Christmas 4 Kids, a non-profit organization that benefits hundreds of underprivileged children in Middle Tennessee, announces its all-star concert lineup, which includes Phil Vassar, Matt Ramsey of Old Dominion, Lonestar, Eddie Montgomery, Craig Wiseman, Jeffrey Steele and more set for Monday, November 25 at the historic Ryman Auditorium. Tickets are available Friday, September 27.
NS2 Serves, an independent nonprofit organization that offers technology training and employment assistance to veterans, is teaming up with GRAMMY®-winning American Idol Taylor Hicks for a concert tour to raise money for the next class of veterans in the program. The series of intimate performances will feature songs from Hicks' American Idol playbook along with a preview of new material from his highly-anticipated album due out next year. Performing in venues across the East Coast from October 10-24, Hicks has donated a pair of tickets and meet-and-greet packages for all six shows to a silent auction that will directly benefit NS2 Serves.
Billy Ray Cyrus, who was just announced as a two-time 2019 BET Hip Hop Awards nominee, will return to his legendary roots tonight when he performs his multi-platinum-selling legendary hit, “Some Gave All,” on NBC’s hit summer series “America’s Got Talent” with Voices of Service, a Northern Virginia quartet comprised of active and retired U.S. veterans. Cyrus will join Cher, Macklemore, Leona Lewis, Ozuna, Kygo, Lang Lang and Chris Jericho during the season 14 finale of “America’s Got Talent” a two-hour live telecast tonight, Wednesday, Sept. 18 (8-10 p.m. ET/PT).
The Bellamy Brothers are back in the states after a whirlwind European tour, visiting five countries in less than two weeks. Performing to sold-out crowds, all while filming season 3 of their hit reality show, "Honky Tonk Ranch," the non-stop duo will return to Europe in October for additional performances. An international symbol of country music (CMT.com / Samantha Stephens), cameras were rolling for Season 3 of "Honky Tonk Ranch" as the brothers were honored in Germany with Sign of Fame handprints, featured amongst world leaders and celebrities, including the Dalai Lama and Arnold Schwarzenegger. The Bellamy Brothers performed in Belgium, Norway, Germany, Switzerland and the historical Kimbolton Castle in the United Kingdom, where King Henry Vll's first wife, Catherine of Aragon lived until her death.
Hometown Rising, the first-ever Country Music & Bourbon Festival, produced by premier independent festival producer Danny Wimmer Presents, SOLD OUT all of its ticket packages with more than 70,000 in attendance to experience over 30 acts, including performances by Tim McGraw, Luke Bryan, Little Big Town, Keith Urban and Lindsay Ell. With two side-by-side main stages, as well as an emerging artist stage, fans enjoyed non-stop entertainment coupled with one-of-a-kind food and beverage options with bourbon selections from nearly two dozen distilleries, a variety of culinary dishes inspired by Kentucky flavors, and onsite experiences from Jack Daniel’s, Kentucky Department Of Tourism (KDT), and many more.
Distinctive vocalist and daughter of country royalty George Jones and Tammy Wynette, Georgette Jones knows a thing or two about heartache, resilience and perseverance. With her new album, Skin, the songstress collaborates with Grammy® winning icon Vince Gill on “I Know What You Did Last Night.”
Powerhouse vocal duo Presley Tucker and Spencer Bartoletti of Reverie Lane, whose new debut EP Women & Trains, dropped today, is “upbeat, sassy and a great deal of fun, featuring their soaring, honey-rich harmonies” (Digital Journal). Women & Trains is available on iTunes, Spotify and wherever music is sold. Reverie Lane is currently touring North America with music icon Tanya Tucker before they embark for 5 performances across Australia for C2C Australia and 7 shows in the UK.
Powerhouse vocalist Sandra Lynn continues crafting her musical chronicle with the release of her new single, "I Think of You," available today. Celeb Secrets Country exclusively premiered a first listen to the track, which serves as the third title in the second chapter of the relationship narrative that Lynn kicked off with her Fight EP last year.
In celebration of the release of Tanya Tucker’s acclaimed new album While I’m Livin’—the artist’s first Top Ten debut and tenth Top 10 album—the GRAMMY Museum® will host a special conversation and performance with Tucker and special guests Brandi Carlile and Shooter Jennings on Thursday, October 3 at 7:30 p.m. PT. Presented by American Express, tickets will go on sale September 19 at 12:00 p.m. PT.
Rising songstress, Olivia Ooms, will share her "passionate lyrics" and "distinctive pop-country sound" (LA Times/Ashley Ramynke) on "Good Morning LaLa Land" as she performs her latest single "California Country" live at 9 a.m. PT on Thursday, Sept. 12.