The 2017 Americana Music Honors & Awards were held last night (Sept. 13) at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. The ceremony is the centerpiece of Nashville’s Americana Fest (Sept. 12–17), which features almost 300 artists performing at different venues throughout Nashville. Check out photos from the red carpet below. photos by Jason Simanek… MORE
Today (Sept. 14) on Instagram, Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott revealed the sexes of her upcoming twins . . . [insert the drum roll]. Hillary will be having two more girls, saying: “We are overjoyed to be having TWO more girls! Eisele is so excited to have her very own living baby dolls. Chris and I…… MORE
After seven years with Jennifer Nettles as the emcee, CMA Country Christmas will turn to Reba McEntire to host its eight annual showcase. The two-hour holiday music celebration, which will be taped at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry House on Nov. 14, will air on ABC on Nov. 27 at 7 p.m. CT. “Christmas is such…… MORE
Maren Morris stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night (Sept. 14) to perform “Rich,” a tune from her 2016 major-label debut album, Hero. The track, which was co-penned by Maren, Jessie Jo Dillon and Laura Veltz, features the singer waxing lyrical about falling for the same guy over and over, only to…… MORE
The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report about the helicopter crash on Sept. 8 that killed Montgomery Gentry’s Troy Gentry, 50, and helicopter pilot James Evan Robinson. A handful of takeaways: According to the chief flight instructor for the operator, the purpose of the flight was to provide an orientation/pleasure flight to the…… MORE
The 2017 Americana Honors & Awards were held tonight (Sept. 13) at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. The ceremony is the centerpiece of Nashville’s Americana Fest (Sept. 12–17), which features almost 300 artists performing at different venues throughout Nashville. During tonight’s ceremony, Lifetime Achievement Awards were presented to Van Morrison (Songwriter), Iris Dement (Trailblazer), Robert Cray (Performance),…… MORE
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will explore the life and career of Lynn Anderson in a new exhibit, Lynn Anderson: Keep Me in Mind, which opens Sept. 15 and runs through June 2018. The daughter of accomplished songwriter Liz Anderson, Lynn seemed destined for stardom at an early age. She was born…… MORE
If you don’t have time to comb through social media all day, here’s what you’ve been missing over the last 24 hours or so in the country music world: Jon Pardi does a spot-on impression of Luke Bryan on the Ty, Kelly & Chuck morning radio show. Kelsea Ballerini receives the best birthday gift. Keith…… MORE
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Stagecoach Music Festival announced that Garth Brooks, Keith Urban and Florida Georgia Line will headline its three-day musical extravaganza in Indio, Calif., in April 2018. FGL will headline opening night on April 27, Keith will be featured on April 28 and Garth will close the festival on April 29. “Everyone knows Stagecoach is the biggest…… MORE
More than 100 celebrities in three cities teamed up for a multi-network telethon last night (Sept. 12) that has raised more than $44 million for those affected by Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma. The hour-long telethon—Hand in Hand: A Benefit for Hurricane Relief—was staged live from Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry, Times Square in New York…… MORE