The Blind Auditions have concluded on NBC’s Season 12 of The Voice, and now it’s time to battle. On Monday, March 20, the Battles Rounds will begin and coaches Blake Shelton, Adam Levine, Alicia Keys and Gwen Stefani will be bringing in their team mentors. Luke Bryan will serve as a mentor for Team Blake members…… MORE
It was 26 years ago today (March 16) that Reba suffered a deep loss when eight members of her band lost their lives in a fatal plane crash. The accident occurred shortly after the plane carrying the band had taken off from Brown Field, a private airport outside San Diego. Reba recalled the incident in…… MORE
If you listened to Sturgill Simpson’s 2014 breakout album, Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, the first voice you heard on the album was Sturgill’s grandfather, Lawrence “Dood” Fraley, who said “Introducing Metamodern Sounds in Country Music” before the first track, “Turtles All the Way Down.” Sturgill announced on Facebook yesterday (March 15) that Dood had…… MORE
Raised in Montana and riding horses all her life, Stephanie Quayle knows a thing or two about hitting the open road. Stephanie brings that road to life in her new single, “Winnebago,” the follow-up to her catchy previous release, “Drinking With Dolly.” “The first time I heard ‘Winnebago,’ I couldn’t help but sway, bop and…… MORE
When it comes to speaking his mind, Kip Moore has no problem doing so. The “More Girls Like You” singer has apparently been reflecting on life these past few months, during his break from country music and the road. Kip posted pictures from his journey, as he traveled around the globe. The latest set of…… MORE
In the late 1990’s Britney Spears was a force to be reckoned with and almost every little girl had a dream to be just like the pop superstar. Well, it turns out that Lauren Alaina, born in 1994, was one of those little girls. Apparently, in her down time, the American Idol runner-up created a…… MORE
Singer/songwriter/musician—and all-around bad mo-fo—Jason Isbell has a new album in the works, The Nashville Sound. The new 10-song offering, which is scheduled to drop on June 16, addresses a range of real-life subjects, according to the press release, including politics and cultural privilege (“White Man’s World”), longing nostalgia (“The Last of My Kind”), love and…… MORE
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Fresh off his win for ACM New Male Vocalist of the Year, Jon Pardi made his late night television debut performing, “Dirt On My Boots,” on Late Night With Seth Meyers Tuesday night (March 14). The California native has been on a roll as of late, not only receiving an ACM win, but scoring his…… MORE
Sam Hunt created a winter vortex of speculation over the weekend by posting a picture of himself playing in the snow with . . . gasp . . . a wedding ring on his left hand. But no one has been talking about what was in Sam’s right hand: a canoe paddle. I’ll get to…… MORE
Miranda Lambert isn’t the only country star who likes a nice travel trailer (you may recall Miranda purchased a beautifully restored 1961 Shasta canned ham trailer in 2015). Reba McEntire has a new set of tow-worthy wheels courtesy of Ronnie Dunn, who restored a 1988 Excello caravan with the help of one of his friends.…… MORE
