GAC Album Review: Andy Griggs’ Naked

Andy Griggs’ new all-acoustic album, Naked, opens to the cowboy strum of a Waylon Jennings song. “Old Timer,” a Western-tinged epic, details a man getting back to his roots; a man getting back to the basics and yearning for the foundation of who he is. And more than just a great song, it’s a mission [...] Read More

Jason Aldean, Guy Clark, Blake Shelton & More Announced as ACM Awards Off-Camera Winners

Today, the Academy of Country Music is announcing the winners of awards that will not be televised during the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, due to time constraints. The ceremony will be telecast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 7, 2013 at 8 p.m. live ET/delayed [...] Read More

GAC Album Review: Blake Shelton’s Cheers, It’s Christmas

Spending Christmas with Blake Shelton must be a lot like visiting your favorite uncle for some festive holiday cheer. You know the one; it’s the uncle that makes sure all the lights are twinkling, that Santa and his reindeer have found their rightful place on the lawn, and that the eggnog is stocked and ready [...] Read More

Songwriter Bob McDill to be Honored with ASCAP Golden Note Award

ASCAP will honor legendary songwriter Bob McDill with the ASCAP Golden Note Award during its 50th Annual Country Music Awards, which take place October 29 at Nashville’s Gaylord Opryland. The ASCAP Golden Note Award is presented to songwriters, composers and artists who have achieved extraordinary career milestones. Past recipients include Don Williams, Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson [...] Read More

Kentucky HeadHunters, Exile Among Kentucky Music Hall of Fame Inductees

The Kentucky HeadHunters, Steven Curtis Chapman, Exile, Skeeter Davis, The Hilltoppers, Old Joe Clark and Emory & Linda Martin will be inducted into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame and Museum as the 2013 class of professionals honored for their contribution to music in Kentucky and around the world. The announcement was made during a [...] Read More