Granger Smith + wife Amber prepare for a new baby two years after son’s death: “grief and joy are parallel”
Jason Kempin/ACMA2019/Getty Images for ACM Granger Smith and his wife, Amber, are just weeks away from welcoming a new baby boy into their family. The couple are already parents to nine-year-old London and seven-year-old Lincoln, and they
Garth Brooks, George Strait, Reba McEntire + more taking part in CMT Giants tribute to Charley Pride
Courtesy of CMT Some of the largest-looming icons in country music are lining up to pay their respects to Charley Pride, the trailblazing music legend who died last winter. Garth Brooks, George Strait, Alan Jackson, Lee Ann
Dan + Shay tease something big in the works: “Good things are coming”
John Shearer/CMT2020/Getty Images for CMT It’s been just over three years since Dan + Shay put out their career-defining, self-titled 2018 album, and they’ve been hard at work on a follow-up. Earlier this month, they tweeted, “Just
Carly Pearce will host the 2021 ACM Honors, which features performances from Hardy, Lady A + more
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for ACM This week, the Academy of Country Music is sharing details about its 14th annual ACM Honors ceremony, which will take place on August 25 and be hosted by two-time ACM Award winner
Miranda Lambert shares a “Telemitry Remix” of “Tequila Does,” as she gears up for summer shows
Sony Music Nashville Miranda Lambert kicks off a string of headlining summer tour dates this weekend, beginning on Friday in Belmont, Ohio and progressing through a string of amphitheater and country fair dates. The run of shows
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Comstock/Thinkstock Very happy 75th birthday wishes are in order for this cross-genre superstar. An Arizona native, she’s won 11 Grammys to her name, and also earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2019 for
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Burke/Triolo Productions/Thinkstock Singer-songwriter Ashley Monroe, an acclaimed solo artist who’s also a member of the Miranda Lambert-led trio Pistol Annies, has been diagnosed with a rare form of blood cancer. Ashley shared the news on social media,
Why Parker McCollum has outrageous country cred
Tyler Conrad You’ll have to work pretty hard to be more country than Parker McCollum. Take, for example, how the native of the Lone Star State celebrated his first #1, “Pretty Heart,” back in December. “I was back home in