A Day In The Country – August 18th – Randy Houser, Toby Keith, Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty, and Old Dominion

This is A Day in the Country with Paul Koffy – August 18th On this day in 2013 Randy Houser was at number-1 with “Runnin’ Outta Moonlight” In 2003, Toby Keith released “I Love This Bar” Back in 1973 Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty were at number-one with the iconic “Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man” And sending out…MORE

Chris Stapleton’s Contributes to Metallica Charity Album with “Nothing Else Matters”

For the people that say Chris Stapleton can sing anything – here’s another example of them being right! Chris is one of the many artists who added their vocals to the charity album The Metallica Blacklist. The profits for Chris’ contribution to the project will be split 50/50 between Metallica’s All Within My Hands Foundation and Outlaw State…MORE

Maren Morris Takes Over Jimmy Kimmel Live As a Guest Host

Maren Morris added to her resume this week as she stepped in as a guest host on Jimmy Kimmel Live!  Jimmy Kimmel took the summer off to spend time with his family, he shared, “There’s nothing wrong, I’m healthy, my family’s healthy, I just need a couple of months off.” So, while he’s off on…MORE

Mitchell Tenpenny Hits the Road on the To Us It Did Tour

Mitchell Tenpenny has just announced that he’s hitting the road with Drew Green this fall on the To Us It Did Tour! The tour will be making stops in 12 cities, kicking off in Wantagh, NY on September 23 and wrapping up on December 18 in Royal Oak, MI. These shows will kick off a…MORE

Country Music Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2021

Reba McEntire joined Sarah Trahern, the Chief Executive Officer of the CMA, this morning to share the Country Music Hall of Fame’s 2021 inductees – Eddie Bayers, Pete Drake, Ray Charles, and The Judds. This year’s inductees represent three categories – Modern Era Artist, Veterans Era Artist, and Recording or Touring Musician. Drummer Eddie Bayers and late steel…MORE

Luke Bryan Hopes Others Can Find Hope In His Story

Luke Bryan‘s 5-part docuseries My Dirt Road Diary is available now on IMDb TV. Luke’s story is one of success…but also tragedy. As fans watch the episodes Luke hopes that is some small way they can see hope, and realize they are not alone in going through the struggles of life. Luke says, “As this thing…MORE

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Universal Music Nashville Rebrands As MCA

Universal Music Nashville Rebrands As MCA

Universal Music Group has just unveiled the rebranding of its Nashville operations to Music Corporation of America (MCA). The rebrand is led by recently appointed President/CEO Mike Harris and CCO Dave Cobb, with MCA continuing to operate and support their frontline labels: Mercury Nashville, EMI Nashville, Capitol Nashville and MCA Nashville, along with the newly…

Self-Made Country Star Drew Baldridge Closes In On Another No. 1 With “Tough People”

Self-Made Country Star Drew Baldridge Closes In On Another No. 1 With “Tough People”

Drew Baldridge finds himself on the brink of possibly securing another No. 1 hit with his current Top 15 single, “Tough People,” following up the success of his groundbreaking self-released No. 1 hit from 2024, “She’s Somebody’s Daughter.” Working alongside Luke Combs to co-write the impactful song with Adam Sanders and Jordan Walker, Baldridge initially…