CBS Is Prepping Competition Series Starring ‘Die-Hard Fans’ Of Shania Twain, Little Big Town, Kelsea Ballerini, Pitbull And More

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Superfan Casting with Shania Twain

ENCINO, CA-based PITMAN CASTING is seeking contestants for a new CBS series, “SUPERFAN,” specifically “die-hard fans” of music artists including SHANIA TWAIN, KELSEA BALLERINI, LITTLE BIG TOWN and PITBULL. In each episode of the fan competition series, a famous music artist or band “will compete alongside a group of their biggest fans in a series of fun games to see who is the true #1 fan. That fan will win an ultimate fan prize package,” according to PR materials for the show. Additional participating artists will be announced soon.

Artist and Fan Outpouring of Support May Have Saved Ernest Tubb Record Shop in Nashville

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*Update* As of Feb 2nd, 2023 it is reported that the new owners of the building WILL BE KEEPING THE SHOP OPEN following renovations. The first floor of the building will have it’s street-facing storefront restored and remain a record shop, while the upper floors will become home to additional businesses. This follows a heartfelt outpouring of fan and artist support, that included a change.org petition with over 20,000 signatures!

Amazon Music Announces For Love & Country Documentary Film to Release April 7

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Amazon Music Announces For Love & Country Documentary Film to Release April 7

Examining country music’s evolution through the lens of a new generation of Black artists, the film will feature interviews and performances from Jimmie Allen, Blanco Brown, Breakthrough Artist for Amazon Music BRELAND, Shy Carter, Mickey Guyton, Willie Jones, Valerie June, Amythyst Kiah, Reyna Roberts, Allison Russell, Brittney Spencer, and Frankie Staton.

The Chicks Announce 2022 Tour!

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Today, the 13-time GRAMMY® award-winning, multi-platinum selling global superstars, The Chicks announced their highly anticipated return to the road with The Chicks Tour, set for summer 2022. Produced by Live Nation, the 27-city tour kicks off on June 14 at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in St. Louis, MO making stops across North America in Chicago, Toronto, Boston, back-to-back nights in Los Angeles and more before wrapping up in George, WA at The Gorge on August 13.

Walker Hayes kicks off TikTok x NHL Partnership with Exclusive Performance

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Walker Hayes kicks off TikTok x NHL Partnership with Exclusive Performance

Walker Hayes is no stranger to TikTok fame – his single, “Fancy Like” went viral when he and his teenage daughter posted their own dance for it. The adorable video has been viewed over 34.9M times and appeared in a national ad campaign for Applebees. The single has made a splash on music charts, spending a collective 6 months and counting at the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Country Songs Chart and hitting the top 5 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Songs. “Fancy Like” is now certified RIAA 2X Platinum and has given Hayes his first GRAMMY Award nomination as an artist for Best Country Song. 

ACM Radio Award Winners Revealed Ahead of the 57th Academy of Country Music Awards

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Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett Announced To Join Dolly Parton as ACM Co-Hosts

The Academy of Country Music® revealed today the full list of Radio Award winners for the 57th Academy of Country Music Awards™, in advance of the main show, taking place Monday, March 7, 2022, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The two-hour show will stream live without commercial interruption on Prime Video in the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the UK, marking the first time a major awards show has livestreamed exclusively.

Scooter Brown Honored at the Rocky Mountain Country Music Awards

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Scooter Brown Honored at the Rocky Mountain Country Music Awards

The Rocky Mountain Country Music Awards hosted their seventh annual ceremony at the Union Colony Civic Center in Greeley over the weekend. Scooter Brown took home the coveted Hadley Barrett Person of Year Award which is presented to a person from the Rocky Mountain country music scene that has done incredible things for their community.  Scooter is a combat veteran who works with several organizations that help other veterans and families and was ultimately chosen for this award for the work he does for vets and beyond.