Dancing With the Stars’ final four contestants—Jana Kramer, IndyCar driver James Hinchcliffe, former NFL wide receiver Calvin Johnson Jr. and Olympic gold medalist Laurie Hernandez—hit the ballroom floor for Part 1 of the season finale last night (Nov. 21) on ABC. The contestants performed two dances last night: one selected by the judges and a…… MORE
Garth Brooks and the lovely lady he has affectionately dubbed his “Queen,” wife Trisha Yearwood, topped Billboard‘s Country Albums chart this week with their new holiday album, Christmas Together. The new record, which marks Garth and Trisha’s debut duets album, sold 21,000 copies, according to Nielsen Music. The 11-song offering includes holiday favorites such as…… MORE
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Blake Shelton announced a 13-date tour for 2017 on Facebook Live yesterday (Nov. 21) as he and special guest RaeLynn took part in a Newlywed style game. The new tour, dubbed the Doing It to Country Songs Tour, takes its moniker from a song of the same name on Blake’s 10th studio album, If I’m…… MORE
Summertime may be over, but Jason Aldean is still having fun in the sun with the announcement that his single “A Little More Summertime” is No. 1 on both the Billboard Country Airplay and Mediabase charts this week. The tune, which is Jason’s 18th career No. 1 single, is the second single from Jason’s seventh…… MORE
Just as Kenny Chesney wrapped his 2016 Spread the Love Tour in August at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., word spread that the superstar would not be touring in 2017—only playing a select number of gigs in the coming year. Apparently, Mr. Chesney loves the city of Foxborough so much that the superstar has decided…… MORE
For two hours on Nov. 28 you’ll be able to celebrate Christmas with some of country’s biggest stars during CMA Country Christmas. But if you can’t wait until then, Nash Country Daily has a sneak peek of the special event right here. Jennifer Nettles returns for the seventh year as host of the ABC special…… MORE
After canceling two shows on Nov. 13 and 15 due to illness, Willie Nelson returned to the stage on Friday, Nov. 18, in Lake Charles, La. Willie, who is 83 years old, played a full set, including favorites “Me & Paul,” “Whiskey River,” “Always on My Mind” and “Will the Circle Be Unbroken.” We’re thankful…… MORE
The ladies of Post Monroe—Shelby McLeod, Ashlee Hewitt and Whitney Duncan—who were announced as part of CMT’s Next Women of Country, have released the new video for their current single, “Half Hearted.” “‘Half Hearted’ is the very first song we ever sang together, so we really wanted to make the video special and timeless, not…… MORE
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The fan-voted American Music Awards aired live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles last night (Nov. 20) to honor stars across many genres of music, including country, pop, rock, rap, hip-hop, soul, R&B, EDM, contemporary and inspirational. Although she was bested by Ariana Grande in the all-genre Artist of the Year category, Carrie Underwood…… MORE
Congratulations are going out to Dan+Shay’s Dan Smyers and girlfriend Abby Law who announced their engagement—via twitter— on Friday (Nov. 18). Dan posted a photo on his twitter page (@Dansmyers) of the happy couple underneath a rainbow in Hawaii, as Abby shows off the engagement ring. “We are gonna save all the animals together, FOREVER!…… MORE