Country
Tim McGraw Shows Off His Vocal Chops With This Elton John Classic on ‘Colbert’: Watch
Tim McGraw is currently starring on the Taylor Sheridan series 1883, alongside wife and fellow artist Faith Hill, but he’s still a musician at heart. On Feb. 2, during an appearance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, McGraw got some help from Jon Batiste & Stay Human on an impromptu cover of the Elton John classic “Tiny Dancer.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news At the conclusion of Colbert’s interview with McGraw, the late-night host asked the musician-actor if he would sing them into the break. McGraw happily agreed, asking to sing “Tiny Dancer.” McGraw has long covered the John hit in concert, and even teamed with John himself to perform “Tiny Dancer” as the opening performance of the 2003 American Music Awards. McGraw also included a ...
Morgan Wallen, Miranda Lambert & Kane Brown to Headline 2022 Watershed Festival
The Watershed Music and Camping Festival shared its 2022 lineup on Tuesday (Feb. 2), and promises a trio of headlining performances from Morgan Wallen, Miranda Lambert and Kane Brown. Set for July 29 to July 31 at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Wash., The Watershed festival — which celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2022 — will welcome several other performers to the festival’s two stages, including Lauren Alaina, Tenille Arts, Callista Clark, Jessie James Decker, current Billboard Country Airplay chart-topper Jordan Davis, Caylee Hammack, LOCASH, Jake Owen, Michael Ray, Chase Rice, Jameson Rodgers, Runaway June, Dylan Scott, Tenille Townes, Hailey Whitters and Dee Jay Silver. Additional performers will be announced soon. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest video...
Lady A and Lady A Settle Lawsuits over Shared Name
Blues veteran Lady A and country superstars Lady A (formerly Lady Antebellum) have agreed to settle a lawsuit over their shared name. As The Hollywood Reporter notes, they filed joint requests for dismissal on Monday. Details have not been made public, and it’s unclear if money changed hands or whether both parties will call themselves Lady A going forward. Lady Antebellum drastically shortened their name in 2020 following protests over George Floyd’s murder by a Minneapolis cop. At the time, they wrote of antebellum, “We are regretful and embarrassed to say that we did not take into account the associations that weigh down this word referring to the period of history before The Civil War, which includes slavery. We are deeply sorry for the hurt this has caused.” However, they al...
Hargus ‘Pig’ Robbins, Country Hall of Fame Member Who Played With George Jones, Patsy Cline, Bob Dylan & More, Dies at 84
Hargus “Pig” Robbins, a Country Music Hall of Fame member and renowned session pianist who played with the likes of George Jones, Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn and many more, has died. He was 84. Robbins passed away on Sunday (Jan. 30), the Country Music Hall of Fame confirmed. In a statement from the Country Music Association, CEO Sarah Trahern wrote, “Hargus ‘Pig’ Robbins was a defining sound for so much of the historic music out of Nashville. His talent spoke for itself through his decades-spanning career and work as a session pianist with countless artists across genres. Our hearts go out to his friends and family during this difficult time.” Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum CEO Kyle Young said, “Like all successful session musicians, Pig Robbins was quick to adapt to any studio ...
Dolly Parton Praises Taylor Swift and Britney Spears: “You Have to Stand Up for Yourself”
Dolly Parton was one of 12 children and she broke into a notoriously misogynistic country scene in the 1960s, so she is perhaps the world’s preeminent expert on making her voice heard. In a new interview with Hollywood Life, she sang the praises of Britney Spears and Taylor Swift, applauding one’s triumph over an abusive conservatorship and the other pushing back against insults from Damon Albarn, saying, “You have to stand up for yourself.” “I really get rubbed wrong sometimes when people mistreat the artist. I don’t like that,” she said. “I don’t like to judge other people and their problems, but when all that stuff that happens, like with Britney Spears — when they get [wrapped up in] controversy like that, you have to kind of stand up for yourself.” She also defended Swift, who Albarn ...
Jay DeMarcus’ Red Street Records Launches Country Division
Rascal Flatts‘ Jay DeMarcus is expanding his Red Street brand with the launch of Red Street Country after launching the company as a Christian label, Red Street Records, in 2018. DeMarcus, who is Red Street’s owner/CEO, and owner/chairman Dan Crockett are celebrating the label’s expansion with a press conference Thursday (Jan. 27) at the label’s Nashville headquarters. DeMarcus and Crockett are funding both labels, which are self-distributed. Red Street Country’s first signing is singer-songwriter Ryan Griffin, whose self-released single, “Salt, Lime & Tequila,” reached No. 3 on Billboard‘s Country Digital Song Sales chart last year and No. 1 on SiriusXM’s The Highway. Griffin is working on a new album. Several notable music industry veterans have joined the Red Street Country tea...
