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On Friday (May 21) Garth Brooks was among the 43rd class of Kennedy Center Honorees, alongside actor Dick Van Dyke, dancer/choreographer/actress Debbie Allen, singer-songwriter Joan Baez and violinist Midori. The Kennedy Center Honors are awarded each year to those in various performing arts fields, for their lifetime of contributions to American culture. Brooks has been……

Country performer and Apple Valley, California native Chayce Beckham was crowned the winner during American Idol’s season finale on Sunday evening (May 23), where he performed a cover rendition of Chris Stapleton’s “Fire Away,” as well as his own debut single, “23.” Though the evening proved to be Beckham’s winning moment, the Idol finale also……

Embedded from www.youtube.com. In his new track, “Heartbreak Song,” Trace Adkins longs for the perfect musical accompaniment to soothe an old-fashioned heartbreak. “Heartbreak Song” was penned by Greg Crowe, Johnny Garcia and Adam Wood. The video for the track takes a much more dramatic interpretation. At the start of the clip, two women are in……

In the mid-1990s, Alan Jackson was already well on his way to becoming one of country music’s most-heralded artists ever, on the strength of hits such as “Chasin’ That Neon Rainbow,” “Wanted,” “Dallas,” “Someday,” “Home,” “Chattahoochie,” and more. Jackson had his breakthrough hit, “Here in the Real World,” in 1990. By 1995, Jackson had already……

Embedded from www.youtube.com. Just in time for a tour-ready and quarantine-free summer, Billboard chart-topping singer-songwriter HARDY has released a countrified yet still-rocking take on Puddle of Mudd’s 2001-released hit “Burry,” which later became 2002’s most successful rock song in the United States, plus a global top-20 song. The performer has often gone on the record……

On June 22, Netflix and Banger Films will release the pop music docuseries This is Pop, a deep dive into how pop music has evolved over the past seven decades. Among the artists that will be featured in the eight-episode series? “You’re Still The One” hitmaker Shania Twain, whose 1997 album Come On Over is……

Embedded from www.youtube.com. “My passion project is finally here and I couldn’t be more proud of it. I got to sing and work with some of my favorite people and some of the most talented artists I know. I hope people enjoy it as much as I loved creating it,” says top-selling vocalist Gary LeVox……

Embedded from www.youtube.com. John Prine and Luke Bryan may be separated by a few decades as artists. Still, their influence shows as timeless upon the career of Louisiana-born country singer-songwriter Jordan Davis via Almost Maybes, his just-released eight-track EP. The sudden and sad loss of essential country music performer Prine impacted all in the genre….…

Jason Aldean teamed with Florida Georgia Line to launch Wolf Moon 80-proof bourbon last year, and he recently told ET that he feels the bourbon line is better than some, um, other country star-branded alcohol options out there. He pointedly (and jokingly!) referred to recent alcohol lines launched by his buddies Blake Shelton and Luke……

As many are aware, Trisha Yearwood is the stepmom of Garth Brooks’ three daughters Taylor, August and Allie, from his marriage to his ex-wife Sandy Mahl. The superstar two-some have been together since 2005 though. And over the past 16 years — as Yearwood tells PEOPLE — she’s “learned [her] way, and is grateful that……