If looking for a reason to watch CMT’s just-debuted — and latest — edition of the Giants series honoring groundbreaking African-American country music icon Charley Pride, consider the idea that it represents the definitive moment of Black country artists finally starting to truly close the genre’s iconic unbroken circle. At a time when the world……

Embedded from www.youtube.com. “We’ve all been there and it’s not a good place to be. The best part about being a songwriter is having the ability to help someone heal in the hard times with your music,” says country artist John King. He tells CMT that his latest single, “Ain’t Missing You,” is meant to……

CMT 2021 Next Women of Country class member Brittney Spencer has been making a ton of joyful noise in Music City as of late. Now, she adds a dynamic cover performance of Martina McBride’s iconic 1994 single “Independence Day” — honoring songwriter Gretchen Peters at August 25th’s 2021 ACM Honors event at her debut at……

Embedded from www.youtube.com. Luke Combs’ latest single, “Cold As You,” is well on its way to potentially being the country music superstar’s 12th consecutive number-one country radio single. Aiding in this process is the track’s newly-debuted, Tyler Adams-directed video. Currently, the July-released single has surged into the top-20, following up the platinum-selling, chart-topping success of……

Embedded from www.youtube.com. Nebraska-born Belles’ journey is a story of a family affair blended with four months of viral Tik Tok success merging to create an catchy single. As a band, the singer-songwriter’s work involves Drew – her Berklee College of Music educated brother-and her mother, Mulberry Lane vocalist Jaymie Jones. Belles’ single — now……

In an ultimate case of streaming success leading to a long-term arc of success for a long-beloved song, “Your Man” — country star Josh Turner’s 2005-released hit single — has finally achieved 100 million streams via Youtube. In a celebratory tweet, Turner stated, “The ’Your Man’ video surpassed 100 MILLION views yesterday. It was the……

On a recent appearance on Talk Shop Live Reba McEntire — upon being asked if she had any interest in a dramatic acting role on a TV program like Paramount’s Yellowstone — noted that she indeed would love a starring role alongside her boyfriend, Rex Linn. “Rex and I talk about it all the time……

Recently, on CMT’s Hot 20 Countdown, footage was aired from the taping of CMT’s August 25th-premiering Giants: Charley Pride documentary and concert event. Hot 20 Special Correspondent Rissi Palmer and Pride’s son Dion — who also performed during the festivities — spoke at length regarding the event itself. “[The event is] overwhelming, it really is….…

Following the recent cancellation of his scheduled stadium concert events, Garth Brooks has noted that his next slate of touring dates will occur in venues also recently familiar to his performances: dive bars. The dates will also require all attendees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the country legend recently offered via his Inside Studio……

Embedded from www.youtube.com. Arkansas native Justin Moore has surged to the top of Billboard’s Country Airplay charts, marking the veteran country artist’s tenth number-one single in his fourteen-year career. Impressively, this means that he’s achieved top-of-the-chart stardom every year and a half for nearly a decade-plus. Given how many genre expansions country music has endured……