From: Alexandria, La. Lives: Nashville Age: 23 EP: Fear of Missing Out Single: “Load It Up” Twitter: @AlexSmithMusic Website: AlexSmithMusic.net Up to Speed For 23-year-old Louisiana native Alex Smith, country music is in his blood—both his grandfather and father were guitarists—but it took a popular video game to convince Alex to pick up his first…… MORE
Watch Cam’s Peppy Performance of “Half Broke Heart” on “Live With Kelly”
Last night’s (Nov. 8) presidential election may have left half the country sad and blue, but Cam turned that frown upside down this morning (Nov. 9) with a peppy performance of her latest single, “Half Broke Heart,” on ABC’s Live With Kelly. Cam, who recently received two nominations for CMA Song and Video of the…… MORE
Christmas Is Coming: From Reba & Loretta to Garth & Trisha, Everything You Need to Know About This Year’s 10 New Holiday Albums
We hope you’ve been good boys and girls this year, because you’re going to need an extra-big stocking to fit all 10 of the new holiday albums from your favorite country artists. You can buy all 10 (that’s what we recommend), or you can use our guide to help you pick out the perfect holiday…… MORE
Margo Price’s “Hands of Time” Music Video Is a Love Letter to Aledo, Illinois
Margo Price seemed to have come out of nowhere earlier this year with her fully formed retro-sounding album, Midwest Farmer’s Daughter. Released on March 25 by Third Man Records—rocker Jack White’s label—the album reached the Top 10 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart and is highly regarded by music critics and fans of a more traditional country sound. Throughout…… MORE
It’s Election Day: Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Craig Morgan and More Vote to Make Their Voices Heard
Happy Election Day (Nov. 8)—the day when all of our fellow countrymen and women have the opportunity to let their voices be heard to help decide who becomes the next leader of the free world. This is the day when we the people are on equal footing with our celebrity friends as we all get…… MORE
2016 CMA Awards Show Has Worst Ratings Since 2010—Let’s Blame Beyoncé (That’s a Joke)
It may have been the golden anniversary of the CMA Awards Show on Nov. 2, but the number of viewers tuning in (12.5 million) was the lowest total since 2010 (11.7 million). Not even an all-star lineup of performances from George Strait, Alan Jackson, Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood, Beyoncé, the Dixie Chicks and more could…… MORE
Garth Brooks Thanks Fans for His Record Fifth Entertainer of the Year Award
“The CMA Entertainer of the Year is . . . Garth Brooks.” Those were the words heard around the country-loving world during the 50th annual CMA Awards held last week (Nov. 2) at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. For the fifth time—the first in 18 years—Garth heard his name called when Taylor Swift opened the envelope…… MORE
Despite Going 0 for 7 in Grammy, ACM & CMA Award Nominations in 2016, Keith Urban Is Having the Best Year of His Career
“It’s an honor just to be nominated.” That could be Keith Urban’s mantra after going 0 for 7 in major award nominations in 2016. While Keith crushed it on the charts and is in the midst of a monster headlining tour, it did not translate into any hardware at the Big Three—Grammys, ACMs, CMAs—unless you…… MORE
Jana Kramer Dances Her Way to Two Perfect Scores on “Dancing With the Stars”
It was Showstoppers Night last night (Nov. 7) on Dancing With the Stars as the six remaining contestants performed two showstopping dances—one from a Broadway musical and one in a team-up challenge. Jana and her partner Gleb Savchenko, who was hurt during rehearsals but made it for the main performance, danced the waltz to the…… MORE
Darius Rucker Joins MGC Sports Agency as a Partner; Plans to Reduce Tour Dates
From the Cincinnati Reds to the Miami Dolphins to the Dallas Mavericks, Darius Rucker is an avid sports fan who can be found watching any and all sports on his 150-inch television in his man cave in South Carolina when he’s not on tour or playing golf. According to a report by ESPN, the super…… MORE
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