ABC/Image Group LA Martina McBride’s holiday album, White Christmas, originally came out in 1998, and has been re-released twice, becoming a yuletide staple along the way. By next December, the four-time CMA Female Vocalist of the Year expec...
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LOCASH is ready to bring the Nashville party to NYC at Opry City Stage this New Year’s Eve
ABC/Image Group LA This New Year’s Eve, LOCASH will set the bar for what a Music City party is supposed to be, as the duo welcomes Opry City Stage to the Big Apple. The new venue, which officially opened December 1, is the Grand Ole Opr...
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Burke/Triolo Productions/Thinkstock Watch for Brett Eldredge as he performs both “Winter Wonderland” and the title track from his Christmas album, Glow, Friday on Live with Kelly and Ryan. The show airs following Go...
Read More »Is Garth Brooks closer to a deal to bring his music videos to YouTube?
ABC/Image Group LA Garth Brooks has made many memorable music videos during his career, with “The Thunder Rolls” and “The Red Strokes” being particular stand-outs. The only problem is: it’s pretty hard to watch ...
Read More »"Body Like a Back Road": Why Sam Hunt’s smash hit almost didn’t happen
ABC/Mark Levine“Body Like a Back Road” finishes 2017 as Billboard’s biggest hit on its Hot Country Songs chart, and makes Sam Hunt Billboard’s top country artist of the year. An ironic twist, since Sam wasn&...
Read More »"Came Here to" stay: Blake Shelton re-signs with Warner Nashville
Trae Patton/NBCThere’s no denying Blake Shelton is a on a roll this week. His single, “I’ll Name the Dogs,” is #1, and he continued his streak as the winningest coach on The Voice, as his artist Chloe Kohansk...
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Comstock/Thinkstock Though it's often played during the holidays, Dolly Parton's "Hard Candy Christmas" was actually written for this musical that became a major motion picture in 1982. Can you name it? ANSWER: The Best Little Whorehouse in T...
Read More »Trisha Yearwood admits it’s a "Hard Candy Christmas" if you try to sing like Dolly
ABC/Mark LevineOn tonight’s CMA Country Christmas special on ABC, two-time CMA Female Vocalist of the Year Trisha Yearwood covers Dolly Parton’s classic #8 hit from the early eighties, “Hard Candy Christmas.&r...
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Burke/Triolo Productions/Thinkstock John Berry’s Christmas Songs and Stories is The Heartland Network’s first original holiday special. It premieres December 24 at 7 p.m. ET. Chris Young played his final show of 2017 last Sat...
Read More »"O Holy Night": How ’90s hitmaker John Berry paved the way for Luke Bryan’s "favorite vocals…ever"
ABC/Mark LevineFor Luke Bryan fans, this December not only brought his chart-topping What Makes You Country album, it also ushered in the Georgia native’s recording of the Christmas favorite, “O Holy Night.” It&rsq...
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