Four-time Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan will welcome cohort Blake Shelton as a headliner for the third year of Luke Bryan’s Crash My Playa, an all-inclusive concert vacation set for January 19–22, 2017, in Riviera Maya, Mexico. The Caribbean beach vacation will also feature Luke headlining two of the four nightly concerts. Additional performers…… MORE
Happy birthday to Lee Ann Womack, who turns the BIG 5-0 today (Aug. 19). The “I Hope You Dance” singer’s most recent album was 2014’s The Way I’m Livin’, which earned Lee Ann two Grammy nominations. photo by Terry Wyatt/Americana Music Association… MORE
Kelsea Ballerini will perform on ABC’s Good Morning America Summer Concert series on Friday, Aug. 18. Tune in from 7 a.m.–9 a.m. ET to see the country sweetheart sing songs from her debut album, including her gold-certified hit “Peter Pan,” which is Top 5 at country radio. photo by David O’Donohue… MORE
A collection of never-released Waylon Jennings recordings will finally be heard September 2nd when The Lost Nashville Sessions hits stores. The album’s track list includes classics such as “Only Daddy That’ll Walk the Line,” “Singer of Sad Songs” and “Green River.” A few cover songs are thrown into the mix, as well, including Jennings’ take…… MORE
Martina McBride’s next tour is dubbed ‘Love Unleashed,’ a name she came up with as a weapon against the overwhelming arsenal of bad news on television. “With so much tragedy and uncertainty in the world, our family is watching less news and spending more time listening to music, sharing stories over dinner and loving each…… MORE
Eric Church’s two sold-out solo shows last week at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado were sprawling, mostly acoustic events, with Church mixing in songs from his five studio albums with choice covers, including Leonard Cohen’s immortal “Hallelujah.” First released in 1984, the song has been covered six ways from Sunday by a wide range of…… MORE
During an industry party celebrating their Number One duet “Think of You,” Chris Young and Cassadee Pope teased the idea of singing together again. “We have talked about it in a very casual way, like maybe we should so something down the line,” Pope tells Rolling Stone Country. “I’m still working on my album, which…… MORE
Taylor Swift has pledged a $1 million relief donation to Louisiana after the state was struck with devastating torrential rains, causing massive flooding that killed at least 11 people. “We began [2015’s] The 1989 World Tour in Louisiana, and the wonderful fans there made us feel completely at home,” the singer told the Associated Press. “The…… MORE
Celebrities have answered the call to participate in the 22 Pushup Challenge and raise awareness for PTSD and other mental conditions afflicting veterans. Actor Chris Pratt responded Friday to a fan’s request on Twitter to participate, posting a video of him and his wife, actress Anna Faris, doing pushups. He forwarded the challenge to actors…… MORE
Dolly Parton will release her 43rd studio album, Pure and Simple, on Friday, Aug. 19. Dolly wrote all 10 tracks on the album. In other album news, Drake White (Spark), Casey Donahew (All Night Party) and Kiefer Sutherland (Down in a Hole) will also release new albums on Aug. 19.… MORE
