Country Music News

John Prine, a 2019 inductee into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and a cornerstone of the Nashville independent music community, died Tuesday (April 7) from complications of COVID-19. He was 73. Prine was born Oct. 10, 1946 in Maywood, Illinois, of parents who were natives of Paradise, Kentucky. That coal town would provide Prine the...… ... Continue Reading

ViacomCBS networks in the U.S. and around the world will air ONE WORLD: TOGETHER AT HOME, a global televised and streamed special in support of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. ... Continue Reading

Jordan Davis returns to No. 1 at country radio with "Slow Dance in a Parking Lot." ... Continue Reading

Embedded from www.youtube.com. At the beginning for Luke Combs’ new video — “Does to Me,” his duet with Eric Church — he explains how he arrived at the concept for the fan-focused video. “When we started getting things ready for the ’Does to Me’ music video, I knew I wanted my fans to be involved,...… ... Continue Reading

Keith Urban was supposed to host this year’s ACM Awards on Sunday night (April 5). But since the show had to be postponed, the Academy of Country Music put together a special ACM PRESENTS: OUR COUNTRY to run in its place. It was two hours of country artists bringing music into your homes by performing...… ... Continue Reading

Watch the video of "Year to Be Young 1994" by Stephen Wilson Jr. ... Continue Reading

It’s not every day you get invited into a country star’s private home. So on Sunday night (April 5), when the Academy of Country Music’s special ACM PRESENTS: OUR COUNTRY aired, we were positively glued to our TVs when stars like Luke Combs, Carrie Underwood, Blake Shelton, Shania Twain, Thomas Rhett, Miranda Lambert, Old Dominion,...… ... Continue Reading

Embedded from www.youtube.com. The idea for this kind of video started long before the pandemic quarantine. In our healthier and more carefree days, before we were all sheltering in place, Charlie Worsham had been doing what he called cover challenges for years, playing all the instruments, and making videos that might cheer someone up. “When...… ... Continue Reading

Rita Wilson will host CMT GIANTS Kenny Rogers: A Benefit For MusiCares, premiering Wednesday, April 8 at 8 PM ET/PT on CMT ... Continue Reading

We were supposed to be watching this year’s Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday night (April 5) in Las Vegas. But instead, we’re watching from our homes and the artists are performing from theirs. Even when they’re collaborating. So during the the ACM PRESENTS: OUR COUNTRY special that aired in place of the awards...… ... Continue Reading