The Chicks are going on tour this summer. The 27-city trek begins June 14 in St. Louis, MO and wraps on August 13 in Washington state, with Patty Griffin set as an opening act. Tickets go on sale March 4 at 10 a.m. local time.
Trisha Yearwood is expanding her pet brand, Trisha Yearwood Pet Collection, with a new dog food line based on recipes adapted from her cookbooks. It will be available at Kroger nationwide.
Trace Adkins has sold out his show at the Ryman Auditorium on April 8 as part of his The Way I Wanna Go Tour. This marks his first appearance at the Mother Church of Country Music since 2012.
Carly Pearce is receiving a distinct honor from her home state.
The “Every Little Thing” hitmaker will be inducted into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame’s class of 2022 later this year. The Taylor Mill native will join the likes of Loretta Lynn, Keith Whitley and The Backstreet Boys, who are also members of the institution.
“Kentucky is where I learned to love country music and the incredibly talented musicians who wove their stories and texture throughout the genre. From straight-up sass of The Judds and Patty Loveless or truly understanding Loretta Lynn’s heartache, to the bluegrass tinge of Ricky Skaggs and Bill Monroe, their influences have driven my music,” Carly says in a statement. “I am so excited and grateful to be inducted into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame this fall.”
The induction ceremony will take place on October 28 in Renfro Valley. An exhibit about Carly’s career opened at the museum last year.
Kane Brown has returned to the top of the country music charts with “One Mississippi.”
This week, the superstar reached the summit on country radio with his new #1 hit, and Kane took to his Instagram Stories on Sunday to share a simple, but sweet message in reaction to the news. “Thank you country radio,” he wrote alongside a series of heart emojis.
This marks Kane’s seventh #1 hit following, “What Ifs” featuring Lauren Alaina, “Heaven,” “Lose It,” “Good as You,” “Homesick” and the most recent, “Famous Friends,” a collaboration with Chris Young.
“Famous Friends” is up for multiple awards at the 2022 ACM Awards, including Single of the Year, Music Event of the Year and Video of the Year. The show airs on Amazon Prime Video live from Las Vegas on March 7 at 8 p.m. ET.
It’s lucky number seven for Carrie Underwood‘s oldest son!
On Sunday, Carrie and her husband, Mike Fisher, celebrated the seventh birthday of their son Isaiah. The superstar singer commemorated the occasion with a celebratory post on Instagram showing that Isaiah had a Star Wars-themed birthday party at a skating rink, complete with a disco ball, a Darth Vader cake with galactic frosting and his name written in bold red lettering, and storm trooper balloons. She also shared a photo of her son and his friends playing the claw crane arcade game.
But alongside the fun, Carrie took a moment to reflect on her son’s character.
“It has been so much fun to see this little dude grow! He has the biggest heart and the brightest smile,” she describes in the caption, praising her firstborn son’s “strong and pure” faith. “He is an old soul with a vintage style.wise beyond his years. He’s the kind of kid that would rather raise money for the kids at @danitaschildren than get gifts for himself! What 7 year old does that?!?! I am so blessed to be his mom and I can’t wait to see where God leads him in the years to come. Happy birthday, monkey! We love you!”
Carrie’s former tour mates Maddie Font of Maddie & Tae and Runaway June‘s Jennifer Wayne are among those who wished Isaiah a happy birthday in the comment section. “He’s getting too big. Happy happy birthday Isaiah!” Maddie writes alongside a crying face emoji. “Happy birthday Isaiah!!! Cannot believe you are 7!!!” adds Jennifer.
Carrie and Mike are also parents to three-year-old son Jacob.
Jimmie Allen is leaning into sentimentality on “Down Home,” the lead single off his forthcoming third studio album. Jimmie shared a preview of the track in December 2020, which serves as a letter to his late father, James, who passed away at the age of 65 in 2019.
“Down Home’s” lyrics reference the many ways Jimmie’s family lived “down home” in his native Delaware, from his mom cooking grits to the now Nashville-based singer hustling away at his music dreams. “I hate that you’re gone/I wish you were here/But I hope I’m making you proud ’cause I know you’re up there/Looking down home,” Jimmie sings over a melody accented by steel guitar.
“It's a song that's actually helped me a lot because in the midst of missing my father, I think about him seeing everything I've got going on and it's like even though he's gone, he's always with me,” Jimmie explains of “Down Home,” calling it “one of the most special songs” he’s written, and adding, “I hope this song finds its place in the world and this song helps people that have lost not only a father, or a parent, or a loved one just like the song has helped me.”
“Down Home” will officially be released on March 8. It follows Jimmie’s most recent #1 hit, “Freedom Was a Highway,” featuring Brad Paisley.
“Down Home” is also the name of Jimmie’s headlining tour that continues through May 13.
