On Feb. 11, George Strait released the first single, “Every Little Honky Tonk Bar,” from his upcoming 30th studio album, Honky Tonk Time Machine, which will drop on March 29. The new album features 13 songs, including 12 originals and a cover of Johnny Paycheck’s “Old Violin.” George co-wrote eight of the tracks, including the new single, which he penned ...

More than a month into his Burning Man Tour, Dierks Bentley is keeping things rolling with 31 brand new dates. “The Burning Man Tour is off to a killer start…I’ve loved standing side stage to watch Pardi and Tennille and to feel the energy bottled up in these arenas before we go on,” said Bentley in a press release. “We ...

The newest chapter of the Zac Brown Band’s musical legacy will be an exploratory one as the band continues to grow and shift over the years. Using the mysticism behind the great horned owl as the inspiration for both their music and their tour, the group will dive deeper than ever and expand upon an already varied collection of art. ...

Fans of country star Eric Church got the surprise of their lives when they were treated to pit passes for his Double Down Tour in Boston, Massachusetts and Minneapolis, Minnesota. In the first of several videos posted to the “Desperate Man” singer’s Instagram, Church rode around the city between soundcheck and showtime and approached a group of fans asking if ...

Tonight’s GRAMMY Awards proved that it’s Kacey Musgraves’ world and we’re lucky to be living in it. The singer, who won two awards before the show even started–one for Best Country Solo Performance for her song “Butterflies” and one as a songwriter (alongside Luke Laird and Shane McAnally) for “Space Cowboy”–took the stage to perform “Rainbow.” Bathed in a single spotlight and ...

The 61st Annual Grammy Awards was a true celebration of music…and of the reigning queen of country, Dolly Parton. After a weekend of musical tributes to the MusiCares Person of the Year–Parton was the first country honoree to be celebrated for her musical and philanthropic efforts–the Grammy Awards were the perfect place to offer up the biggest and best of ...

Dan + Shay took the stage at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards as winners, having accepted the award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance for “Tequila” prior to the telecast. The excitement over winning their first Grammy was palpable  as Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney The duo donned all black suits and performed a paired down version of the ballad from a ...

Top Row (L-R): KP Entertainment’s Kerri Edwards, Big Machine Music Publishing’s Mike Molinar, Universal Music Publishing Group’s Travis Gordon, BMI’s Leslie Roberts, Warner Music Nashville’s John Esposito, ASCAP’s Beth Brinker, producer Michael Carter and Sony ATV’s Josh Van Valkenburg Bottom Row (L-R): BMI songwriters Chase McGill, Jessie Jo Dillon and Cole Swindell and ASCAP songwriter Jon Nitephoto credit: Steve Lowry for ...

The 2019 GRAMMY Awards are gearing up to be one of the most exciting nights of the year. Many of country music’s finest landed nominations for one of music’s most prestigious awards. Ahead of “Music’s Biggest Night,” the stars hit the red carpet in their finest fashion. Red and gold were the colors of the night as artists including Brothers ...

by John Lindsay –   Tennessee born and Georgia raised, country newcomer Cody Lee is no stranger to the southern lifestyle and country music. A relative late bloomer as an artist, he picked up a guitar at charted a course on his other passion country music.  Fast forward a couple of years and here we sit with a notebook of ...

“Music’s Biggest Night” has finally arrived. The 2019 GRAMMY Awards are underway in Los Angeles. Many of country music’s biggest artists are up for various awards and will find out whether or not they’ll take home one of music’s biggest honors: a GRAMMY Award. As the night goes on, Sounds Like Nashville will update the list of country winners below, ...

On Friday (2/8), artists from multiple genres flocked to the Los Angeles Convention Center to honor a woman who has had an indelible mark on the world. It was at the 2019 MusiCares Person of the Year gala that Dolly Parton became the first country honoree and was celebrated for her musical and philanthropic efforts. The night, hosted by Little Big ...