Every country fan knows Miranda Lambert is a proud Texan (even if she does live in Oklahoma, with her Tony Lamas). So it’s pretty hard to believe the superstar has never brought a tour to Dallas’ American Airlines Center, the huge arena in the Lone Star state’s biggest town. But Thursday (March 12), Lambert is… Read more »

Isaiah Fisher is the gift that keeps on giving. Carrie Underwood’s brand new baby boy was the center of a hashtag when she tweeted about her birthday on Monday night (March 9). HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME! My 1st present = late night date with a tiny semi-bald chubby dude who likes to grunt & cry… Read more »

Before Justin Moore won his ACM Award for new artist at last year’s show, he’d told me all about how he was feeling. He said what was on his mind about his nomination (“Maybe this means more to me than I ever thought it did”) and about fellow nominees Kip Moore and Brett Eldredge (“We’ve… Read more »

It was just over 16 years ago, when country superstar Garth Brooks pursued his childhood dream of playing professional baseball. That year, he suited up with the San Diego Padres at the age of 37. But in typical Brooks fashion, once wasn’t enough. He returned the following year to the New York Mets camp —… Read more »

When you get a message asking if you’d like to come by a photo shoot as one of a few people on this planet to hear never-before-played mixes from Thomas Rhett’s upcoming album, you say, “Absolutely! What time should I be there?” Trust me, I’m so glad I was invited. What I heard Tuesday (March… Read more »

Billy Block, the founder and longtime host of the weekly Western Beat music series in Nashville, died Wednesday (March 11) after a long fight with metastatic melanoma. He was 59. For decades, Block advocated for artists who didn’t fit neatly into mainstream country, although some of his onstage guests did ultimately become stars — Florida… Read more »

CMT Hot 20 Countdown is back this weekend (March 14-15) with an all-new episode from Las Vegas. In addition to counting down the hottest 20 videos in country music, host Cody Alan will sit down with NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson, and we’ll get behind-the-scenes access to one of Brad Paisley’s famous pranks. Plus, Rascal Flatts… Read more »

Tim McGraw wearing an earpiece is not news. But being told what to do through that earpiece? That’s where this gets interesting. McGraw was one of the first stars on Tuesday’s (March 10) premiere of the brand new hidden-camera comedy show Repeat After Me. The show, if you haven’t heard, is based on something Ellen… Read more »

Now that the dust has settled, we checked in with Redneck Island winners, Jeremy and Shelby, and a few of the cast members. Find out what they’re up to and if any island romances continued or fizzled out on the mainland. Watch the entire fourth season of Redneck Island. Jeremy Since then, I’ve seen Parigi… Read more »

Eric Church has announced “Like a Wrecking Ball” as his newest single. Listen to it: Written by Church and Casey Beathard, the song is the fourth single off The Outsiders, which was the top-selling country music album of 2014. Previous singles were “Give Me Back My Hometown,” “Cold One” and “Talladega” Steamy, sexy and slow,… Read more »