Eli Young Band Talks Outnumber Hunger, Kenny Chesney and New Music With CMTT

Eli Young Band

Outnumber Hunger is a partnership between General Mills, Feeding America and Big Machine label group that aims to help fight hunger in local communities. Eli Young Band is one of the artists that is involved with this initiative which has helped secure more than 12 million meals since March 2012. Recently CMTT had the chance [...]

Zac Brown Band’s ‘Southern Ground Music & Food Festival’ Line-Up Announced

Southern Ground Festival

Following the Southern Ground Music & Food Festival’s hugely successful debut in Nashville last year, Zac Brown Band and friends are at it again. Presented by LandShark Lager, ZBB’s ultimate sensory experience will take place in Music City at The Lawn at Riverfront Park on Friday and Saturday, September 27th and 28th. Called “seamless” (Nashville [...]

Alabama is Making Plans for a Duets Album

Alabama

Alabama is planning an album of remakes of their own songs with the help of some of the biggest names in country music. Billboard reports “Alabama and Friends” will feature Luke Bryan, Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, Eli Young Band, Trisha Yearwood, Toby Keith, Jason Aldean and Rascal Flatts. The album will include two new Alabama [...]

Country Artists Visit the ACM Artist Gift Lounge

George Strait

During the ACM Awards weekend there were so many fun things going on all over Las Vegas. Backstage at the MGM Grand Hotel was no exception. When the artists had a chance to take a break from rehearsing for the big show they swung by the artist gift lounge. Inside the lounge there were vendors [...]

Top Country Tweets of the 48th ACM Awards

Kacey Musgraves

10. She might not have come out with an award, but @KaceyMusgraves was a winner last night “Know when to hold em..know when to fold em?” 9. He might be a country star, but @ScottyMcCreery is also a student first… “Its 11 here in Vegas, 2 back in Raleigh, and class starts at 10. Im [...]

Get Ready for the ACM Awards with Exclusive Performances on ACM Sessions!

Country music fans everywhere can now experience performances from their favorite artists with today’s launch of “ACM Sessions,” a new online concert series from the Academy of Country Music and CBS Interactive. The new series, available on CBS.com, brings fans year-round access to country music’s biggest stars with on-demand performances and interviews. The first “ACM [...]

Kenny Chesney Kicks-off ‘No Shoes Nation Tour’ in Tampa!

Photo credit: R. Pitts

With pirates flags wagging, Kenny Chesney kicked-off his No Shoes Nation Tour in Tampa, Florida with openers Eric Church, Eli Young Band, and Kacey Musgraves. “We’ve been waiting to get back out here, and it felt gooood,” Chesney said. “It was our third time coming to Tampa to kick off the tour, and there’s a [...]