Country music entertainer, award-winning TV host and Army veteran Craig Morgan had a big surprise up his sleeve Friday (Feb. 23) at the Grand Ole Opry. During his performance, Morgan invited his long-time friend, U.S. Army SFC Josh Ferguson, a disabled veteran, and his family onto the stage and surprised …

After announcing his forthcoming album, Seasons Change, is due March 16 on Triple Tigers Records and making some major decisions in his personal and professional career, Scotty McCreery’s debut single from the forthcoming album, “Five More Minutes,” becomes his first No. 1 hit, reaching the top spot on both the Billboard and Mediabase/Country Aircheck Country Airplay charts. The song cements RIAA Gold certification for combined units of steams and sales …

Powerfully standing in front of an illuminated heart backdrop to a standing ovation, Black River Entertainment’s Kelsea Ballerini personified loss, life – and especially love – during her headlining debut at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium last night. Despite fighting the flu, Ballerini thrived from the palpable energy of the sold-out Mother Church, …

It has only been one year since Brett Young emerged on the Country music scene with the release of his debut self-titled album, but Young has been “in the fast lane to become one of country’s breakout stars”ever since, quickly setting himself apart from the pack as he continues to …

Nashville-based touring guitar player and in-demand studio cat, Guthrie Trapp will roll-out Life After Dark, his star-studded second album, on March 9, 2018. Trapp brought together heavy-hitters from blues (Jimmy Hall), soul (McCrary Sisters), jazz (Jeff Coffin), and bluegrass (Sam Bush), along with some country-music royalty (Vince Gill, Paul Franklin) …

Wheelhouse Records act Runaway June rides into the Top 40 at Country radio this week with “Wild West,” its latest single, which fuses the group’s spellbinding vocals and tip-of-the-hat to timeless love. The trio continue to shatter a decade old record as Naomi Cooke, Jennifer Wayne and Hannah Mulholland become …

The Earls of Leicester, the Grammy award-winning, critically acclaimed sextet founded by 14-time Grammy winner Jerry Douglas, has announced a two night run at Country Music Hall of Fame’s CMA Theater, February 24 and 25. The two night performance is special for the band as the recordings will be used …

Country singer Daryle Singletary passed away this morning, February 12, at his home in Lebanon, Tennessee. The cause of death is pending. He was 46. Singletary is survived by his wife, Holly, two sons, Jonah and Mercer, two daughters, Nora and Charlotte, parents, Roger and Anita Singletary, brother, Kevin Singletary, sister-in-law, …

Across five independent albums and a decade-plus of touring, Wade Bowen has amassed a string of regional hits and awards, and also a fan base who is passionate about music. Indeed, in the fourteen years since Bowen launched his career at Stubb’s Barbecue in Lubbock, Texas, he’s risen from collegiate greenhorn to the …

Chris Janson was surprised during his sold-out Ryman Auditorium concert tonight by Opry member Keith Urban with an invitation to become an official Grand Ole Opry member. Urban surprised the Ryman audience by performing alongside Janson on the John Michael Montgomery hit “Sold,” a tune on which the two had …