Reba Originally Turned Down Seat on "The Voice" Reba McEntire was asked who should replace Blake Shelton on "The Voice” McEntire revealed that it couldn’t be her - she turned down the job 12 years ago when the show was just coming out McEntire said that filling Shelton’s shoes will be tough for whoever takes over McEntire & Shelton will have a new rivalry, however, with competing restaurants, in the meantime Source: Entertainment Tonight
Chris Stapleton Extends All-American Road Show Into 2023 Chris Stapleton announced 20 new shows for his “All-American Road Show” tour The tour includes guests Charley Crockett, Marcus King, and The War and Treaty The tour kicks off on April 26th in El Paso, Texas and ends four months later August 25th in Alpharetta Georgia Tickets go on sale to the general public February 10th, but his fan club members can purchase tickets on February 7th Source: Country Now
"Access" Hosts Remind Kelly Clarkson Of Blake Shelton Sloppy Wine Story Kelly Clarkson drank wine with Mario Lopez and Kit Hoover on “Access” The hosts brought up an old story about Blake Shelton saying Clarkson gets a little sloppy with wine Shelton said that Clarkson wore a white shirt and by the end of the night “It looked like she had gotten into a car accident with a wine bottle” Source: NBC
Maggie Baugh Drops Details Around "Story To Tell” Maggie Baugh has provided a few more details on her music video for “Story To Tell” Baugh says it reflects her journey from early childhood to present-day She hopes that the video will remind viewers to live in the moment Source: CMT
Zach Bryan Apologizes To Fans For Album Delay Zach Bryan announced that his next album is delayed The album was supposed to come out February, but he is now going to let “life play out” Fans on Twitter voiced their support for the singer Source: Taste Of Country
Rock Hall Of Fame Issues A New Mission Statement To Include Country And R&B The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame has addressed a growing critique from some of its members. Recently people have taken issue with non-rockers being inducted, specifically Dolly Parton in the 2022 class. But the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has issued a statement defending R&B and country as part of rock’s roots. Source: Ultimate Classic Rock
Luke Combs Provides Behind The Scenes Look At Making New Album's Cover Luke Combs provided a behind the scenes look at the making of his new album “Gettin’ Old” His new album “Gettin’ Old” and his previous album “Growin’ Up” have interconnecting art The singer showed the evolution of the album art from stick-figure sketch to final images in a video on Twitter The singer congratulated fans as well who figured out the two albums go together literally Source: Taste Of Country
Garth Brooks Defends Ticketmaster Garth Brooks has weighed in on the current Ticketmaster drama The country singer wrote an open letter to Congress defending Ticketmaster against allegations of unfair business practices Brooks says the real problem is scalpers Brooks says that its reasonable the site would freeze up if a tour has a ton of demand Brooks also said that he supports dynamic pricing, though he admits it can be hard on some fans Source: Ticket News
Tyler Hubbard Is "Thankful" For Fan Response To New Album Tyler Hubbard took to social media to thank his fans for supporting his new self-titled record.
Morgan Wallen Announces New Album Morgan Wallen announced a new album last night The album will feature 36 songs, and is due out March 3rd The album include collaborations with Erich Church, HARDY, Ernest, & Ashlyne Wallen Three new songs came out an midnight: “Last Night,” “Everything I Love”, and “I Wrote the Book” Source: Taste Of Country
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Jelly Roll Performs For Inmates At Jail He Served Time Jelly Roll went to the prison he previously served time in this weekend to perform for inmates Jelly Roll said that its “important that we give back”, and played his hits including “Son Of A Sinner” Jelly Roll went to the prison with Brantley Gilbert & Struggle Jennings Jelly Roll has previously said he’ll be donating $250,000 to the detention center he previously served time in as well Source: Taste Of Country
Kelsea Ballerini & Chase Stokes Pack On The PDA Kelsea Ballerini & Chase Stokes were caught kissing at the airport The duo was spotted earlier this week around Nashville as well The couple have previously dodged questions about their romance, but don’t look to be hiding anymore Ballerini & Stokes first drew attention when they were spotted at a college football game Source: TMZ
Zach Bryan Breaks Record For Most Weeks Spent #1 on Country Songwriters Chart Zach Bryan has broken the record for most weeks spent at #1 on the Country Songwriters Chart Bryan now has 32 weeks total on the chart, beating out Ashley Gorley who has 31 weeks Bryan has spent 24 weeks in a row at top of the chart Bryan has four songs on the chart, including his #1 hit "Something in the Orange" Source: Billboard
Chase Rice Debuts Emotional "Bench Seat” Chase Rice debuted a new single “Bench Seat” this weekend The single is about mental health, addiction, and how a dog saved his friend's life The song is written from the dog’s perspective Rice put out an 8 minute long music video as well to tell the full story Source: Country Now
Ashley Cooke Covers Tyler Hubbard’s "5'9” Ashley Cooke has covered Tyler Hubbard’s “5’9” She changed the lyrics, including the height to “6’2” Cook shared the re-mix on her TikTok Source: CMT
Scotty McCreery And Megan Moroney Join Brooks & Dunn’s Tour Scott McCreery & Megan Moroney have joined Brooks & Dunn’s 2023 tour Both artists shared their excitement on social media McCreery called it a “dream come true” Tickets go on sale Friday Source: Country Now
Luke Bryan Performs With Lionel Richie At "Crash My Playa” Luke Bryan wrapped up his “Crash My Playa” music fest with special guest Lionel Richie The pair sang a bunch Richie hits, from "Brick House" to "All Night Long” Bryan said singing with Richie was a “bucket list moment” Source: CMT
GRAMMYs Drop First List of Performers The GRAMMY Awards have announced the first batch of performers for the upcoming 2023 GRAMMYs - and they came out of the gate full-speed Lizzo, Bad Bunny, Mary J. Blige, Brandi Carlile, Steve Lacy, Luke Combs, Sam Smith and Kim Petras will play the awards show with more artists to be announced The 65th Annual GRAMMYs will air February 5 on CBS Source: Pitchfork