Category Archives: Country News – ABC Audio
“Memory”: Kane Brown’s new blackbear duet is a sobering look at the downside of life lived fast
CaptvartKane Brown and his latest out-of-genre collaborator, pop songwriter/producer blackbear, share a word of warning in their new song, “Memory.” The song’s lyrics address the anx...
Jul 09, 2021
Parmalee plan a new album 'For You', hot on the heels of their “Just the Way” chart success
Parmalee/Stoney Creek Records/BBR Music GroupEarlier this year, Parmalee returned to the top of the country chart with “Just the Way,” their collaboration with Blanco Brown. Now, with that...
Jul 09, 2021
Garth Brooks says fans should come to his Las Vegas show ready to party: “We’re going to hit hard and fast”
Kevin Mazur/BBMA2020/Getty Images for dcpIt’s been well over a year since Garth Brooks has hit the stage for a Stadium Tour stop, but that’s all about to change. On Saturday, July 10, he&r...
Jul 09, 2021
Carly Pearce’s “Next Girl” goes gold ahead of her Grand Ole Opry induction
Pictured L-R: Big Machine Label Group President/Founder Scott Borchetta, Carly Pearce, Big Machine Records GM Clay Hunnicutt; Credit Alexa CampbellCarly Pearce’s career accolades keep stacking u...
Jul 09, 2021
Zac Brown Band share a two-pack of singles, both co-written with Luke Combs
Warner Music Nashville/Home Grown MusicZac Brown Band dig into two very different classic country tropes in their new double single release, simultaneously dropping “Out in the Middle” and...
Jul 09, 2021
Country star trivia
Comstock/ThinkstockEleven years ago this weekend, this country superstar and her former Nashville Predators hockey pro husband were hearing “Church Bells” on their wedding day. Do you know...
Jul 09, 2021
Luke Bryan's Proud to Be Right Here, back "staring my fans in the eye and watching their smiles"
ABC/Eric McCandlessNearly fifteen months after he was supposed to launch his Proud to Be Right Here Tour, Luke Bryan is finally back onstage. While he admits unexpectedly being off the...
Jul 09, 2021
Nashville notes
Burke/Triolo Productions/ThinkstockAmerican Idol champ Laine Hardy will make his Grand Ole Opry debut on August 28. Tickets are available now. Travis Tritt has joined the lineup for the 2021 Volunteer...
Jul 09, 2021
Darius Rucker's legendary rock group Hootie & the Blowfish heads to Mexico for 'Hootiefest'
Todd & Chris OwyoungHootie & the Blowfish are here to help you stoke your '90s nostalgia and get a tan at the same time. Darius Rucker's iconic rock group is hosting HootieFest: The Big Splash...
Jul 08, 2021
LeAnn Rimes looks back at 'Blue' and life as a child country star: “I really respect myself as a kid”
Curb RecordsIt’s been 25 years since LeAnn Rimes released her career-making debut album, Blue, when she was just 13 years old. Now, in a new conversation with Kelleigh Bannen on Apple Music Hits...
Jul 08, 2021
