Hometown: Thomas, Oklahoma Lives: Weatherford, Okla. Single: “17 Miles” Album: Jared Deck Website: Jaredeckmusic.com Influences: Alejandro Escovedo, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, The Beatles The Scoop Born in the small town of Custer County, Okla.—population 1,200—Jared Deck was always looking for an adventure. He found plenty of them as he worked a number…… MORE
Louisiana native Hunter Hayes and some of his singer/songwriter friends performed an impromptu concert at Nashville’s Basement East last night (Sept. 13) to benefit Louisiana flood victims. Over the course of the four-hour showcase, Hunter was joined onstage by CJ Solar, Jacob Davis, Courtney Cole, Benjy Davis, David Borne, Brent Anderson, Ross Ellis, Rick Huckaby…… MORE
Miranda Lambert has been forced to cancel the final three dates on her Keeper of the Flame Tour due to vocal strain. The singer was set to wrap the tour in Texas on Sept. 15–17 with opening acts Kip Moore and Brothers Osborne, but according to a Live Nation press release, Miranda has been placed…… MORE
As Luke Bryan gears up his tractor for his eight annual Farm Tour on Oct. 8, he has greased the wheels by releasing the title track to the tour’s accompanying EP, Farm Tour . . . Here’s to the Farmer, which is set to drop on Sept. 23. The video for “Here’s to the Farmer” gives…… MORE
Chris Young’s first-ever holiday album, It Must Be Christmas, is set to drop on Oct. 14. While Chris has remained pretty tight-lipped about the songs and guest artists featured on the album, he did tease the song “There’s a New Kid in Town” on Twitter this morning, and it sounds like Alan Jackson has made…… MORE
CMT announced today (Sept. 13) the recipients of their 2016 Artists of the Year honors. This year’s honorees include Carrie Underwood, Chris Stapleton, Florida Georgia Line, Luke Bryan and Thomas Rhett. The seventh annual CMT Artists of the Year special will take place on Oct. 20 at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Carrie, FGL and Luke…… MORE
After serving as an opener for Brad Paisley and Dierks Bentley on their headlining tours, Cam will see her name at the top of the marquee when she kicks off her 13-date Burning House Tour in October. With the headlining gig, the bubbly, yellow-clad singer is coming close to completing her bucket list—at least that’s…… MORE
Fusing a classic voice with raw rock, Aubrie Sellers released her critically acclaimed debut album, New City Blues, via an indie label in January. Since then, the self-proclaimed “garage country” artist has been on the road, opening for red-hot Chris Stapleton as well as headlining her own gigs. “I have never toured this much before,…… MORE
Eric Church stopped by the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night (Sept. 12) to perform his new single, “Kill a Word,” with Grammy-winning artist Rhiannon Giddens of the Carolina Chocolate Drops. After a little playful banter with host Jimmy, Eric got down to business on his new single, the third one from his fifth…… MORE
It was only the first night (Sept. 12) of Season 23 of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars, but Jana Kramer was already heating up the dance floor with a sensual Viennese waltz. Jana, who is partnered with Gleb Savchenko, looked stunning in a long black lace gown with mile-high slits that showed off her toned…… MORE
