Country music stars replace ACM awards show with at-home performance special

Country music streaming hit a historic new high in the U.S., with a record 1.244 billion on-demand audio streams of songs in the genre in the week ending April 9, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. That blows past the previous single-week high-water mark, set just earlier this year, when 1.201 billion audio clicks occurred in the week ending March 5.Further, overall country song streams (combining on-demand audio and video streams) jumped to 1.389 billion in the week ending April 9.

Country music star Sturgill Simpson has tested positive for coronavirus — and according to the man himself, he’s now been dealing with the disease for over a month! WTF??

He was hospitalised last month

Rising pop star Audrey Mika caught up with Billboard from her home via video chat to discuss how she’s keeping busy while social distancing, what inspired her fanbase's name, how she ended up joining forces with rapper Kyle for her latest remix, and what it was like working with Saygrace and Tate McRae.Asked how she is staying sane while social distancing during the current pandemic, Mika admits that it has been a bit of a struggle for her.

There's nothing like the healing power of music. Country music's biggest stars are joining the masses in practicing social distancing and staying at home in response to the Coronavirus.

As part of his 'CoronaJam' quarantine music sessions

Everyone has been singing Lorna Maseko’s praises following her triumph at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2020 – her 2019 cookbook Celebrate with Lorna Maseko won two accolades.

A little over a month ago,the Academy of Country Music Awardswere still set to take place in Las Vegas on April 5 for what was billed as "country’s biggest party of the year." Then the world came crashing down as the coronavirus pandemic spread across the globe and all live events came to a halt. A party was the last thing on anyone’s mind.

A little over a month ago, the Academy of Country Music Awards were still set to take place in Las Vegas on April 5 for what was billed as “country’s biggest party of the year.”Then the world came crashing down as the coronavirus pandemic spread across the globe and all live events came to a halt.

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Joe Diffie, an icon to many country fans for his string of No. 1 hits in the 1990s, has died from complications related to the coronavirus, a spokesperson revealed Sunday afternoon. He was 61.

Longtime country music singer Joe Diffie has passed away due to complications related to the novel coronavirus.

The world of music and entertainment has lost a legend. Country music singer Joe Diffie is the latest celebrity to die due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Singer Jan Howard has died aged 91.

While it might seem counterintuitive that music streams would decline at a time when so many Americans were ordered to stay home, data-savvy label executives were neither startled nor concerned by the 7.6% drop in plays that happened in the March 13-19 tracking week. Simply put, the say it’s down to focus on news and other televised options; the loss of daily commutes, where many people stream music; and multiple people at home together streaming the same things.

The Academy of Country Music and Dick Clark Productions announced Thursday the star-studded performance lineup for ACM Presents: Our Country.The show will airduring the time slot previously scheduled for the Academy of Country Music Awards, which have been postponed to Sept. 16 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

As Hollywood events, film premieres, festivals and award shows postpone and cancel in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, a bit of good news has surfaced today as the 55th Academy of Country Music Awards has set a new live air date of Sept. 16 at 8 p.m. ET.

The 2020 Academy of Country Music Awards has a new date.Hosted by Keith Urban, the 55th ACM Awards will take place Sept. 16 on the CBS Television Network, organizers announced Monday (March 23).

The Academy of Country Music Awards has officially declared a new date for its 2020 ceremony.

The 2020 Academy of Country Music Awards has a new date.