Nashville notes
Burke/Triolo Productions/Thinkstock Jerrod Niemman’s first album for Curb, This Ride, will be available on Friday. Nashville’s Charles Esten will lead the Light the Late Night concert to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymph...
“When the Good Guys Win”: Granger Smith won’t ever change course, after the Vegas tragedy
BBR Music Group Granger Smith has a long history with fans. Long before he had a #1 hit like “Backroad Song” and numberless fans of his made-up character, Earl Dibbles, Jr., he was a smart, hard-working guy who wanted a place at the ta...
The Opry Goes Pink this October, with a little help from Kelsea Ballerini and Trisha Yearwood
ABC/Paula Lobo/Randee St. NicholasKelsea Ballerini and Trisha Yearwood are teaming up to help the Grand Ole Opry fight breast cancer. On October 24, the Opry Goes Pink for the ninth year in a row. Kelsea will flip the ceremonial sw...
“People” sets its sights on newcomers Carly Pearce and Devin Dawson as “Ones to Watch”
BMLG/AtlanticPeople is keeping its eye on a couple of country newcomers. Both Carly Pearce and Devin Dawson make the magazine’s new “Ones to Watch” list of 26 rising stars in the world of entertainment. Devin ...
“It’s just the heaviest, darkest thing I can remember since 9/11”: Dierks Bentley struggles to deal with the Las Vegas tragedy
ABC/Image Group LA After wrapping his What the Hell Tour in early September with Cole Swindell and Jon Pardi, Dierks Bentley has been home in Nashville readying his next album. But when gunman Stephen Paddock killed 5...
Carrie Underwood has more stories to tell, as she digitally releases “The Storyteller Tour”
ABC/Image Group LA Carrie Underwood’s much-talked-about Storyteller Tour ground to a halt in November of last year, but almost exactly twelve months later, it’s coming back to life...sort of. The CMA Female Vocalist of the Year will digital...
A broken “Hallelujah”: Eric Church’s moving performance, as the Opry reaches out to Vegas
ABC/Image Group LA This Wednesday night’s show at the Grand Ole Opry often seemed as much like a traditional Wednesday night prayer meeting, as it did a performance on country music’s most famous stage. The Opry’s maroon curtain rose ...
Lady Antebellum remembers Vegas shooting victims as they prepare to play the site of another violent attack
ABC/Paula LoboAs the aftermath of the Las Vegas shooting unfolded this week, Lady Antebellum has literally been a world away, on the European leg of their You Look Good Tour. Before taking the stage Wednesday in Manchester, England, Hill...
Kelsea Ballerini follows “The Star” for a new Christmas tune
Black River EntertainmentChristmas is still roughly three months away, but it seems like Kelsea Ballerini’s already been in the yuletide spirit. “So so excited to announce that I recorded a song for The Star…” the CMA...
Country star trivia
Comstock/Thinkstock Forty years ago this week, RCA released the song that would go on to become Dolly Parton's first major crossover hit. Can you name the country #1 that also went top-3 on the pop chart? ANSWER: "Here You Come Again." Copyr...