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The 2nd annual Nashville Songwriter Awards—taking place on Sept. 17 at the Ryman Auditorium—will feature star-studded performances from Reba McEntire, Sam Hunt, Dierks Bentley, Chris Janson, Lee Brice, David Lee Murphy, Michael Ray, Dean Dillon and more. Country legend Loretta Lynn will receive the Kris Kristofferson Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of her contributions to…… MORE
Fox & Friends’ annual All-American Summer Concert Series will feature a country-heavy lineup this season. Eli Young Band, Michael Ray, Rodney Atkins, Walker Hayes, Big & Rich, Runaway June, Justin Moore and Phil Vassar are all set to perform live from Fox Square—the plaza outside the network headquarters in New York—on their respective dates, which…… MORE
“Busy beats bored,” according to Brantley Gilbert. One thing is for sure, Brantley will not be bored over the course of the next few months. Brantley will kick off his Not Like Us Tour with Lindsay Ell and Michael Ray in June, in addition to playing numerous summer festivals and fairs. Brantley is also hard…… MORE
![Country Stars Help Raise More Than $400,000 for Cancer Research at the T.J. Martell Foundation’s “Best Cellars” Event [Photo Gallery]](https://express-images.franklymedia.com/6616/sites/1305/2019/04/24112428/Kix-Brooks-Carly-Pearce-Cole_Swindell-Michael-Ray-TA.jpg#aqua_resizer_image_not_local)
A number of country stars raised a glass in support of the T.J. Martell Foundation’s Best Cellars event at Loews Vanderbilt Hotel Nashville on April 22. The wine-tasting event, which also featured a gourmet dinner, helped raise more than $400,000 to benefit the T.J. Martell Foundation, the music industry’s leading foundation to fund innovative cancer…… MORE
Michael Ray will ship his new single, “Her World or Mine,” to country radio on May 20. Penned by Brett Beavers, Jamie Paulin and Travis Denning, “Her World or Mine” is featured on Michael’s 2018 album, Amos. The tune follows Michael’s recent No. 1 single, “One That Got Away,” which topped the Mediabase chart earlier…… MORE
Brantley Gilbert announced he will hit the road this summer for his headlining 2019 Not Like Us Tour. The tour will kick off on June 20 in Cincinnati, with future stops in Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Tampa and more. Additional dates will be announced soon. Michael Ray and Lindsay Ell will serve as support on the…… MORE
The guys from Old Dominion—Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, Geoff Sprung, Brad Tursi and Whit Sellers—are having a heck of a week, to say the least. Not only did Old Dominion win the ACM Award for Group of the Year and perform their current Top 5 single, “Make It Sweet,” during the ACM Awards show on…… MORE
More than a dozen country stars took the stage for the ACM Decades event at the Marquee Ballroom inside the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on April 6. The concert featured current and past hit-makers singing some of their most well-known songs, including Lauren Alaina, Carlton Anderson, Rodney Atkins, Deana Carter, Easton Corbin, Jordan Davis,…… MORE
Michael Ray announced he will headline the upcoming Nineteen Tour, which kicks off on Feb. 21 in Washington, D.C., and makes additional stops in Indianapolis, San Jose and more. In addition, Michael will make his first trip across the pond to the U.K. for three shows at C2C: Country to Country Festival on March 8–10.…… MORE
Michael Ray and Carly Pearce will soon add their names to the list of country music super-unions that includes lovebirds like Garth and Trisha, Tim and Faith, and Karen and Jimi. After publicly confirming their romance last summer, Michael and Carly got engaged during their vacation in Tulum, Mexico, on Dec. 19, 2018. Both country…… MORE
