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

The longest-running Country Music festival in the world is back! Today, the Country Music Association announced the initial lineup for the 51st CMA Fest in downtown Nashville Thursday through Sunday, June 6-9. After a record year for Country Music, CMA Fest is set to be an event like no other for music fans. From free outdoor performances throughout downtown Nashville to can’t-miss lineups at Nissan Stadium and Ascend Amphitheater, attendees can catch hundreds of artists across 10 stages throughout the four-day festival, take part in special meet-and-greet moments wit ..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”) chatted about his self-titled debut country album, which will be released on March 8. Song selection process of the new LP On the song selection approach for the new album, Grimes said, “Dave Cobb had a lot to do with it. I trust him implicitly. He obviously has been doing this a lot longer than me.” “We had plenty of songs to choose from, and every day we would come in and we went through what I had, and he would be like ‘I feel like doing this today’. Then, we did enough songs, and that was how it ..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

Makenzie Phipps. Photo Courtesy of Artisan Imagery. Singer-songwriter Makenzie Phipps chatted about her new country single “Eighteen Wheels.” On the idea for this song, she said, “I had the opportunity to perform at the 50th Mid America Trucking Show anniversary in Louisville, Kentucky, a few years ago.” “My backup guitarist and singer, Shane Begley, decided to write a song for me to sing at the event in honor of all truckers,” she said. Music and songwriting inspirations Regarding her music and songwriting inspirations, she said, “I have always been a musical person.” “The Lord put me on th ..read more

Full of unflinching honesty rooted in compassionate clarity, BBR Music Group/Wheelhouse Records singer/songwriter Elvie Shane delivers his most daring work yet with his forthcoming sophomore album DAMASCUS, releasing April 19th, available for pre-order/pre-save/pre-add HERE. With each track stepping into the shoes of another, Shane takes pieces of each character he’s met on his path, melding them into one beautifully woven work. The road to Damascus isn’t a journey one takes lightly, yet the album tells the stories of those often untold, giving each tes ..read more