Reba McEntire To Host ACMs

 

 

ENTERTAINMENT ICON REBA MCENTIRE TO HOST THE

59TH ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS

 

The 16-time ACM Award-winning host will also take center stage to perform new music, in addition to helming Country Music’s longest-running Awards Show

 

Country Music’s Party of the Year returns exclusively on Prime Video and the Amazon Music channel on Twitch, live from Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas on Thursday, May 16, 2024

 

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — April 25, 2024 — The Academy of Country Music (ACM), Prime Video, and Dick Clark Productions (DCP) today announced that entertainment icon Reba McEntire will host the 59th Academy of Country Music Awards on Thursday, May 16 at 8 p.m. EDT/7 p.m. CDT/5 p.m. PDT, streaming live exclusively for a global audience across 240+ countries and territories on Prime Video from Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. A Prime membership will not be required to watch live, everyone is invited to the Party of the Year.

Miranda Lambert New Music

 

MIRANDA LAMBERT SIGNS WITH REPUBLIC RECORDS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BIG LOUD New Single “Wranglers” Available Everywhere May 3

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Always music forward and reaching for new levels of candor in her country, trailblazing superstar/songwriter Miranda Lambert forges a new creative alliance designed to take the three-time GRAMMY winner to even more powerful spaces. Having just wrapped her twice-extended, 48-show Velvet Rodeo residency in Las Vegas, the most awarded artist in Academy of Country Music history – including their top Entertainer of the Year honor – signs with Republic Records. The deal will include support from the Nashville-based Big Loud, including Country Radio promotion as well as other marketing efforts, all as a part of the overall strategic partnership with Republic Records.

Scotty McCreery Opry Induct

 

SCOTTY McCREERY WELCOMED INTO THE GRAND OLE OPRY FAMILY

Scotty McCreery was officially welcomed in to the Grand Ole Opry family tonight by Opry member Josh Turner who was joined by a surprise guest, Country Music Hall of Fame Member Randy Travis with wife Mary. | Photo Credit: Chris Hollo |

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Multi-Platinum selling country artist Scotty McCreery was officially welcomed into the Grand Ole Opry family tonight by Opry member Josh Turner who was joined by a surprise guest, Country Music Hall of Famer and Opry member Randy Travis.

Kenny Chesney Tour Begins

 

KENNY CHESNEY’S SUN GOES DOWN 2024 Sets New Record, Hits New Highs & Creates Joy Finding Tix 3x After Selling Out, Plays to 60,529 at Tampa’s SRO Raymond James Stadium TAMPA, Fla. – It looked like Raymond James Stadium’s famed pirate ship was rocking on a sea of humans, hands in the air as Kenny Chesney delivered two hours of back-to-back life-affirming hits to a beyond sold out crowd at his Sun Goes Down 2024 tour kick-off. With 60,529 tickets sold – including an unprecedented wave of standing room only tickets in the North Zone Plaza – the audience seemed as hungry for the East Tennessee songwriter/superstar’s music as Chesney was to throw it all down on that stage.

Chris Stapleton on S-N-L

 

CHRIS STAPLETON PERFORMS “WHITE HORSE” AND “MOUNTAINS OF MY MIND” ON NBC’S “SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE”  FEATURED IN “GET THAT BOY BACK” SKETCH photo credit: Mary Ellen Matthews April 15, 2024—10x GRAMMY Award-winner Chris Stapleton returned to NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” for the third time as musical guest this past weekend, performing his songs “White Horse” and “Mountains Of My Mind.” Stapleton also joined host Ryan Gosling and cast members Ego Nwodim, Chloe Fineman and Chloe Troast for a musical comedy sketch, “Get That Boy Back.” Watch HERE.

Tortuga Festival Wrap-Up

 

TORTUGA MUSIC FESTIVAL CELEBRATES COUNTRY MUSIC AND MORE IN SUNNY FORT LAUDERDALE 11TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL HOSTS PERFORMANCES FROM LAINEY WILSON, HARDY, JASON ALDEAN, BRET MICHAELS, MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD, TEDDY SWIMS AND ASHLEY MCBRYDE, AMONGST OTHERS To Date, Rock The Ocean’s Tortuga Music Festival Has Raised Nearly 5 Million For Ocean Conservation Efforts NASHVILLE, TN - April 8, 2024 - Rock The Ocean’s Tortuga Music Festival, in partnership with Live Nation, hosted fans for a weekend of unmatched entertainment featuring headliners Lainey Wilson, HARDY and Jason Aldean. Praised for having an “eclectic” lineup that is “deep in talent” (Sun Sentinel), the 11th annual festival brought over 40 artists ranging from country’s hottest new stars like Bailey Zimmerman and CMA Award winning Group of the Year Old Dominion to icons like Bret Michaels, Boyz II Men and TLC.

CMT Music Awards Winners

 

Sun, Apr 7 at 11:28 PM

Jelly Roll wins back-to-back trifectas and his first belt buckle for “Video of the Year”    One year since his first award-show win ever and celebrating the most wins of the night, Jelly Roll returns to the show and takes home top honors for “Video of the Year,” presented by Hilton. The ‘Trailer Park Tornado’ and 3x show winner also travels through the crowd and flames as he ventures “Halfway to Hell” during his show-closing performance. Watch here.

