Category Archives: Country News – ABC Audio
Dierks Bentley remembers his dad 10 years after his death: “Think about him every day”
ABCDierks Bentley is remembering his late father, Leon Bentley, this week on the 10-year anniversary of his death. The singer paid tribute to his dad on social media with a special chi...
Jun 02, 2022
Luke Combs shares his Shania Twain fandom, teases ‘90s-inspired unreleased track
ABCt’s no surprise to Luke Combs’ fans that he’s a huge ‘90s country devotee: The singer has collaborated with Brooks & Dunn not once but twice, both on their Reboot projec...
Jun 02, 2022
Darius Rucker expands entrepreneurial side, open to starting a Nashville bar: “I’m looking into it”
ABCDarius Rucker isn’t just a rock-turned-country star who found success both as a solo country act and as the frontman of Hootie & the Blowfish -- he’s a noted entrepreneur, too. Thes...
Jun 02, 2022
Mickey Guyton to reunite with The Black Pumas for next 'CMT Crossroads'
ABCMickey Guyton, who shared the stage with The Black Pumas at this year’s CMT Music Awards, is reuniting with the soul duo once more for a new installment of CMT Crossroads, according to a repo...
Jun 02, 2022
Maren Morris is bringing baby Hayes on tour for the first time: “I think he thinks the tour bus is like camp”
ABCMaren Morris hits the road next week, launching her 2022 Humble Quest Tour. It’s the first full headlining tour she’s mounted since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and it’s a ...
Jun 02, 2022
Keith Urban’s “Wild Hearts” thanks naysayers for “great motivation” to prove them wrong
ABCKeith Urban’s current single, “Wild Hearts,” is a love letter to the dreamers of the world, encouraging listeners to chase their passion, no matter how many people tell them it ca...
Jun 02, 2022
Nashville notes: Jackson Dean, Billy Ray Cyrus + more
In case you missed it, rising act Jackson Dean made his Grand Ole Opry debut Tuesday night. There will be plenty of opportunities to see him live this summer, as he’s joining Lee Brice on t...
Jun 01, 2022
Mickey Guyton revisits “Better Than You Left Me”: “The song that started it all for me”
ABCYears before she shot to fame with the success of songs like “What Are You Gonna Tell Her” and “Black Like Me,” Mickey Guyton got her start with her 2015 debut single &ldquo...
Jun 01, 2022
Parker McCollum says Eric Church is “class act top to bottom” after opening for him in Milwaukee
Katie Kauss/Getty Images Parker McCollum’s got nothing but good things to say about Eric Church. The rising country star was the opening act for Eric’s American Family Field show in Milwau...
Jun 01, 2022
Kane Brown, Loretta Lynn + more join 'AARP The Magazine'’s multi-generational country music cover story
ABCCountry music gets a spotlight in the upcoming June/July edition of AARP The Magazine, which features a sweeping, multi-generational lineup of the genre’s biggest acts celebrating America. Co...
Jun 01, 2022
