Music News

Here’s some sad news. BJ Thomas announced on social media that he’s been diagnosed with Stage Four lung cancer. A statement from his rep says he’s being treated at a local facility in Texas, and “is hopeful for a complete recovery.”

Kelsea Ballerini has a new temporary gig. It was announced on “The Voice” last night that Kelsea will be filling in for an under the weather Kelly Clarkson during next week’s battle rounds. 

Carly Pearce played the Grand Ole Opry this weekend where she debuted a new song, “Dear Miss Loretta,” inspired by the legend Loretta Lynn.

Carrie Underwood is celebrating the release of her new faith-based album “My Savior” with a very special show.

Taylor Swift has rewarded an inquisitive grade schooler with a bunch of fun swag.  The girl, Emmy, has spent her quarantine sending questions to her favorite stars as part of her “7 Questions with Emmy" series on Facebook, and decided to try and get a few answers from Taylor. But while Tay didn’t actually give her an interview, she did give Emmy one huge surprise. 

A new Reddit thread has bartenders revealing the stereotypes they give to popular drink orders

Canaan Smith is ready to share some new music. The singer just announced his sophomore album, “High Country Sound,” will drop April 2^nd. The album features 12 songs, and Canaan served as producer or co-producer on all of them.

Chris Stapleton is featured in a new ad campaign for Ram Trucks. The campaign, which spans across television, digital and Ram brand social media channels, features Chris’ rendition of the classic song “I Am Ram.”

Lauren Alaina was supposed to perform at an acoustic radio show this weekend but had to pull out after testing positive for COVID-19. 

It was another great weekend of music for Country fans with several artists dropping brand new songs for them to enjoy.