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Vince Gill has become a first-time grandfather. The country legend’s daughter, Jenny, gave birth to her first child, Wyatt Gill Van Valkenburg, on Monday (Aug. 4), according to People. Continue reading…

Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will be returning to host “Country Music’s Biggest Night™” for the seventh consecutive time in 2014. “The 48th Annual CMA Awards” airs live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Wednesday, Nov. 5 (8:00-11:00 PM/ET) on the ABC Television Network. The popular pair used “CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock” to make the announcement …

I have a lot of friends who are entry-level country fans. So the Jake Owen they know is the guy behind “Days of Gold,” “Beachin'” and “Barefoot Blue Jean Night.”

“I had pretty much thrown in the towel. I wasn’t interested in putting out another big country album. I’ve done that. I’ve been there, man,” says Grand Ole Opry member Hal Ketchum, describing his recent five-year respite from the music industry. Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis fifteen years ago, the symptoms were starting to catch up with Ketchum, who is now …

Mark Moffatt The Australian Government and Australia Council for the Arts last year established the Nashville Songwriter Residency Grant, in an effort to develop and support its creative music community. This year’s recipient is Melbourne singer/songwriter Ben Wright Smith, as announced by program facilitator Mark Moffatt. Funded by the Australia Council for the Arts, the residency grant enables writers and …