What makes country music different than any other genre is its deep and loyal commitment to its fans. No matter how much one fan loves an artist and the songs they play, that artist will alw... Read more
The Terror Luke Bryan Can’t Un-See
When Luke Bryan was on Good Morning America to talk about his new gig as an American Idol judge, the talk obviously turned to the massacre in Las Vegas. The shooting hit very close to home f... Read more
Let’s hold the chart chatter for a moment and, with our eye toward shattered Las Vegas, recall what the poet Emily Dickinson had to say about confronting almost insurmountable grief. After g... Read more
Jason Aldean Cancels California Concerts
Jason Aldean has canceled shows in Los Angeles (Oct. 6), San Diego (Oct. 7) and Anaheim, California (Oct. 8) this weekend out of respect for the victims of the tragedy at the Route 91 Harves... Read more
Country music fan and San Diego native Michelle Bayne, 33, had been going to the Route 91 Harvest music festival in Las Vegas since it started in 2014. On Sunday (Oct. 1), she, her boyfriend... Read more
Rock Icon Tom Petty Has Died at 66
Rock legend Tom Petty has died. Petty was hospitalized on Sunday (Oct. 1) at the UCLA Santa Monica Hospital after being found unconscious and in full cardiac arrest at his Malibu home. His w... Read more
How the Route 91 Harvest Festival Got to Vegas
After Sunday night’s (Oct. 1) tragic mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival, the three-day country concert quickly became the subject of live news coverage all day on Monday. As the... Read more
Live Nation Entertainment, the organization that puts on the Route 91 Harvest music festival in Las Vegas, released a statement Tuesday (Oct. 3) in response to Sunday’s tragedy. The complete... Read more
Country music is an industry, and it is a community. But more than anything, it’s family. And that family has been unified as the world mourns with the 59 families who lost loved ones and li... Read more
Jimmy Kimmel and Luke Combs Join Forces
Jimmy Kimmel could barely say hello without crying. In the opening monologue of Monday’s (Oct. 2) Jimmy Kimmel Live, the host got choked up repeatedly during his ten-minute statement on viol... Read more