Fire Country is hot as ever, and it’s getting even bigger.
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Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Award-winning country star Lainey Wilson will be the subject of a documentary special being produced by Robin Roberts‘ production unit at ABC News Studios, to be seen on Hulu, with a premiere date set for May 29. The Roberts-led division has several such projects in development. The host indicated that the doc-style specials will focus of telling the stories of empowered women.
““I look forward to telling stories about talented women who are strong and authentic,” Roberts said in a statement. “Lainey is definitely one of those women, and I can’t wait to share her uplifting story with audiences around the world.” Wilson has been one of the big success stories of country music over the past two years, leading up to her becoming a surprise winner of the top award at last November’s CMA Awards, entertainer of the year, among five awards she won that night. This year, her awards streak has continued apace, with Wilson picking up the Grammy for best country album, a People’s Choice Award for favorite female artist, and just last week, favorite female video at the CMT Music Awards.
This past week, it was also announced that she is nominated for five ACM Awards, including entertainer of the year. Wilson’s personal story — which has been far from an overnight-success saga — is a compelling one, and the Hulu special will include interviews with the Louisiana native’s family members as well as offering behind-the-scenes glimpses from her concerts. “It’s such an honor to be a part of this project,” Wilson said.
Fire Country is hot as ever, and it’s getting even bigger.
CBS has ordered its first new series for the 2025-26 broadcast season. The network has given a green light to Fire Country spinoff Sheriff Country, headlined by Morena Baccarin. The series order was announced Thursday during CBS’ presentation in Los Angeles.
when he had a heart attack after a performance in Phoenix, Arizona. The country musician detailed what he could remember of the “traumatic, crazy experience” in an interview on the “Big D & Bubba” show, where he revealed he died twice before reaching the hospital.“I didn’t even remember coming out here to do a show in Phoenix, and apparently we played this great, sold-out show and it was incredible,” Ford said in a phone interview.
Colt Ford has no recollection of the night in April when he had a heart attack after a performance in Phoenix, Arizona. The country musician detailed what he could remember of the "traumatic, crazy experience" in an interview on the "Big D & Bubba" show, where he revealed he died twice before reaching the hospital. "I didn't even remember coming out here to do a show in Phoenix, and apparently we played this great, sold-out show and it was incredible," Ford said in a phone interview.
Jessica Biel (The Sinner) and Elizabeth Banks (Call Jane) will exec produce and star in The Better Sister, a thriller based on the novel by Alafair Burke. In a competitive situation, the project has landed at Prime Video with a series order. It hails from Tomorrow Studios, which will co-produce with Amazon MGM Studios.
Rob Marciano, meteorologist for Good Morning America, has left the network.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Rob Marciano, a longtime meteorologist at ABC News known for his appearances on weekend broadcasts of :”Good Morning America,” has left the network, according to a person familiar with the matter. ABC News declined to make executives available for comment.
UPDATED, 12:30 PM: Jason Aldean, Kane Brown, Jelly Roll, Cody Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Thomas Rhett, Chris Stapleton, and Lainey Wilson will be among the performers at the 59th Academy of Country Music Awards, it was announced today by the ACM, Prime Video and Dick Clark Productions.
Ellise Shafer Phoebe Dynevor and Bella Ramsey star in the new short film “More Flames,” from Adam McKay‘s Yellow Dot Studios and Climate Spring, which marks the launch of the #FlipTheScript campaign aimed at changing the narrative around the climate crisis. Alongside Dynevor and Ramsey, “More Flames” also features Amar Chadha-Patel (“Slip,” “Willow”) and was written and directed by Jack Cooper Stimpson (“Extinction”).
Country star Eric Church opened up about enduring back-to-back tragedies after a near-death experience. During a recent interview with "CBS Mornings," the 46-year-old musician recalled his near-fatal blood clot that required emergency surgery and months of recovery. Following his health crisis, Church fell into a depression as he coped with his devastation over the mass shooting in Las Vegas and mourned the loss of his younger brother Brandon.
Dominic West has spoken out in support of his former co-star’s criticisms of The Affair.
EXCLUSIVE: Comedian and writer Julian Clary (Julian Clary: Live – Lord of the Mince) will play the title role in this festive season’s London Palladium pantomime Robin Hood, with singer and travel show presenter Jane McDonald (Cruising with Jane McDonald) topping the bill as Maid Marion.
Denise Nurse is a familiar face to many as the presenter of BBC One's beloved show, Escape to the Country. Since 2007, she's been guiding viewers through picturesque landscapes and charming properties. After taking a nine-year break to focus on family, Denise made a triumphant return to the screen in 2022 and is set to grace our screens once again on Friday, 19 April, helping a new crop of buyers search for their dream home in Norfolk.
Callum McLennan Gabriel Guevara, the breakout star of the huge hit film saga “My Fault” (“Culpa Mía”) on Amazon Prime Video, is now set to lead Atresplayer‘s new series, “Mar afuera.” This project marks a significant collaboration between Atresmedia TV and Beta Fiction Spain, taking on the adaptation of the smash Italian series “Mare Fuori,” (“The Sea Beyond”) which added 300,000 new subscribers to RAI Play when Season 3 launched, and sold to over 20 territories. The eight-episode series follows the life of Álvaro, played by Guevara, a young seventeen year old from an affluent background whose life spirals after an accident finds himself in a juvenile detention center.
BBC Countryfile star Adam Henson was left devastated following his wife's cancer diagnosis. Charlie Gilbert was given a crushing blow by medical staff in 2021 following tests.
EXCLUSIVE: Felicity Jones is set to star in Michael Showalter’s holiday comedy Oh. What. Fun. for Amazon MGM Studios, joining Michelle Pfeiffer, Chloë Grace Moretz and Dominic Sessa.
Following his now-wife Charlie Gilbert's cancer diagnosis, Countryfile presenter Adam Henson was left facing an uncertain future. After Charlie fell ill over Christmas 2000, the couple initially believed she'd caught something from handling one of their farm animals.
ABC has made several renewal and cancellation decisions this year – renewing three of their biggest TV show hits in April 2024 alone!
Melissa Mahtani has been named executive producer of CBS News Confirmed, a newly launched unit to identify, combat and inform viewers of misinformation.
allegedly hurled a chair off the rooftop of a Nashville bar Sunday night, narrowly missing cops on the ground. The blurry clip, obtained by TMZ, shows an unidentifiable object fly over the side of the roof of the Chief’s Bar and quickly plummet to the ground below on the busy downtown street. Wallen, 30, was arrested for allegedly tossing the chair over the edge of the sixth-floor rooftop of the Broadway bar, owned by fellow country singer Erich Church, just after 10:45 p.m.