Sept. 18 might be a day Willie Nelson would just as soon forget. It was on this day in 2006 that the singer was arrested for possession of marijuana and narcotic mushrooms while on the road in Louisiana.
Opry star George Hamilton IV has died. The singer passed away on Wednesday (Sept. 17) after suffering a heart attack last week. He was 77 years old.
The anticipation is continuing to build for Jason Aldean's upcoming 'Old Boots, New Dirt' record. With the album's debut single, 'Burnin' It Down,' already becoming a No.1 hit, Aldean is giving fans a glimpse of three more tracks in advance of the Oct. 7 release date.
If Hank Williams was still alive, he would be celebrating his 91st birthday today (Sept. 17).
Lady Antebellum have released the lyric video for their new single, 'I Did With You.' The song is part of the upcoming soundtrack for the new film 'The Best of Me,' based on the Nicholas Sparks novel.
Josh Turner has released his new single, 'Lay Low,' from his upcoming new album. The tune, written by Ross Copperman, Tony Martin and Mark Nesler, was one the country crooner knew he wanted to record the first time he heard it.
Friday night (Sept. 12) is a night Lee Brice will undoubtedly never forget. The singer, who performed before a sold-out crowd at New York City's Madison Square Garden as the opening act on Luke Bryan's That's My Kind of Night Tour, was given a plaque by the RIAA, naming his single 'I Don't Dance' as the Fastest Certified Platinum Country Single of the Year.
Nashville's annual Music City Food and Wine Festival will be held this weekend (Sept. 20 and 21). The event, founded by Kings of Leon, will include world-renowned chefs, cooking demonstrations and a night of music with performances by some of country and rock music's biggest stars.
Gord Bamford is officially an international superstar. The Canadian recently took home three Canadian Country Music Awards, including being named the Country Music Association's Global Artist of the Year.
Thomas Rhett's debut album, 'It Goes Like This,' was released last October. The record, which hit No. 2 on the charts, spawned two Top 20 hits, with two of the singles, the title track and 'Get Me Some of That,' going all the way to No. 1. And while it might be easiest -- and safest -- to repeat the formula for that project as he works on his sophomore album, he says that thought never crossed his mind.
