Congrats to Lady A as “Champagne Night” not only becomes their latest number-one hit, but it’s the first chart topper in country music for 2021! Did you know Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood discovered this song on the show Songland? Originally titled “I’ll Drink To That” and presented to the group by Madeline Merlo,…
Lady A has been cranking out hit after hit for more than a decade now, but at the heart of the trio’s success is songwriting. Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood all proudly wear the title of songwriter before anything else. That’s why they’re so happy about their latest hit “Champagne Night”, which is…
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One week after debuting “Champagne Night” during NBC’s prime-time series Songland on April 13, Lady Antebellum announced that the tune will serve as the trio’s new single. Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood of Lady A served as the guests artists on Season 2/Episode 1 of Songland, which gives four songwriters the chance to…
Songland returned to NBC for Season 2 on April 13 with songwriting mentors Shane McAnally, Ester Dean and Ryan Tedder, as well as guest artists Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood of Lady Antebellum. The songwriting competition gives four songwriters the chance to have one of their original tunes produced by a mentor and…
Ned LeDoux is featuring his late father Chris LeDoux on his just released new album, Safe Haven, 20 years after the passing of the country music star. The single, “One Hand in the Riggin’” features a vocal track from Chris that he recorded approximately two years before his death in 2005. “It was the last…
Lainey Wilson shared details of her engagement to former NFL player, Devlin “Duck” Hodges, in a TikTok video shared by a Nashville TV station. The 32-year-old country superstar said that the surprise proposal took place at the historic George Jones estate, and while she initially doubted Hodges would propose that day, Wilson was taken by…
During Brooks & Dunn’s encore performance of their 1992 No. 1 hit, “Boot Scootin’ Boogie,” at Indianapolis’ Gainbridge Fieldhouse on April 3, Ronnie Dunn abruptly exited the stage, leaving attendees concerned about his health. Radio host Matt Malone shared a video of the incident on TikTok, where Dunn can be seen encouraging the audience, “sing…
LOCASH claim their first No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart since 2016 with their current single, “Hometown Home,” which moved up one place to claim the top spot on this week’s chart. The duo, consisting of Preston Brust and Chris Lucas, co-authored the song along with Zach Abend and Andy Albert, with production by…
On Friday (April 4), Nashville singer-songwriter extraordinaire Ernest announced the launch of his own label called DeVille Records, which is a joint venture with Big Loud Records. According to the announcement, the label is “founded on the old-school values of artist development and creative swagger.” The artist roster features Grammy-nominated Chandler Walters (co-writer of Post…