Dierks Bentley and his new Black album are off to a bright start. In addition to debuting at No. 1 on Billboard‘s Top Country Albums chart in June, the album’s lead single, “Somewhere on a Beach,” hit No. 1 on both the Billboard Hot Country Songs and Billboard Country Airplay charts. Dierks’ new single, “Different…… MORE
Kelsea Ballerini is taking a new gig—but it’s just temporary. The “Dibs” singer is co-hosting ABC’s new music show, Greatest Hits, with former talk show host Arsenio Hall. “Basically they are highlighting the greatest hits from 1980 to 2005,” says Kelsea to Nash Country Daily. “So they have the artist that sang the hit come…… MORE
Although Blake Shelton didn’t write his new single, “She’s Got a Way With Words,” it’s hard not to draw comparisons between the song’s lyrics and his 2015 divorce from ex-wife Miranda Lambert. Co-penned by Wyatt Earp, Andy Albert and Marc Beeson, “She’s Got a Way With Words” features Blake—more mellow than seeing red—crooning about an…… MORE
Cross-genre collaborations are nothing new for country artists. Willie Nelson and Snoop Dogg on “Superman.” Tim McGraw and Nelly on “Over and Over.” Little Big Town and Pharrell Williams on “C’mon.” Here’s another zinger to add to the list. Florida Georgia Line and Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys are collaborating, according to a post…… MORE
Mikkail Jamal Shaw, 21, one of the men who robbed Scotty McCreery and his roommates at gunpoint in 2014, pleaded guilty to the charges on June 27. Today (June 28), Shaw was sentenced to at least 17 years in prison for three counts of second-degree kidnapping, three counts of robbery with a dangerous weapon, one…… MORE
The last year of Kelsea Ballerini’s life has been as fairly tale-esque as the inspiration behind her current single, “Peter Pan.” In the past 12 months, Kelsea has earned back-to-back No. 1 hits—”Love Me Like You Mean It” and “Dibs”—won the ACM New Female Vocalist and ACCA Best New Artist awards, secured a coveted opening…… MORE
Brantley Gilbert is no longer a heartbroken country singer, after marrying his longtime friend, Amber Cochran, over the summer. As a happily-married newlywed, Brantley says her influence is bound to come out in his next record.… MORE
