Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Rodney Crowell issued a statement on social media yesterday (Sept. 19) in which he cancelled his remaining tour dates due to health concerns. “Regretfully, I must cancel the remainder of the 2017 tour schedule,” Rodney wrote. “An impressive team of doctors have confirmed what for the past year I’ve instinctively known: dealing with…… MORE
Little Big Town Announces 2018 “The Breakers Tour” With Kacey Musgraves & Midland
Today (Sept. 20), Little Big Town announced they will launch The Breakers Tour in February 2018 with special guests Kacey Musgraves and Midland. The 26-date run begins Feb. 8 in Oklahoma City, Okla., and will include stops in Austin, Atlanta, Minneapolis, New York City and more. Additional stops will be announced soon. For a preview…… MORE
Wife of Kix Brooks Gets Facebook Message From Scammer Posing as Kix Brooks
How’s this for irony: Barbara Brooks, the wife of Kix Brooks, received a Facebook message from a scammer posing as her husband. Here’s what the message said (broken English, bad punctuation and all): “Hello, Thanks for the love and support you have shown me over the years. Thank you and God bless . . .…… MORE
Watch Alex Williams Perform “Pay No Mind” as Part of New “Bud Light Basement” Series
With a twangy, honky-tonk sound that hearkens back to the 1970s, Alex Williams released his debut album, Better Than Myself, on Aug. 11. The 12-song offering boasts a dozen songs that Alex wrote or co-wrote, including “Pay No Mind,” a go-your-own-way tune that professes what really matters in life. Alex’s “Pay No Mind” was featured…… MORE
Robert Earl Keen: REK’s Fam-O-Lee Back to Country Jamboree Tour
Lone Star State luminary Robert Earl Keen will once again hit the road this holiday season for his annual Christmas tour. This year’s holiday extravaganza is dubbed REK’s Fam-O-Lee: Back to the Country Jamboree Tour and will feature REK’s band members dressed as Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and Dwight Yoakam. [Editor’s Note: I…… MORE
Bid on a Painting of Dolly Parton to Benefit Her Imagination Library
The Governor’s Books From Birth Foundation is auctioning off a painting of Dolly Parton to benefit her Imagination Library. In celebration of Tennessee’s Imagination Library Week, the 20-inch by 20-inch painting of Dolly by Nashville artist Arthur Kirkby is available via bid until Sept. 20 at 9 a.m. CT. Since its beginning in 1996 in…… MORE
LANCO’s Brandon Lancaster Weds College Sweetheart
Surrounded by 200 family and friends, LANCO frontman Brandon Lancaster wed his college sweetheart, Tiffany Trotter, outside of Nashville on Sunday (Sept. 17). Brandon’s LANCO bandmates—Chandler Baldwin, Jared Hampton, Tripp Howell and Eric Steedly—served as groomsmen. The couple will honeymoon in Mexico. LANCO’s current single, “Greatest Love Story” is No. 17 on Billboard’s Country Airplay…… MORE
Jason Aldean Releases New Book, “Family, Friends & Fans”
Jason Aldean has been entertaining fans with his live show and albums for more than a dozen years. Now the two-time ACM Entertainer of the Year is hoping to entertain folks with a new book, Family, Friends & Fans. Written with Tom Carter, Family, Friends & Fans shares the stories that influenced Jason’s life, from…… MORE
Cease & Desist Order Stops White Nationalist Radio Program From Using Johnny Cash Song
After a cease and desist order was issued by Universal Music Group and American Recordings, Stormfront Radio has stopped using Johnny Cash’s 2003 recording of “I Won’t Back Down” as its intro music. Stormfront is an internet-based white nationalist organization. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, Stormfront Radio replaced Cash’s tune with Johnny Rebel’s…… MORE
Social Media Roundup: “Pickler & Ben” Premieres, Maren Morris’ Biggest Fan, Shania Twain’s New Jam & More
If you don’t have time to comb through social media all day, here’s what you’ve been missing over the last 24 hours or so in the country music world: Maren Morris catches her biggest fan on video. John Rich finally gets some water in his guitar-shaped pool. Shania teases the music video for her song…… MORE
