Guitarist and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member Wayne Kemp died on Monday (March 9) at Macon County General Hospital in Lafayette, Tenn. He was 73 years old. Continue reading…

The 2015 ACM Awards stage is going to be packed with some of the biggest stars in country music, including Garth Brooks, Luke Bryan and Miranda Lambert. The Academy of Country Music has announced those three major acts, plus many other fan-favorite artists, as performers for the 50th anniversary awards show. Continue reading…

Lady Antebellum have released their latest single, “Long Stretch of Love.” Continue reading…

Miranda Lambert‘s “Little Red Wagon,” the latest single off her Platinum album, is one of the singer’s most fun songs, and to accompany it, Lambert has debuted a music video that’s sexy, saucy and 100 percent suitable for the tune. Continue reading…

Forty-six years ago today (March 11, 1969) was a sad day for Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs. It was on this day that the men, together known as the bluegrass duo Flatt and Scruggs, split up, ending a musical partnership that spanned 25 years. Continue reading…

Rising Bluegrass prodigy Nathan Stanley is gearing up for the re-release of his album, The Legacy Continues, which is available now. The project is appropriately titled, as the Virginia native is the grandson of Bluegrass legend, Dr. Ralph Stanley, who joins Nathan on two duets. “I’m very excited about the repackaging of this CD, which we added 2 brand new …

Big Machine Label Group President and CEO Scott Borchetta, will officially begin appearing on FOX’s American Idol on Wednesday night as the hit show’s new in-house Mentor. Borchetta will guide the show’s contestants throughout the competition but his work will extend beyond the show’s finale when the winner receives a record a deal on Big Machine Records. Borchetta, who was …

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The 2015 iHeartRadio Music Awards will include performances by two of country music’s biggest stars. Jason Aldean and Florida Georgia Line, both of whom are also nominees, will take the stage during the ceremony, set to be held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on March 29. Continue reading…

Record Store Day 2015 is coming up on April 18, and several country artists, including Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson and Blackberry Smoke, among others, will be releasing their music on vinyl as part of the celebration. Continue reading…