Toby Keith + Rhett Akins among the acts headed into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
(L-R): Sarah Cates, John Scott Sherrill, Amy Grant, Buddy Cannon, Rhett Akins and Mark Ford; Bev Moser Toby Keith, Rhett Akins, Buddy Cannon, Amy Grant and John Scott Sherrill will join the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
Morgan Wallen’s Dangerous album adds a massive audio streaming boost, per MRC Data’s 2021 midyear reports
Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for CMA Morgan Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album continues to be one of the highest-performing albums of 2021 thus far, in any genre, despite the controversy that has surrounded the singer for most of
Matt Stell entertains U.S. service members overseas for the 4th of July weekend
Midtown Motion Earlier this month, over the Independence Day weekend, Matt Stell made his first trip overseas to perform for U.S. service members. The rising star gave several live shows at Al Dhafra Air Base in Abu
'Live from Telluride': Dierks Bentley captured a “once in a lifetime show” for his upcoming EP
Courtesy of The GreenRoom PR Last weekend brought some disappointment for Dierks Bentley fans, when the singer had to scrap his 2021 Seven Peaks Festival due to local capacity restrictions. But there’s good news, too: The singer
Jimmie Allen’s book debut encourages kids of all ages to speak up for what they believe in
Courtesy of Penguin Random House Jimmie Allen’s first-ever children’s book, My Voice Is a Trumpet, is out now. Illustrated by Cathy Ann Johnson, the book celebrates how every voice — from the roar of a lion to
Garth Brooks originally wrote his new single, “That’s What Cowboys Do,” with Midland in mind
Terry Wyatt/Getty Images Garth Brooks’ latest single off his Fun album is “That’s What Cowboys Do,” a gentle waltz-time ballad about a cowboy who winds up falling in love during what he thinks is going to be
Country star trivia
Comstock/Thinkstock “Don’t Rock the Jukebox”: On this date in 1991, a country superstar had a number-one hit on his hands with the title track from his Don’t Rock the Jukebox album. It was his second consecutive chart-topping
Dierks Bentley’s Seven Peaks Festival 2021 is cancelled due to local capacity restrictions
ABC/Chris Hollo Just weeks after announcing the lineup for his 2021 Seven Peaks Festival, Dierks Bentley has had to cancel this year’s event. The change comes as a result of capacity restrictions from local health officials in
Nashville notes
Burke/Triolo Productions/Thinkstock Americana superstar Jason Isbell has announced an eight-night residency at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium in October. Opening acts are Mickey Guyton, Amanda Shires, Brittney Spencer, Amythyst Kiah, Shemekia Copeland, Allison Russell, Joy Oladokun and Adia Victoria.
Chase Rice's connection to Florida Georgia Line goes back to his very first song
Kaiser Cunningham It’s something of an understatement to say Chase Rice and Florida Georgia Line‘s Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley go way back. Before they were well-known, the three shared a house in the Green Hills neighborhood of Nashville, and Chase famously helped FGL