Concerts/Events
Country Fest 2019
Country Fest is an annual music festival held in late June at the Amphitheater Venue in Cadott, Wisconsin. Established in 1987, it is the largest country music and camping event in the United States.… more info »
Country Thunder
Old Dominion with Brandon Lay
Country band Old Dominion will bring their growing collection of No. 1 hits to the Main Stage on Friday, Aug. 9. Old Dominion burst onto the country music scene in 2015 with their smash single “Break Up With Him”, but members of the group had found success long before then, penning hit songs for Kenny…… more info »
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Taco Bell Hotel Opens in August
Taco Bell is opening a hotel, and now they’ve announced the opening date. The hotel, in Palm Springs, California, is set to open August 8th, and if you’re interested in staying there, now’s your chance to book a room. Reservations open Thursday at 1 pm EST, and you’ll have to book fast because since it’s…
COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS
Nashville notes
Burke/Triolo Productions/ThinkstockRiley Green’s debut single, “There Was This Girl,” has been certified gold in Canada. Country Music Hall of Famers Alabama will wrap up their 50th Anniversary Tour with a stop at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, November 20. Fellow Hall of Famer Charlie Daniels will also be a part of the show. Tickets go on sale Friday. Brad…
“Things That We Drink To”: Morgan Evans feels the love for “Day Drunk” Down Under
ABC/Image Group LA Morgan Evans’ “Day Drunk” may only now be nearing the top twenty in the U.S., but it’s already been a massive hit in his native Australia, topping both the country and the pop charts. The “Kiss Somebody” hitmaker admits that’s not too bad for a song that was inspired by spending a…
Countdown to “Country Music”: Dierks, Vince, Dwight, Skaggs and more star in PBS Ryman special
PBSThe countdown to filmmaker Ken Burns’ eight-part, sixteen-hour PBS documentary Country Music begins Sunday, September 8 with a special live concert recorded at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium. The two-hour music special features both songs and performers that figure prominently in the epic re-tracing of country music’s history. Dierks Bentley sings Waylon Jennings’ “Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way,”…
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
YouTube gamer star Etika found dead of apparent suicide
Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) –(NOTE NATURE, CONTENT) YouTube star and popular online gaming personality Etika has been found dead, the New York Police Department confirmed to ABC News. The cause of death appears to be suicide. He was 29. Amofah’s body was recovered from New York City’s East River near the South Street Seaport on Tuesday…
‘Annabelle Comes Home’ takes over theaters Wednesday
Warner Bros.(LOS ANGELES) — Opening nationwide Wednesday: * Annabelle Comes Home — In the third chapter in the Annabelle series and seventh installment in The Conjuring film franchise, demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren — again played by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga — lock the titular possessed doll in a glass case. But that’s not enough to keep it from setting its sights on a…
Cast of ‘Younger’ stars in new PSA to protect women against violence
Photo courtesy of TV Land(NEW YORK) — The cast of Younger is taking a stand to protect women against violence. The show’s stars — Sutton Foster, Hilary Duff, Debi Mazar, Miriam Shor, Nico Tortorella, Peter Hermann, Molly Bernard and Charles Michael Davis – have teamed up with The United State of Women for a new…