Academy of Country MusicThe party leading up to the 54th Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas is getting bigger. Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott, Old Dominion, Cole Swindell, Midland, LOCASH, Deana Carter, Li...
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Comstock/Thinkstock Thirty-eight years ago this week, Willie Nelson topped the country chart with this heavenly tune. Can you name his hit from the Honeysuckle Rose soundtrack? ANSWER: "Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground." Copyrig...
Read More »Jimmie Allen gave "American Idol" his "Best Shot," before finding success nearly a decade later
ABC/Image Group LA Jimmie Allen and Scotty McCreery toured together earlier this year on Scotty's Seasons Change trek, but that's far from the only thing the two chart toppers have in common. Their relationship actually goes all the way back to 2011,...
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Burke/Triolo Productions/Thinkstock Kellie Pickler is nominated for Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host at this year's Daytime Emmys, alongside her Pickler & Ben partner, Ben Aaron. Dustin Lynch will celebrate the chart-topping success of...
Read More »Jennifer Nettles uses "I Can Do Hard Things" to start a movement
ABC/Randy HolmesJennifer Nettles is using her new song, “I Can Do Hard Things,” to encourage women to tell their stories -- and develop communities where they can do just that. “This song took on a life quickly and unex...
Read More »Carrie Underwood’s "Cowboy Casanova" gets his own horse
ABC/Image Group LAThere’s a new member of Carrie Underwood’s family -- no, not her new baby Jacob. This time, it’s a horse named Bojangles. “Every cowboy needs a horse… and a hat,” the “Lo...
Read More »‘Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists’ star Sasha Pieterse talks devoted Twitter fans & show’s timeliness
Freeform/Allyson Riggs(NEW YORK) -- Pretty Little Liars ran for seven seasons and during that time, it developed a devoted fanbase thanks to the stars’ engaging use of social media. Now, the show’s spinoff, Pretty Little Liars: The Pe...
Read More »"Bachelor" alum Lauren Bushnell is now officially Chris Lane’s "Take Back Home Girl"
James Devaney/Getty ImagesChris Lane and his girlfriend have taken things to the next level. Former Bachelor bride-to-be Lauren Bushnell has relocated from Los Angeles to Nashville and moved into a downtown condo with the &ldqu...
Read More »Pants-less at the ACMs? Shay Mooney’s plan to guard against a wardrobe malfunction
ABC/Image Group LAIf you watched Dan + Shay’s February performance at the Grammys closely, you might’ve noticed that Shay Mooney had a minor wardrobe malfunction: He left the barn door open, as they say in the South...
Read More »"Girl Goin’ Nowhere" sends Ashley McBryde to the Daytime Emmys
Atlantic/Warner NashvilleAshley McBryde’s been nominated for a Grammy and two Academy of Country Music Awards -- but now, she has a shot at a Daytime Emmy. The “Little Dive Bar in Dahlonega” hitmaker is up for Outstanding Musical Perf...
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