Some may wonder why it took so long. Others will just be ecstatic it’s happening at all. But either way, Cody Jinks will be stepping into the hallowed Grand Ole Opry circle on Wednesday, August 28th to make his Grand Ole Opry debut. Scheduled to perform in the 7:30 to 8:00 p.m. slot (Central time), he will be sharing a segment with Grand Ole Opry member Clint Black during the second segment of the show.
source: https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/cody-jinks-to-make-grand-ole-opry-debut/
It’s another country boy for Rodney Atkins!
The"Take a Back Road"singer, 50, and his wife,Rose Falcon Atkins, welcomed their second child together on Monday, Aug. 26,
source: https://people.com/parents/rodney-atkins-welcomes-son-scout-falcon-exclusive/
The 18th annual Americana Honors & Awards have announced the performing lineup for the September 11th ceremony. A pool of veterans and up-and-coming artists, it’s a particularly mixed group that mirrors the diversity of this year’s nominees.
Jason Aldean's newest single, "Rearview Town," is now his fourth-straight No. 1 single from his album of the same name. The country star has seen every single from his Rearview Town album hit the top of the charts.
"Rearview Town" is at No. 1 on both the Mediabase and the Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week of Aug. 31. It's Aldean's fourth single from the album of the same name, following "You Make It Easy," "Drowns the Whiskey" (a collaboration with Miranda Lambert) and "Girl Like You.\
source: https://tasteofcountry.com/jason-aldean-rearview-town-number-one-charts/
Tanya Tucker’s poignant cover of Miranda Lambert’s 2010 Number One hit “The House That Built Me” paints an emotional tableau vivant of bittersweet childhood recollection. Now, the video for the track, taken from the country legend’s just-released While I’m Livin’ album, unlocks decades worth of photographic memories, serving not only as a tribute to Tucker’s parents and her own childhood as a pre-teen country star, but also to country legends such as Loretta Lynn, Roy Acuff, and Minnie Pearl, past romantic partners including Glen Campbell, and to the singer’s three children, who virtually grow up before the camera lens in the clip.
source: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/tanya-tucker-house-that-built-me-video-876424/