Thursday , 25 April 2024

Music News

Reba to host + perform new music at the 2024 ACM Awards

Courtesy of Academy of Country Music Reba McEntire is set to host the 59th Academy of Country Music Awards. “I am tickled to pieces to get to host the ACM Awards for the 17th time!” says Reba, who’s returning to host the awards show for the 17th time. “What an honor to have been part of the past, present and …

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Scotty McCreery recalls his dad’s funny confusion over “Cab in a Solo”

Courtesy of Triple Tigers Records If you were confused by the “drinking cab in a solo, solo in the cab of my truck” line in Scotty McCreery‘s latest single, you’re not alone. That typical bafflement and follow-up reaction is actually what Scotty loves about “Cab in a Solo.” “I’ll always love the hook on ‘Cab in a Solo,’ especially just when we sent …

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Nashville notes: HARDY’s tank top + Mason Ramsey’s new track

HARDY has dropped a new Somewhere in the Dessert tank top to celebrate his upcoming appearance at Stagecoach Festival, happening April 26-28. You can check it out now at HARDY’s merch store. Tickets to the upcoming Kickoff Jam Festival are now available for purchase. Slated for August 30 to September 1, the Panama City Beach, Florida, event features a star-studded lineup …

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Brothers Osborne almost didn’t record “Break Mine”

Courtesy of EMI Records Nashville “Break Mine” may be the title track of Brothers Osborne‘s latest EP, but did you know the duo almost didn’t record and release it? In a recent press interview, TJ Osborne recalled how the then-half-baked song was put on the back burner and almost didn’t see the light of day. “‘Break Mine’ was a song we wrote with Shane …

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Line dance + heartbreak take center stage in Dasha’s “Austin” video

Hubert Vestil/Getty Images Dasha has released a music video for her viral hit “Austin.” The visualizer follows Dasha as she relives a breakup with her onscreen ex, played by pop-punk singer/songwriter and social media personality jxdn, before bringing her broken heart to a line dance party. “The music video shoot was such a fun day. From the start, the vibe of everyone on …

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Ashley McBryde’s go-to spot to unwind? The mountains

ABC If there’s one place Ashley McBryde likes to go for some peace and quiet, it’s the mountains. “A lot of my friends, like many of us, love the beach and they always [go], ‘We should hit the beach. We should find a tiki bar,’ and I will go with them if that’s the plan,” Ashley tells the press, before …

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ERNEST takes ‘Jimmy Kimmel’ to “Dallas”

DISNEY/Lorenzo Bevilaqua ERNEST appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! as a musical guest on Tuesday. With a trucker hat and a black jacket with a small embossed Tennessee flag, ERNEST performed “Why Dallas” from his latest album, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE. “Why, Dallas, did you take her from me?/ Everything was fine out here in Nashville, Tennessee/ We went from chasing Amarillo/ Now I’m chasing memories/ I’m wondering, why …

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Scotty McCreery’s returning to his old stomping ground

Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for ACM Scotty McCreery will return to American Idol on Sunday, April 28. The season 10 winner shared the news on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Tuesday, writing “I’m returning to @AmericanIdol this Sunday as a performer! Catch me on ABC or stream on Hulu!” It’s not yet known what song Scotty will be performing onstage. Scotty …

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Chase Matthew on the success of his debut single, “Love You Again”

Disney/Scott Kirkland With “Love You Again” ascending to the top 20 of the country charts, Chase Matthew is grateful for its success and the new fans his debut single has garnered him. “It’s really cool to see the [existing] fans and [create] new fans too, because I know the fans that already knew it before it went to radio, they’re really excited to hear it on their radio, …

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Nashville notes: Kellie Pickler performs onstage + Josh Turner’s career update

Kellie Pickler made her first public performance since her husband Kyle Jacobs‘ February 2023 passing at Monday’s Walkin’ After Midnight: The Music of Patsy Cline tribute show. Held at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, the event featured a star-studded lineup that included Wynonna Judd, Ashley McBryde, Hailey Whitters and Mickey Guyton. Kellie performed her autobiographical, Patsy Cline-influenced “The Woman I Am,” which she co-wrote with Kyle. …

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