Country music in 2021 – by the numbers… 33 songs went to number-one on the Billboard country airplay chart in 2021 – one song even did it twice (more on that in a bit) 5 artists hit number-one for the first time in 2021 (Blanco Brown, Niko Moon, Lainey Wilson, Elvie Shane, & MacKenzie Porter)…… MORE
You know the host… and the nominees… and also the performers… Now, the presenters for the 55th Annual CMA Awards have been announced… Handing out the trophies Wednesday night, November 10th, on ABC TV – Trace Adkins, Ingrid Andress, Kelsea Ballerini, Deana Carter, Lauren Daigle, Russell Dickerson, Faith Fennidy, Florida Georgia Line, Freddie Freeman, Amy…… MORE
Darius Rucker recently appeared on Good Morning America to chat with Ginger Zee about his upcoming 2022 theater tour – and Darius also shared a bit of the story behind his recent prank on visitors to the Nashville Madam Tussauds. After that, Darius performed his hit song “For The First Time” – watch it all…… MORE
Darius Rucker will be hitting the road for a run of shows in famous theaters in 2022. Stops on the Theater tour include The Met in Philly, the Beacon Theatre in NYC, the Fox Theatre in Detroit, and the Chicago Theatre. Darius says “It’s been a dream of mine for a while to bring our…… MORE
Darius Rucker loves to have a good time…and he also loves a good prank! So, in the spirit of having some scary fun he headed to the Nashville Madame Tussauds Wax Museum to give some unsuspecting people a “Meet and Boo!” That prank was a masterpiece… Photo Courtesy of Darius Rucker… MORE
Keb’ Mo’ – legendary Blues singer-songwriter – is leaning on a couple of country music artists for his new single “Good Strong Woman” from his upcoming album, Good To Be. Keb’ Mo’ says “I cowrote this with two of Nashville’s best country writers, Jason Nix and Jason Gantt. It’s a song that I didn’t think…… MORE
Darius Rucker‘s song “My Masterpiece” name checks the famous artist Pablo Picasso, so Darius broke out the paint brush to make his own masterpiece…he shared the results on social media. Here’s Darius Rucker’s other musical work of art – “My Masterpiece.” Photo Courtesy of Darius Rucker & UMG Nashville… MORE
Darius Rucker – who famously sang that the “Dolphins Make Me Cry” – will be shedding less tears this Sunday as he’ll be singing before their game. Let’s go!! Can’t wait for another season of Dolphins football in Miami. I’ll be singing the National Anthem at the home opener on September 19th at Hard Rock…… MORE
Kane Brown has been named to the 2021 TIME100, TIME’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The list, selected by editors and now in its eighteenth year, recognizes the impact, innovation and achievement of the world’s most influential individuals. The profile piece honoring Kane was written by fellow country star Darius…… MORE
Looks like the C2C is a-go! The announcement came, “We’re delighted to announce our line-up for C2C 2022! We can’t wait to finally celebrate the return of live country music to UK and Ireland together at C2C!” While all the artists have not be revealed yet, the headliners alone make us want to book our…… MORE