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Luke Combs' 'Bootleggers Tailgate Party' Returns For 'Growin' Up And Gettin' Old' Stadium Tour
by Michael Major - March 26, 2024 Luke Combs brings back the popular Bootleggers Tailgate Party for his Growin’ Up and Gettin’ Old stadium tour. Join the country music sensation for an unforgettable live experience. The parties will take place ahead of each of Combs’ Saturday night shows throughout the tour.... 
Conner Smith Shares His Love Story With 'Meanwhile In Carolina'
by Michael Major - January 12, 2024 As rising singer/songwriter CONNER SMITH readies the release of his long-anticipated full-length debut SMOKY MOUNTAINS (The Valory Music Co.), he's offering fans a final preview with standout track “Meanwhile In Carolina.”... 
Luke Combs Nominated For Best Country Solo Performance At 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards
by Michael Major - November 10, 2023 Luke Combs has been nominated for Best Country Solo Performance at the 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards. He also won Single of the Year at the 57th Annual CMA Awards and has confirmed a 2024 U.S. Stadium Tour.... 
Luke Combs Wins Single of the Year at 57th Cma Awards With 'Fast Car'
by Michael Major - November 09, 2023 9x CMA Award-winner Luke Combs won Single of the Year at last night’s 57th Annual CMA Awards for his version of Tracy Chapman’s song, “Fast Car,” for which Chapman also won Song of the Year. Combs also performed his current single, “Where The Wild Things Are,” during the live awards broadcast.... 
Photos: Cynthia Erivo, Kevin Cahoon & More Hit the CMAs Red Carpet
by Michael Major - November 09, 2023 Broadway of New York and Broadway of Nashville collided last night at the 57th Annual CMA Awards! Check out photos of Cynthia Erivo, Kevin Cahoon, Nicole Kidman, and more on the red carpet with stars like Kelsea Ballerini, Jelly Roll, and more.... 
Miranda Lambert & Jon Randall Partner With Big Loud Records to Launch Big Loud Texas
by Michael Major - November 06, 2023 Longtime friends and creative allies, Lambert and Randall notably collaborated on 2021's GRAMMY-nominated The Marfa Tapes, a raw and intimate recording together with Jack Ingram, with Randall also serving as a producer alongside Lambert and Luke Dick on her critically acclaimed 2022 album, Palomino.... 
Cynthia Erivo, Kevin Cahoon & More to Present at 'The 57th Annual CMA Awards'
by Michael Major - November 06, 2023 Tony Award-nominated actor currently starring in the hit Broadway musical “Shucked,” Kevin Cahoon; reigning CMA Song of the Year winner and three-time nominee this year Jordan Davis; Grammy, Emmy and Tony award-winning and Oscar-nominated actress, singer, author and producer Cynthia Erivo; and more ... 
Hailey Whitters is Most-Added at Country Radio with New Single 'I'm In Love'
by Michael Major - October 10, 2023 With 58 first week stations on the board, “I’m In Love” is 'an eminently charming pop-country song' where 'every little corner of the arrangement shines' (Stereogum). Whitters also released a lyric video for the song. Last month, the reigning ACM New Female Artist Of The Year earned her first CMA Aw... 
Luke Combs' 'Fast Car' Remains #1 On Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart For Second-consecutive Week
by Michael Major - October 03, 2023 Luke Combs’ “Fast Car” remains #1 on Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for second-consecutive week, 17th week in Billboard Hot 100 top 5. Nominated for four awards at 57th Annual CMA Awards including Entertainer of the Year. Final leg of sold-out world tour underway, 2024 U.S. Stadium Tour breaks sa... 
Mountain Stage Wrap Back-To-Back Sold Out Nashville Road Tapings At The Franklin Theatre
by Michael Major - September 25, 2023 The sold-out tapings included special performances by artists making their first appearance, and many who have become regulars in the show’s forty year history. Returning guests Steve Earle, Jason Isbell, Sam Bush, Elizabeth Cook, Sarah Lee Guthrie, Chris Pierce, and more.... 
Brent Cobb Releases New Album 'Southern Star'
by Michael Major - September 22, 2023 Brent Cobb’s anticipated new album, Southern Star, is out now via Ol’ Buddy Records/Thirty Tigers. Produced by Cobb (his first self-produced album) and recorded at Macon’s famed Capricorn Sound Studios, Southern Star is a love-letter to Cobb’s southern roots, filled with the sounds and stories of hi... 
Range Media Partners Signs Country Hitmaker Russell Dickerson
by Michael Major - September 21, 2023 With his fall Big Wheels & Back Roads headlining tour set to begin later this month, country hitmaker Russell Dickerson has signed with Range Media Partners’ Music Division. The multi-platinum artist and Tennessee native’s first four singles have reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart.... 
Range Music Launches Music Publishing Division; Announce Casey Robison as Head of Music Publishing
by Michael Major - September 12, 2023 The division represents a wide range of talent including Jack Harlow, Saweetie, Justin Tranter, Cordae, Midland, Murda Beatz, Nova Wav, Nicky Romero, D Smoke, PARTYNEXTDOOR, Hailey Whitters, Lauv, MAX, HARV, Sean Douglas, Wondagurl, Rich the Kid, Yola, Eric Bellinger, Tkay Maidza, Pentatonix, Luke G... 
