Category Archives: Country News – ABC Audio
Jimmie Allen does the tango during his 'Dancing with the Stars' debut
ABC/Eric McCandlessJimmie Allen made his debut on Dancing with the Stars Monday night with an elegant tango. Jimmie and his dance partner, Emma Slater, blended two worlds, ta...
Sep 21, 2021
Kacey Musgraves' 'star-crossed' debuts at #3 on the 'Billboard' 200
Interscope Records/UMG NashvilleKacey Musgraves' new album star-crossed has debuted inside the top 10 on the Billboard 200. With 77,000 equivalent album units earned sin...
Sep 21, 2021
Blake Shelton warns his 'Voice' competitor Ariana Grande: "The bigger the star, the harder they fall"
Art Streiber/NBCAs Blake Shelton kicks off the latest season of The Voice, the veteran judge is happy to have some new blood joining the panel, as pop superstar Ariana Grande&...
Sep 21, 2021
Nashville notes
Keith Urban will be honored with the CRB Artist Career Achievement Award at the Country Radio Hall of Fame Induction Dinner and Awards Ceremony in Nashville on October 13. Tenille Town...
Sep 21, 2021
How the COVID-19 pandemic impacted Scotty McCreery's approach on 'Same Truck'
Triple Tigers Scotty McCreery had most of his new album, Same Truck, completed before the COVID-19 pandemic altered life in 2020. But the forced downtime allowed him to see the pro...
Sep 20, 2021
Cole Swindell tributes late mother with heartfelt "You Should Be Here" performance
Connie Chronuk/ABCCole Swindell brought the crowd to a standstill over the weekend with a tribute performance of to his late mother. Days before the Saturday show at the Xfinity Center in M...
Sep 20, 2021
Dustin Lynch, Lainey Wilson & more join lineup for Tracy Lawrence's turkey fry and benefit concert
Sean Hagwell Dustin Lynch, Lainey Wilson and Michael Ray are all giving back to a Nashville homeless shelter. The three stars are set to perform 16th Annual Mission: Pos...
Sep 20, 2021
Keith Urban shares "Crimson Blue" from 'Nine Perfect Strangers'
ABC/Image Group LAKeith Urban is contributing to wife Nicole Kidman's show, Nine Perfect Strangers, in the form of a song. In the finale episode of the hit Hulu series, fans ...
Sep 20, 2021
Sam Hunt on his songwriting process: "I'm always nostalgic"
Connor Dwyer Sam Hunt leaned into nostalgia when writing his new single, "23." The song finds Sam reflecting on a past love, wondering where she is now and remembering her as a "Memphi...
Sep 20, 2021
Country star trivia
On this day in 1964, one of country music's biggest stars got married. A member of both the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Grand Ole Opry, it was his first, and only, marriage, with his wife remai...
Sep 20, 2021
