Nashville notes: Charley Pride’s Brook Benton tribute + Brett Young’s Belfast stop

Charles Kelley stopped by CBS Mornings on Thursday to promote his new album, Songs for a New Moon. You can check out his appearance online now. Brett Young will bring his Back to Basics World Tour to
Blue steel, Scotty style: McCreery covers ‘Cigar & Spirits’

Scotty McCreery (Disney/Eric McCandless) If you still think of Scotty McCreery as the teen who won American Idol in 2011, the new cover of Cigar & Spirits may just change all that. McCreery casts a steely gaze in a
Brandon Blackstock, Kelly Clarkson’s ex-husband and father of her children, has died

Kelly Clarkson, Brandon Blackstock, Savannah Blackstock, River Rose Blackstock, Remington Alexander Blackstock, and Seth Blackstock attend premiere of ‘UglyDolls’ in 2019 (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) Not long after Kelly Clarkson announced that she was canceling her August residency shows in Las Vegas
How ‘Kill the Lights’ illuminated Luke Bryan’s career

Luke Bryan (Capitol Nashville) Luke Bryan‘s taking a little trip down memory lane, celebrating his triple-Platinum album that came out a decade ago. “It’s pretty crazy to be celebratin 10 years of [Kill the Lights] with y’all!”
Meghan Patrick is a ‘Golden Child’ on the rise

Meghan Patrick (Riser House) Meghan Patrick has her biggest U.S. hit so far with “Golden Child.” Already a star in her native Canada, she found it particularly thrilling to watch the premiere of the song’s video on
Kane Brown’s filming a heroic cameo for ABC’s ‘9-1-1: Nashville’

Kane Brown (Disney/Christopher Willard) You can count Kane Brown as the first country star to make an appearance on ABC’s new fall series 9-1-1: Nashville. The “Backseat Driver” hitmaker is busy Thursday in Music City filming his cameo
How Parker McCollum’s older brother set him up for success

Disney/Larry McCormack When it comes to musical mentors, Parker McCollum didn’t have to look very far to find his. “The biggest musical influence or teacher was really my older brother,” he says. “Phenomenal songwriter, loved really raw