Dolly Parton has unveiled the star-studded line-up of special guests on her first-ever rock album. Rockstar sees the 77-year-old country icon collaborating with music royalty, including Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, Elton John, Sting, Stevie Nicks, and Aerosmith’s Steven…
Ed Sheeran to perform at ACM Awards
Ed Sheeran will perform at the 2023 Academy of Country Music Awards. The Academy of Country Music announced Tuesday that Sheeran, 32, will take the stage at the annual awards show for the first time. In a video, Sheeran said…
Jeff Cook, co-founder of country supergroup Alabama, dead at 73 after 10-year Parkinson’s battle
Jeff Cook, co-founder of country music supergroup Alabama, has died. He was 73 years old. According to a press release issued by Cook’s representatives, the iconic guitarist and Country Music Hall of Fame member died on Monday at his Destin,…
Jerry Lee Lewis and Keith Whitley inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
There are two new additions to the Country Music Hall of Fame, both of whom started their music careers in different genres, Jerry Lee Lewis, who began as a rock performer, and the late Keith Whitley, who initially got his…
Country music star and ‘Queen of the House’ singer Jody Miller dead at 80
Country music singer Jody Miller died Thursday at age 80. The Grammy Award-winning “Queen of the House” artist died seven years after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in Blanchard, Oklahoma, surrounded by her family. News of the star’s passing was…
Loretta Lynn, country singer of love and hardship, dies aged 90
Loretta Lynn, whose tales of heartbreak and poverty are among the most celebrated in the country music canon, has died aged 90. Lynn died at home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, on 4 October, her family confirmed. Beginning with 1966’s Don’t…
Wynonna Judd ‘incredibly angry’ over mom Naomi’s death by suicide
Wynonna Judd admits that she’s “incredibly angry” at her late mother, Naomi Judd, for taking her own life. In her first interview since Naomi died by suicide at the age of 76 in April, Wynonna told CBS Sunday Morning that…
Yellowstone and Fifty Shades actor Luke Grimes working on country album
Luke Grimes has a country album on the way. The ‘Yellowstone’ and ‘Fifty Shades’ actor – who plays Kayce Dutton in the Emmy-nominated neo-Western drama series and Elliot Grey in the blockbuster erotic trilogy, respectively – is never without his…
Luke Bell, country singer known for hits ‘Where Ya Been?’ and ‘Jealous Guy,’ found dead at 32
Luke Bell, a country singer known for songs “Where Ya Been?” and “The Bullfighter,” has died. He was 32. Bell was found dead in Tucson, Arizona, on Friday, the Tucson Police Department confirmed to USA TODAY in a statement Tuesday.…