Garth Brooks won Entertainer of the Year at the 53rd annual CMA Awards on Wednesday, giving the superstar performer a record seventh win in the category. During his acceptance speech, the “Dive Bar” singer paused to highlight earlier performances from Reba McEntire, Kelsea Ballerini, and Luke Combs. “This has got …
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Kane Brown has announced dates for his 2020 Worldwide Beautiful Tour, which will mark the first time he’s headlined shows internationally. The trek gets underway in February. Launching across the Atlantic in Dublin, Ireland, the tour will carry the “Good As You” singer through London before heading on to the …
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Kris Kristofferson will be the subject of a special tribute during next week’s 53rd annual CMA Awards — the iconic tunesmith is the recipient of the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award. In a musical homage to the songwriter (who will not be in attendance; he’s playing a show in Iowa …
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The Washington Nationals walloped the Houston Astros during Game Two of the World Series last night, but for the 2,362 fans who packed the pews at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, there was only one October tradition worth watching: the fifth show of Jason Isbell‘s yearly residency at the Mother Church. Isbell’s …
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In August, Steep Canyon Rangers released a studio collaboration with Boyz II Men that blended their bluegrass musicianship with the harmonies of the Philadelphia soul stalwarts. “Be Still Moses” received its live debut when the two groups shared the stage in Nashville on Sunday. Performing a headlining show at Nashville’s …
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The bluesy theme song of Breaking Bad is instantly recognizable to fans of the show, but that doesn’t mean they can sing along to it; the instrumental track has no official lyrics. But on Tuesday night’s segment of “Audience Suggestion Box” on The Tonight Show, host Jimmy Fallon read one …
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English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello and blues-rocker Delbert McClinton are among the diverse group of artists who will receive Lifetime Achievement Awards at the 18th annual Americana Honors and Awards. The show will be held at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on September 11th. Costello will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting, …
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Singer-songwriter Jeremy Ivey has announced plans for his new solo album The Dream and the Dreamer, due out September 13th via Anti Records. Familiar to many as sideman and husband to performer Margo Price, Ivey has also released a new video for “Diamonds Back to Coal.” With jangling electric guitar …
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