Nashville notes
Burke/Triolo Productions/Thinkstock Country Music Hall of Famer Brenda Lee, funny man Ray Stevens and Opry star Jeannie Seelywill all be inducted into the Music City Walk of Fame August 21 in Nashville. Rosanne Cash will receiv...
With tales of “durus” and “bio-chargers,” Dierks Bentley is “keeping it weird” on the Mountain High Tour
ABC Radio"I'm trying to keep it weird," Dierks Bentley says of his Mountain High Tour. That's how things started, in an announcement video that sent tour mates Brothers Osborne and LANCO on an odyssey that led th...
Little Big Town offers Lemon:Aid to cure your “Summer Fever” on The Bandwagon Tour
Live NationIf you’ve got “Summer Fever,” a glass of lemonade would probably taste pretty good. Little Big Town is making that easy for you, and helping out a good cause at the same time. Fans who go to see the CMA Vocal Grou...
Dan + Shay’s wives leave them “Speechless” and inspire new single
ABC/Image Group LADan + Shay can thank their brides for their new single, “Speechless,” the follow-up to their #1, “Tequila.” “‘Speechless’ is definitely inspired by our wives,” Shay Mooney ...
“Dream Chasers” The Judds to be honored with new exhibit at Country Music Hall of Fame
Country Music Hall of Fame and MuseumLegendary duo The Judds will be immortalized in a new exhibit opening next month at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. The display, titled Dream Chasers, will debut August 10 in Nashville.&nbs...
FGL passes George Strait at the biggest hitmaker on “Billboard”‘s Hot Country Songs chart
ABC/Image Group LA Florida Georgia Line has now spent more time atop Billboard’s Hot Country Songs tally than any other artist in the history of the chart, which debuted in 1958. FGL’s latest chart-topper, “Meant to Be,&rdqu...
Kenny Chesney manages to “Get Along” at #1 for another week
Blue Chair/Warner Bros. NashvilleKenny Chesney's record-setting 30th career #1 "Get Along" remains at the top of the chart for a second week, just days before his new album comes out on Friday. The superstar from East Tennessee is donating all the proc...
Lady A and Darius deliver a spontaneous opening weekend, as Summer Plays On proves to be a lot of fun
Slater Goodson The opening weekend of Lady Antebellum’s Summer Plays On Tour with Darius Rucker not only boasted an encore where everyone sang the Hootie & the Blowfish hit, “Hold My Hand,” it also include...
Country star trivia
Comstock/ThinkstockEight years ago this week, Luke Bryan enjoyed his first #1 as an artist with this song. Can you name it? ANSWER: "Rain Is a Good Thing." Copyright © 2018, ABC Radio. All rights reserved.
More “Life Changes” on the way for Thomas Rhett? Why TR expects four more kids in the next five years
The Valory Music Co. This week, the autobiographical "Life Changes" becomes Thomas Rhett's 11th top-ten hit on the Billboard chart. It's a unique song, because TR keeps updating it to keep up with the happenings in his life. When he origi...