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Hank Williams Jr. Is Opening His Own Bar in Downtown Nashville

TasteOfCountry.com Hank Williams Jr. is the latest country star to participate in the genre's hottest trend: Opening a bar. The icon is adding his name to the ever-growing list of artists opening their own entertainment venues in Nashville's Lower Broadway…

Jacob Johnson is on the Pickin' Porch

Jacob Johnson is a singer/songwriter who has recently moved to Jasper with his fiance'. He will be appearing at the Cornbread Festival on Sunday, April 30th at 2pm.  Look for him on the Front Porch Stage. Jacob writes his…

Kenny Rogers' First Posthumous Album Set For Release

TasteOfCountry.com More than three years after his death at the age of 81, the first posthumous album from Kenny Rogers is set for release. Life Is Like a Song, a 10-track collection curated by the singer's widow Wanda Rogers, will…

Fun Day At "Love On The Diamond"

Classic Country Q97.3/99.3 celebrated our 2nd Annual "Love On The Diamond" this past Saturday at AT&T Field. We had two couples get married at the event and a number of other couples renewed their vows. And it was followed by…

Trace Adkins Launches Tour This Weekend

Trace Adkins will kick off his headlining Somewhere In America Tour on Friday (February 10th) at American Music Theatre in Lancaster, PA and will run through mid-October

Three for the Road

Weekday afternoons, Q97.3/99.3’s Dale Mitchell plays the greatest American music for your ride home. Fill out the form below to request your three favorite songs, and if Dale plays yours, you'll be entered into our weekly grand prize drawing with…

THE YEAR IN COUNTRY 2022: DEATHS

Country Music Hall of Fame member Loretta Lynn passed away in her sleep on October 4th at her home in Hurricane Mills, TN at the age of 90.

THE YEAR IN COUNTRY 2022: BIRTHS

Kane Brown and his wife, Katelyn, managed to keep a very big secret -- they were expecting a baby girl, who made her entrance into the world on December 30th in Nashville but they didn’t share the news until December 31st.

Kenny Chesney's 'Da Ruba Girl' Tops iTunes Chart In Just Hours

Kenny Chesney released the fan-favorite song “Da Ruba Girl” on Friday to honor the passing of the rescue dog it was written about years ago named Ruby, and by noon that day it had hit No. 1 on the iTunes chart. Proceeds from the song benefit Stray Rescue of St. Louis, which was established in 1998 to help and heal the most unwanted dogs.

Garth Brooks Sells Out Las Vegas Residency In Just One Day

ClassicCountryMusic.com On November 14, Garth Brooks announced his new Las Vegas residency, Garth Brooks/Plus ONE. The residency will be held at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. It includes 27 shows, starting in May 2023 and going through December 2023. Fans…

Kenny Chesney Announces Nostalgic "I Go Back" Tour for 2023

TasteOfCountry.com Kenny Chesney spent much of 2022 playing sold out stadiums on his massive Here and Now Tour. Next year, he'll be going a different direction: Backwards. The "Summertime" hitmaker has announced a nostalgic tour, the I Go Back Tour, for…

Jo Dee Messina Makes Surprise Appearance At The CMA Awards

ClassicCountryMusic.com Cole Swindell had quite the surprise in store for those who tuned in to the 2022 CMA Awards last Wednesday night (November 9). Swindell started off performing his #1 single, “She Had Me at Heads Carolina.” The track references…

Alabama’s Randy Owen on Jeff Cook’s Death

TasteOfCountry.com Alabama's Randy Owen and Teddy Gentry each released statements about the death of group co-founder Jeff Cook. Both remember him as a brilliant musician and a brother in music. "I'm hurt in a way I can't describe," Owen writes.…