The musician says he attempted to receive testing for symptoms a month ago
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Jan Howard, country singer and songwriter and longtime member of the Grand Ole Opry, died on Saturday in Gallatin, Tennessee. She was 91.
Howard, born Lula Grace Johnson, began her career in music by singing on demos written by then-husband Harlan Howard that were recorded by Nashville acts likeKitty WellsandCharlie Walker, and had her first own country hit with "The One You Slip Around With" in 1960. Other notable singles she released as a solo artist — which made the Billboard Hot Country
.The musician says he attempted to receive testing for symptoms a month ago
Jim Toth puts his ripped body on display while going for a morning run on Saturday (April 11) in Malibu, Calif.
Country superstar Sam Hunt has sung about being a homebody. But now that the global coronavirus pandemic has forced him to quarantine indoors, he’s feeling a little restless.
Welcome to Emerging Country, a Billboard series where we highlight an up-and-coming act who is making a splash in the genre. This month’s pick is country singer-songwriter Parker McCollum, who is introducing himself to country radio with his debut single “Pretty Heart” on MCA Nashville.For the past five years Parker McCollum has spent his weekends on the road.
On Tuesday, influential country folk singer John Prine died at 73 years old while hospitalized at Nashville’s Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He passed away from complications due to coronavirus, his family confirmed to Rolling Stone.
By Bruce Haring
John Prine, an Americana and country folk legend, has died of coronavirus-related complications. He was 73.
Folk singer John Prine has died at the age of 73 due to complications from coronavirus, his management has said.
He was hospitalised last month
Miranda Lambert is one of the more unfussy country stars in the industry, and her girl-next-door charm shone as she performed "Bluebird" during CBS' ACM Presents: Our Country event on Sunday night (April 5).
These are dark times as the world combats the global coronavirus pandemic, but Thomas Rhett brightened the mood a little bit when he performed his new song, "Be a Light," during the ACM Presents: Our Country special on Sunday (April 5).
During a special in which country’s brightest stars provided performances from the comfort of their homes, longtime friends Brad Paisley and Darius Rucker provided one of the highlights of ACM Presents: Our Country on Sunday night (April 5), singing together in separate states.Strumming an acoustic guitar and singing “Mud on the Tires” from the back of his pickup truck in Tennessee, Paisley threw it to his pal with the tap of an iPad and a “Take it away, Darius!” Soon Rucker -- coming from
Before singing "Wasted Time" from his Nashville studio, 2019 ACM entertainer of the year Keith Urban – the first artist to deliver a remote performance during Sunday (April 5) night's ACM Presents: Our Country broadcast on CBS – stated what we're all thinking: "This is a very strange time."Urban sent thanks, support and respect from himself, wife Nicole Kidman and their daughters to "all the first responders out there, everybody in the healthcare field and the public safety officers as well."
Yet another celebrity has announced that they're fighting coronavirus, and this time, it's Kalie Shorr. The 25-year-old country music star took to Twitter on Monday to discuss her diagnosis.
A few hours after Leslie Fram discussed how the COVID-19 outbreak might affect the entertainment industry — and talked about bringing DIY hand sanitizer to victims of the deadly March 3 tornado that devastated Middle Tennessee — the Nashville-based exec found out she had her own brush with the virus.
In an effort to show appreciation for those behind the lines of the nation’s health crisis with the coronavirus, Music Row and Nashville’s creative community have come together in support of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) staff with the launch of Gratitunes on Monday (March 30).Since March 30 serves as National Doctors’ Day, the Nashville community is taking time to thank its doctors.
Joe Diffie: In a post-modern world, he was the perfect old-school hillbilly singer. Like George Jones, there was no interest in going uptown, no need for turbo-sophistication. Give him a Manuel cowboy shirt, some clever wordplay, a hot band… and Joe, with that craggy, bluegrass-honed voice and the ability to twist notes like balloons at a kiddie party, was good to go.
NEW YORK — Country singer Joe Diffie, who had a string of hits in the 1990s with chart-topping ballads and honky-tonk singles like “Home” and “Pickup Man,” has died after testing positive for COVID-19. He was 61.