Darius Rucker entered stealth mode for a special episode of CBS’ Undercover Boss on May 12. The country star traveled to Austin, Texas, on an undercover journey to discover the next great musical act. During part of his time incognito, Darius assumed the identity of Jackie Middleton, a busker who hits the streets to make…… MORE
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Former middle school classmates Kane Brown, 23, and Lauren Alaina, 22, may have taken different paths to their respective stardom, but their paths have crossed again more than a decade later. Kane’s current single, “What Ifs,” features vocals from Lauren. The tune, which was penned by Kane, Matthew McGinn and Jordan Schmidt, is the third…… MORE
With all of the success that Thomas Rhett (CMA Single of the Year, ACM Male Vocalist of the Year) and Maren Morris (CMA New Artist of the Year, ACM New Female Vocalist of the Year, Grammy Best Country Solo Performance) have had over the last six months, they might feel like they’re stuck in the…… MORE
T minus nine days (May 12) until Zac Brown Band releases its much-anticipated fifth major-label studio album, Welcome Home, a project that Zac promised would go “straight back to our roots.” Zac has kept his word. Following the release of “My Old Man” (Feb. 3), “Real Thing” (March 20), “Family Table” (April 7) and “All…… MORE
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After the release of their new video for “It Ain’t My Fault,” the Brothers Osborne may get another trophy to add to their collection. The reigning CMA and ACM Vocal Duo of the Year dropped a comical, high-energy new video for “It Ain’t My Fault”—think Point Break meets the Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage”—that features an armed…… MORE
Singer/songwriter Jeffrey East stopped by NASH morning show Ty, Kelly & Chuck for today’s 10-minute tune, which challenges artists to craft a song—in 10 minutes or less—on a relevant topic of the day. With news that an asteroid will be visible in the sky today (April 19), Jeffrey summoned his intergalactic know-how to create a…… MORE
On July 6, 2015, a group of modern-day musical “outlaws” joined forces at the Moody Theater in Austin, Texas, to pay tribute to Waylon Jennings, who died in 2002. Today (April 7), a new two-disc recording (CD and DVD) of the concert has been released, and CMT will premiere the two-hour broadcast tonight at 10…… MORE
The Swon Brothers—Zach and Colton—stopped by NASH morning show Ty, Kelly & Chuck for today’s 10-minute tune, which challenges artists to craft a song—in 10 minutes or less—on a relevant topic of the day. The Swon Brothers’ inspiration behind today’s tune is the viral video of a young boy’s encounter with a llama at the…… MORE
Cam has had a busy week across the pond performing in London, Glasgow and Dublin during the fifth annual Country 2 Country festival. In addition to her trifecta of performances for the European crowds, the California native made time to stop by BBC Radio’s The Chris Evans Breakfast Show, where she serenaded the morning crew…… MORE
Luke Bryan stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night (March 2) to perform his current single, “Fast.” But before Luke took the stage to play his Billboard Country Airplay Top 10 hit (#7), he was roped into a game of Catchphrase with teammate Jimmy against actors Octavia Spencer and John Lithgow. Luke…… MORE
