Carrie Underwood and her two young sons have been in the Halloween spirit this week as Carrie posted photos on her Insta Stories last night (10/30). She showed off some of the fall food she has been making, as well as her sons Isiah and Jacob carving pumpkins. In the first slide, Underwood posted a photo of eggs and bacon on a plate; she wrote over it, “Rainy day baking…” The second slide shows what looks like clumps of pumpkin bread. She wrote, “This may be one of the best things I’ve ever eaten. Took the pumpkin bread recipe from @everything.sourdough and replaced half of the sugar with monk ..read more

Cody Johnson is now on top of his game in country music. He has a number of CMA nominations going into next week’s show in Nashville, including one for the coveted Male Vocalist award. When we talked with Cody recently, he told us that early on in his career, before he signed with Warner Brothers Nashville, many people wanted to change his style. He said, “You just have to stand your ground. I had a big fat record deal sitting in front of me when they asked me to take my hat off, and I turned it down. At the time, I was starving. My wife and I didn’t have anything, and that was a hard pill to ..read more

Kane Brown has released a cover of Elvis Presley’s classic “Blue Christmas.” Elvis’ voice starts off the familiar song, and Kane’s voice comes in on the second verse. Brown told us of the new cover, “I chose to cover ‘Blue Christmas’ because it was probably one of my favorite Christmas songs. I don’t have a lot. I used to sing it all the time whenever I was first coming up in the music scene, just while I was warming up and just playing around on stage, so when I got asked to do a Christmas song, of course, I’d have picked that one. And to reimagine it with Elvis is amazing.” He added, “I hea ..read more

Tim McGraw and Faith Hill’s oldest daughter Gracie posted a clip of herself on stage at a New York City nightclub called the Cutting Room. In the video, she’s performing an amazing rendition of Queen’s “Fat Bottom Girls.” In the video clip posted to Instagram, you can see Gracie nail the song and do some dance moves to accompany it, exciting the crowd. She captioned the video clip on Instagram, “Broadway *Gracie dance* sings Fat bottom girls @broadway_sings QUEEN 2 out of 4 shows (come see us tomorrow at the Cutting room). Stunning video werk by my precious sweater puppies @sweaterpuppies187 ..read more

Lainey Wilson is riding high in country music right now, going into the CMA Awards next week (11/8) with nine total nominations, including the night’s biggest honor, Entertainer of the Year. We talked with Lainey last week (10/25), and she told us about how she is staying grounded during this incredible time in her life and career. She told us, “I’m trying to keep one front on the ground. It’s crazy, but it’s like the most beautiful kind of whirlwind I can imagine. I do have a lot of people in my life who keep me grounded and make sure that I’m not getting ahead of myself.” She added, “I feel ..read more

Reba McEntire is as busy right now as she’s ever been, as she just released a new lifestyle book full of advice, recipes, stories, and photos from her life growing up. She also released an acoustic album dubbed Not That Fancy. And she is also front and center as a coach this season on NBC’s The Voice. We talked to Reba today (10/27) about everything she has going on and asked if she ever slows down. Reba admitted, “It’s hard, and Rex (Linn, her boyfriend) really brings that up to me a lot. He says, ‘The hardest thing for you to do is be still and be present in the moment.’ I have worked on tha ..read more

Luke Combs’s wife Nicole revealed some details about the family’s life in her latest installment of taking fan questions on Insta Stories. Asked about her “personal” goals, Nicole wrote, “Honestly, becoming a mom is the best thing that I’ve ever done. I really want to be present for my children, and I’m so thankful I’m able to be home with them and see them grow and achieve every milestone. My biggest goal right now is to be there for them and Luke as much as possible. Other than that, my short-term goals are to get back in shape, read more books, and get more sleep.” She added, “That may not ..read more

Kelsea Ballerini dressed up as Barbie from the Barbie movie in her pink cowboy outfit, bell bottoms, and white cowboy hat, and she’s a dead ringer for the character. She posted a series of photos on Instagram of her in the Barbie movie outfit and a video clip of herself getting ready to wear the costume. In the video clip, you see Kelsea on her bed in sweats and then a few clips of her putting on the Barbie wig and then the completed outfit. During the clip, you can hear Barbie and Ken say, “Hi Barbie” and “Hi Ken,” just like they did in the movie. She captioned the fun post, “HI BARBIE, HAPPY ..read more

Lainey Wilson and Dolly Parton have a duet on The Judds’ new tribute album called A Tribute to the Judds, which is available starting today (10/27). When I talked with Lainey earlier this week (10/25), I asked about being a part of The Judds project with her idol Dolly Parton. She said, “They had asked me if I wanted to be a part of a tribute to The Judds, and for me, that was just a no-brainer. I grew up, and they were the soundtrack to my childhood, the Judds. I had gotten to know Wynonna, and she’s even better than I had imagined. She is a spitfire, just like I thought she would be.” She a ..read more

Keith Urban celebrates his 56th birthday today (10/26). Keith has enjoyed a long and storied career, winning countless awards and performing for fans for many years. He is a good friend to many in the industry and always steps up when someone needs a helping hand or wants to collaborate. Urban was inducted into the Nashville Songwriter’s Hall of Fame earlier this month (10/11). He received the honor along with Kix Brooks, David Lee Murphy, Casey Beathard, and Rafe Van Hoy. Dolly Parton introduced and talked about Keith at the event. Before he was inducted, Keith told us, “Being invited into th ..read more