Entries by Sarah Kay

Nashville News, Tuesday 12/21/21

Dustin and MacKenzie remain at #1… Lauren Alaina is invited into the Opry… Congratulations go out to Dustin Lynch and MacKenzie Porter. The pair’s collaboration, “Thinking ‘Bout You,” claims the top spot on the Mediabase country singles chart for a second week. It’s official. Over the weekend, Trisha Yearwood invited Lauren Alaina to become the next member of the Grand Ole Opry. Before Trisha […]

Nashville News, Monday 12/20/21

Pistol Annies talk about their Christmas album… Dolly Parton has more world records… Pistol Annies’ Christmas album, Hell of a Holiday, might not have happened if it hadn’t been for pop singer Sia. Ashley Monroe and Angeleena Presley had been wanting the trio to do a Christmas album, but Miranda Lambert was a holdout. She wasn’t a fan of stale, old holiday music. […]

Nashville News, Friday 12/17/21

CMA Country Christmas to air again… Brad Paisley to host Ellen… ABC will air an encore presentation of CMA Country Christmas on December 23rd. Jimmie Allen, Breland, Brett Eldredge, Lady A, Pistol Annies, Carrie Underwood and Lainey Wilson join hosts Gabby Barrett and Carly Pearce for the 12th annual show. Brad Paisley will guest host Ellen DeGeneres on December 29th. This will be the first time Brad has hosted the show, though he’s been on […]

Nashville News, Thursday 12/16/21

Luke Bryan is this year’s top tour… Garth Brooks is going to Vegas for a bit… Congratulations go out to Luke Bryan. According to Pollstar, Luke was the top-grossing touring country artist of 2021. Luke lands at number-seven on the overall chart, selling over a half-million tickets during a year that got a late start due to COVID. Chris Stapleton also landed […]

Nashville News, Wednesday 12/15/21

Shania Twain is done in Vegas… Tim McGraw can ride a horse… Shania Twain has announced the final dates for her residency at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. The Let’s Go show will wrap its run at the Zappos Theater with performances June 3rd through 16th and August 26th through September 10th. Tim McGraw grew up around horses, so he says all […]

Nashville News, Tuesday 12/14/21

Dustin and MacKenzie are at #1… Keith Urban is a toad… Congratulations go out to Dustin Lynch and  MacKenzie Porter. The singer’s collaboration, “Thinking ‘Bout You” tops the Mediabase country singles chart this week, marking MacKenzie’s first country number one. Keith Urban is not hurting in the looks department, but in the new animated Netflix feature Back to […]

Nashville News, Monday 12/13/21

Everyone is performing at the New Year’s Eve Live in Nashville… Tim McGraw is going on tour… Lady A, Ingrid Andress, Breland, King Calaway, Riley Green, Sam Hunt, Chris Janson, Jon Pardi, Carly Pearce andLainey Wilson have been added to the lineup for New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash. They join the previously announced performers Jason Aldean, Jimmie Allen, Kelsea […]

Nashville News, Friday 12/10/21

Kelsea wants to record a Christmas album… Thomas wants to record a Christmas classic… Kelsea Ballerini hasn’t recorded a holiday album yet, but she really wants to. She says, “It’s been on my goal list for awhile. I just want to make sure I do it in the right time and I would love to write […]

Nashville News, Thursday 12/9/21

FGL is getting an exhibit at the Country Music HOF… Gary Allan is engaged… Florida Georgia Line is the subject of a new exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Florida Georgia Line: Mix It Up Strong tells he story of how Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley went from friends to award-winning musical collaborators. The exhibit opens January […]

Nashville News, Wednesday 12/8/21

Lauren Alaina is touring… Mark from Midland is a dad again… Lauren Alaina will kick off her second headlining tour, the Top of the World tour, on February 24th in Maryland and wrap things up on April 15th in Charleston, South Carolina. She will stop in Columbus on March 25th. Tickets go on sale December 10th. Midland’s Mark Wystrach shared a first […]