Academy of Country Music Pledges $2.5 Million to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

The Academy of Country Music has pledged $2.5 million to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Working on a Building: Country Music Lives Here campaign. The capital campaign will help finance the Museum’s expansion from 140,000 square feet to more than 350,000 square feet. The new space will include the ACM Contemporary Gallery [...] Read More

Johnny Cash Music Festival Set for October 5

With the success of last year’s Johnny Cash Music Festival, festival founder Bill Carter and Arkansas State University officials have decided to hold the festival again this year. This year’s event will take place October 5 at ASU’s Convocation Center. Artists scheduled to appear include Johnny Cash’s daughter Rosanne Cash, Willie Nelson, Dierks Bentley and [...] Read More

GAC’s Top 20 Patriotic Songs

By David Scarlett, with Sarah Wyland If you want to hear patriotic songs, whether openly saluting the military or just extolling the virtues of everyday life in America, country music is a great place to start. The tunes that made it on our list of the 20 Greatest Country Patriotic Songs are by some of country’s [...] Read More

Top 20 Country Songs About Dad

Becoming a father doesn’t necessarily take a lot of talent. But being a good dad – well, that is a tough undertaking. And just when Pop gets it figured out, the kid gets a little older and treats him differently. Or another one comes along and changes up the family dynamics. Parenthood is actually a [...] Read More

GAC Album Review: Josh Turner’s Punching Bag

Following an arena-sized introduction sounding like it’s straight out of a boxing ring, Josh Turner launches into his fifth album, Punching Bag, with a powerful anthem. The album, due in stores June 12, takes its title from the rollicking barnburner – but not its overall theme. Though the lyrics of “Punching Bag” speak of being [...] Read More