Lauren Akins released her new memoir, Live in Love: Growing Together Through Lifeâs Changes, on Aug. 18. The new book chronicles Laurenâs childhood friendship with husband-to-be Thomas Rhett, explaining how they reconnected as young adults, got married and are now raising three girls. The book also delves into many of the âchallenges they faced asâŠâŠ MORE
Luke Bryan may be busy hitting the talk-show circuit this week to promote his brand-new album, Born Here, Live Here, Die Here, but one month ago he was using his free time to check an item off of his bucket list. In July, Luke loaded up all of his boysâTil, 18, Bo, 12, and Tate,âŠâŠ MORE
Lee Brice is trying to score his eighth No. 1 single with the release of âOne of Them Girls.â Penned by Lee, Ashley Gorley, Dallas Davidson and Ben Johnson, âOne of Them Girlsâ is currently No. 18 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart after 16 weeks. The new tune follows Leeâs previous No. 1 singles, âRumors,ââŠâŠ MORE
Thomas Rhettâs 2013 debut album, It Goes Like This, spawned three consecutive No. 1 singles: âIt Goes Like This,â âGet Me Some of Thatâ and âMake Me Wanna.â When TR was planning his 2015 sophomore album, Tangled Up, he knew he needed a lead single that wouldnât crash and burn. Ironically enough, Thomas Rhett choseâŠâŠ MORE
By sampling Webb Pierceâs 1953 No. 1 hit, âThere Stands the Glass,â in his current single, âHard to Forget,â Sam Hunt has introduced Webbâs iconic song to a new generation of country music fans. While hardcore, old-school country fans may liken Samâs sampling to blasphemy, the closer truth is that Sam has opened up theâŠâŠ MORE
When the stars align . . . sometimes the music stars align. Keith Urban shared just such an instance during a recent sit-down with Kix Brooks of American Country Countdown. As Kix was reminiscing about his fun-loving days on the road as part of Hall of Fame duo Brooks & Dunn, he jokingly noted thatâŠâŠ MORE
Like the rest of the music-making world, Jordan Davis was forced to cancel his spring and summer gigs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But thereâs been a silver lining for the Louisiana native, who has scored three consecutive No. 1 singles with âSlow Dance in a Parking Lotâ (April 2020), âTake It From Meâ (MarchâŠâŠ MORE
Garner, N.C., native Scotty McCreery has a special affinity for his home state. To this day, the American Idol winnerâwho has scored three No. 1 albums and two No. 1 singlesâcites an honor from his home state as one of his âprouder moments.â In March 2017, Scotty was honored with the Order of the LongâŠâŠ MORE
Kip Moore released his fourth studio album, Wild World, on May 29. The 13-song offering features 12 songs that Kip co-wrote, including lead singe, âSheâs Mine,â which is currently No. 26 on Billboardâs Country Airplay chart after 38 weeks. In addition, Kip co-produced the album with David Garcia, Luke Dick and Blair Daly on selectâŠâŠ MORE
With songs like âGirl Goinâ Nowhere,â âA Little Dive Bar in Dahlonega and âOne Night Standards,â Ashley McBryde has proven herself to be one of the most vivid storytellers in country music. Her lyrics are almost as fun to read as listen toâbut, of course, she also has a beautiful voice. After breaking out inâŠâŠ MORE
