Category Archives: Country News – ABC Audio
What are Jimmy Fallon and Jimmie Allen doing with Dolly at Dollywood?
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for ACMIt looks like Dolly Parton may have a little Christmas present for us. The legendary philanthropist and musician has been spotted shooting something at her Ea...
Aug 18, 2022
Not just an "Old Chunk of Coal": Combs, Church and more cover John Anderson
Easy Eye SoundLuke Combs, Eric Church, Ashley McBryde and Brothers Osborne are just some of the artists who cover country legend John Anderson on the new S...
Aug 18, 2022
The other side of "What He Didn't Do": Carly Pearce is "Happy Now"
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for ACMIt's safe to say Carly Pearce has put behind her the heartbreak that she so ably chronicled on 29: Written in Stone. If you're looking for proof, just ch...
Aug 18, 2022
Luke Bryan reveals the first “country music celebrity” he ever met
ABCLuke Bryan’s one of the biggest stars in the country genre these days, but way back at the beginning of his career, he was a fan -- and like any fan, meeting one of his idols left him starstr...
Aug 18, 2022
Ingrid Andress’ “Wishful Drinking” duet partner could never have been anyone but Sam Hunt
ABCIngrid Andress has got a top 10 hit on her hands with “Wishful Drinking,” and she says the duet would never have worked so well without a perfect choice of duet partner: Sam Hunt. &ldqu...
Aug 18, 2022
Nashville notes: Cole Swindell tour dates, CMT’s “Next Women of Country” showcase + more
Cole Swindell added three more dates to his Back Down to the Bar tour this week. In October, he’ll make two extra stops in Georgia, and he also just added a show in Charlotte, North Carolina. Fo...
Aug 17, 2022
Garth Brooks to give the first concert at newly opened Thunder Ridge Nature Arena
Jesse Grant/Getty ImagesThunder Ridge Nature Arena, a newly constructed venue at Bass Pro Shops Big Cedar Lodge in the Ozarks of Missouri, is opening with a bang: Garth Brooks will perform the arena&r...
Aug 17, 2022
Little Big Town, Shania Twain + more stars to have guest spots on new Fox drama 'Monarch''
Marcus Ingram/Getty ImagesThe already star-studded cast of Fox’s forthcoming TV series Monarch just got a major boost from four massive country stars. Little Big Town, Shania Twain, Ma...
Aug 17, 2022
Blake Shelton recruits Jimmie Allen to be his team’s mentor on season 22 of 'The Voice'
Trae Patton/NBCAs he gears up for a new season of The Voice, coach Blake Shelton has some serious country star power by his side: He’s enlisting Jimmie Allen as the guest mentor to his team. &ld...
Aug 17, 2022
LoCash band member Preston Brust opens up about his lengthy struggle with Bell’s palsy
Danielle Del Valle/Getty ImagesPreston Brust, one half of country duo LoCash, is opening up about his decadeslong fight with Bell’s palsy, a facial weakness condition. First diagnosed in 2009, P...
Aug 17, 2022
