You can never have too much of a good thing . . . especially in Vegas. On that note, dig this: Reba McEntire and Brooks & Dunn have extended their Sin City residency—Reba, Brooks & Dunn: Together in Vegas—with 12 new dates at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in 2017. Since premiering the residency in…
If Ronnie Dunn’s voice were a whiskey, we’d all be damn drunks. His smooth vocals have captivated us for more than 25 years with songs like “My Maria,” “Neon Moon” and “Believe”—and those same smooth vocals can be heard again on his third solo studio album, Tattooed Heart. The album, which dropped on Nov. 11…
We hope you’ve been good boys and girls this year, because you’re going to need an extra-big stocking to fit all 10 of the new holiday albums from your favorite country artists. You can buy all 10 (that’s what we recommend), or you can use our guide to help you pick out the perfect holiday…
Dolly Parton was presented with the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award last night (Nov. 2) at the CMA Awards, but before Dolly accepted her honor for being an iconic artist who has attained the highest degree of recognition, a handful of country’s most talented female artists paid tribute to Dolly with a medley of her…
The stars came out tonight (Nov. 2) for the 50th Annual CMA Awards held at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. In celebration of the golden anniversary, legends and today’s hottest artists walked the expansive red carpet before entering the tribute filled show. From Charlie Daniels, The Oak Ridge Boys and Charley Pride to Garth and Trisha,…
In addition to monitoring radio airplay, online streaming and music consumer behavior, Nielsen is the authority in tracking what music people are buying both in-store and digitally. That’s why outlets like Nash Country Daily and Billboard, among others, often cite Nielsen’s statistics in its articles and charts. An interesting stat that NCD came across this…
“Sweet.” That was the word of the night as Garth Brooks entertained a capacity crowd at Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater during his celebratory concert that marked seven of his albums reaching diamond status (10 million sales). As guests Reba McEntire, Jason Aldean, Kelly Clarkson, Chris Young, Steve Wariner and Trisha Yearwood joined Garth onstage for performances,…
If there was anything you ever wanted to know about the music business but were afraid to ask, now is your chance. Reba McEntire—one of country music’s biggest stars with a career spanning 40-plus years, 56 million albums sold worldwide, 13 ACM Awards, seven CMA Awards and two Grammy Awards—is joining the online platform MasterClass…
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill gathered in sunny downtown Nashville today (Oct. 5) to receive their stars on the Music City Walk of Fame, a fitting tribute as the couple celebrates their 20th wedding anniversary on Oct. 6. Faith was honored first with the 73rd star on the Walk of Fame and was presented the…
By now you’ve probably heard that 30 of country music’s biggest stars—both past and present—have come together to record a new song and video, “Forever Country,” for the CMA Awards’ 50-year anniversary. The star-studded mashup features a fresh take on three of country’s most classic songs: John Denver’s “Take Me Home,” Willie Nelson’s “On the…