Morgan Wallen‘s This Bar will officially open this Saturday. On Friday, TC Restaurant Group announced that the bar, originally set to debut Memorial Day weekend, will open its doors to the public in time for next week’s CMA Fest. “We’re thrilled to welcome our first guests on Saturday, June 1, …
Read More »Jesse Dayton Tells the Wild Life Story of an Art Outlaw in 'Ballad of Boyd Elder'
Jesse Dayton dropped his new album The Hard Way Blues on May 31st with a music video for the LP track “Ballad of Boyd Elder.” At first glance, it appears to be a Curtis Loew-type story song — until you learn who Elder really was, which is one of the …
Read More »Carly Pearce Will Scale Back Tour Following Heart Condition Diagnosis
Carly Pearce currently has live performances scheduled through 2025, largely in support of her fourth studio album Hummingbird, out June 7. The country singer and songwriter has spent most of her career on the road, but her upcoming performances will be adjusted in accordance with advice from her medical professionals …
Read More »Darius Rucker on Drug Charges Arrest: 'Somebody Wanted to Make an Example Out of Me'
When Darius Rucker discovered that a warrant was issued for his arrest in December 2023, he was caught off guard. The musician was taken into custody in February 2024 on charges of simple possession, casual exchange, and violation of registration law — one year after he was pulled over by …
Read More »Morgan Wallen's Nashville Bar Postpones Memorial Day Weekend Opening at Last Minute
The opening of Morgan Wallen’s new Nashville bar and restaurant, slated for Memorial Day weekend, has been postponed at the last minute. Days after a city council denied neon signage to Morgan Wallen’s This Bar — with local politicians citing the country star’s chair-throwing incident and past use of racial …
Read More »Eric Church's Field & Stream Music Festival Lineup Will Feature Lainey Wilson, ZZ Top, Riley Green
At the start of the year, Eric Church announced that he and Morgan Wallen had teamed up to purchase Field & Stream, the long-running outdoors magazine and brand. He also teased that a Field & Stream branded music festival was in the cards. Since then the fest has announced its …
Read More »Wyatt Flores, Dasha, Dylan Gossett Elevate Spotify House's 2024 CMA Fest Lineup
The annual showcase Spotify House will return to the Ole Red honky-tonk in Nashville for CMA Fest 2024. Marking its fifth year, the event will pack dozens of performances into its schedule across three days from Thursday, June 6, through Saturday, June 8. This year’s lineup includes appearances from Luke …
Read More »Lainey Wilson Moved to Tears As Reba McEntire Invites Star to Join Grand Ole Opry
Lainey Wilson has been having a phenomenal year, and it was made all the sweeter during NBC’s finale episode of The Voice on Tuesday evening. After performing herlatest single, “Hang Tight Honey,” which she debuted at the ACM Awards last week, country music legend Reba McEntire surprised Wilson with a …
Read More »What Does Chris Stapleton Listen To? He'll Tell You on New SiriusXM Channel
Chris Stapleton is getting his own SiriusXM channel. Starting Thursday, May 23, at noon/E.T., Chris Stapleton Radio will debut on the satellite-radio giant on channel 63 and play a mix of songs all curated by Stapleton and his band members, including his wife and singing partner Morgane Stapleton. “Chris Stapleton …
Read More »City Council Denies Morgan Wallen's Nashville Bar Sign, Citing Controversies
Morgan Wallen’s questionable behavior in recent years caught up to him Tuesday when a Nashville council voted overwhelmingly to deny a 20-foot sign bearing his name in the city’s famed Lower Broadway entertainment district. The sign was proposed to hang from the bar over the sidewalk below; the venue already …
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