Dierks Bentley, Chris Young and Eric Church were among a dozen songwriters honored at the annual CMA Songwriters Luncheon. They were each presented with the CMA Triple Play Award honoring songwriters who pen three chart-topping hits in a 12-month period. “People from all over the world recognize that Nashville is not only Music City, but […] Continue Reading →
Congratulations to Brantley Gilbert & Jana Kramer, who are engaged! People magazine reports Brantley popped the question to Jana on Sunday, Jan. 20, his 28th birthday. “We could not be happier!” the couple told the magazine in a statement. “We are so excited to share this special time with our loved ones and cannot wait […] Continue Reading →
Tim McGraw talks candidly about his former label home, Curb Records, in Billboard’s cover story. He also discusses his new album, Two Lanes of Freedom, out February 5. His first project for Big Machine Records includes the song “Highway Don’t Care,” a song with Taylor Swift featuring Keith Urban on guitar. It’s a full circle […] Continue Reading →
The Academy of Country Music is announcing the addition of a 2-night outdoor music festival as part of the THE ACM EXPERIENCE, the country music lifestyle event created for fans during The Week Vegas Goes Country®. The ACM Experience is a fan-focused three-day event including the ACM EXPO, outdoor music festival and much more, to […] Continue Reading →
Country music stars sure love Twitter! This week, Dierks Bentley is reunited with his best friend, Keith Urban makes his American Idol debut between Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj, Thompson Square scares fans with a sneak peek of their new video, Kacey Musgraves issues a cry for help and Taylor Swift’s exes have been warned. […] Continue Reading →
Brantley Gilbert’s first No. 1 hit was “Country Must Be Country Wide,” but he wasn’t prepared for just how wide country music’s reach is. When he first started touring the country, he was surprised to find passionate country fans in every city he visited. “Anytime we tour up North and Northwest it takes you by […] Continue Reading →
You could own Kellie Pickler’s truck! Ram Truck brand is continuing its Road to the Ram Jam country music series by holding the first of five charity auctions where each participating artist will auction off their 2012 Ram 1500 Laramie Longhorn truck to benefit a charity of their choice. Fans can start bidding on Kellie’s […] Continue Reading →
Tim McGraw has announced his Two Lanes of Freedom 2013 Tour presented by Penzoil. The 30-city tour kicks off in Birmingham, Alabama on May 2 and will feature Brantley Gilbert and Love and Theft as special guests. The tour will support Tim’s new album, Two Lanes of Freedom, out February 5. “This album marks a […] Continue Reading →
Each year we ask fans to help us choose the best of the best country music videos released during the prior 12 months for our year-end Top 50 Videos of the Year countdown. Here are the voting results for 2012 based on videos released and added to the GAC playlist from Nov. 1, 2011 to […] Continue Reading →
2012 was Greg Bates’ debut year on the country music scene and he has nothing to complain about. “2012 was an amazing year for me,” he said. “It was probably the best year of my life. I can’t say enough about how excited I am for “Did It For The Girl”. It went top 5 […] Continue Reading →
