATEST MOMENTS 1968-2015,” a 10-DVD set of memorable moments and performances from the “CMA AWARDS” throughout Read More
by Edward Morris 22 mins ago Welcome home, Shania! Where’ve you been keeping yourself? As befits a record-selling legend, Shania Twain is back at the top of both Billboard‘s country and all-genres charts with her Read More
RIAA Country Gold & Platinum Awards The RIAA GOLD and PLATINUM honors for the full month of SEPTEMBER 2017 have been unveiled, and the Country format is well-represented. SOUTHERN GROUND/ELEKTRA/WAR’s ZAC BROWN BAND (ZBB) and Read More
Check Out Any Time You Like It’s hard to believe, but this DECEMBER marks 40 years since the release of the EAGLES landmark album, “Hotel California.” The album spent eight week at #1 in the Read More
Dustin Lynch‘s new single “I’d Be Jealous Too” is three minutes of hook. The pop-heavy cut from Current Mood is a well-written, smartly-produced anthem. Lynch’s sturdy rural Tennessee accent gives him more liberty than most Read More
Instant Classic There’s a new Classic Country station in NEBRASKA CITY, NE, as FLOOD COMMUNICATIONS flipped News/Talk KNCY-A and its FM translator K288GS/105.5 on MONDAY (10/9), branding the combo as “OTOE COUNTY COUNTRY.” FLOOD already Read More
Ah, the CMA Awards. Country Music’s Biggest Night is the perfect opportunity to honor some of the industry’s best performers … and gawk at some of their poor style choices. Throughout the CMAs’ 50 years, fans Read More
Columbia Nashville Fifteen years ago today, on Oct. 11, 2002, the Dixie Chicks had one good reason to celebrate — or rather, three good reasons. It was on this day that their album Home earned Read More
When the 51st annual CMA Awards begin on Nov. 8, everyone’s going to be eager to hear winners’ names called. The CMAs celebrate some of country music’s most successful and innovative artists each year — some of whom Read More
Curb Records Fourteen years ago today (Oct. 11, 2003), Tim McGraw had one good reason to celebrate: His latest single, “Real Good Man,” had soared to the top of the charts, becoming his 17th No. 1 Read More
Rick Diamond, Getty Images Sam Hunt‘s runaway hit single “Body Like a Back Road” is nominated for Song of the Year at the 2017 CMA Awards, and it’s not hard to make a case for Read More
Photo by Alysse Gafkjen, courtesy of Devious Planet Media Samantha Fish, a Missouri-raised singer-songwriter and guitarist, is preparing to release a new album, and she’s giving The Boot’s readers a first listen to its title Read More
Merrick Ales, WireImage / Getty Images Garth Brooks has announced his final World Tour stop in the Northeast. The country superstar will perform in Newark, N.J., in early December. Brooks and wife Trisha Yearwood, his Read More
New Findings In the latest blog post from MATT BAILEY, INTEGR8 RESEARCH notes, “Our previous post revealed that the majority of 15 to 39-year-old radio listeners no longer own a radio outside of their cars. Read More
The Voice Season 13 Blind Auditions night six aired Tuesday night (Oct. 10) with coaches Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Miley Cyrus and new girl on the block Jennifer Hudson. Cyrus’s team was completed this evening with Read More
The Voice Season 13 Blind Auditions night six aired Tuesday night (Oct. 10) with coaches Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Miley Cyrus and new girl on the block Jennifer Hudson. Shelton’s team was rounded out this night Read More
me mom and first responders and firefighters on red carpet @onlythebravemovie. #granitemountain #granitemountainhotshots A post shared by Dierks Bentley (@dierksbentley) on Oct 9, 2017 at 1:17am PDT Dierks Bentley walked the red carpet this weekend, Read More
Spinoffs ALL ACCESS has learned that 16 more stations have been ticketed for divestiture by ENTERCOM and CBS RADIO to satisfy ownership cap concerns arising from their merger. A source tells ALL ACCESS that CBS Read More
WKTI/Milwaukee SCRIPPS Country WKTI (94.5 KTI COUNTRY)/MILWAUKEE morning host JAKE KELLY has departed the station, and the search is on for a replacement. KELLY joined the station in NOVEMBER 2015 (NET NEWS 10/30/15). During the Read More
Photo by Greg Giannukos, courtesy of Missing Piece Group The Band of Heathens fans can look forward to new music in 2018. Band co-founders Ed Jurdi and Gordy Quist tell The Boot that there’s something Read More
Dierks Bentley paid a visit to Las Vegas on Monday (Oct. 9) in the wake of the recent mass shooting there, and he took some time out to visit with first responders who have worked so Read More
