After circumnavigating the globe with more than 70 concerts in seven countries, Keith Urban is extending his Graffiti U World Tour with additional dates this summer and fall. Keith will bring his revamped show—new music, new lighting, new production—to 13 festivals and fairs, including stops in Chicago, Cheyenne, Louisville and more. “I’m always looking for…
Maren Morris continues to forge her own pathway in the country music industry and beyond. For that, we salute her. After teasing a Playboy collaboration on her socials in April, Maren dropped a few revealing pics from the shoot via Twitter and Instagram on June 11, noting that “something with Playboy is coming next week.”…
Charles Esten continued his long-running philanthropic work with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society during his “Light the Summer Night” benefit concert at Nashville’s 3rd & Lindsley on June 6. The inaugural event, which was hosted by Shawn Parr and featured performances by Charles, Lee Brice, Eric Paslay, Jillian Cardarelli, Taylor Noelle, LaLa Deaton, The Adelaides,…
After only his 16th appearance on the Grand Ole Opry, Luke Combs was surprised by John Conlee, Chris Janson and Craig Morgan with an invitation to join the esteemed club during his set on June 11. The trio of Opry members joined Luke onstage to extend the invitation after the 29-year-old sang his recent No.…
Granger Smith and wife Amber are honoring their late son, River Kelly Smith, with a new T-shirt that benefits the Dell Children’s Medical Center. River, 3, was cared for by the staff at Dell Children’s Medical Center in Central Texas after a tragic accident that ultimately took his life on June 6. The River Smith…
Kelsea Ballerini is once again in familiar territory. The Tennessee native scored her fifth career No. 1 single as “Miss Me More” ascended to the top spot on the Mediabase chart, following previous No. 1 singles “Love Me Like You Mean It,” “Dibs,” “Peter Pan” and “Legends.” “Miss Me More,” which was penned by Kelsea,…
Miranda Lambert’s MuttNation helped 61 dogs find forever homes during its fourth annual CMA Fest Adoption Drive on June 6–9. Since its inception in 2016, the Adoption Drive has collaborated with the Nashville Humane Society to help more than 210 shelter dogs find homes. To get the Adoption Drive kicked off on June 6, more…
Florida Georgia Line has headlined a handful of monster-sized tours over the last half-decade, including Here’s to the Good Times Tour (2013–14), Anything Goes Tour (2015), Dig Your Roots Tour (2016) and Smooth Tour (2017). After more than 220 headlining dates over the course of the aforementioned tours, FGL’s Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley have…
Randy Houser and wife Tatiana announced via Instagram that they are the proud parents of a newborn son, Huckleberry “Huck” Randolph Houser. Huck was born on June 9, weighing 7 lbs., 6 oz. “He’s handsome, healthy, and happy and we couldn’t be more excited to get him home and start the next chapter of our…
Another CMA Fest is in the books . . . thanks goodness we had cameras everywhere. Check out 12 of our favorite photos from CMA Fest’s Nissan Stadium Shows, including Dierks Bentley, Carrie Underwood, Chris Janson, Dan + Shay, Tim McGraw, Eric Church, Keith Urban, Luke Bryan, Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, Thomas Rhett and Maren…
