Kenneth Partridge
Sugarland, In Your Hands Tour: Fans Get Into the Act
When Sugarland named their latest tour In Your Hands, they weren't messing around. Three dates into the trek, the country duo has already turned in some memorable performances, calling fans to the stage and playing sets composed of songs picked via online voting...
Jake Owen Engaged: Singer Proposes to Lacey Buchanan During Hometown Show
Jake Owen is riding high with 'Alone With You,' the chart-topping single he says is about "being in a bad relationship." As he recently told the Boot, he's had some experience in that department, but he's since reversed his romantic fortunes...
Loretta Lynn, ‘Honky Tonk Girl': New Book Explores Legend’s ‘Life in Lyrics’
Even if Loretta Lynn had never written 'Coal Miner's Daughter,' the 1976 memoir that became an Oscar-winning film, fans would know a fair bit about her life. Many of her best-loved songs were penned from personal experience, and with that in mind, the country legend is releasing another type of autobiography: 'Honky Tonk Girl: My Life in Lyrics...
Earl Scruggs Funeral: Musicians Remember ‘Humble’ Banjo Great
Fans and fellow musicians packed the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville yesterday (April 1) to honor Earl Scruggs, the legendary bluegrass banjo player who died last Wednesday at the age of 88.
Among those to perform at the star-studded funeral were Bela Fleck, Emmylou Harris, Vince Gill, John McEuen and Ricky Skaggs, who called Earl "the most humble musician" he'd ever met...
Eric Gunderson Arrested: Love and Theft Singer Nabbed for Airport Snafu
Love and Theft will never forget this year's ACM Awards -- though not necessarily because of what went down in Las Vegas. Last Wednesday (March 28), as the duo was leaving Nashville for Sin City, Eric Gunderson was stopped by airport security and arrested by police...
ACM Awards: Thompson Square Win Vocal Duo of the Year
The ACM Awards don't kick off until later this evening, but one prize has already been handed out. Last night (March 31), Thompson Square took home the trophy for Vocal Duo of the Year, defeating fellow nominees Montgomery Gentry, Steel Magnolia, Love and Theft and Sugarland, who won last year...
Scotty McCreery Will Attend North Carolina State University
Since winning season 10 of American Idol, Scotty McCreery has played to enthusiastic crowds from St. Louis, where he sang the "Star Spangled Banner" to open last year's World Series, to the Philippines. He doesn't necessarily need the "backup plan" that most aspiring singers are told to develop, but that won't stop him from furthering his education...
Carrie Underwood, Mike Fisher PSA Encourages Youth Struggling With Mental Health Issues
Launched by friends and family of Daron Richardson, a 14-year-old girl who took her life in 2010, the D.I.F.D. program aims to help young people cope with mental health issues and "reach out for help without fear or shame." It's a vision Carrie Underwood and her husband, Mike Fisher, share, and the couple recently filmed a public service announcement in support of the initiative...
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Lady Antebellum, Prom Contest: Country Trio to Perform for Tornado-Ravaged Community
Lady Antebellum have selected a winner in their 'Own the Night' prom contest, and while students from Silver Creek High School submitted the top video, they didn't do so on their own behalf. In their entry, the SCHS crew made the case for another school from West Clark, Ind...
Toby Keith Live in Overdrive: Singer Readies Ford-Sponsored Summer Tour
What would the summer be without Toby Keith belting out his hits? Thankfully, we won't have to find out. The 'Red Solo Cup' singer has announced details of his Live in Overdrive Tour Presented by Ford F-Series, a three-month trek that will take him from coast to coast and into parts of Canada...