New Artist Spotlight: Kacey Musgraves

By Bob Doerschuk © 2013 CMA Close Up® News Service / Country Music Association®, Inc. One strength of country music is its ability to mirror real life. Rarer is the artist whose stories come to us not washed in neon but raised from a deeper, dreamier place. Kacey Musgraves is one such anomaly. Born in [...] Read More

Kenny Chesney Selects His Opening Acts with Fans in Mind

Kenny Chesney is known for bringing some of country’s brightest stars along on his summer tours and this year is no exception. Newcomer Kacey Musgraves and Eli Young Band are along for the ride while Eric Church will also take the stage on 16 of the 19 stadium concerts and Zac Brown Band will join [...] Read More

Kenny Chesney Kicks Off No Shoes Nation Tour in Tampa

Pirate flags were flying throughout the crowd when Kenny Chesney kicked off his 2013 No Shoes Nation Tour in Tampa, Florida at Raymond James Stadium on Saturday night in front of 48,000 fans. For more than two hours, Kenny played fan favorites, old songs, brand new songs and a few surprises. “We’ve been waiting to [...] Read More

ACM Entertainer of the Year Nominees Featured on Limited-Edition ZinePak

The Academy of Country Music and ‘ZinePak have announced the release of the Official 2013 ACM Awards ‘ZinePak, a limited-edition package spotlighting 2013’s biggest names and brightest new stars in country music. The collection includes a 120-page magazine with 35 songs on 2 CDs. It also includes a ballot with this year’s ACM Awards nominees [...] Read More

Kacey Musgraves Prepares to Hit The Road with Kenny Chesney

Kacey Musgraves just wrapped up a stint of dates on Little Big Town’s Tornado Tour, but there’s no rest for the weary. She’s been in rehearsals preparing to join Kenny Chesney’s No Shoes Nation Tour, which kicks off March 16 in Tampa at Raymond James Stadium. Ready or not, she’ll be center stage in some [...] Read More