Vernell Hackett
Carrie Underwood: Hockey Lockout Scrapped January Plans
Carrie Underwood admits she was one of the last holdouts when it came to getting on the Twitter bandwagon, but now that she's tried it she is loving it. In fact, fans might have seen a few more tweets from Carrie this month, because she has something rare going on in her life: time on her hands...
Gary Allan, ‘Set You Free’ Is an Emotional, Hopeful Journey
Gary Allan subscribes to Gene Watson's school of country music, agreeing with the legend that people really do want to hear a sad song.
"Nobody cares if I'm happy, why would you want to write about that?" muses the singer-songwriter. "I don't want to hear songs about how sunshiny things are...
Hunter Hayes’ St. Jude Visit Offers Healing Power of Music
Hunter Hayes was in Memphis Friday (Jan. 18) visiting with patients at St. Jude Children's Hospital. The singer says he loves visiting with the kids at St. Jude as much as he enjoys playing for them.
"I haven't actually done a lot of performances," the singer-songwriter told The Boot and other reporters at a media event just before he celebrated his first No...
Carrie Underwood, ‘Blown Away’ Party Celebrates Chart-Topper
The skies were cloudy but spirits were sunny Wednesday (Jan. 16) in Nashville when Carrie Underwood joined songwriters Josh Kear and Chris Tompkins (pictured above) to celebrate the No. 1 status of the song the three penned together, "Blown Away...
Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert Tour to Be ‘Like a Jungle Gym for Adults’
Dierks Bentley and Miranda Lambert debut their Locked and Reloaded Tour tonight (Jan. 17) in Columbia, S.C., and fans can expect a lot of surprises. For one, Dierks has designed a new stage set to wow his audience.
"It's fun, it's like a big jungle gym for adults," Dierks told The Boot and other Nashville journalists at an event previewing his new live show...
Randy Houser ‘How Country Feels’ Album Is Testament to ‘The Power of Music’
Randy Houser has never met Tammy Cochran but he owes her a great deal. Had the singer-songwriter not seen the video for Tammy's 2002 hit "Life Happened," he might never have made the move to Nashville.
The song is about dreams and how they sometimes get put aside for other things, like falling in love, kids and making the best of the current situation...
Darius Rucker, ‘True Believers’ Could Upgrade Star Status
Darius Rucker's highly-anticipated third country album, True Believers, will be released in the spring, and no one is more anxious for that day to come than the singer himself.
"I want the record to come out now," Darius told The Boot and other reporters at a recent media event...
Dierks Bentley, Hunter Hayes Grammy Nominations: Backstage Reactions
Dierks Bentley and Hunter Hayes found themselves in elite company Wednesday night (Dec. 5) during the Grammy Nominations Live concert on CBS, as their names were read as nominees for February's big awards show.
Dierks, who opened the show with The Band Perry in a tribute to Johnny Cash, was nominated for Best Country Solo Performance for "Home...
Lee Brice, ‘Hard to Love’ Celebrated in Nashville
Lee Brice celebrated his No. 1 single, "Hard to Love" with songwriters Billy Montana, John Ozier and Ben Glover Tuesday night (Dec. 4) in Nashville. It was the singer's second No. 1 single as an artist, following "A Woman Like You."
"I knew it was a hit the first time I heard it," says Lee of "Hard to Love...
Rodney Atkins’ ‘Just Wanna Rock ‘N Roll’ Keeps Singer on a Positive Roll
Rodney Atkins has a knack for finding positive, uplifting songs to record. His career took off when he released the inspirational "If You're Going Through Hell," and he recently had a hit with "Take a Back Road," a tune that encourages people to leave the traffic jam of life behind and take a route that allows the soul to heal...