Before the American Music Awards kicked off in Los Angeles on Oct. 9, many country stars walked the red carpet outside the Microsoft Theater, including Carrie Underwood, Thomas Rhett, Kane Brown, Kelsea Ballerini, Florida Georgia Line and more. Take a look at 17 of our favorite photos, courtesy of O’Connor/AFF-USA.com. photos by O\’Connor/AFF-USA.com… MORE
Kane Brown was country music’s biggest winner at the 2018 American Music Awards on Oct. 9 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Kane took home three trophies, including Favorite Male Artist – Country, Favorite Album – Country and Favorite Song – Country. Carrie Underwood copped the award for Favorite Female Artist – Country, while…… MORE
Luke Bryan’s 5th annual Crash My Playa concerts on January 23–26 in Riviera Maya, Mexico, are taking shape with the announcement of headliner Thomas Rhett and performers Dustin Lynch and Lauren Alaina. TR and Lauren will be making their first appearances at Crash My Playa, while Dustin will return for the fifth time. “So excited…… MORE
The Grand Ole Opry paid homage to icon Ray Charles on Oct. 8 with a special showcase that was hosted by Darius Rucker and featured performances by Darius, Cam, Brett Eldredge, Ronnie Milsap, Lukas Nelson, LeAnn Rimes, Allen Stone, Travis Tritt, Charlie Wilson, Leela James, Jessie Key, Chris Young and Boyz II Men. The night’s performances…… MORE
From nominations and notes to performers and presenters, here’s everything a country music fan needs to know about the 2018 American Music Awards. Date: Oct. 9 Time: 8 p.m. ET/delayed PT Location: Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Television Station: ABC Host: Tracee Ellis Ross Pre-Show: 6 p.m. EST via YouTube Performers: Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift,…… MORE
There’s a “Small Town Southern Man” being painted on the side of the Redneck Gourmet building at 11 North Court Square in downtown Newnan, Ga. Of course, the “man” is Newnan native and Country Music Hall of Fame member Alan Jackson. The new 20-foot-by-40-foot mural is being painted by Tim Davis, who also painted the…… MORE
John Prine has the chance to go where few country artists have gone: the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. John is among the nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2019. Other nominees include Def Leppard, Devo, Janet Jackson, Kraftwerk, LL Cool J, MC5, Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine,…… MORE
Faith Hill will put her music expertise to use as a judge on the upcoming TV talent competition, The World’s Best, which will premiere on CBS in 2019. Faith will be joined by fellow judges RuPaul Charles and Drew Barrymore, while James Corden will serve as host and co-executive producer of the 10-episode series. According…… MORE
It’s official. Russell Dickerson isn’t a one-hit wonder. After topping the charts earlier this year with “Yours,” the Tennessee native has scored his second No. 1 hit with “Blue Tacoma,” which topped both the Billboard Country Airplay chart and Mediabase chart this week. Russell co-penned the tune with Casey Brown and Parker Welling. “‘Blue Tacoma’…… MORE
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The guys from Old Dominion—Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, Geoff Sprung, Brad Tursi and Whit Sellers—are following up their fifth No. 1 single, “Hotel Key,” with the release of “Make It Sweet.” The new track is the lead single from Old Dominion’s upcoming third studio album. “We walked into the studio one day without discussing what…… MORE
