Music News

As we told you, funeral services for Charlie Daniels will be held today in Tennessee, and the state will honor the singer with quite a gesture. 

While the 55^th Annual ACM Awards aren’t scheduled to take place until September, the Academy of Country Music is already making plans for 2021.

There are certainly a lot of great country artists out there, but for Brett Young he doesn’t see them as competition.

Aubrie Sellers is set to release her new EP “World on Fire” on August 7^th, and she just shared one of the songs that will be on it, a cover of the Chris Isaak classic “Wicked Games.”

Blake Shelton is following in Garth Brooks’ footsteps and putting on a drive-in concert for fans. The Encore Live drive-in concert will take place July 25^th, and will feature girlfriend Gwen Stefani and Trace Adkins.

Margo Price’s third album, “That’s How Rumors Get Started,” drops Friday and she’s found a unique way to promote it, while helping out local businesses in Nashville.

Zac Brown Band held a “4th With The Family” livestream over the weekend to benefit Zac’s Camp Southern Ground and raised a ton of dough. The band raised $1.4 million for the camp, which supports U.S. military veterans and helps them return to civilian life.

Raelynn just shared a new single. The tune, “Me About Me,” is set to appear on her upcoming EP, “Baytown,” which drops August 14^th.

ACM is giving fans something new to do on Wednesday nights. Starting tomorrow they’ll launch the new weekly series “Wine Down Wednesdays,” which will feature a variety of female country artists.

Legendary entertainer Charlie Daniels died yesterday at Summit Medical Center in Hermitage, Tennessee from a hemorrhagic stroke. He was 83. Daniels, known for his fiddle playing, had his biggest hit with the 1979 GRAMMY-winning tune “The Devil Went Down To Georgia,” which actually went to number three on the “Billboard” Hot 100.