When Devin Dawson first moved to Nashville he was pretty sick of himself. He’d been touring with his rock band nonstop and was constantly promoting himself. It all left him feeling unfulfilled and wanting to Read More
Michael Loccisano, Getty Images Rascal Flatts have big dreams in the entertainment industry, which extend far beyond concert stages and album sales. Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney have caught the acting bug, and Read More
After more than five months of competition, Nash Next 2017 has announced its 10 finalists. In May, Cumulus Media and Big Machine Label Group invited aspiring country artists and bands to participate in Nash Next Read More
Acting is a road less traveled for Lauren Alaina, but she’s heading down it full speed. The 22-year-old country singer is set to star in CMT’s new romantic comedy Road Less Traveled — named after her hit single Read More
Chris Conner ALL ACCESS extends sympathies to family, friends, and co-workers of OWENS Country KUZZ/BAKERSFIELD afternoon personality CHRIS CONNER, following his sudden passing today (10/10). He was 70. CONNER originally joined KUZZ as an personality Read More
During their recent concerts, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit have been sharing tributes to the late Tom Petty. At a Saturday (Oct. 7) show in Memphis, Tenn., Isbell and his band performed two of Petty’s tunes, Read More
Courtesy Webster & Associates PR Kenny Rogers is the latest artist to be inducted into Nashville’s Music City Walk of Fame. He’ll be honored with a ceremony on Oct. 24, one day before a farewell concert Read More
CMA Awards Nothing official from the COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION (CMA) so far regarding its Broadcast Award winners for 2017, but ALL ACCESS has been monitoring social media platforms all morning and all but one winner Read More
Kane Brown‘s truck has a first name, but we barely heard it above the roar this monster gives off when he turns the key in the ignition. The “What Ifs” singer also opens up about love Read More
You could hear the collective sigh of the entire No Shoe Nation when Kenny Chesney announced that he was taking 2017 off from touring, so it’s no wonder we’re all waiting with baited breath for Read More
It’s no secret that country music is full of trailblazing women that have created timeless songs, but rarely do they get the attention and credit deserved. We’ve put our favorites together in one playlist: Country Music’s Read More
thank you @umcsn for letting me stop by and hang with y’all for a little bit. thank you for sharing your stories and your time. i needed that. #vegas #vegasstrong #firstresponders A post shared by Read More
The Avett Brothers offered up a cover of Tom Petty‘s “You Don’t Know How It Feels” at their concert in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on Oct. 5. Readers can press play above to watch the live Read More
Nash Next 2017 CUMULUS MEDIA has unveiled the ten finalists in the “NASH NEXT CHALLENGE 2017” who were selected by a panel of Country radio professionals. The finalists will be judged by BIG MACHINE LABEL Read More
Larry Busacca, Getty Images For many artists, sharing daily life updates on social media is a way to engage with fans and watch their followers on platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram exponentially grow. Read More
Chris Stapleton played a cover of Tom Petty‘s “Learning to Fly” on Oct. 5 in Moline, Ill., to honor the late rock icon. Readers can press play above to watch Stapleton lead his audience in a Read More
by Alison Bonaguro 9 mins ago On Monday morning (Oct. 9), Dierks Bentley was sober on a plane. He was on his way to the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, and took a picture Read More
Current California Fires (From Google) Wildfires have struck throughout CALIFORNIA, and radio is once again on the alert. At least 14 wildfires in northern CALIFORNIA has already destroyed 1,500 structures, covering a collective 57,000 acres. Read More
The Voice viewers got to see a bit of Natalie Stovall‘s blind audition on Monday night (Oct. 9). The fiddler / singer / songwriter performed “If It Hadn’t Been for Love,” originally by the SteelDrivers, and opted Read More
A cappella group Home Free recently took on Blake Shelton‘s “Hillbilly Bone,” and while you may have heard covers of the song, we can assure that you’ve never heard it like this before. Always willing to Read More
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