Music

by Alison Bonaguro 18 mins ago Okay. This time I really mean it. I have got to move to Nashville. Because down there, the true meaning of Christmas is that Thomas Rhett, Tyler Hubbard, Russell Read More

by Alison Bonaguro 14 mins ago Before newcomer Bailey Bryan moved to Nashville from her small town of Sequim, Washington, she thought her path to country fame would go something like this: she’d get to Read More

by Lauren Tingle 10 mins ago Bullying victim and East Tennessean Keaton Jones started his school week with a small army of new celebrity friends. An emotional video of the 11-year-old opening up about being Read More

by Alison Bonaguro 27 mins ago Now that Luke Bryan‘s latest album What Makes You Country is out, and his fans have been living with the new music for a few days, it’s pretty obvious Read More

by Lauren Tingle 7h ago Over the weekend, Jana Kramer revealed some personal news that affects nearly one million expectant mothers every year. In a heart-wrenching social media post, she announced that she had a Read More

by Alison Bonaguro 17 mins ago If you ask Nicole Kidman, her idea of a traditional holiday doesn’t include all the trimmings of an American Christmas. And Us Weekly did ask her, and she shared Read More

by Lauren Tingle 41 mins ago Since Carly Pearce broke out with her No. 1 hit “Every Little Thing,” the country music community cannot imagine a world without her. In 2012, the rising artist was Read More

by Alison Bonaguro 8 mins ago When Luke Bryan was in New York on Wednesday (Dec. 6), he took some time out of his album-release adventures to pack up his guitar and head to Manhattan’s Read More

by Lauren Tingle 3h ago Walker Hayes agrees. One of the greatest gifts a parent can pass down to their children is showing them what it’s like to chase a dream. Hayes and his wife Read More

by Alison Bonaguro 1 min ago When Blake Shelton tweets directly to a little boy saying that he can’t wait to meet him, you know there’s a good story behind it. And this is what Read More

by Alison Bonaguro 18 mins ago The 2018 Country Radio Broadcasters’ seminar in Nashville is still a couple months away, but already we know who is getting a big award. Dierks Bentley will be picking Read More

by Alison Bonaguro 34 mins ago Look at Isaiah Fisher go. He is not quite three years old, but he already has the hang of cookie decorating. Carrie Underwood shared a picture on Thursday morning Read More

by Lauren Tingle 49 mins ago Visiting with “Kiss Somebody” singer and Australian native Morgan Evans is a glimpse into the lives of musicians who immigrate to the U.S. to pursue their craft. Fans around Read More

by Alison Bonaguro 38 mins ago On Tuesday night’s (Dec. 5) episode of The Good Doctor, one of the female surgical residents was sexually harassed by an attending physician — he was asking her out Read More

by Alison Bonaguro 48 mins ago It’s beginning to look a lot like the people at Today have gotten their hands on Miranda Lambert‘s holiday shopping list, and that they are generous enough to share Read More

by Alison Bonaguro 49 mins ago For the last month or so, Luke Bryan has been asking his fans, friends and followers what makes them country. They’ve pretty much inundated the country star with the Read More

by Alison Bonaguro 32 mins ago It’s no secret that actor Chris Pratt is a serious country fan. We’ve documented every moment he’s ever sung the praises of Eric Church, Tim McGraw, Garth Brooks and Read More

by Alison Bonaguro 16 mins ago Oh, great. Another song about a girl who’s had one too many. That’s what I thought when I heard the title of Chris Janson‘s new song, “Drunk Girl.” I Read More

by Edward Morris 45 mins ago All hail Mr. Brooks — as the Garthman waves to us from atop both Billboard‘s country albums and country airplay charts. His reigning album is The Anthology: Part 1, Read More

by Lauren Tingle 8 mins ago Music legend John Prine will launch his 11-city 2018 tour at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall on April 13. The new tour will support a forthcoming full-length Read More

by Lauren Tingle 41 mins ago Eddie Montgomery will return to the stage as Montgomery Gentry in 2018 for 25 performances supporting the new album Here’s To You (out Feb. 2). The tour marks the Read More

by Alison Bonaguro 13 mins ago This is what happens when one of your heroes shows up to see your show: You do your thing better than you’ve ever done it. That’s pretty much what Read More

by Alison Bonaguro 45 mins ago When Jaclyn Desrosiers, 14, Christian Congelos, 15, and Lena Noonan, 16, died in a rollover crash, one of the first virtual responders was Blake Shelton. He was there with Read More

by Lauren Tingle 2h ago Best wishes to the happy couple, Morgan Evans and Kelsea Ballerini, who have become husband and wife. The two tied the knot on Saturday (Dec. 2) during a beachside ceremony Read More

by Alison Bonaguro 10 mins ago Early on Friday (Dec. 1), Jason Aldean‘s wife posted an Instagram story about how much she was loving her labor-pain-numbing epidural anesthesia. And then just like that, their big Read More

