Ready to hear something super sweet… Scotty McCreery says there are two words that are music to his ears: "my wife,"
He and his new wife Gabi are getting settled in their new home in Raleigh, North Carolina. Since they never lived together while were dating, Scotty says the whole process of moving her stuff and his stuff into one home has been awesome.
They dated for seven years before tying the knot in their home state of North Carolina on June 16th.
Sara Evans will start this year's At Christmas Tour November 24th in Cincinnati, Ohio. There are nine stops on the tour, which will wind up in Augusta, Georgia on December 15th.
Tickets are on sale now.
Thursday, 8/30
Garth Brooks has big plans…
Kenny Chesney hooked up a super fan…
So, Garth Brooks has something up his sleeve now?
Earlier in the week, he announced that his concert at Notre Dame will take place on October 20th. He also alluded to other things to come.
He said, "What this represents for us is something beyond words... Other announcements will come as the event gets closer, but…this is a great way to kind of start what’s next.”
Garth also offered his Triple Live album free to his fans who had a special code.
Kenny Chesney wrapped up his Trip Around the Sun tour in Boston recently.
The show was extra special for one of Kenny’s super fans. Emergency room nurse Karen Duggan happen to purchase the one-millionth ticket sold for Kenny's shows at Gillette Stadium.
Karen received a trip anywhere she chooses and New England Patriots season tickets. Karen has attended 15 of Kenny's 19 shows at the venue.
Wednesday, 8/29
The 2018 CMA nominations are in…
The nominations for the 52nd CMA Awards are in, and Chris Stapleton leads the way with five nods -- Entertainer of the Year, Single of the Year for“Broken Halos,” Album of the Year for From A Room: Volume 2, Song of the Year for “Broken Halos” and Male Vocalist of the Year.
Jason Aldean is a contender in three categories. He's up for Entertainer of the Year, Single of the Year and Musical Event of the Year with Miranda Lambert for "Drowns the Whiskey. Jason returns to the Entertainer of the Year category for the first time since 2015.
Miranda Lambert, who holds the distinction as the most awarded female in CMA history with 13 total wins, is up for Single and Musical Event of the Year for "Drowns the Whiskey" with Jason Aldean and Female Vocalist of the Year.
Dierks Bentley, Dan and Shay, Florida Georgia Line, Thomas Rhett, Keith Urban and first time CMA nominees Midland also all each nabbed three nominations.
The 52nd annual CMA Awards ,hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, will air live from Nashville on ABC on November 14th.
Tuesday, 8/28
Miranda Lambert is happily single…
Jason Aldean and Miranda have a #1 song…
Just six months after Miranda Lambert and Evan Felker of Turnpike Troubadours reportedly began dating, the two are over.
Miranda recently revealed she is "happily single."
In a recent interview she said, "Love is a hard road sometimes and it’s been a roller-coaster ride for me, but I’m definitely thankful for all the ups and downs because I’ve had some really good songs come out of it. You’ve got to take the bad parts and put them on paper and then move on to the happy parts."
The Turnpike Troubadours dropped out of their final performances on Miranda’s The Bandwagon Tour.
But she does have a reason to celebrate! Jason Aldean and Miranda are at #1 this week. Their tune "Drowns the Whiskey" is the number-one song in country music. This is Jason Aldean’s 21st number one!
Monday, 8/27
Reba to host CMA Country Christmas again…
Randy Houser announced he a new album…
Reba McEntire has signed on to host CMA Country Christmas for the second year in a row.
Reba will be joined on the show by Tony Bennett, Dan and Shay, Brett Eldredge, Dustin Lynch, Martina McBride, Old Dominion, Brad Paisley, Brett Young and others.
The show will be taped on September 27th in Nashville and will air on ABC during the holiday season.
Randy Houser announced his new album, Magnolia will be released on November 2nd.
Randy says the project is full of blood, sweat and tears, and a total reset for him in every possible way. He co-wrote each of the 12 songs on the album and even played guitar on many of the songs during the recording process.
Randy take the show on the road with the “Magnolia Tour,” kicking off in October with more dates to be added at a later date.