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January 14, 2025

Carrie Underwood To Perform At Monday’s Inauguration

Carrie Underwood will perform “America the Beautiful” at Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday. She’ll sing “America the Beautiful” with the Armed Forces Chorus and the United States Naval Academy Glee Club. Carrie says, quote, “I love our country and am honored to have been asked to sing at the Inauguration and to be a small part of this historic event. I […]

January 14, 2025

The Wiggles Have Gone Country, Too!

The Wiggles are releasing a full country album called “Wiggle Up, Giddy Up”, featuring Dolly Parton, Lainey Wilson, and other stars. It comes out in March. The full tracklist: Wiggle Up, Giddy Up! (feat. Dasha) Counting 1 to 5 Friends! (feat. Dolly Parton) We’re the Cowboys Friends of Dorothy (feat. Orville Peck) Watching the Ponies Hats, Boots, Ride! Introduction […]

January 14, 2025

Granite Falls Man Shot by Police Sentenced to 7 Years

MONTEVIDEO — A Granite Falls, Minnesota, man shot by law enforcement during an attempted arrest after a traffic stop outside the city in 2023 has been sentenced to serve seven years in prison for second-degree drug possession. The West Central Tribune reports 24-year-old Dylan McKaide Anderson-Butler, formerly of St. Paul, pleaded guilty to the felony charge in October in Chippewa County District […]

January 13, 2025

Chris Stapleton, Shaboozey, Jelly Roll & More – Performing Half-Time Show At Madden Bowl

Chris Stapleton, Jelly Roll, Tucker Wetmore and Shaboozey are all tapped to perform at the Madden Bowl at the Orpheum Theater in New Orleans during Super Bowl week. The VP of EA Sports says, “EA Sports is a cornerstone of Super Bowl Week, and on Friday [February 7th] at Super Bowl 59, we’re bringing together fans, music, […]

January 10, 2025

Blake Shelton Surprises Hoda Kotb During Her Last Week On The Today Show

Blake Shelton surprised Hoda Kotb during her final week on the “Today” show and shared an old story that made everyone blush. PHOTO CREDIT: The Today Show/NBC .

January 10, 2025

Country Music Makes Big Showing on Billboard’s Top Most Influential Artists List

Billboard’s list of the 100 most influential musical artists of the 21st century dropped and people are talking about how well country is represented. There’s no beating Taylor Swift, in any genre with any album. But she did get her start in country music, after all. The rest of the 99 slots have quite a lot of […]

January 10, 2025

Local Groups Raise $45K to Begin Redwood Falls Police K9 Program

(Learfield News/Redwood Falls, MN) – The Redwood Falls Police Department is preparing for its first K9 officers after a local group raised $45,000 to get the program started. Chief Jason Cotner says the grassroots group PROTECT began last summer (2024). He says despite being dedicated to first responder agencies, “they had learned one of the […]

January 9, 2025

Headliners and Dates Announced for Field & Stream Fest

The Field & Stream Music Fest will now take place October 3rd to the 5th in Winnsboro, South Carolina. Headliners are Miranda Lambert and ZZ Top on night one, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Riley Green on night two, and Eric Church and Bailey Zimmerman will close the festival out. The Field & Stream Music Fest just announced its lineup and it is stacked. […]

January 9, 2025

Zach Bryan Tops Best Songwriters List of the Past 12 Months

Since 2018, “MusicRow” has published a weekly songwriter’s chart based on airplay, downloads, and streams. The Top Songwriter Chart shows us who are the most active and successful songwriters in Nashville. These are the Top 10 of 2024: 1. Zach Bryan. “Pink Skies” . . . “I Remember Everything” 2. Ashley Gorley. “I Am Not Okay” . . . “I Had […]

January 8, 2025

Jason Aldean and Brooks & Dunn to Perform One-Night Only Fenway Park Show in May

Jason Aldean and Brooks & Dunn are doing a one-night only show at the famous Fenway Park in Boston. It will also feature special guests Nate Smith, and RaeLynn. The show will take place on Friday, May 30th. Tickets for the Fenway Park show will be available on Friday, Jan. 10th. FOR TICKETS & INFO, CLICK HERE PHOTO CREDIT: […]