by Alison Bonaguro 1h ago Let this be your No. 1 New Year’s resolution: see Chris Young live in 2018. Young will kick off his headlining tour on Jan. 11 in Indianapolis, and in a Read More

by Alison Bonaguro 13 mins ago Ann Edelblute manages Carrie Underwood. Kerri Edwards manages Luke Bryan. Marion Kraft manages Miranda Lambert. Mary Hilliard Harrington manages Dierks Bentley. And Virginia Davis manages Thomas Rhett. All five Read More

by CMT.com Staff 8h ago Country music’s most venerable institution, the Grand Ole Opry, has opened a second home in the heart of New York City’s Times Square. Located at 1604 Broadway, the Opry City Read More

by Lauren Tingle 17 mins ago Danielle Bradbery, 21, says her new album I Don’t Believe We’ve Met has opened a door that needed to be opened. Bradbery co-wrote seven of the collection’s 10 songs. Read More

by Alison Bonaguro 31 mins ago Kenny Chesney‘s Cosmic Hallelujah was released more than a year ago. But that timing makes it just right for a Grammy. His 16th studio album has been nominated for Read More

by Alison Bonaguro 1 min ago Thank you, Nicole Kidman, for putting this rumor to rest. And for not leaving Nashville. After reports that Keith Urban had bought a $39 million Manhattan town home started Read More

by Alison Bonaguro 25 mins ago About eight years ago, Jake Owen had a deep cut on his Easy Does It album called “Every Reason I Go Back.” He wrote it with Casey Beathard and Read More

by Alison Bonaguro 47 mins ago It ended with “From the Beginning.” And what a finish it was for Little Big Town. The band took the Ryman Auditorium stage on Monday night (Nov. 27) for Read More

by Lauren Tingle 16 mins ago Any music award nomination represents a lifetime of work. That makes the five slots in each Grammy category some of the most coveted honors in entertainment. For the fans Read More

by Alison Bonaguro 43 mins ago In a new story in London-based digital magazine Taylor, Thomas Rhett talks about the music and the shows that influenced his own music and shows. Starting with Mick Jagger. Read More

by Lauren Tingle 2h ago Chris Stapleton heads to the 60th annual Grammy Awards as the lead country nominee with a total three nominations. The nominees were revealed Tuesday morning (Nov. 28). Stapleton’s nominations include Read More

by Alison Bonaguro 2h ago A story in this week’s Billboard Country Update all about the bad news has one little bit of good news. And it comes from Kenny Chesney. Between the Las Vegas Read More

by Edward Morris 3h ago It’s been a while coming, but Tim McGraw and Faith Hill are back atop Billboard‘s country albums chart this week with their joint effort, The Rest of Our Life. McGraw Read More

by Alison Bonaguro 22 mins ago It’s a good thing Tyler Hubbard had his back surgery now instead of two weeks ago. Because back on Nov. 11, the Florida Georgia Line singer had issued a Read More

by Alison Bonaguro 3h ago When I was in Nashville earlier this month, I saw a shirt I had to have. It said, “Nashville is Always Live.” I bought it right away, because I’d just Read More

by Lauren Tingle 46 mins ago Lauren Alaina, Cam, Sara Evans, Dustin Lynch, Kelsea Ballerini and Thomas Rhett each have plenty to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. This year, Alaina released her first film Road Read More

by Alison Bonaguro 28 mins ago I can probably sum up almost everyone’s ideal Thanksgiving with three words: family and food. But when it comes to counting blessings, everyone seems to have a different story. Read More

by Alison Bonaguro 1h ago When Lady Antebellum played the WUSN Stars & Strings benefit show in Chicago last week, I had a chance to talk with the band backstage — before they took the Read More

by Alison Bonaguro 1 min ago When Darius Rucker was growing up in Charleston, SC, his mom made sure that he counted his blessings. Probably every day, and especially on Thanksgiving. I caught up with Read More

by Edward Morris 6 mins ago It has become a well-known part of musical folklore that Elvis Presley declined to record Dolly Parton‘s “I Will Always Love You” because Parton wouldn’t give him half the Read More

by Edward Morris 1h ago Ho! Ho-hum. Christmas is in the air — but not under the tree yet. In other words, the charts didn’t exactly light up with new music this week. But there Read More

by Alison Bonaguro 12 mins ago Sometimes, I judge a song by its title. Other times, it takes a line or two for me to realize if I will love or hate a song. And Read More

by Alison Bonaguro 3 mins ago Thanksgiving is going to lean a little more country this year, when Cam takes part in the 91st annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day on Thursday (Nov. 23). But she’s not Read More

by Alison Bonaguro 3h ago When you take the stage to accept any honor, you might not have enough time to thank everyone on your mind. So what Keith Urban did after Sunday night’s (Nov. Read More