Taylor Swift Named ACM Entertainer of the Year for Second Year

Taylor Swift was named Entertainer of the Year for the second year in a row by fans during Sunday’s ACM Awards. Taylor took advantage of her time onstage to thank her fellow nominees and give a shout out to Kevin McGuire, the young man suffering from Leukemia who was supposed to be her date. Kevin was [...] Read More

GAC Pays Tribute to Earl Scruggs Saturday, March 31

GAC pays tribute to music legend Earl Scruggs this Saturday, March 31 at 4 p.m. Eastern, re-airing Sunday, April 1 at 9:30 a.m. Eastern. Host Bill Codyshares his last interview with the music icon as he chats about everything from meeting Lester Flatt, when he was 10 years old to developing his famous ‘three finger [...] Read More

Top 10 Country Tweets of the Week

Country music stars sure love Twitter! This week, Joe Bonsall of the Oak Ridge Boys, Loretta Lynn and Dierks Bentley pay tribute to the late Earl Scruggs, Sara Evans and Carrie Underwood prep for the ACM Awards, Martina McBride gives a special birthday shout out to her daughter and Jake Owen hangs with Jay Leno. [...] Read More

Banjo Legend Earl Scruggs Dies at 88

GAC extends condolences to the family, friends and fans of Country Music Hall of Famer Earl Scruggs. The Tennessean reports Mr. Scruggs died Wednesday morning at a Nashville hospital. He was 88. Scruggs popularized a three-fingered style of playing banjo that transformed the instrument, inspiring countless musicians and giving bluegrass one of its signature sounds. [...] Read More

Freddy Fender, Gene Autry Recordings Among 2012 GRAMMY Hall of Fame Inductees

The Recording Academy has announced the newest additions to the GRAMMY Hall of Fame collection. The 2012 class highlights diversity and musical excellence and includes both singles and albums. Among the new inductees are Gene Autry’s “Deep In The Heart of Texas,” Freddy Fender’s “Wasted Days and Wasted Nights” and Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs’ [...] Read More