Brad Paisley tweeted a touching tribute to the late George Jones last week, immediately after The Possum's passing. Now, the singer has penned an essay, detailing both his appreciation for and his friendship with Jones, which was published by Billboard.
Country and rap collaborations are not uncommon. Recently, there's been Jason Aldean and Ludacris, and Taylor Swift and B.o.B. Now, Luke Bryan is reportedly getting in on the fun and looking for his chance to enjoy the cross-pollination of genres.Rapper T-Pain, known for popularizing Auto-Tune, has revealed that he cut a song with Bryan, the newly-crowned ACM Entertainer of the Year.
Kenny Chesney is often celebrated as one of the most successful touring acts across all genres -- he could easily sell out NYC's Madison Square Garden, the World's Most Famous Arena, with relative ease.
For his 'Boys 'Round Here' video, Blake Shelton used his A-list clout to recruit some high profile guest stars, like his wife Miranda Lambert, her bandmates in Pistol Annies and his 'The Voice' Season 2 team member RaeLynn, among others. They're all revelers at a party that looks like it could go horribly wrong and off the rails, but in the end, it's a good time for all the attendees.
Toby Keith is a proud American -- no one can dare argue that. His love for the country goes far, and takes care to visit the troops who are serving the nation as often as he can. The 'Red Solo Cup' singer recently visited servicemen and women and their families on his three-country, 10-day USO tour, which began April 28 and runs through May 7.
If you are going to break down in the middle of a desert while on tour, the best place to do so is near a casino, right? Well, that's just what happened to Florida Georgia Line, who were, well, cruising on the road when their bus conked out, leaving them stranded.
The Texas Thunder Festival, featuring the Randy Rogers Band, Wade Bowen, Casey Donahew Band, Josh Abbott Band and Stoney LaRue, makes its debut in 2013. It is also part of an effort to raise funds to benefit the schools, first responders and victims of the explosion that took place at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas 10 days ago on April 17.
More troubles for Billy Currington. The singer, who had a rough week as the result of being charged with making terroristic threats and abusing an elderly person, has been dumped as the pre-race entertainment at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Chris Young will be performing the national anthem at the Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama during Aaron's Dream Weekend, which takes place May 3 through May 5. So that's right around the corner.
Brad Paisley offered one of the most touching and heartfelt tributes to the late George Jones, who passed away on Friday, April 26 at the age of 81. Paisley issued his "in memoriam" style statement via Twitter, calling the singer "the greatest voice country music will ever know" and "one of the greatest friends you could ever have."
Actor Ashton Kutcher has caused another ruckus at a country music event. Last year, he incited the ire of Miranda Lambert at the 2012 ACM Awards by showing up to present her with an award in exaggerated and somewhat hokey cowboy attire while singing a line from a George Strait song. On top of that, the actor was involved in a scuffle with security at Stagecoach, a country festival held in Indio, Calif., on Saturday (April 27).
Brantley Gilbert is participating in the Outnumber Hunger program, alongside his label Big Machine, General Mills and Feeding America. He spoke to Taste of Country about his involvement in the initiative, as well as his new pup Junior and his upcoming tour w
