Country star and podcast host Jana Kramer announced during Thursday’s episode of her iHeartRadio podcast “Whine Down with Jana Kramer” that she’s engaged to former soccer player Allan Russel. Kramer, for whom this will the fourth marriage, also posted a series of photos of Allan, her kids and her diamond ring on Instagram. Kramer, who…… more »
Halestorm have collaborated with Ashley McBryde for a new version of the hard rock band’s song “Terrible Things.” The reimagined version features Halestorm lead singer Lzzy Hale and the country star. “Terrible Things” is a song from Halestorm’s 2022 studio album “Back From The Dead.” Halestorm also shared a music video for the new song,…… more »
MTV has announced the 2023 Video Music Awards will return to New Jersey’s Prudential Center on September 12th. The show will air in 150 countries. Additional details will be announced closer to the show. “We’re thrilled to be returning to the Prudential Center in Newark for this year’s VMAs!” shared Bruce Gillmer, President of Music,…… more »
Marking the 10th anniversary of his double Platinum-certified album True Believers, Darius Rucker will release the record on vinyl for the first time. The standard black vinyl is available for preorder now at https://dariusrucker.store/collections/true-believers-vinyl-pre-order. 500 commemorative signed copies are also available for preorder via DariusRucker.com. In addition to the title track and Top 10 hit…… more »
An original documentary film that tells the story of CMA Fest will debut on Hulu on July 5. CMA Fest: 50 Years of Fan Fair marks CMA’s first feature-length film, with CMA Chief Executive Officer Sarah Trahern and CMA Senior Vice President, Marketing, Content & Communications Strategy Kelly Striewski serving as the film’s executive producers.…… more »
Taylor Swift has once again topped the Billboard Artist 100 chart, extending her record for the most weeks atop the tally to 66 weeks. Swift reclaimed the top spot with the help of nine albums on the Billboard 200, all of which rank in the chart’s top 40. According to Billboard, Swift became the first…… more »
Morgan Wade has revealed that she plans to undergo a double mastectomy in November after testing positive for a cancerous gene. The 28-year-old country star told Page Six that she had tested positive for the RAD51D gene – a mutation in one of the breast cancer genes. The RAD51D gene typically helps prevent cancers, but…… more »
Jimmy Buffett, who was briefly hospitalized to address some issues that required immediate attention, recently took to social media last week to provide an update about his health. “Thank you for the outpouring of support and well-wishes,” Buffett wrote. “I head home tomorrow for a while, and then will go for a fishing trip with…… more »
Brandi Carlile will receive the National Music Publishers’ Association’s (NMPA) Songwriter Icon Award at the 2023 annual meeting. In a statement about Carlile, NMPA president/CEO David Israelite said the singer-songwriter is “in a class of her own. A critical success who has become a cultural and commercial force, she consistently has delivered stunning lyrics and…… more »
Jake Owen has announced that his highly anticipated seventh studio album, Loose Cannon, will be released on June 23. The country hit maker is dropping four new songs from the album – “On The Boat Again,” “Solo, Solo,” “Nothing,” and “Hot Truck Beer” – on Friday. The lyrics to the 16-track album were penned by…… more »