‘ACM Presents: Our Country’: Lionel Richie, Luke Bryan And More Perform Touching Kenny Rogers Tribute

Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, Kane Brown and Chuck Wicks went head-to-head in a country music-themed edition of "The Newlywed Challenge" on Thursday (April 23).Hosted by Olympian Shawn Johnson East and her husband, Andrew East, on their YouTube channel, the online competition pitted the country stars and their wives against each other for $1,000 for the charity of the winning team's choice.

Luke Bryan has been forced to postpone both his upcoming album release and tour due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Luke Bryan has made the difficult decision to delay both his upcoming album release and tour.

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Luke Bryan is the latest artist to push back his album and tour due to the coronavirus pandemic. Bryan’s Born Here, Live Here, Die Here album -- initially scheduled for release April 24 -- has been pushed to Aug.

Though the 2020 Academy of Country Music Awards were pushed back to Sept. 16 from the original air date of April 5 due to the coronavirus pandemic, that didn’t stop country acts for performing for fans. On April 5, more than 20 artists joined forces for the two-hour televised special ACM Presents: Our Country on CBS.

Rita Wilson will host a TV benefit special in honour of late country music star Kenny Rogers.

Country's biggest stars came together for a special night on Sunday, joining together for a series of performances recorded from their homes as the country practices social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Country's biggest stars came together for a special night on Sunday, joining together for a series of performances recorded from their homes as the country practices social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic.

On Sunday night (April 5), country's biggest names gathered -- virtually, of course -- to celebrate the power of music with ACM Presents: Our Country. The two-hour-long event replaced the annual ACM Awards, which were originally scheduled for Sunday night in Las Vegas, though, due to the coronavirus, have been postponed to September.

Luke Bryan gave an uplifting performance of “Most People Are Good” for the ACM Presents: Our Country special on Sunday (April 5).“Most People Are Good,” Bryan’s 2018 single from his sixth album What Makes You Country, sounded rather excellent from his couch (as was a theme tonight).

The Gambler will be receiving a sweet send-off as some of the biggest names in country music prepare to pay tribute to the late Kenny Rogers, who passed away on March 20 at age 81.

Kenny Rogers is being remembered by CMT. On Thursday, the network announced that it will air in honor of the late country singer, who died last month at age 81.

The music world mourned the loss of Kenny Rogers last month, and on April 8 CMT will celebrate the late legend with CMT GIANTS Kenny Rogers: A Benefit For MusiCares.

Kenny Rogers is getting the tribute treatment. An all-star lineup of artists -- including Dolly Parton, Jennifer Nettles, Lionel Richie and more -- will offer "virtual performances" in “CMT GIANTS Kenny Rogers: A Benefit For MusiCares" in tribute to the late country icon, CMT confirmed to Fox News.

Ross Copperman hits No. 1 on Billboard's Country Songwriters chart (dated April 4), fueled by four songwriting credits on the Hot Country Songs chart.Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani's "Nobody But You," which Copperman co-wrote with Tommy Lee James, Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne, leads at No.

Francisco Martin wowed the judges — especially Luke Bryan, who jumped up and down on his seat — on Sunday night’s “American Idol”.

Following Kenny Rogers’ March 20 death, Capitol Nashville has serviced his song “Goodbye” to radio.Though it’s unclear exactly when the track was recorded, the swelling ballad was one of the last songs Rogers recorded for Capitol Records, according to the label.

The “ACM Presents: Our Country” special that was recently slated to fill in for the postponed ACM Awards next month now has a packed roster of participating country (and a few non-country) artists. The Academy of Country Music and Dick Clark Productions announced more than two dozen acts who’ll participate in the show April 5, including veteran stars of the genre like Shania Twain and fresh ones like Luke Combs.

Lionel Richie is planning to revive the star-studded aid anthem, We Are The World, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.