While both album sales (-11%) and track sales (-23%) dipped in 2016 compared to 2015’s numbers, audio/video streaming results increased 57% from 14.1 billion streams in 2015 to 22.1 billion streams in 2016, according to Billboard and Nielsen Music. With more than 175 million streams, Florida Georgia Line’s “H.O.L.Y.” topped the list of the most-streamed…… MORE
Florida Georgia Line’s Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard Take Hands-On Approach When Making Old Camp Whiskey
Last year Florida Georgia Line’s Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard got mixed up in the spirits business by unveiling their own line of whiskey called Old Camp Whiskey. What many people don’t know is that the guys weren’t just putting their name behind the brand, they were taking a very hands-on approach with Old Camp—mixing…… MORE
Josh Kelley and Katherine Heigl Welcome Baby Boy to the Family
Singer/songwriter Josh Kelley and his actress wife, Katherine Heigl, welcomed the addition of a baby boy, Joshua Bishop Kelley Jr., to their family on Dec. 20, 2016, according to People magazine. Josh and Katherine, who have been married since 2005, also have two daughters, Adalaide, 4, and Naleigh, 8. While we don’t have any pics…… MORE
Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban Set to Perform at 2017 Grammy Awards
The Recording Academy rolled out its first wave of performers for the 2017 Grammys with a TV spot that aired Saturday night (Jan. 14) during the NFL playoffs. Good news for country music fans: Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban will take the stage, along with Metallica, The Weeknd and John Legend. More performers will be…… MORE
Carrie Underwood Earns 25th No. 1 by Airing Her “Dirty Laundry”
Carrie Underwood picked up the milestone 25th No. 1 single of her career with “Dirty Laundry,” which ascended to the top of the Mediabase chart this week. The tune, which was written by Zach Crowell, Ashley Gorley and Hillary Lindsey, is the fourth single from Carrie’s 2015 platinum-selling album, Storyteller. Previous Storyteller singles “Smoke Break,”…… MORE
Watch Dierks Bentley’s Scenically Stunning New “Black” Video Starring His Wife, Cassidy
Dierks Bentley enlisted the help of his wife, Cassidy, for the seductive new video for “Black,” which was shot over four days in Iceland. “We’ve been talking about Iceland as a location since before I even released the album last year, but I never thought we’d actually go. The next thing I know, there’s a…… MORE
What’s New? Kristian Bush Talks New Musical, “Troubadour,” New Single, “Sing Along,” and Producing Lindsay Ell’s New Album
Kristian Bush is squeezing out every bit of “new” that the “new year” has to offer. In addition to scoring the new musical, Troubadour, a romantic comedy set in Nashville in the 1950s that opens in Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre on Jan. 18, the former Sugarland patriarch is releasing a new single, “Sing Along,” on January…… MORE
Watch Sturgill Simpson’s Guitar-Smashing Performance of “Call to Arms” on “Saturday Night Live”
Sturgill Simpson continued his momentum-generating 2016—one that saw him drop a Billboard No. 1 album and earn two Grammy nominations—by performing as the first musical guest on Saturday Night Live in 2017. After opening his SNL gig with a brassy performance of “Keep It Between the Lines,” Sturgill capped his stint with a guitar-smashing rendition…… MORE
Toby Keith, Lee Greenwood, Darryl Worley, Big & Rich and More to Take Part in Inauguration Festivities
“Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue” singer Toby Keith has added his name to the list of artists who will perform during next week’s inauguration festivities for President-elect Donald Trump. Toby will perform at Trump’s Make America Great Again Welcome Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial on Thursday, Jan. 19, along with “God Bless the…… MORE
Lennon & Maisy of “Nashville” Cover Coldplay’s “Up and Up” [Listen]
You may know Lennon and Maisy Stella as the girls who portray Rayna James’ (Connie Britton) daughters on the hit TV show Nashville, but the real-life siblings also have a passion for music. Born in Ontario, Canada, to musical parents Brad and MaryLynne—Canadian country music duo The Stellas—Lennon and Maisy have been singing all of…… MORE
