Kenny Chesney's Songs for the Saints album comes out today, which includes the #1 single “Get Along.”
He mixed the album in Key West at Jimmy Buffett's studio -- and he calls it the best part of making the record. The album pays tribute to -- and benefits -- the victims of Hurricane Irma, which devastated the Virgin Islands.
Taylor Swift was recently presented with an impressive six new certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America.
Perhaps one of the most impressive was the Diamond certification for Fearless, which signals that the country album, which included hits such as ”Love Story” and “You Belong With Me,” has achieved sales and streams exceeding 10 million units.
Thursday, 7/26
FGL made history again…
Maren Morris wants to collaborate with Carrie Underwood…
Florida Georgia Line have scored another for the history books by becoming the first country act to appear on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for 90 cumulative weeks.
Brian Kelley says,"It's really hard to wrap our brains around that, but it's also super-inspiring to get back in the studio and create more music for our fans."
George Strait previously held the record with 84 weeks on the chart.
Could a duet with Carrie Underwood and Maren Morris be in the offing? Maren hopes so.
She says, "I wrote to Carrie a few weeks ago that [maybe] we could do something together. So, probably going [to have a] collaboration one day."
She also hopes to collaborate with Ed Sheeran at some point too. Maren is in the early stages of making her sophomore album.
Monday, 7/23
Lauren Alaina is engaged…
Garth Brooks is making a lot of money…
Lauren Alaina is engaged.
She posted a picture of her and new fiance Alex Hopkins kissing on Instagram, and because she loves a good pun, the caption read- "Being yours forever has a nice 'RING' to it.”
Lauren and Alex, who's an aspiring model and actor, have been dating for six years.
Garth Brooks knows how to make money. He is the runner-up on Billboard's list of 2018's 50 Highest Paid Musicians. He's made around $52.2 million so far this year, which is only beat by U2 who earned $54.4 million.
Eight other country acts are on the list, including Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Eric Church, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.
The ranking is based on record sales, streaming, music publishing and touring revenue.