Dolly Parton, Dan + Shay, Brett Eldredge, Gwen Stefani and more will help NBC kick off the holiday season during the Christmas in Rockefeller Center TV special on Dec. 2. The 88th annual holiday special will celebrate the lighting of a 75-foot tall Christmas tree in NYC’s Rockefeller Center with a number of performances. Additional…… MORE
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Sam Hunt Drops New Video for “Breaking Up Was Easy in the ’90s” [Watch]
Sam Hunt released a new video for his current single, “Breaking Up Was Easy in the ’90s.” Penned by Sam, Chris LaCorte, Zach Crowell, Josh Osborne and Ernest K. Smith, “Breaking Up Was Easy in the ’90s” is featured on Sam’s No. 1 sophomore album, Southside, which was released in April 2020. The new breakup…… MORE
Watch Dan + Shay Perform “I Should Probably Go to Bed” at the American Music Awards
The 2020 American Music Awards aired live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on ABC on Nov. 22. The show honored artists in multiple musical genres, including country, pop, alternative, rap and more. On the country music front, Dan + Shay took home three AMAs, including Favorite Duo/Group – Country, Favorite Song – Country…… MORE
Watch Kane Brown Perform “Be Like That” With Swae Lee & Khalid on “The Late Show”
Fresh off of his win for Favorite Male Artist – Country at the American Music Awards on Nov. 22, Kane Brown teamed with rapper Swae Lee and R&B singer Khalid for a virtual performance of “Be Like That” on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Nov. 23. The new tune, which the trio of…… MORE
Miranda Lambert, Ingrid Andress, Brandy Clark, Little Big Town & More Earn Multiple Grammy Nominations
Nominations for the 2021 Grammy Awards were announced on Nov. 24. On the country music front, Ingrid Andress, Miranda Lambert, Brandy Clark and Little Big Town earned multiple nominations. Ingrid, Miranda, Brandy, Little Big Town and Ashley McBryde will vie for Best Country Album, while Miranda, Brandy, Vince Gill, Mickey Guyton and Eric Church will…… MORE
1990s Country Star Hal Ketchum Dead at 67
1990s country star Hal Ketchum, 67, died on Nov. 23, according to a post made by his wife Andrea on Hal’s official Facebook page on Nov. 24: “With great sadness and grief we announce that Hal passed away peacefully last night at home due to complications of Dementia. May his music live on forever in…… MORE
Vince Gill & Amy Grant
One of Nashville’s longstanding holiday traditions—Vince Gill and Amy Grant’s Christmas at the Ryman shows—will not take place in 2020 because of the ongoing pandemic, but plans have already been announced to bring the festive shows back to the Mother Church in 2021. Vince and Amy announced their 2021 Christmas at the Ryman shows will…… MORE
Brett Eldredge Releases New Version of “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” Featuring Sofia Reyes [Listen]
Country music’s resident Christmas crooner, Brett Eldredge, released a new rendition of “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” featuring Latin star Sofia Reyes. Brett and Sophia recorded the track at the historic Capitol Studio in Los Angeles—the same studio where Frank Sinatra, one of Brett’s biggest influences, recorded many of his songs. For the new duet, Sophia…… MORE
Gabby Barrett Approaches Chart Milestone as “I Hope” Spends 17th Week at No. 1
Gabby Barrett’s “I Hope” is No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart (streaming, sales and airplay-based) for the 17th week, which is the second-longest run by a solo female artist in the history of the chart. Only Maren Morris’ “The Bones” enjoyed a longer reign with 19 weeks atop the chart. The longest…… MORE
Garth Brooks Reveals Why He Ditched Track No. 13 on New “Fun” Album
Garth Brooks released his new album, Fun, on Nov. 20. While there are 14 songs on the new project, fans will notice that Track 13 is actually two seconds of emptiness. Don’t worry, it’s not a glitch from the production team, according to Garth. Track 12 on Fun is the album’s most serious song, “Where…… MORE
