The Country Music Association gathered at the prestigious Hall of Fame Rotunda at the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum, today, to reveal the 2024 inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame – James Burton, John Anderson and Toby Keith.   Burton will be inducted in the Recording and/or Touring Musician category, which is awarded every third year in rotation with Songwriter and Non-Performer categories. Anderson will be inducted in the Veterans Era Artist category and Keith will be inducted in the Modern Era Artist category.   ..read more

On the heels of announcing her cookbook Good Lookin’ Cookin’ with sister Rachel Parton George (releasing September, 17th via Ten Speed Press), global superstar Dolly Parton today announced the launch of her first multi-category home collection featuring a wide array of home, kitchen, and tableware products. From a Guitar-shaped mini skillet to a custom Toile print depicting Dolly’s childhood home, each item is a nod to Dolly’s legacy and her remarkable journey from her humble Tennessee beginnings to worldwide stardom.   “Home is as much a state of mind as it is a plac ..read more

Nominated at this year’s CMT Music Awards for Breakthrough Male Video of the Year for his PLATINUM hit single “23” that’s surging toward #1 on country radio, Amazon Music’s “Breakthrough Artist to Watch” Chayce Beckham tonight releases the first track from his highly anticipated debut album – Bad For Me – coming Friday, April 5, with the rowdy anthem “Waylon in ‘75.” Tonight, listen to the new song HERE and pre-order/pre-save/pre-add the album HERE.  “Once I finished recording this album and had time to live with it, I felt the title Bad ..read more

Heating up alongside the year itself, Big Loud Records / Back Blocks Music riser Ashley Cooke is on a skyrocket this spring. Propelled by a sophomore single speedily rising the charts in Top 20 smash “your place,” nearing 300 million global on-demand streams, a just-announced 2024 CMT Music Awards nomination for Breakthrough Female Video of the Year (“your place”), and more accolades piling high, Cooke’s momentum is red-hot, sealing her place as “a promising Nashville up-and-comer” (Los Angeles Times). Taking country radio by storm, current single “your plac ..read more

“I feel like I discovered a lot about myself while making this record,” shares Marlowe. “I got to reflect on a lot of life from when I was a kid to life today. This album explores everything from loss to love, depression to joy, and overcoming the voices in your head telling you you’re not good enough. I found myself looking at life through a different lens throughout the process. The namesake of the album, ‘Keepin’ The Lights On’ came from a conversation with my dad over the holidays about how he’s always thanking the man upstairs for keeping it all together, especially when times get tough ..read more

Luke Grimes. Photo Credit: Hank Chafin Singer-songwriter and actor Luke Grimes (“Yellowstone”) released his breakthrough eponymous country album on March 8 via Mercury Nashville/Range Music. Dave Cobb served as the producer, and Grimes co-wrote 10 out of the 13 tracks on the CD. This musical effort opens with the midtempo “Burn,” where he displays his crisp, gravely tone, and it immediately breaks into “Playin’ On The Tracks,” which has a stirring vibe to it. Equally noteworthy is “Hold On” and the spitfire follow-up “Black Powder.” He slows down the pace on the tender ballad “God and a Gir ..read more

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Rick Wakeman, CBE, known for being the keyboardist of Yes, chatted about his farewell solo tour. He is embarking on a tour in the United States with a series of solo piano concerts for the last time. “It’s my farewell solo tour,” he said. “After these shows, I won’t be doing any more one-man shows. I’ve been doing them for over 40 years, and I have so many other things that I need to do that I need to free up some time to do them.” Wakeman, who has become almost as well-known for his intimate piano shows as his progressive rock extravaganzas, has decided that after ..read more

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