![Blake Shelton: “I Wouldn’t Be Sitting Here With a Career Right Now If It Wasn’t for the Songwriters in Nashville” [Watch Video]](https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/1446/2017/08/22085917/Blake-Shelton1.jpg#aqua_resizer_image_not_local)
Blake Shelton posted an almost-two-minute clip on Facebook yesterday (Aug. 21) in which he thanked Nashville songwriters for their “incredible” contributions to his musical catalogue over the years. “I never really considered myself a great songwriter, and the reason is because there’s so many incredible songwriters in Nashville that I can’t even begin to compare…… MORE
Thomas Rhett and wife Lauren have had a busy summer, to put it mildly. Their family has doubled in size in three months. The couple adopted daughter Willa Gray, 21 months, from Uganda in May, and Lauren gave birth to daughter Ada James on Aug. 12. Along with a brief update regarding how the family…… MORE
If you don’t have time to comb through social media all day, here’s how some of your favorite country stars enjoyed the total eclipse. William Lee Golden Kacey Musgraves Jimi Westbrook & Karen Fairchild Brett Eldredge Chris Janson Darius Rucker Charlie Daniels Charles Esten Brothers Osborne Charles Kelley Luke Bryan Dierks Bentley Jason Aldean Big…… MORE
In February, Jerrod Niemann promised us a new album by the fall. Well, he’s a man of his word. Jerrod’s fourth major album, This Ride, will drop on Oct. 6. The 13-song offering features current single, “God Made a Woman,” as well as his previous single, “A Little More Love,” featuring Lee Brice. The album…… MORE
Justin Moore scored the seventh No. 1 single of his career as “Somebody Else Will” hit the top of both the Mediabase and Billboard Country Airplay charts this week. “Somebody Else Will” was penned by Kelly Archer, Adam Hambrick and Tebey Ottoh and is the second single from Justin’s fourth studio album, Kinda Don’t Care,…… MORE
![Watch Little Big Town, Darius Rucker, Charles Esten & Wynonna Light Up the Grand Ole Opry’s Eclipse Party [Video + Photo Gallery]](https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/1446/2017/08/21095118/Little-Big-Town1.jpg#aqua_resizer_image_not_local)
The Grand Ole Opry hosted five star-studded shows over the weekend to get folks into a stellar mood for today’s total eclipse. Little Big Town, Darius Rucker, Charles Esten, Wynonna and more stepped onto the famed Opry circle on Sunday (Aug. 20) for the Total Eclipse celebration and treated fans to a number of their…… MORE
Thomas Rhett shared another song, “Grave,” from his upcoming third studio album, Life Changes, which is slated to drop on Sept. 8. The anthemic love song, which was penned by Chris DeStefano, Hillary Lindsey, Josh Miller, is the 14th—and final—track on the upcoming album. The album’s current single, “Unforgettable,” is currently No. 23 on Billboard’s…… MORE
Yesterday (Aug. 17), news broke that Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott and husband Chris Tyrell are expecting their second child in February 2018. It turns out the couple is expecting their second . . . and third child. Hillary announced today (Aug. 18) via an Instagram video and post that she is expecting twins: “God has…… 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: Chase Rice visits the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Billy Currington gets a gift. John Rich is ready to go swimming. Dave Haywood and family have some news. Keith…… MORE
After recently revealing the cover art and track list for their upcoming album, On the Rocks, Texas trio Midland stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live to perform their current single, “Drinkin’ Problem.” The new tune, which was co-penned by the trio’s Mark Wystrach, Cameron Duddy and Jess Carson as well as Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne,…… MORE