Eric Church Opens Chief's

 

TURN THE QUIET UP: ERIC CHURCH OPENS CHIEF’S

Eric Church Performs During His "To Beat The Devil" Residency in Celebration of Chief's Grand Opening on April 5, 2024 | Photo Credit: Anthony D'Angio

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It took Eric Church and AJ Capital Partners’ founder and CEO Ben Weprin three years to reimagine and rebuild the historic building at 200 Broadway that officially opened last night as Chief’s. With a celebratory grand opening, the six-story bar, music venue and restaurant handed its keys over to the Church Choir.

Joe Diffie Tribute Released

 

HIXTAPE: VOL. 3: DIFFTAPE IS HERE   TRIBUTARY PROJECT HONORS GRAMMY AND CMA AWARD-WINNING COUNTRY LEGEND JOE DIFFIE   FEATURES 30+ STAR-STUDDED GUESTS INCLUDING TOBY KEITH, REBA MCENTIRE, POST MALONE, MORGAN WALLEN, LUKE COMBS, AND MANY MORE

HIXTAPE: Vol. 3: DIFFTAPE Album Cover Art | Courtesy of Big Loud Records

NASHVILLE, TENN. – Bringing together an ensemble of country music's biggest stars with the third installment of the HIXTAPE franchise pioneered by Big Loud Records heavy hitter HARDY, HIXTAPE: Vol. 3: DIFFTAPE is out now.

Sam Hunt EP 4/5

                                Sam Hunt Reveals LOCKED UP EP Out Apr 5 

New Song and Video for “Locked Up” Out Now

 

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 25, 2024) – Sam Hunt announces his Locked Up EP coming out April 5. The four-song project includes Hunt’s latest, the “Locked Up” title track released on Friday, his current Top 10 hit song “Outskirts,” plus two brand new songs. Hunt co-wrote three of the four tracks, and enlisted fellow songwriters Ross Copperman, Zach Crowell, Jeremy Flowers, Luke Laird, Michael Lotten, Shane McAnally, and Josh Osborne for the project. Fans can pre-save Locked Up HERE.

Chris Young Album 3/22

 

Chris Young’s New Album — Young Love & Saturday Nights — Available Now
 

 Performing Live on ABC’s Good Morning America and GMA3 April 2

Nashville, TN — March 22, 2024 — Three years in the making, packed with countless hours of writing and listening sessions, multi-platinum, global entertainer Chris Young’s brand-new album, Young Love & Saturday Nights, is now available on Sony Music Nashville. The project is 18 songs deep, his most extensive and wide-ranging work to date and perhaps a tip of the black cowboy hat to each year of his booming career…so far. Young flexes as a writer on 15 of the album’s 18 sides, is the sole producer on three songs, and shares co-producer credits with longtime creative partners, Chris DeStefano and Corey Crowder on the rest.

George Strait in Texas 6/15

 

“GEORGE STRAIT: THE KING AT KYLE FIELD” SET FOR SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 2024   In the Round Performance will be Strait’s Only Show in Texas in 2024 Parker McCollum and Catie Offerman to Join as Special Guests Tickets On Sale Thursday, March 28 at 10 a.m. CT via TheKingAtKyle.com

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Texas troubadour George Strait has announced the only performance in his home state this year with a concert set for Saturday, June 15, 2024, at Texas A&M’s Kyle Field. The King of Country Music will be joined by special guests Parker McCollum and Catie Offerman.

CMT Music Awards Nominees

 

CMT reveals nominations for the 2024 “CMT MUSIC AWARDS” 
airing LIVE Sunday, April 7th on CBS

 

Cody Johnson, Jelly Roll, Kelsea Ballerini, Lainey Wilson and Megan Moroney top star-studded list

 

14 first-time nominees span emerging talent and cross-genre superstars

 

Vote now at vote.cmt.com

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AUSTIN, TX + NASHVILLE, TN (March 13, 2024) – CMT today unveiled the highly-anticipated nominations for the 2024 “CMT MUSIC AWARDS.” Hosted by Kelsea Ballerini, country music’s first fan-voted award show airs LIVE fromAustin, Texas’ Moody Center on Sunday, April 7, 2024 (8:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on CBS, and available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount+.* Each winner is selected by the fans, with voting now open at vote.cmt.com.

Eric Church Chief's Opening

 

ERIC CHURCH: TO BEAT THE DEVIL 19-SHOW CHIEF’S RESIDENCY ANNOUNCED CHIEF’S GRAND OPENING SET: 4/5/24 “The Neon Steeple” Venue Housed Within Chief’s to Host Intimate Shows From the CMA Entertainer of the Year Church Choir Ticket Registration Underway: What to Know Portion of Proceeds Benefit Chief Cares

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Eric Church, together with Ben Weprin, founder and CEO of Adventurous Journey’s (“AJ”) Capital Partners, intentionally designed his six-story downtown Nashville establishment Chief’s, located at 200 Broadway, to accommodate a two-story live music venue when renovating the 19,350 SF building. Named “The Neon Steeple,” this venue is aimed in part to house intimate pop-up shows from the singer/songwriter/entertainer. On the heels of giving the building to his fans last week, Church shared the details of Chief’s grand opening directly with the Church Choir this morning (March 12), noting that he’ll kick the celebrations off with a 19-show Eric Church: To Beat The Devil residency run at The Neon Steeple in Chief’s beginning April 5, 2024.