1981: The Year the Academy Awards Celebrated Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson and Loretta Lynn
1980 marked a blockbuster year when it came to movies and country music, with the release of 9 to 5 (featuring Dolly Parton alongside Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin), Honeysuckle Rose (featuring Willie Nelson) and Coal Miner’s Daughter, a biopic focused on the life and career of Loretta Lynn. Ahead of this weekend’s Academy Awards,... Read more »
Yola Debuts Video For “Diamond Studded Shoes,” Sets New Album For July
Embedded from www.youtube.com. Yola follows receiving four nominations at the 62nd Grammy Awards — including one in the all-genre Best New Artist category — with an impressive slate of new announcements, including that of her second studio album, Stand For Myself, due July 30, and its lead single, “Diamond Studded Shoes.” The countrified rocker’s easy-listening... Read more »
Jana Kramer Splits From Husband Mike Caussin
“’It’s time.’ As I try to make sense of a reality I never wanted to believe could be possible again, those words have now become a reality,” wrote country vocalist Jana Kramer in an April 21 Instagram post. “I’ve fought y’all. I’ve loved hard. I’ve forgiven. I’ve put the work in. I’ve given everything I... Read more »
Carly Pearce Says Maybe She “Isn’t Finished” With Her Successful EP ’29’
“I mean, I don’t know that 29 is over…it’s still 29 but it’ll have another…yea…maybe?” During a recent appearance on KMLE Country 107.9’s Gunner & Cheyenne program in Phoenix, Arizona, Carly Pearce hinted at the idea that maybe she’d have a follow-up to her successful, February 2021-released EP, 29. As well, during a Country Now... Read more »
Blake Shelton Surprised Guests With Concerts at His Ole Red Restaurants in Nashville, Orlando
Blake Shelton could very well be country music’s busiest artist during the pandemic. For instance, last week, he was a host on The Voice, a performer at the 56th ACM Awards, plus surprised guests at the Nashville and Orlando Ole Red bar locations with surprise mini-concert appearances. The artist celebrating the 20th anniversary of his... Read more »
Reba McEntire Has a Song in the Upcoming Film ‘Four Good Days’
On Friday (April 23), Reba McEntire will release a new track, “Somehow You Do,” which is featured in the upcoming film Four Good Days, starring Glenn Close and Mila Kunis. The movie, which centers on a mother who desperately tries to help her daughter survive a drug addiction, will open in theaters on April 30.... Read more »
