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Of the many friends Garth Brooks and his wife, Trisha Yearwood, have, 39th United States President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, could be among their most beloved. So as a show of their gratitude for their long-term companionship, plus to honor the former Chief Executive and First Lady’s 75th wedding anniversary, Brooks and Yearwood……

Today, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame announced that Toby Keith is among this year’s inductees. The “Should’ve Been a Cowboy” hitmaker will be honored alongside fellow inductees including legendary Contemporary Christian Music artist Amy Grant, as well as songwriter Rhett Akins (who had his own enduring hit in the 1990s as an artist with……

Miranda Lambert’s keeping the hits coming. Yes, 2021 has seen the notable singer-songwriter release a Marfa Tapes collaborative album with her fellow singer-songwriters Jack Lambert and Jon Randall. As well, her duet with Elle King for “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)” is a still-rising country radio smash. However, in a recent interview with……

Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit just announced an upcoming series of eight headlining concerts in October 2021 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, and the group is using the shows to help feature female artists of color. Among the openers for the concerts are Brittney Spencer, Mickey Guyton, Amythyst Kiah, Shemekia Copeland, Allison Russell, Joy Oladokun……

Years before Dierks Bentley had even inked a record deal, he spent nights hanging out at local Nashville bluegrass music haunt Station Inn, soaking up the sounds of bluegrass legends who would stop by to perform. Throughout his career, he’s blended modern country with the influence of bluegrass and welcomed bluegrass artists on his projects….…

On a recent #AskGarth segment of his Inside Studio G Facebook show, Garth Brooks revealed why — as a strict rule — he never sells tickets for the first two rows of his concerts. The answer reveals much about who Garth is, both as a person and a performer. Embedded from www.facebook.com. Brooks notes that……

Later this month, the Country Music Association will welcome nearly 20 of country music’s biggest stars for a two-night event at Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater, in lieu of its usual CMA Fest, which was canceled earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The newly-introduced CMA Summer Jam will be held July 27-28, 2021, and will……

In a heartbroken Sunday (July 11) social media post, veteran singer-songwriter Jake Owen — whose single “Made For You” was a quarantine era number-one hit — revealed tragic news about Slash, his beloved German Shepherd. “I lost one of my best friends last night unexpectedly. The drs said his stomach had ’flipped’ and even with……

Stagecoach Music Festival will return in 2022, with headliners including Thomas Rhett, Carrie Underwood and Luke Combs, as festival producer Goldenvoice announced via social media on July 12. The three-day festival, which first launched in 2007, is set to return on April 29-May 1, 2022 at Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. Others on the……

Typically, Dierks Bentley would be joined onstage by “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)” vocalist Elle King for his 2016-released track “Different For Girls.” However, King’s in the final trimester of her pregnancy with her first child, so she was unavailable to join Bentley at his recent appearance at Chicago’s Windy City Smokeout on……