It pays to write the hits. Songwriter Dallas Davidson, who has penned 24 No. 1 hits—including Blake Shelton’s “Boys ’Round Here” and Luke Bryan’s “Play It Again”—recently purchased a $2.5 million home in Nashville. The 7,379-square-foot home, which was built in 1929, sits on .86 acres on Belle Meade Boulevard and features four bedrooms, seven…… MORE
Night 3 Photo Gallery: CMA Fest’s Nissan Stadium With Florida Georgia Line, Thomas Rhett, Lady Antebellum, Chris Young, Maren Morris, Old Dominion, John Anderson & More
More than 50,000 fans packed Nissan Stadium for Night 3 of CMA Fest to see performances by John Anderson, Maren Morris, Chris Young, Old Dominion, Lady Antebellum, Thomas Rhett and Florida Georgia Line. The Saturday night show included a few surprises: Cassadee Pope made an appearance during Chris Young’s set to perform their Grammy-nominated No. 1…… MORE
Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley to Return as Co-Hosts of the CMA Awards for 10th Year
10 years. They call that a decade. Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley will team up for the 10th time to co-host the upcoming 51st annual CMA Awards on Nov. 8. Brad and Carrie’s 10-year run is second only to Vince Gill’s 12-year stint as host. The 51st annual CMA Awards will air live from Bridgestone…… MORE
Night 2 Photo Gallery: CMA Fest’s Nissan Stadium With Trace Adkins, Sam Hunt, Rascal Flatts, Kelsea Ballerini, Eric Church, Blake Shelton & More
More than 50,000 fans packed Nissan Stadium for Night 2 of CMA Fest to see performances by Trace Adkins, Rascal Flatts, Sam Hunt, Kelsea Ballerini, Eric Church and Blake Shelton. But the crowd also got a couple of surprises: Dustin Lynch and Brett Young made unannounced visits to the stage. Check out our photo gallery from Night 2 at…… MORE
Love and Theft’s Stephen Barker Liles & Wife Welcome Baby Girl
Love and Theft’s Stephen Barker Liles and wife Jenna welcomed a new addition to their family on June 8: daughter Rayni Bell, who joins big brother Jett (3). Love and Theft had to cancel their CMA Fest performance on Thursday afternoon (June 8) because Jenna went into labor. Newcomer Filmore covered their vacant spot on…… MORE
Night 1 Photo Gallery: CMA Fest’s Nissan Stadium With Dierks Bentley, Garth Brooks, Miranda Lambert, Luke Bryan & More
More than 50,000 fans packed Nissan Stadium for Night 1 of CMA Fest to see performances by Brett Eldredge, Cole Swindell, Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert and Luke Bryan. But the crowd also got a couple of surprises: both Garth Brooks and Lauren Alaina made unannounced visits to the stage. Garth treated fans to a set…… MORE
Kelsea Ballerini Teams With Cracker Barrel & NASH Icon for a Night of Legendary Karaoke [Photo Gallery]
On the heels of the June 7 release of her new single, “Legends,” Kelsea Ballerini partnered with Cracker Barrel Old Country Store and NASH Icon for a night of karaoke at Ascend Amphitheater on Thursday evening (June 8). Three lucky karaoke contestants—Kaila Dakota, Chelsea Rhodes and Karen Meiers—got the chance to show off their pipes on…… MORE
Watch Blake Shelton Team With the Oak Ridge Boys to Sing “Elvira” at the Grand Ole Opry
As Blake Shelton was headlining a gig at the Grand Ole Opry last night (June 8), the Oak Ridge Boys were doing the same thing across town at Ascend Amphitheater. Once the Oaks finished their set, they hopped on their bus and motored over to the Opry, where they joined Blake onstage for a rendition…… MORE
23 Years After Attending His First CMA Fest, Blake Shelton Reflects on Seeing “My Dreams in Front of Me”
As Blake Shelton gears up for his headlining gig at Nissan Stadium on Friday night (June 9), the 40-year-old superstar sat down with Nash Country Daily on his tour bus on Lower Broadway to reflect on his first CMA Fest experience in 1994, when the event was known as Fan Fair. At the time, Blake…… MORE
Jason Aldean Surprises Fans With Unannounced Show Outside the Hall of Fame [Photo Gallery]
As the CMT Music Awards were ending last night (June 8) at 9:30 p.m. CT, two-time ACM Entertainer of the Year Jason Aldean decided it was the perfect time for an impromptu show outside the Country Music Hall of Fame. Thousands of fans swarmed the lawn at Walk of Fame Park to hear Jason play…… MORE
