Chris Stapleton and country music's biggest stars share special fan encounters and their best advice

Country music legend Loretta Lynn has sadly passed away aged 90, her family have confirmed. The Coal Miner's Daughter singer, whose songs about life and love made her a music legend, died at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, her family said in a statement provided to The Associated Press.

Farewell to an icon. Loretta Lynn has died at age 90.

Country music star Loretta Lynn has died. The coal miner's daughter turned country music icon was 90 years old.

country music icon Loretta Lynn, who scored over a dozen no. 1 hit singles and sold more than 45 million albums worldwide during her six-decade career, has died.

Loretta Lynn, a beloved country singer and the subject of the 1980 film “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” has died. She was 90 years old.According to a statement to the Associated Press by Lynn’s family, the singer died in her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. “Our precious mom, Loretta Lynn, passed away peacefully this morning, October 4th, in her sleep at home in her beloved ranch in Hurricane Mills,” the statement said.Lynn was a longtime staple in country music, and the most awarded woman in the field.

Standing by their friend. After Hardy revealed he was hospitalized from a tour bus accident, fellow celebrities reached out to publicly show their support.

Country music singer and songwriter Hardy is recovering from a tour bus accident from which he sustained “significant injuries.”

Country music singer Hardy is recovering after his tour bus crashed. The ‘Rednecker’ hitmaker - whose full name is Michael Wilson Hardy - could be forced to postpone his upcoming stops on his tour after he and three others sustained “significant injuries” following their vehicle collision after they left the Country Thunder festival in Bristol, Tennessee. The 32-year-old wrote on his Instagram page on Sunday night (02.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Ashley McBryde, one of the premium-grade country stars of the 21st century, is at the point in her career where many country stars would be playing it safer than ever. She’s in-between the second and third releases in her album cycle, a time when many would be most fixated on grabbing for the brass ring. Instead, she’s got brass balls, opting instead to put out a beautifully quirky concept album full of guest singers and co-writers called “Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville.” Please pardon the minor vulgarity in the preceding paragraph, but that’s partly the after-effect of listening to “Lindeville,” a character-driven set of songs whose protagonists tend to be on the straight-talking side, to the point of definitely including a few songs you will never hear on country radio. But “going for adds” is the furthest thing from the mind of an album that takes place entirely in a fictional small town where virtue is rarely the thing being modeled, and where even the local dogs are a little embarrassed about the array of sins they’ve witnessed.

Country music star Craig Morgan has traveled a hard road on his way to the top. In his new memoir "God, Family, Country," the 58-year-old recording artist and Army veteran shared intimate details of his life's journey, including his childhood years in Tennessee, his time in the military, his rise to fame in the world of country music and the tragic loss of his son Jerry in 2016. The memoir also includes Morgan's personal anecdotes and stories as he reflects on his friendships with Garth Brooks, Blake Shelton and other country stars.

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Guy Fieri's Stagecoach Smokehouse returns to California's Stagecoach music festival this year, featuring a sparkling list of country A-listers to join the restaurateur's BBQ royalty. The event is well-known among Stagecoach fans: With Fieri as their host, country music stars perform above BBQ pitmasters for a national tour of the best of American barbecue. Luke Bryan, Kane Brown, and Chris Stapleton headline this year's show. «Luke Bryan and Luke Combs came and cooked with me last time,» Fieri recently told ET.

Maren Morris and Carrie Underwood turn hards in their stylish looks for the CMT Giants: Vince Gill taping held at The Fisher Center for the Performing Arts on Monday (September 12) in Nashville, Tenn.

The 2023 Stagecoach Festival lineup was announced today for the 15th edition of the country music festival. Headlining will be Luke Bryan, his fourth time as a top billing, with Kane Brown and Chris Stapleton moving up to claim main attraction status as well.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic The lineup for the 2023 Stagecoach Festival includes one very familiar veteran of the festivities, Luke Bryan, who will be making his fourth headlining appearance in the California desert, along with two stars who have made regular appearances at the festival but have moved up into headliner slots for the first time, Kane Brown and Chris Stapleton. Goldenvoice announced the performers and dates for the ’23 gathering Monday morning, just a little more than four months after the 2022 festival took place. The next fest will take place April 28 – 30, 2023, with passes going on sale Friday at 10 a.m. PT. Prices for passes range from $389 for advance general admission to $1,499 for the GA standing pit and $1,999 for prime reserved seating.

Luke Bryan, Kane Brown and Chris Stapleton are set to headline the three-night fest, which runs April 28-30, 2023 at Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif. Festival passes will go on sale Friday, Sept. 16 at 10 a.m.

Empire had its final curtain call in 2020, but has also wanted to see something that explores the country music industry in the same vein, Fox’s new series Monarch might be what you have been looking for. Even if this style of twangy, Southern-fried music is not your preference, creator Melissa London Hilfers' drama chronicling the dysfunctional (and sometimes deadly) dynamic of the “First Family in County Music” boasts a stellar ensemble that might be enough to pique your interest in checking out its Sunday, September 11, premiere alone.

British actress Anna Friel is entering the quintessentially American world of country music in her new Fox show “Monarch.”“I think having a background in Irish folk music helped a lot,” Friel, 46, told The Post. “I’m from quite a musical family.