Thomas Rhett Recalls His Grand Opry Debut

Country artists dream of someday getting the chance to play the historic Grand Ole Opry. When Thomas Rhett made his Opry debut, he called it one of the most nerve-racking moments of his life. He remembers sitting backstage in his dressing room, trying to remain calm. “My entire family was there,” he said. “I had [...] Read More

Alan Jackson, Travis Tritt & More Added to George Jones’ Final Nashville Show

George Jones’ final Nashville concert, set for November 22 at Bridgestone Arena, is officially sold out and the lineup keeps getting bigger. Alan Jackson, Travis Tritt, Pam Tillis, Kathy Mattea, Tracy Lawrence, Patty Loveless, Joe Diffie, Mark Chesnutt and T. Graham Brown are the latest additions to concert lineup. Additionally, Brenda Lee, John Conlee, Lee Greenwood, Eddy [...] Read More

Top 10 Country Tweets of the Week

Country music stars sure love Twitter! This week, Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton celebrate Team Blake’s The Voice win, Little Jimmy Dickens thanks fans for their birthday wishes with a blast from the past, Charlie Daniels surprises his granddaughter with an early Christmas gift and Brad Paisley and RaeLynn race the Mayans. Here are our [...] Read More

2012 Rewind: No. 9 – ABC’s Nashville Showcases Music City & Country Music

In May, The Hollywood Reporter reported that ABC had picked up the pilot of the music industry drama series Nashville. Largely filmed in Nashville, the primetime show stars Hayden Panettiere as breakout country star Juliette Barnes and Connie Britton as Rayna James, 40-year-old superstar and mother of two who is forced to tour with Juliette [...] Read More

Ken Burns Working on Country Music Documentary

Filmmaker Ken Burns is hard at work on a documentary on country music according to his partner, Dayton R. Duncan, reports the Tennessean. According to Duncan, Little Jimmy Dickens and legendary musician/producer Harold Bradley have both been interviewed for the project. “We’ve done films about uniquely American ideas and things that help tell us who [...] Read More