When Garth Brooks was letting his fans listen to a new song he’s recording, I thought it sounded a little familiar. He said the title is “Lay Down and Dance.” After playing bits and pieces o... Read more

“Women’s voices are my jam,” Mickey Guyton says in a chat during CMT Next Women of Country Live. And Guyton learned by listening to some of the very best. She grew up in Texas in church and... Read more

The night before Luke Bryan played Chicago’s Wrigley Field, Billy Joel had packed in a sold-out crowd at the iconic baseball field. And by the time Joel’s road crew was finished loading out... Read more

Dolly Parton’s Pure & Simple debuts this week as Billboard’s No. 1 country album. It’s her first chart-topping collection in 25 years, her last having been Eagle When She Flies in 1991.... Read more

The final nominees for the 50th annual CMA Awards will be announced Wednesday (Aug. 31) at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. Dierks Bentley, Keith Urban and Cam will announce several ca... Read more

It’s official. After Saturday (Aug. 27), the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago Bears and the Chicago Blackhawks all have something new in common: Luke Bryan has played his music in all of their icon... Read more

Justin Moore, Jeremy Stover, and Brian Maher wrote a song for Moore’s debut album called “I Could Kick Your Ass.” It’s always been a favorite of mine. Probably because of the irony of these... Read more

Miranda Lambert will be presented the inaugural ACM Merle Haggard Spirit Award at the 10th annual ACM Honors ceremony, the Academy of Country Music announced Monday (Aug. 29). The Academy la... Read more

On Saturday night (Aug. 27) in Philadelphia, Tim McGraw‘s “My Little Girl” took center stage at a wedding at the Vie Ballroom. Because McGraw was singing it. It happened at the reception, af... Read more

Jack Ingram’s new album Midnight Motel offers many lessons to live by. The meditative “Nothing to Fix” is nothing but rules in succession, starting with his No. 1 music rule: “Don’t try to s... Read more