Lauren Alaina canceled a pair of shows on Aug. 29 in Rochester, N.Y., and on Aug. 31 at the Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam in Panama City, Fla., due to a “family medical emergency.” Lauren’s step-dad, Sam Ramker, has been battling Stage IV cancer since March. According to a Facebook post on Aug. 28, Sam was…… MORE
Jim Casey talks with Cole Swindell about: releasing his third studio album, All of It, on Aug. 17 the success of lead single, “Break Up In the End” co-writing five of the 12 songs on the new album listening to a lot of outside cuts for the new album carving out time to write songs…… MORE
Cole Swindell, Dustin Lynch and Lauren Alaina will team up for The Reason to Drink . . . Another Tour this fall and winter. The 25-date tour will launch on Oct. 4 in Tuscaloosa, Ala., and make stops in San Jose, Phoenix, New Orleans and more. “Being in a place in your career to go…… MORE
Lauren Alaina announced her engagement to longtime boyfriend Alex Hopkins on July 21. Lauren, who posted a pic on her Instagram page that shows off the new rock as she kisses her beau, captioned the photo: “Being yours forever has a nice “RING” to it. #HoppilyEverHopkins @_alex_hopkins WE ARE ENGAGED. EEEK. 💍❤️” Lauren, 23, and…… MORE
The Academy of Country Music announced its first round of performers and presenters for the 12th annual ACM Honors ceremony, which will take place on August 22 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. The ceremony will recognize the special honorees and off-camera category winners from the 53rd ACM Awards. Performers include Lauren Alaina, Kassi Ashton, Cam, Deana…… MORE
Lauren Alaina celebrated Independence Day in Washington, D.C., by performing her No. 1 hit, “Road Less Traveled,” as part of the PBS television special, A Capitol Fourth. Backed by the National Symphony Orchestra and an all-female drumline on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol, Lauren belted out her anthemic tune, which she co-penned with…… MORE
ACM New Female Vocalist of the Year Lauren Alaina revealed that her stepfather, Sam Ramker, has been battling cancer since March. In a post on Instagram, Lauren noted that Sam “is fighting harder than I thought was possible. He is the strongest person I know. Cancer doesn’t discriminate. It doesn’t care if you’re two or…… MORE
Growing up in Georgia, Jason Aldean was inspired by the sounds of everyone from the Allman Brothers and Alabama to Ronnie Milsap and Otis Redding. For his eighth studio album, Rearview Town, which dropped on April 13, the reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year says he put some of those influences to use by revisiting…… MORE
From “That’s My Job” and “A Boy Named Sue” to “Drive (For Daddy Gene)” and “Love Without End, Amen,” country artists have a long tradition of connecting with their dads in song. In honor of Father’s Day on June 17, Eric Church, Dierks Bentley, Kip Moore, Sam Hunt, Lauren Alaina, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood…… MORE
The Academy of Country Music announced that Lauren Alaina and Jon Pardi will co-host the 12th annual ACM Honors ceremony, which will take place August 22 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. The ceremony will recognize the special honorees and off-camera category winners from the 53rd ACM Awards. Performers and presenters will be announced in the coming…… MORE