Nashville notes
Burke/Triolo Productions/Thinkstock NBC's Today show shot a feature with Luke Bryan this past Friday during his sold-out show at Gillette Stadium in the Boston area. It's set to air on Tuesday, July 2. Eli Young Band will...
Everything’s coming up “Blue Roses” for Runaway June
BBR Runaway June can't wait until their debut album, Blue Roses, comes out on Friday. But in the meantime, the trio has plenty to celebrate. On Sunday night, they broke out the champagne as they marked the end of the first leg of Carrie ...
Watch now: At LakeShake, it’s Miranda, Maren, Lauren, Cassadee, Lindsay…and U2
ABC/Image Group LA Who needs Bono when you’ve got Miranda Lambert and some of the best female voices in country music? Friday night at Country LakeShake in Chicago, the evening’s all-girl lineup tackled one of U2&rs...
Granger Smith debuts new tattoo in honor of his son, while returning to the road in Chicago
ABC/Image Group LA Granger Smith returned to the road this past weekend for the first time since the death of his youngest son River a little more than three weeks ago. Medical personnel were unable to revive the three-year-old after a d...
“Look What God Gave [Him]”: Thomas Rhett celebrates 13th #1
The Valory Music Co. This week, Thomas Rhett’s collection of number ones grows, as “Look What God Gave Her” rises to the top of the country chart. “Just wanna say thanks so much to country radio, my amazing team, my band, p...
Carrie Underwood’s baby can’t “Cry Pretty” if his dad is singing
ABC/Image Group LA Just like practically everyone else on the planet, five-month-old Jacob Fisher loves his mom Carrie Underwood's singing. When it comes to his dad, former hockey star Mike Fisher...not so much. You can witness it f...
Marriage rumors don’t bother Blake, who admits three years with Gwen has “gotta lead somewhere”
Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images via ABCBlake Shelton isn't bothered by the constant speculation about his potential marriage to his girlfriend of three years, Gwen Stefani. "First of all, the rumors stuff, I'm not gonna sit here and say th...
Country star trivia
Comstock/Thinkstock The biggest hit of Opry star Hawkshaw Hawkins' career came after his death on March 5, 1963, in the same plane crash that killed Patsy Cline. Can you name the song that hit #1 on the Billboard chart on May 4 of t...
Thomas Rhett reveals he’s ready for more “Life Changes” and wants “the most gigantic family on the planet”
ABC/Image Group LA With "Look What God Gave Her" poised to be Thomas Rhett's next number one, it's just the latest in a string of self-penned hits that talk about how happy he is with his wife, Lauren, and his daughters, Willa and Ada. So are...
Nashville notes
Burke/Triolo Productions/Thinkstock"Caught Up in the Country" hitmaker Rodney Atkins will be a guest on Strahan & Sara on Monday. You can watch for him starting at 1 p.m. ET on ABC. Terri Clark's latest studio project, Rais...