Luke Combs' Record-Breaking 2024 Stadium Tour Sells Over One Million Tickets in Opening Weekend
by Michael Major - September 12, 2023 Luke Combs sold over a million tickets for his 2024 “Growin’ Up and Gettin’ Old” stadium tour in the first weekend tickets were on-sale, with 16 of the 25 shows selling out immediately including back-to-back nights at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium, East Rutherford’s MetLife Stadium, Santa Clara’s Levi’s... 
Luke Combs Nominated for Four Awards at 57th Annual CMA Awards
by Michael Major - September 07, 2023 8x CMA Award-winner and reigning 2x Entertainer of the Year Luke Combs is nominated for four more awards at this year’s 57th Annual CMA Awards: Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year (Gettin’ Old) and Single of the Year (“Fast Car”). Written by Tracy Chapman, “Fast Car... 
Hailey Whitters Nominated For New Artist Of The Year At The 57th Annual CMA Awards
by Michael Major - September 07, 2023 The Iowa-born, Nashville-based country star Hailey Whitters earned a nomination for New Artist Of The Year at the 57th Annual CMA Awards. This nomination marks the first for Whitters at the CMA Awards and follows her New Female Artist Of The Year win at this year’s ACM Awards.... 
Zach Bryan, Carrie Underwood & More Nominated For CMA Awards - Full List of Nominations!
by Michael Major - September 07, 2023 Top nominees include first-time nominee Jelly Roll with five nominations, while Luke Combs and HARDY collect four nominations each. Jordan Davis, Ashley McBryde, producer/mix engineer Joey Moi, songwriter/producer Jordan Schmidt, Chris Stapleton, Morgan Wallen and musician/producer Derek Wells secur... 
Luke Combs Makes Billboard Country Airplay Chart History; First Artist Ever to Simultaneously Hold #1 and #2 Spots
by Michael Major - September 05, 2023 This achievement comes as Combs’ single, “Love You Anyway,” is #1 this week—his 17th consecutive #1, yet another unprecedented feat—while his version of Tracy Chapman’s Grammy Award-wining song, “Fast Car,” is currently #2, after topping the chart earlier this summer. “Love You Anyway” reaches #1 ju... 
Brent Cobb Releases New Single 'When Country Came Back To Town'
by Michael Major - August 18, 2023 Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and musician Brent Cobb has released his brand new song, ‘When Country Came Back to Town’, alongside an official music video. A journey through Cobb’s own career, the song reflects on the recent evolution of country music and pays respect to many of Cobb’s peers a... 
Luke Combs Confirms 25 New U.S. Stadium Shows With 2024 'Growin' up and Gettin' Old Tour'
by Michael Major - August 15, 2023 Reigning 2x CMA Entertainer of the Year Luke Combs will perform 25 U.S. stadium shows next year with his “Growin’ Up and Gettin’ Old Tour.” Special guests for the Friday night shows include Cody Jinks, The Avett Brothers, Charles Wesley Godwin, Hailey Whitters and The Wilder Blue, while the Saturday... 
Hailey Whitters Hit Single 'Everything She Ain't' Goes Platinum
by Michael Major - August 14, 2023 Whitters was supporting the duo in Doswell, VA when they came out mid-set to present her with the honor of her first platinum record. The RIAA certification follows her rapid ascent after winning “New Female Artist of the Year” at the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards in May, where she performed ... 
Hailey Whitters Releases New Song 'Tie'r Down' from 'I'm In Love EP'
by Michael Major - July 21, 2023 The Iowa-born, Nashville-based country star and ACM “New Female Artist of the Year” Hailey Whitters released a new song “Tie’r Down” from her forthcoming EP I’m In Love. The new song follows the release of the EP’s title track “I’m In Love” that was named one of the best songs of the week last week ... 
Hailey Whitters Announces New EP 'I'm In Love'
by Michael Major - July 12, 2023 The Iowa-born, Nashville-based country star and ACM “New Female Artist of the Year” Hailey Whitters announced a new six-song EP I’m In Love that will be released on July 28 via Pigasus / Songs & Daughters / Big Loud. The song was written by Nicolle Galyon, Lee Miller, and Cameron Bedell. Plus, check... 
Stephen Wilson Jr. Releases Moving Dedication to His Late Father
by Michael Major - June 16, 2023 The Southern Indiana-born, Nashville-based artist Stephen Wilson Jr. released new single “Father's Son,” a stirring tribute to his late father soundtracked by delicate strings and sweeping slide guitar. The song is his first new release following his critically-acclaimed debut EP bon aqua, released ... 
CMA Fest Breaks Records in Its 50th Year
by Michael Major - June 12, 2023 Luke Combs welcomed Vince Gill for a performance of “One More Last Chance,” while Carly Pearce brought Jo Dee Messina to the stage for an exciting rendition of “I’m Alright.” Elle King and Tanya Tucker joined Lainey Wilson for an electric performance of “Texas (When I Die).” The roar of the crowd wa... |
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