Loretta Lynn to Receive Inaugural ‘Legend’ Award at Billboard’s Women in Music 2015
Loretta Lynn, groundbreaking country music singer-songwriter, has been announced as the recipient of Billboard‘s first-ever Women in Music “Legend” award.
The award, which will be presented at Billboard’s 2015 Women in Music event on Dec. 11 in New York City, honors Lynn’s historic contributions to the industry and artistry of American music, which has established her among the highest class of performers.
When Kacey Musgraves met the UK’s Prince Harry on Friday (Nov. 13) at the Royal Variety Performance at Royal Albert Hall, she didn’t know the rules.
She said so on her Instagram, when she posted a picture of the two of them high-fiving one another.
“When Texas meets Royalty. #casual #highfives #idontknowtherules,” she captioned the picture with Prince Henry Charles Albert David of Wales.
Last week we heard CHRIS STAPLETON’s wife MORGANE STAPLETON say she couldn’t imagine making music without him. Here’s an example of why she may feel that way. It’s a video from 2013 of them performing the American classic “You Are My Sunshine“. (The song kicks in at 1:05.)
ASHLEY MONROE has released the video to her song “Bombshell“. It’s from her album “The Blade”.
CHARLES KELLEY is happy he chose Eric Paslay and Dierks Bentley to perform on his song “The Driver“. Especially Dierks. He says, quote, “I played it for him and said ‘I’ve always had you in mind for this thing.'” (Delicious Audio)
CMT pulled together social media posts from country stars reacting to Friday’s terror attacks in Paris. They include Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton, Jake Owen, andKacey Musgraves.
Old school country singer LARRY GATLIN posted an emotional Facebook rant on Saturday warning America to “wake up” because of the Paris attacks. Let’s just say he’s not a fan of the, quote, “idiots on the left.”
Brad Paisley’s Pond Is Fully-Stocked and Has Its Own Beach
We’ve heard BRAD PAISLEY brag about his at-home bar with its collection of illegal moonshine. Now it’s time to hear about his at-home fishin’ hole.
He says, quote, “We built a pond on our property, which is my favorite piece of the whole property. I work on that pond like most people work on their yards. I make sure that thing is stocked, healthy . . . I landscape it with boulders around certain places . . . and built a sandy beach on it