Rapper Nelly is definitely making a country album. He has a pretty tight relationship with the Nashville community, having already collaborated with Florida Georgia Line and Tim McGraw. The EP will be titled Heartland, but there’s no word yet on a release date.
Zac Brown Band will release their new album, Jekyll + Hyde today. It includes the chart-topping hit, “Homegrown”, but it explores many different genres of music, including Country, Rock, Big Band and even a little bit of Motown.
Stagecoach was the place to be for an estimated 225,000 country fans over the weekend. Tim McGraw, Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton headlined the sold-out event in Indio, California.
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Tim McGraw is holding steady in his commitment to play the Concert for Sandy Hook Promise on July 17th. The show has been a target for criticism from activists who feel that it challenges their right to own guns. But Tim told MSNBC that he stands by his decision. Sandy Hook Promise is an organization that aims to protect children from gun violence.
"When you see things where you can help and you see situations you can help in, I'm an artist. I'm going to lead with my heart. I live my life leading with my heart. I do the things that I do and support the causes that I support. I try to help in the areas I can help and I do that with my heart. And if I have a decision to lead with my head or my heart, I'm going to lead with my heart every time."
Lee Brice has a lot to celebrate. On Sunday he won the ACM Single of the Year award for his song “I Don’t Dance” – it’s a song he wrote for his wedding to his wife Sara. And yesterday, he and Sara celebrated their second anniversary by simply hanging out together. Lee and Sara have two young sons - six year-old Takoda and Ryker, who is almost a year and a half.
Sam Hunt has the number-one country song on the charts this week with “Take Your Time”. It’s his second number-one from his gold-selling debut, Montevallo, and follows his breakout hit “Leave the Night On”. Sam has two number-ones as a songwriter – Kenny Chesney’s “Come Over” and Billy Currington’s “We Are Tonight”.
Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum escaped injury when a tire on her bus caught fire en route to the ACM Awards in Texas Thursday morning. Lady Antebellum is up for Vocal Group of the Year and are slated to perform on the show. While assessing the damage to her personal items, she found that many things had been destroyed – except her bible. She was sleeping in the back lounge before having to evacuate. Her husband, her tour manager and her driver also escaped without inury.
Brett Eldredge is known for doing some pretty wild stuff to celebrate his number-one hits. He jumped out of a plane for his first chart-topper. For his second number-one, he swam with sharks. But the celebration he has planned for his third number-one, “Mean to Me”…might just be his craziest stunt yet. He’s planning to host a five-course dinner in the sky. Brett and his team are still trying to work out the logistics of the feat, but he promises that it will happen.
The late W.C. Fields was famous for saying "never work with children or animals" because they're so unpredictable. Miranda Lambert found that old quote to be true while shooting a promo for her animal shelter, Redemption Ranch.
Cole Swindell has a great sense of humor. He’s also one of the ACM nominees for New Artist of the Year. I’m mentioning these two things together because Cole REALLY wants an ACM WIN! So much so that he’s created a very “executive” campaign video…just think in the style of our country’s chief executive. You can vote for your favorites in the ACM New Artist and Entertainer of the Year categories now by clicking the pic above the video...
Zac Brown Band scored a 12-pack over the weekend with their latest hit, “Homegrown”. It just became their twelfth number-one single. Sam Hunt follows at number-two with “Take Your Time” while Chris Young jumps to number-three with “Lonely Eyes”. Lee Brice’s “Drinking Class” and Dierks Bentley’s “Say You Do” round out the Top 5.
