Artists

2017 CMA Awards Winners

November 8, 2017 by Jarrod Vrazel

2017 CMA Awards winners were announced tonight (November 8) live from Nashville. Congratulations to Garth Brooks - Entertainer of the Year, Chris Stapleton - Male Vocalist of the Year and Album of the Year; Miranda Labert - Female Vocalist of the … [Read more...]

CMA Country Christmas 2017

November 7, 2017 by Jarrod Vrazel

News update: Reba returns to host CMA Country Christmas 2018 CMA Country Christmas, hosted by Reba McEntire, will feature performances by Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Bryan, CB30, Dan + Shay, Brett Eldredge, Alan Jackson, Lady Antebellum, Little Big … [Read more...]

George Strait 2018 Concerts

October 18, 2017 by Jarrod Vrazel

George Strait 2018 concerts include Austin, Tulsa, and Las Vegas. George Strait has announced two additional performances February 2-3 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Tickets go on sale Friday, Oct. 27 at 10 a.m. local time at … [Read more...]

Stop Saying Radio Country Is Bad

September 26, 2017 by Sam Robertell

I’d like you to take a second and think back to every time you heard, “I hate country music.” If you had a dollar for every time you heard that, how much would you be up to? Country music has this really strange stigma around it where it seems like … [Read more...]

Harvey Can’t Mess With Texas Benefit Concert

September 13, 2017 by Jarrod Vrazel

Harvey Can’t Mess With Texas: A Benefit Concert for Hurricane Harvey Relief, featuring Willie Nelson and friends, will take place on Friday, September 22 at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin from 7pm-11pm, and broadcast on 11 TEGNA stations and stream … [Read more...]

RIP Troy Gentry 1967-2017

September 8, 2017 by Jarrod Vrazel

Troy Gentry of Montgomery Gentry is dead at age 50 following a helicopter crash in New Jersey. The band confirmed Gentry's death on Twitter Friday afternoon. pic.twitter.com/nLgE0r4z0d — Montgomery Gentry (@mgunderground) September 8, … [Read more...]

2017 CMT Artists of the Year

September 6, 2017 by Jarrod Vrazel

CMT will honor Chris Stapleton, Florida Georgia Line, Jason Aldean, Keith Urban and Luke Bryan as the premiere country artists of 2017 celebrated at the eighth-annual CMT Artists of the Year special live from Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center … [Read more...]

George Strait : Harvey Relief Concert

September 5, 2017 by Jarrod Vrazel

George Strait’s Harvey Relief Concert, featuring special guests Miranda Lambert, Chris Stapleton, Lyle Lovett, and Robert Earl Keen, will be held September 12 at Majestic Theatre in San Antonio benefiting Rebuild Texas Fund. Hand in Hand: A … [Read more...]

2017 CMA Awards Nominations

September 4, 2017 by Jarrod Vrazel

Miranda Lambert tops the list of nominees for 2017 CMA Awards with five nominations. Little Big Town and Keith Urban each received four nominations, Garth Brooks, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Chris Stapleton, and Keith Urban are nominated for … [Read more...]

CMA Fest Lends Me a Helping Hand

August 31, 2017 by Sam Robertell

When I was asked to cover the CMA Fest TV special, I was a little worried that I wouldn’t really know what to talk about or tweet about. As soon as the first song was performed, though, I knew that I was okay and that coverage wasn’t going to be a … [Read more...]