Category Archives: Country News – ABC Audio
Dan + Shay's Dan Smyers says his mental health can be in "shambles"
Amy Sussman/Getty Images for The Recording AcademyDan + Shay might have one of the most successful careers in country music, but that doesn't mean they are immune to struggles just like everyone ...
Sep 30, 2021
Lady A's Dave Haywood was "wrecked" by lawsuit over name chang
Image Group LA/ABC via Getty ImagesLady A never imagined the backlash that would follow from changing their name, from Lady Antebellum to Lady A. The trio, who made the decision when th...
Sep 30, 2021
Pistol Annies deliver early Christmas present with 'Hell of a Holiday' album
Sony NashvilleA new album is coming from Pistol Annies, this time a Christmas one. The trio, made up of Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley, announced that th...
Sep 30, 2021
Carly Pearce's honest conversation with Ashley McBryde led to new duet
Carly Pearce on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”/ABCCarly Pearce got really, really personal on all of the songs from her latest album, 29: Written in Stone, including her "Never...
Sep 30, 2021
Country star trivia
On this day in 2015, a singer from a popular country group announced he was embarking on a solo project, amid rumors that the band was splitting up -- rumors that, thankfully, proved false. His s...
Sep 30, 2021
Thomas Rhett heads south for inspiration for new daughter's name
Katie Kauss/ABC via Getty ImagesThomas Rhett and his wife, Lauren Akins, will welcome their fourth daughter later this year, and they are already pretty close to picking out a name. The coup...
Sep 30, 2021
Lee Brice is getting used to falling asleep on the job again
Michael Tran/FilmMagicOne of Lee Brice's favorite things to do is perform in front of his fans, night after night. But after more than a year off of the road, Lee admits it has been a bit of a ch...
Sep 30, 2021
Through the "hard times" and "the greatest times," Lady A believes in 'What a Song Can Do'
BMLG RecordsLady A's uptempo hit, "Like a Lady," has been one of country music's stand-out, feel-good songs of the summer. It's the first release from the trio's seven-track What a Song Can...
Sep 30, 2021
Nashville notes
Trace Adkins just released the video for "Where the Country Girls At." The song, which features both Luke Bryan and Pitbull, is from his latest The Way I Wanna Go album. ...
Sep 30, 2021
Walker Hayes calls "Fancy Like" a love song for normal people
Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Innovation In Music AwardsWalker Hayes' career has had a big, big boost thanks to the viral success of "Fancy Like," a move that was anything but calculated. The Alabama ...
Sep 29, 2021
