Category Archives: Country News – ABC Audio
Kacey Musgraves is one of 12 TIME Women of the Year for 2022
Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesKacey Musgraves has been named a 2022 TIME Woman of the Year, along with an inaugural class featuring CEOs, civil rights activists, athletes, artists and leaders in other fiel...
Mar 03, 2022
Luke Bryan, Chris Stapleton join the bill for Lionel Richie’s Gershwin Prize concert
ABC/Lou RoccoLuke Bryan and Chris Stapleton are repping the country genre in an all-star tribute show this month, honoring pop legend Lionel Richie. Lionel is receiving the Library of Congress Gershwi...
Mar 03, 2022
After an uncertain couple years, LOCASH are ready to party at the ACMs: “We got the IVs lined up for after”
Jason Kempin/Getty Images for BBR Music GroupLOCASH admit that during the touring shutdowns that came with the COVID-19 pandemic, the duo worried that their country music careers might be starting to ...
Mar 03, 2022
Nashville notes
Eli Young Band has announced a surprise concert at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo’s honky-tonk venue, The Hideout. The show is tonight at 10:15 PM. Cole Swindell teased a new collaborati...
Mar 02, 2022
Cody Johnson sells out RodeoHouston's opening night, following in the footsteps of some of the genre's titans
Terry Wyatt/Getty ImagesTexas traditionalist Cody Johnson is now part of a very select group of performers, as earlier this week he became the third act to ever sell out night one of the Houston Lives...
Mar 02, 2022
Eric Church books another stadium event, this time with Morgan Wallen and Ernest
Richard Gabriel Ford/Getty ImagesEric Church is adding another stand-alone stadium show to his tour plans this summer. He has announced a performance billed as “One Hell of a Night” at Min...
Mar 02, 2022
Luke Bryan, Dierks Bentley + more head up the lineup of inaugural Lasso Montreal country festival
ABC Luke Bryan, Dierks Bentley, Old Dominion and Kelsea Ballerini are just a few of the country A-listers headed north for the first-ever Lasso Montreal country music festival this summer. The tw...
Mar 02, 2022
Garth Brooks adds Cincinnati to his Stadium Tour destination list
Terry Wyatt/Getty ImagesGarth Brooks is making his debut performance at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati this May. He’s booked a Stadium Tour date for May at the home of the Bengals, just months...
Mar 02, 2022
“What do I do now?” Elvie Shane contemplates the pressure of following up his smash debut, “My Boy”
Jeremy CowartKentucky native Elvie Shane had to navigate a tumultuous path, shaken faith and heartbreak to become the person he is today. He chronicles that journey on his full-length debut, Backslide...
Mar 02, 2022
Priscilla Block "cried" when she found out about her ACM Award nomination: "It's such an honor"
Mercury NashvillePriscilla Block couldn't be more excited about her first nomination at the ACM Awards. "I can't even think about it," she expresses with enthusiasm. "It's such an honor to even b...
Mar 02, 2022
