Ashley McBryde announced additional dates to The Devil I Know Tour Presented by Ariat, kicking off the second leg Feb. 22 in Charleston, S.C. with 30 more dates scheduled across the U.S. through June 2024, with a stop scheduled for June 1st at The Goodyear Theater in Akron. As a longtime fan of Ariat, McBryde and the brand have partnered since 2018. “It has been exciting to watch Ashley’s career grow over the past five years, and we couldn’t be more proud to support her headlining tour,” said Susan Alcala, VP Partnership Marketing at Ariat. Named one of the most highly anticipated albums by b ..read more

Jelly Roll and Craig Morgan Photo credit: (c) Grand Ole Opry, Photos by Chris Hollo Craig Morgan was joined by the newly-crowned CMA Award winner for Best New Artist, Jelly Roll to perform their collaboration, “Almost Home,” from Morgan’s recently released Enlisted EP, on “The Kelly Clarkson Show.” Their performance aired during a special Veterans Day show for the syndicated talk show..   In late July of this year, Morgan answered the call from the Army Reserve on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry and re-enlisted. Morgan previously served with the Army’s 101st and 82nd Airborne Divisions ..read more

Zach Bryan performing at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland (June 2023). The nominations for the 2024 Grammy Awards were announced yesterday with Chris Stapleton, Zach Bryan, Tyler Childers and Brandy Clark leading Country/Folk/Americana nominees with three apiece. Willie Nelson, Lainey Wilson and Brothers Osborne scored multiple nominations, and Jelly Roll and The War and Treaty made the cut to be on the list of nominees for the all-genre Best New Artist. The 2024 Grammy Awards will take place on Feb. 4 in Los Angeles and will air locally on CBS. 2024 Grammy Awards Nominees (Country ..read more

The 57th Annual CMA Awards WINNERS list: November 9, 2023 Bridgestone Arena – Nashville, TN ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR Luke Combs Chris Stapleton Carrie Underwood Morgan Wallen Lainey Wilson – WINNER FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR Kelsea Ballerini Miranda Lambert Ashley McBryde Carly Pearce Lainey Wilson – WINNER MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR Luke Combs Jelly Roll Cody Johnson Chris Stapleton – WINNER Morgan Wallen VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR Lady A Little Big Town Midland Old Dominion – WINNER Zac Brown Band VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR Brooks & Dunn Brothers Osborne – WINNER Dan + Shay Mad ..read more

The 57th annual CMA Awards will air tonight (Wednesday, Nov. 8), live on ABC from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, celebrating this year’s winners as voted upon by the CMA’s more-than 6,000 members. But, there will be more appearances by some star studded line ups with the presenters and performers, too. The show, which will again be hosted by Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning,  will feature several special collaboration performances, including Morgan Wallen joining forces with Post Malone and HARDY to offer up several classic country songs. Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Zac Brown Band and Cora ..read more

The Country Fest announced the rest of their line up for their 4-day event in 2024 on Monday morning (11.6.23). In addition to the previously announced headliners Lainey Wilson, Cody Johnson and Thomas Rhett; and Rhett Akins, Nate Smith and Priscilla Block. The event will take place on June 12-15, 2024 at Clay’s Resort Jellystone Park in North Lawrence, Ohio. Tickets are on sale now with tiered pricing, so the earlier you get your tickets the more you save! Get tickets at: The Country Fest Tickets There is still one more spot on the schedule to be filled on Saturday, June 15th at 6pm. The Cou ..read more

In a March 2019 article I wrote titled “Eastern Ohio Dance Venues” I included a paragraph about Jewel’s Dance Hall in Austinburg. This has long been a classic honky tonk bar and now I decided to devote an entire article to share the progress of a building that was originally a cow barn and creamery then was converted into a dance hall in the late 1920’s and early 1930’s. In August 2023, new owners Kyle Krieg and Melissa Light took over; they opened the doors back up on September 6, 2023. They have delicious food and appealing drink specials! Kyle and Melissa decided to buy Jewel’s because the ..read more

Daniel “Foz” Fazio, a local DJ and WQMX radio personality, was killed in a head-on vehicle collision early Saturday morning, according to Warrensville Hts. police. Fazio, 47, was killed at 2:48 a.m. Saturday when his vehicle collided with one being driven by Luis Caban-Medina, a resident of the Cleveland area, said Warrensville Hts. Police Chief Wesley Haynes. His friends and family were heartbroken about the unexpected death.. “Foz was a huge personality. He had a big smile, and whenever he was here, he filled the room before he even opened his mouth. He was just a great guy all around,” sai ..read more

Chris Stapleton will continue his extensive “All-American Road Show” tour through next summer including a newly confirmed show at Blossom Music Center on May 31, 2024 with special guests Marcus King and The War And Treaty. The upcoming performances add to yet another landmark year for the 8x Grammy, 15x CMA and 15x ACM Award-winner, who will release his highly anticipated new album, Higher, November 10 on Mercury Nashville. Produced by Dave Cobb, Morgane Stapleton and Chris Stapleton, Higher was recorded at Nashville’s RCA Studio A and showcases his distinctive voice and musical versatility a ..read more

Jon Pardi welcomed into the Grand Ole Opry family by Garth Brooks. (10.24.23) Jon Pardi was officially welcomed into the Grand Ole Opry family on Tuesday night (Oct. 24) by Opry member Garth Brooks, which was a huge surprise for Pardi. “This is me and you joined in holy matrimony shared by our love of country music,” said Brooks as he stepped into the circle with Pardi to hand him the official Opry member award. “It’s full circle to watch my hero, from flying around an arena in concert to right now,” said Pardi. “I love the Opry and being a part of its family. The future is so bright.” P ..read more