In honor of college basketball’s craziest month, I created a bracket with 16 of the hottest acts in country music. I seeded them based on the strength of their current “season,” which ran from the ACM Awards in April 2016 to the Grammy Awards in February 2017. Now they are pitted against each other in…… MORE
Luke Bryan released a new video for his single, “Fast,” which is currently No. 7 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart. “Fast” was co-written by Luke, Rodney Clawson and Luke Laird, and it is his sixth single from his 2015 album, Kill the Lights. The previous five singles all reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay…… MORE
Luke Bryan stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night (March 2) to perform his current single, “Fast.” But before Luke took the stage to play his Billboard Country Airplay Top 10 hit (#7), he was roped into a game of Catchphrase with teammate Jimmy against actors Octavia Spencer and John Lithgow. Luke…… MORE
Just before Luke Bryan took the stage for his Madison Square Garden concert Wednesday night (March 1), the “Huntin’ Fishin’ And Lovin’ Everyday” singer was beside himself helping to reveal his own Madame Tussauds wax figure. Luke’s figure comes complete with a custom-made Gibson guitar with the Buck Commander lute hole as well as jeans…… MORE
At the Ryman Auditorium on February 23, Luke Bryan spoke publicly for the first time about the death of his infant niece, Sadie Brett Boyer, who succumbed to a congenital heart defect on February 21. During Universal Music Group’s luncheon at the Ryman—which is part of Country Radio Seminar—Luke addressed the crowd, saying: “I’ll tell…… MORE
Brett Young’s debut single, “Sleep Without You,” climbed to the top of the Mediabase chart to close out 2016, but before he reached the milestone accomplishment, the California native got some valuable schooling as part of Brad Paisley’s Country Nation College Tour in the fall. As Brett joins Luke Bryan’s Kill the Lights Tour tonight…… MORE
Our condolences go out to Luke and Caroline Bryan and their family after the passing of their niece, Sadie Brett Boyer, who was the daughter of Bo Boyer (Caroline’s brother) and Ellen Wells Boyer. Brett, as the baby was affectionately known, suffered from a congenital heart defect, according to Ellen’s Facebook page. Ellen has been…… MORE
If you were watching the Grammy Awards last night (Feb. 12)—and you didn’t run to the bathroom during commercials—you may have noticed a tv spot promoting the upcoming ACM Awards on April 2 in Las Vegas. If you did run to the bathroom, here’s your update: Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley will share co-hosting duties…… MORE
By performing the national anthem at the Super Bowl last night (Feb. 5), Luke Bryan followed in the super-terrific footsteps of previous country stars who have tackled the anthem before the big game, including Charley Pride, Garth Brooks, Faith Hill, Carrie Underwood and the Dixie Chicks. Check out Luke’s performance below, and props to the…… MORE
As Luke Bryan gears up to perform “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Super Bowl LI (51) today (Feb. 5), sports website Yardbarker ranked all 50 Super Bowl national anthem performances, and one country star didn’t fare very well. In the 50-year history of the Super Bowl, only five country artists have performed the national anthem before…… MORE
