If you take a look at the Billboard Country Airplay chart this week, you’ll only find four solo female artists with singles in the Top 40: Carrie Underwood (No. 9 – “Cry Pretty”), Maren Morris (No. 17 – “Rich”), Carly Pearce (No. 20 – “Hide the Wine”) and Kelsea Ballerini (No. 29 – “I Hate…… MORE
Rachel Reinert, formerly of Gloriana, stopped by the Nash campus last week to chat with Elaina Smith for her Women Want to Hear Women podcast (you can listen here). One of the podcast’s segments—“Play It Forward”—beckons the featured artist to perform a song from another female’s catalog. For her Play It Forward, Rachel covered Sheryl…… MORE
Lauren Alaina canceled a pair of shows on Aug. 29 in Rochester, N.Y., and on Aug. 31 at the Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam in Panama City, Fla., due to a “family medical emergency.” Lauren’s step-dad, Sam Ramker, has been battling Stage IV cancer since March. According to a Facebook post on Aug. 28, Sam was…… MORE
Luke Bryan announced the lineup for his 10th annual Farm Tour: Chase Rice, Jon Langston, the Peach Pickers (Ben Hayslip, Dallas Davidson, Rhett Akins) and DJ Rock. The tour will make six stops this fall at farms in Ohio, Illinois, Iowa, Florida, South Carolina and Georgia between Sept. 27–Oct. 6. Over the years, Luke has…… MORE
Jim Casey talks with Dylan Scott about: the success of his 2017 No. 1 single, “My Girl” the birth of his first child, son Beckett, in December 2017 scoring another Top 5 hit with his current single, “Hooked” working on his upcoming sophomore album growing his fan base by playing more than 100 shows a…… MORE
The inaugural Nashville Songwriter Awards—taking place on Sept. 19 at Ryman Auditorium—will feature star-studded performances from Darius Rucker, Kip Moore, Jewel, Lanco and more. Awards recognized throughout the evening will include Song, Songwriter, and Songwriter-Artist of the Year, as well as the “10 Songs I Wish I’d Written” awards. Country legend Bill Anderson will receive…… MORE
Florida Georgia Line will headline the World’s Biggest USO Tour on Sept. 12 in Washington, D.C. The performance will be live-streamed via USO.org as well as featured at watch parties at USO centers around the world for service members and their families. Actor Adam Devine and chef Robert Irvine will also be featured during the…… MORE
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Lee Brice hosted the second concert of his three-show Analog series at Nashville’s Hutton Hotel on Aug. 27. Lee was joined onstage by Liz Rose, Victoria Shaw and Maddie & Tae to help raise funds for Nashville’s Thistle Farms. “I’m so grateful for the influence of these women in my life—they’re like family to me,”…… MORE
The 2018 CMA Awards nominations were announced on Aug. 28. Here’s a breakdown of the the artists leading the pack. Chris Stapleton: 5 Nominations Entertainer of the Year Single of the Year (“Broken Halos”) Album of the Year (From A Room: Volume 2) Song of the Year (“Broken Halos”) Male Vocalist of the Year Stapleton…… MORE
The 2018 CMA Awards nominees were announced today (Aug. 28) Luke Bryan, Dan + Shay and Sugarland announced many of the nominations on Good Morning America live from Luke’s new Nashville restaurant, 32 Bridge Food + Drink. Additional nominations were revealed via the CMA. The CMA Awards will air live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on…… MORE