Dolly Parton Finally Reveals Whether or Not Her Breasts Are Insured
Dolly Parton is speaking out on a longtime rumor surrounding her breasts. The country icon appeared on Wednesday’s (Jan. 26) episode of Today With Hoda and Jenna, where she laid speculation that she had her breasts insured to rest, following news that model Heidi Klum had her legs insured for $2 million. “Well, it’s not true about that,” Parton revealed. “Years ago, was it Betty Grable or one of the great famous stars that was famous also for her legs, and at that time I said, ‘Well, maybe I should get my boobs insured, since I’m famous for them.’ But it was just a joke. I didn’t do that.” Parton then cheekily responded to Klum’s insured legs. “By the way,” she teased, “you can get new boobs but you can’t get new legs.” The 76-year-old star celebrated her birthday on January 19 after ...
Carrie Underwood, Thomas Rhett, Zac Brown Band & More Set for 2022 iHeartCountry Festival
Carrie Underwood, Thomas Rhett, Zac Brown Band and Maren Morris are among the artists set for this year’s iHeartCountry Festival presented by Capital One, set for May 7, the event announced Tuesday (Jan. 25). This year’s performers will also include Dustin Lynch, Jimmie Allen, Scotty McCreery, Cody Johnson and more. iHeartMedia personality Bobby Bones will again host the event, to be held at Austin, Texas’s new Moody Center, which opens in April on the University of Texas campus. The show will broadcast live on iHeartMedia’s country stations and on iheartradio.com on May 7, beginning at 8 p.m. ET. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Country music fans across the country look forward to the iHeartCountry Festival each and every year,” said Rod...
How Kip Moore Turned ‘The Song That Got Away’ From a Decade Ago Into a New, Re-Recorded Single
What’s old is new again for Kip Moore’s latest radio single, “Crazy One More Time (Revisited),” which comes out today (Jan. 21) and goes to radio on Monday. “Crazy One More Time” originally appeared on Moore’s 2012 MCA Nashville debut, Up All Night. The country star released four singles from the album, including “Somethin’ ‘Bout A Truck,” which hit No. 1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, and “Hey Pretty Girl,” which reached No. 2. Explore Explore Kip Moore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “To tell the truth, after ‘Pretty Girl,’ we were going to put out ‘Crazy One More Time’ [as a single],” Moore tells Billboard of the track he wrote with Chris Lindsey and Aimee Mayo. “But that would have been our fifth single from the album. I had been tou...
Luke Combs & Wife Nicole Expecting First Child
A baby is on the way for reigning CMA entertainer of the year Luke Combs and his wife Nicole Hocking. On Thursday (Jan. 20), the couple shared they are expecting their first child, a boy, in the spring. The couple shared a few pregnancy photos along with an image of a sonogram. The “Doin’ This” singer shared, “Here we go y’all! Lil dude Combs is coming this Spring! Couldn’t be more excited to start a family with this babe. It’s gonna be a hell of a ride @nicolejcombs.” Explore Explore Luke Combs See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Nicole also shared the pregnancy photos on her Instagram, with the caption, “this may be the best year yet 🤍baby BOY combs coming spring 2022!! we are so incredibly excited & thankful.” The couple got engaged in 2018,...
Keb’ Mo’ Sets His Heart Toward Home on New Album ‘Good to Be’
Keb’ Mo’ has lived in Nashville for more than a decade, but his latest album, Good to Be, out Friday on Concord Records, owes much of its genesis to the 70-year-old music icon’s childhood home in Compton, Calif. “In the years gone by, I would go to Compton and see my mom quite often, when she was alive — and I have one sister that still lives in Compton,” he tells Billboard. In 2018, just prior to his mother’s passing, Keb’ Mo’ purchased and renovated his childhood home. Explore Explore Keb’ Mo’ See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “She had been renting it out for some time,” he explains. “We bought it from her estate and fixed it up. We knocked the wall out between the little living room and the kitchen. We wanted to make it all it could be, to...
Lil Durk Brings Out Morgan Wallen for ‘Broadway Girls’ at MLK Freedom Fest
Lil Durk was joined by Morgan Wallen for a performance of their collaboration “Broadway Girls” during the MLK Freedom Fest at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Saturday (Jan. 15). Prior to bringing Wallen onstage, the Chicago MC introduced the country singer as being “genuine at heart” and made a reference to him being caught on video last year using the N-word. “Can’t nobody cancel s— without me saying it, you know what I’m saying?” Durk told the crowd. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Durk recently scored his first No. 1 as a lead artist on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart with the Wallen collab “Broadway Girls.” Dressed in a denim vest with dark pants, Wallen addressed the crowd before jumping into the track with Durk. “What’s up, N...
