Garth Brooks will perform at President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday alongside previously announced artists Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez. Brooks said he accepted an invitation by incoming First Lady Dr. Jill Biden to perform last week. On a zoom call announcing the news, Brooks joked that he…… READ MORE
Kip Moore recently released “How High,” one of the four new songs from the deluxe edition of Wild World, due out on February 12. Moore co-wrote “How High” with Bobby Terry, Luke Dick and Westin Davis. “It’s your eyes, it’s your touch / It’s tonight, it’s your love / It’s the ride and it’s the…… READ MORE
Kelly Clarkson covered The Chicks’ “Sin Wagon” for the “Kellyoke” segment on her talk show, “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” on Thursday, January 14. “He pushed me ’round/ Now I’m drawin’ the line/ He lived his life/ Now I’m gonna go live mine/ I’m sick of wastin’ my time/ Well now I’ve been good for way…… READ MORE
President Donald Trump has awarded National Medal of the Arts to country music star Toby Keith and bluegrass singer Ricky Skaggs. On January 13, 2021, Trump awarded the National Medal of Arts to five individuals. The award is given to artists who “are deserving of special recognition by reason of their outstanding contributions to the…… READ MORE
Country crooner Maren Morris has teamed up with Canadian singer-songwriter JP Saxe on the new single, “Line By Line.” Morris first revealed news of the collaboration in September of 2020, when she tweeted that she had been in the writing room with Saxe “all week.” The new song was co-written by the artists alongside Jimmy…… READ MORE
Taylor Swift has claimed the top two spots on Billboard’s latest Top Album sales chart, with Evermore staying at No. 1 and Folklore advancing 3-2 in the latest list. Evermore sold 16,000 copies in the U.S. in the week ending January 7, about 40% less than a week earlier, while Folklore sold 11,000, down 37%…… READ MORE
South By Southwest announced that legendary musician, philanthropist, and entrepreneur Willie Nelson will be the keynote speaker for SXSW Online 2021, the annual Austin multimedia festival and convention that will take place entirely online this year due to the pandemic. The 2020 South By Southwest was canceled due to concerns over the spread of the…… READ MORE
Brandi Carlile has cast a haunting spell over the John Denver classic “Take Me Home, Country Roads.” Featured in a preview for the CBS show “Clarice,” the cover was created in collaboration with Carlile and her songwriting partners, Josh Neumann & twin musical artists, Phil and Tim Hanseroth. “It’s no secret that John Denver is…… READ MORE
Ashley McBryde performed her latest single “Martha Divine” during her debut appearance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” this week. “Martha Divine” is the second single off of McBryde’s latest album, Never Will, which has been nominated for Best Country Album at the upcoming 2021 Grammy Awards. Never Will was released in the spring of 2020,…… READ MORE
Jamey Johnson and Randy Houser have announced a new co-headlining acoustic tour. The 13-date “Country Cadillac Tour” will commence on February 5 at Billy Bob’s in Fort Worth, Texas, and wrap up on April 17 at Avondale Brewery in Birmingham, Alabama. According to a press release, the pair will share the stage on their “Country…… READ MORE
