Itâs time for CMA Summer Jam! Tune in tonight, Thursday, Sept. 2 at 8|7c on ABC for a three-hour concert special featuring Jimmie Allen, Gabby Barrett, Dierks Bentley, BRELAND, Brothers Osborne, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Florida Georgia Line, Mickey Guyton, HARDY, Miranda Lambert, Carly Pearce, Thomas Rhett, Darius Rucker, Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani, Cole Swindell, Carrie Underwood, Lainey Wilson andâŠ
Christieâs is hosting an online auction (Oct. 15â29) to benefit the ACM Lifting Lives COVID-19 Response Fund, which was created to support individuals in the country music community who are currently in need of pandemic relief assistance. Items have been donated by Dolly Parton, Keith Urban, Dwight Yoakam, Tim McGraw, Miranda Lambert, Reba McEntire, LittleâŠ
The Honky Tonk Man has a Honky Tonk Baby. Dwight Yoakam, 63, and wife Emily Joyce, 36, welcomed their first child on Aug. 16âa baby boy named Dalton Loren Yoakam. Dwightâs âteamâ posted the news via his Instagram on Aug. 21, stating: âLike the lyric from the song âWaterfallâ that Dwight wrote for Emily onâŠ
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Jon Pardi fans have reason to rejoiceâthe California native released a surprise cover album, Rancho Fiesta Sessions, on Aug. 14. The eight-song offering was recorded live in one night with Jonâs touring band at his home base in Nashville. âI nicknamed my place out here [in Nashville] Rancho Fiesta because it was fun and soundedâŠ
Dwight Yoakam, 63, married his longtime girlfriend, Emily Joyce, in March. Dwight and Emily released a statement through Dwightâs publicity firm, which you can read below. Dwight Yoakam and Emily Joyce were married in March just prior to the quarantine in a private ceremony at St Monica Catholic Church in Santa Monica, CA. At aâŠ
Chris Stapleton will revive his All-American Road Show this summer and fall with more than 30 dates, including stops in Phoenix, Denver, Atlanta, New York, Chicago and more. As in years past, Chris will be bringing along a motley crew of supporting artists at various stops, including Dwight Yoakam, Elle King, Hank Williams Jr., KendellâŠ
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Performing rights organization Broadcast Music Inc. held its 67th BMI Country Awards on Nov. 12 to honor its Songwriters of the Year, Song of the Year and Publisher of the Year, as well as present Dwight Yoakam with its Presidentâs Award. The BMI Presidentâs Award is presented to songwriters who have âdistinctly and profoundly influencedâŠ
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On Oct. 14 at Nashvilleâs Music City Center, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inducted its Class of 2019: Larry Gatlin, Dwight Yoakam, Marcus Hummon, Kostas, Rivers Rutherford and Sharon Vaughn. The star-studded dinner and induction ceremony featured performances from a cache of country luminaries who performed songs from the inducteesâ catalogs, including Garth BrooksâŠ
Born in Kentucky. Raised in Ohio. Perfected in California. Thatâs the olâ Dwight Yoakam adage. Itâs no secret the Kentucky native gave Nashville a try in 1977 before becoming disinterested with the cityâs pop-country proclivity. Instead, he boot-scooted across the heartland to California, where he found himself better suited to the L.A. Cowpunk scene withâŠ
Dwight Yoakam will bring his distinctive croon and swiveling hips to the Wynnâs Encore Theater in Las Vegas for nine dates this winter. The nine-date residency, billed as An Evening with Dwight Yoakam & the Bakersfield Beat, is scheduled to take place on Dec. 4, 6, 7, 10, 12 and 14, as well as MarchâŠ
During a show in Gilmer, Texas on Saturday (April 5), Braxton Keith was forced to briefly stop his performance of âHonky Tonk Cityâ due to unruly fans who were throwing beers on stage. The country singer â who is currently touring the US in support of his recent EP, Blue â shared a TikTok videoâŠ
Dasha was under a lot of pressure to follow-up her platinum-selling Top 5 country single, âAustin (Boots Stop Workinâ).â âMy team was kind of breathing down my throat being like, âDash, we need a follow-up,ââ she admits. âI was stressing out because, holy sât. How do you follow up your first hit single?â But whenâŠ
During Kelsea Balleriniâs performance at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday (April 5), the country superstar created a heartwarming moment by helping a fan announce her pregnancy and November due date on stage. Ballerini took the fanâs phone and filmed a TikTok video where she shared the exciting news while the crowd cheeredâŠ
On Tuesday (April 8), Jelly Roll was honored with the Global Literacy Award at the 2025 World Literacy Summit in Oxford, Englad. The country music superstar delivered a keynote address for the event titled, âThe Journey of a Little Boy From Broken to Beautifully Broken,â which recounted his childhood struggles and incarceration, with Jelly eventuallyâŠ
On Monday (April 7), Cole Swindell unveiled the dates and details of his highly anticipated 2025 Happy Hour Sad Tour. Opening acts on select dates will be rising country stars Priscilla Block, Logan Crosby, and Greylan James. The tour will showcase songs from Swindellâs upcoming album, Spanish Moss, which is set for release on JuneâŠ