Country Music Hall of Fame member Alan Jackson was the subject of a recent documentary, Small Town Southern Man, which premiered on AXS TV in October 2018. Small Town Southern Man will be available via digital services (Apple iTunes, Amazon Prime, Amazon Video Direct) on May 3, followed by a DVD release on June 28.…… MORE
After Circling the Globe on “Amazing, Powerful, Rewarding” Tour, Lindsay Ell Gears Up to Do It Again
Lindsay Ell has spent much of the first four months of 2019 circumnavigating the globe during tour stops in the U.S., Germany, the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. She’s not finished. On May 5, Lindsay will travel across the pond to the U.K. for four shows in Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham and London, before another…… MORE
Little Big Town to Host the CMT Music Awards on June 5
Little Big Town will host the 2019 CMT Music Awards for the second year in a row. The fan-voted award show will air live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on June 5 at 7 p.m. CT. While performers have not been announced, you can expect a star-studded affair. Last year’s show featured a lineup that included…… MORE
Photo Gallery: Billboard Music Awards Red Carpet Featuring Kane Brown, FGL, Dan + Shay, Kelly Clarkson, Taylor Swift & More
Before the Billboard Music Awards kicked off in Las Vegas on May 1, the stars walked the red carpet outside the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Check out our red carpet photo gallery featuring Dan + Shay, Florida Georgia Line, Taylor Swift, Kane Brown, Kelly Clarkson and more, courtesy of O’Connor, AFF-USA.com. photos by O\’Connor, AFF-USA.com… MORE
Billboard Music Awards: The Winners
Kelly Clarkson hosted the 2019 Billboard Music Awards from the MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas on May 1. Luke Combs was the big winner in the country genre, earning three awards: Top Country Artist, Top Country Male Artist and Top Country Album. Additional winners included Carrie Underwood, Florida Georgia Line, Kenny Chesney, Maren Morris and…… MORE
Darius Rucker to Open for Garth Brooks: “I’m About to Poop My Pants I’m So Excited”
Fans who bought tickets to Garth Brooks’ sold-out show at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on May 4 are getting an unexpected surprise: Darius Rucker will open the show. Garth recently revealed the news, saying: “So, who is opening May 4th? Darius! Sweet guy. And he [kept] saying, ‘When are we gonna do something?’ I…… MORE
Billboard Music Awards
Billboard Chart Achievement Award: Dan + Shay Drake Ariana Grande Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper Dua Lipa Top Female Artist: Cardi B Ariana Grande Halsey Ella Mai Taylor Swift Top Duo/Group: BTS Dan + Shay Imagine Dragons Maroon 5 Panic! At The Disco Top Touring Artist: Beyoncé & JAY-Z Bruno Mars Ed Sheeran Taylor…… MORE
Thomas Rhett Says He’s “Trying to Give Fans Something They’ve Never Seen” on Upcoming Tour
Thomas Rhett is about to heat things up with his Very Hot Summer Tour, which kicks of on May 17 in Spokane, Wash. The 39-date tour features support from Dustin Lynch, Russell Dickerson and TR’s father, Rhett Akins. With three studio albums under his belt—and his fourth, Center Point Road, dropping on May 31—TR has…… MORE
MIT Pranksters Put Avengers Captain America Shield On The Great Dome!
To celebrate the release of the new “Avengers: Endgame” film, a group of pranksters from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) recently decided to transform the school’s Great Dome into Captain America’s iconic shield. One of the pranksters – who refer to themselves as hackers – told the Boston Globe that dozens of people worked on…… MORE
Two Marines Receive Top Non-Combat Honor for Heroism at Route 91 Harvest Festival
Two Marines received the Navy & Marine Corps Medal—the highest non-combat decoration awarded for heroism by the U.S. Navy—for their bravery and selfless actions during the Route 91 Harvest Festival in October 2017. During the festival, a lone gunman opened fire on the crowd as Jason Aldean was performing, killing 58 people and wounding more…… MORE
