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Country Music Hall of Fame member and Recording Academy “Lifetime Achievement Award” recipient Charley Pride will celebrate his 25th Anniversary as a Grand Ole Opry member with appearances on the Opry Friday May 4 and Saturday, May 5. Pride, who made his Opry debut in 1967, is scheduled to perform extended …

Carrie Underwood will release Cry Pretty, her first studio album on Capitol Records Nashville on September 14.  The title track and lead single was released worldwide on April 11 and is the most added song at Country radio this week.  “Cry Pretty” has already topped the iTunes Top Songs charts …

With diverse guests – from Brooks & Dunn and KISS’ Tommy Thayer, to Jamey Johnson and Radney Foster – for nearly a decade, singer/songwriter and 3x GRAMMY winner Darius Rucker has spearheaded an event focused on amazing music, memorable collaborations and heartfelt stories resulting in over $1 million-and-counting raised for St. Jude …

Legendary country group Diamond Rio celebrated its milestone 20th Anniversary as a Grand Ole Opry member with an appearance on the Opry Friday night at the Grand Ole Opry House. Diamond Rio was inducted into the Opry family on April 18, 1998 becoming the first group since The Whites, who …

Kid Rock Tickets! Kid Rock announced yesterday he will launch the RED BLOODED ROCK N ROLL REDNECK EXTRAVAGANZA TOUR. Produced by Live Nation, the tour kicks off August 3 in Bangor, ME. Kid Rock will pick up friends Brantley Gilbert and Wheeler Walker Jr. to join him along the way, …

21-year-old pop singer Josie Dunne proves there’s a lot more than “Country” talent coming out of Nashville. The singer/songwriter recently released her debut single, “ Old School,” which hit the Top 15 on the US Viral Chart. She also released an accompanying, charming, fun video that stars her parents. Dunne’s new EP …

The Academy of Country Music revealed the winners of the new artist categories for the 53rd ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™, Country Music’s Party of the Year. Lauren Alaina, Midland, and Brett Young have been named New Female Vocalist of the Year, New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year, …

Joshua Hedley’s new song “I Never (Shed A Tear)” is premiering today (listen/share HERE). The song is second track unveiled from Hedley’s debut album Mr. Jukebox, which will be released April 20 on Third Man Records and is now available for pre-order. In celebration of the record, Hedley will make …

The Nashville Symphony has announced the winners of the 2018 Curb Concerto Competition, which annually distributes thousands of dollars in prize money to Tennessee students between the ages of 14 and 18. A total of 18 promising music students participated in this year’s competition, with the winners being selected following …

The Nashville Symphony’s Aegis Sciences Classical Series returns on March 8-10 to perform the Fifth Symphony of Gustav Mahler, a personal favorite of Symphony music director Giancarlo Guerrero, while renowned violinist Jennifer Koh returns to the Schermerhorn to join the orchestra for Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Violin Concerto. Here’s everything you need to know about …