Entries by Michael Glynn

CRAIG MORGAN JOINS THE USO IN BRINGING A “TASTE OF HOME” TO U.S. SERVICE MEMBERS DEPLOYED IN GERMANY

Country Music Star and Army Veteran brightens the holidays and performs for troops stationed abroad When our service members can’t be home for the holidays, the United Service Organizations (USO) takes home to our service members. 17-year Army veteran Craig Morgan joined the nonprofit on a three-day trip, from December 19 to 21, to Germany […]

MIRANDA LAMBERT & TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY BRING HOLIDAY HAPPINESS TO EIGHT DESERVING ANIMAL SHELTERS

One of shelter pets’ greatest champions, reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year and current quadruple-GRAMMY nominee Miranda Lambert, teamed up this week with Tractor Supply Company, the exclusive retailer for her MuttNation pet line, to spread holiday cheer to animal shelters both near and far. On Monday, Lambert and her husband Brendan McLoughlin visited a Tractor Supply store in Franklin, […]

JOHN DRISKELL HOPKINS WITH YACHT REVIEW AND DEBBY BOONE COVER A HOLIDAY CLASSIC

John Driskell Hopkins, founding member of the GRAMMY-winning Zac Brown Band and three-time GRAMMY winner Debby Boone graced the Grand Ole Opry stage Friday night for their new single “SNOW”, once recorded by her mother-in-law, Rosemary Clooney. Backed by Balsam Range, Hopkins and Boone created a magical moment bringing to life once again this holiday classic using a Yacht Rock […]

AMANDA SHIRES SHARES NEW VERSION OF HOLIDAY TRACK “BLAME IT ON THE MISTLETOE”

GRAMMY-winning, singer-songwriter/violinist Amanda Shires has shared “Blame It On The Mistletoe Christmassy 2022 (Featuring Lawrence Rothman),” out today on Thirty Tigers listen HERE. The single is a new version of the original irreverent track, “Blame It On The Mistletoe,” from her lauded 2021 holiday album, For Christmas. Rolling Stone said the album was “crackling with emotion at just the right spot,” while People Magazine noted, “the star of the show […]

ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC OFFICIALLY OPENS NEW NASHVILLE HEADQUARTERS WITH RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY

The Academy of Country Music officially opened its new headquarters in Nashville today with a grand opening celebration and ribbon cutting after nearly 60 years on the West Coast, moving into the Wedgewood Houston neighborhood of Nashville. The ceremony featured reigning ACM New Male and Female Artists of the Year Parker McCollum and Lainey Wilson; […]

BAILEY ZIMMERMAN IS THIS YEAR’S NO. 4 TOP NEW ARTIST ACROSS ALL GENRES

Announced as Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve Performer Bailey Zimmerman is launching into 2023, fueled by impressive 2022 accomplishments that continue to pour in. Billboard’s year-end charts rank Zimmerman as their No. 2 Top New Country Artist and No. 4 Top New Artist across all genres. He also finds himself at No. 8 on the Top Country Artist chart and within the […]

BLACKBIRD PRESENTS AND SIGHT UNSEEN ANNOUNCE WILLIE NELSON AND FAMILY DOCU-FILM SET TO DEBUT AT 2023 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL

Festival Screening Marks the World Premiere of the First Authorized Work Exploring the Life of the Country Outlaw Icon Blackbird Presents and Sight Unseen announce the world premiere of Willie Nelson and Family, the first authorized work exploring the life and career of the Country outlaw icon, debuting at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. The festival will take place January […]

SINGER-SONGWRITER ADAM WARNER RELEASES CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED ALBUM, WHAT WE’RE KNOWN FOR

Country and southern rock singer-songwriter, U.S. Marine veteran and patriot, Adam Warner releases his new album What We’re Known For, available everywhere now (orcd.co/qqloabe) by Sunday Supper Records and The Orchard. Warner co-wrote most of the songs on the album on his family’s farm just outside of Lawrenceville, Illinois with songwriting buddies Mark Addison Chandler, Josh Gallagher and Taylor Goyette. What We’re Known For is […]

CHRIS WILLIAMS AND KID REVERIE FIND A DEEPER LEVEL OF COLLABORATION ON NEW ALBUM

 Something From Nothing Due out March 3rd; Hear first single “Half a Mile” Dec. 20 Chris Williams and Kid Reverie’s new album began with an inquisitive search for a simple sound. Having heard Steve Varney’s (Kid Reverie) open-back banjo accompanying fellow songwriter Gregory Alan Isakov on a YouTube video, Williams began tracking down something similar for […]

ALABAMA AWARDED PANDORA BILLIONAIRE PLAQUE

Scotty McCreery Presents Randy Owen and Teddy Gentry with Plaque Commemorating Two Billion Streams on the Streaming Service Iconic country rock group ALABAMA was surprised with a major honor last weekend. On Friday, December 9 at the Berglund Center Coliseum in Roanoke, VA, ALABAMA founding members Randy Owen and Teddy Gentry were interrupted mid-show by opening act Scotty McCreery who presented them with the Pandora Billionaire plaque. The honor commemorates over two […]