Brooks & Dunn are set to embark on an arena tour this year — and they’re bringing a slew of modern superstars with them.
Joining the legendary duo of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn when they setg off on the Reboot Tour are opening acts Jordan Davis, Jon Pardi, Walker Hayes, Gabby Barrett and Riley Green, along withTenille Townes, Morgan Wade, Dillon Carmichael and other rising stars.
The trek begins on May 5 in Evansville, Indiana and concludes on June 25 in Detroit and sees Brooks & Dunn headlining arenas for the first time in more than 10 years. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time.
Visit Brooks & Dunn’s official website for a full list of dates.
Tensions rose over the weekend as Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered nuclear deterrent forces to be on high alert, and the United States advising that Americans should leave Russia as soon as possible.
As fighting continued across Ukraine overnight into Monday morning, Ukraine and Russia prepared to meet at the border of Belarus, where Kyiv said it would push for a cease-fire during the talks with officials from Moscow. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had agreed to meet with the Russians on the border of Belarus “without preconditions” after speaking with that country’s president, Alexander Lukashenko, but added that he did not expect those ‘talks to be fruitful.’
Meanwhile, the European Union made a historic move to finance the purchase and delivery of lethal weapons to aid the Ukrainian resistance. FedEx and UPS announced they were suspending shipments to Russia, further isolating Russia’s economy from the rest of the world. And Google will no longer allow Russian state media outlets to run ads, following a similar decision over the weekend from YouTube, and from Meta — Facebook’s parent — saying it would suspend Russian state media’s ability to run ads and monetize them on its platforms.
For full, in-depth coverage of the Russia-Ukraine crisis, head to NBC News at the link here, or click the link to ABC news below.
Congress is lifting its mask requirement on the House floor, making face coverings optional for President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Tuesday. Federal regulators eased guidelines last week in a rethinking of the nation’s strategy to adapt to living with COVID-19.
Congress’ Office of the Attending Physician announced the policy change Sunday, lifting a requirement that has been in place for much of the past two years on Capitol Hill. The Capitol move also comes just one day before Washington’s mask mandate expires on Monday, and as a host of states and local governments have begun implementing the new CDC guidelines and lifting mask-mandates indoors and in schools.
The nation’s capital is now in an area considered low risk under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s new metrics, which place less of a focus on positive test results and more on what’s happening in community hospitals. The new system greatly changes the look of the CDC’s risk map and puts more than 70% of the U.S. population in counties where the coronavirus is posing a low or medium threat to hospitals. Healthy people in those risk areas can stop wearing masks indoors, the agency said.
Mask-wearing will still be a personal choice in Congress and special precautions will be in place for Biden’s speech. Unlike last year’s joint address, this year will be open to all members of Congress. All attendees will be required to take a COVID-19 test before entering the chamber ahead of Biden’s address.
Dierks Bentley's latest single, “Beers on Me,” gets an assist from two of country music's brightest up-and-comers, Hardy and Breland, each of whom had a hand in writing the song.
While Hardy lent his pen to “Beers on Me” in the kind of writing session that's pretty standard for Dierks and his collaborators, Breland's contribution came about in a way that's a little more unorthodox.
It all started when Dierks played him the song — which, at the time, he thought was finished — and asked if Breland would like to sing a verse. Breland jumped at the opportunity, but asked if he could put his songwriter's stamp on “Beers on Me,” too.
“We play the track over and over again, and he just started pulling things out of the air,” Dierks remembers. “Laughing to himself, messing with his hair…[I'm] like, What is he doing?!' And writing stuff on his phone. It was just like watching a mad scientist.”
The result? Lyrics so colorful and clever that Dierks had to think about them for a minute before he understood them. “You know, I like my drinks like my roof — on the house.' Like, What does that mean? Oh my gosh, he likes free drinks!'” the star offers as an example.
“What he wrote was so well-written,” Dierks continues. “I feel like the rest of us had been painting with, like, six colors and he was using a paint set that had, like, 120 different colors to draw from.”
“Beers on Me” is currently inside the top 10 at country radio.
Cody Johnson’s single “‘Til You Can’t” has hit the No. 1 position on Billboard’s airplay, streaming and sales-based Hot Country Songs chart. “’Til You Can’t” continues its climb at country radio sitting at No. 8 on Billboard and No. 5 on Mediabase airplay charts. The RIAA certified, gold-selling song is the debut single from Johnson’s sophomore major-label release, Human The Double Album.
Said Johnson to Billboard: “I’m so excited to see the ripples that this song has created. ‘Til You Can’t’ has such a positive message, and it’s so much fun to sing! After playing music for almost 15 years, I’m still taken back by the power of a good country song; I’m very excited about what’s to come, and very honored by the success of the single on all platforms!”
