Country Singer Brett Eldredge Says He's Looking For His 'Person'

Patrick Haggerty, the trailblazer widely regarded as the first openly-gay country singer, died on Monday surrounded by his husband and children, according to a statement on his band’s Instagram page. He was 78.

As he suggested he may do, James Corden on Monday’s The Late Late Show addressed the recent controversy over alleged behavior that saw him banned from ritzy NYC eatery Balthazar.

The Los Angeles City Council is set to resume in-person meetings next week in the council chamber, according to the city clerk’s office.

Chris Lane and wife Lauren became proud parents once again after she gave birth to a baby boy on Sunday. The country singer shared a sweet photo of the "family of 4" to his millions of followers on Instagram just hours after their little one was born. "Life just got 8 pounds sweeter," he captioned the snap of Lauren holding their bundle of joy while Dutton, their 16-month-old son, sat beside his mom in her hospital bed.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Cinemed, the Mediterranean Cinema Film Festival, is partnering up with Lebanese film org Aflamuna / Beirut DC to launch a new co-production and co-financing initiative aimed at high-profile projects from the Arab world. The new program, which is also backed by France’s National Film Board and is part of the festival’s industry showcase Cinemed Meetings, will present seven projects involving 22 Arab countries, including Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Liban, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Syria, among others. All selected projects are currently in development and are being brought by filmmakers who have previously directed at least one short film.

Country Thunder Arizona 2023 has announced Luke Bryan, Cody Johnson, Jon Pardi and Dierks Bentley as the headliners of the music festival.  Others who will be taking the stage include Ashley McBryde, Parker McCollum, Kip Moore, Parmalee, Lonestar, Tracy Byrd, Nate Smith, Randall King, Shane Profitt, Hailey Whitters and The Reklaws. More acts will later be announced.  Country Thunder takes place from April 13 to April 16 at Canyon Moon Ranch in Florence, Arizona.  Luke Bryan is one of the performers who will be heading Country Thunder Arizonia 2023.

MK2 Managing Director Fionnuala Jamison was the focus of the London Film Festival’s second ‘spotlight’ industry talk Wednesday, during which she provided insights on navigating the international film market, including how regional prejudices can impact how films are sold.

Jody Miller, who had a run of country hits in the 1960s and ’70s that began with the crossover single “Queen of the House,” died October 6 or Parkinson’s complications in Blanchard, OK. She was 80.

Loretta Lynn has died at the age of 90.The star, who was famous for hits such as ‘You Ain’t Woman Enough’, ‘The Pill’, ‘Don’t Come Home A Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ On Your Mind)’ and ‘Honky Tonk Girl’, passed away this morning (October 4), according to a statement from her family.“Our precious mom, Loretta Lynn, passed away peacefully this morning, October 4th, in her sleep at home at her beloved ranch in Hurricane Mills,” they wrote.Over the years she recorded 60 albums, with her most recent being last year’s ‘Still Woman Enough’, and topped the US country charts 16 times. She also sold more than 45million records worldwide.A statement from the family of Loretta Lynn."Our precious mom, Loretta Lynn, passed away peacefully this morning, October 4th, in her sleep at home at her beloved ranch in Hurricane Mills.” The family of Loretta Lynn.— Loretta Lynn (@LorettaLynn) October 4, 2022She was nominated for 18 Grammy awards, of which she won three, including a lifetime achievement prize in 2010 and her most recent win in 2019.In 2004, Lynn teamed up with Jack White who produced her album ‘Van Lear Rose’, which went on to become her best-performing album in the US charts at the time, before she topped it with her highest-charting album ever, 2016’s ‘Full Circle’.In 2013, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Barack Obama.Born Loretta Webb in a one-room rural Kentucky cabin in 1932, the star was one of eight siblings and the daughter of a coal miner which led to her signature song, 1970’s ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter’.Lynn married her husband Oliver “Doolittle” Lynn when she was 15, and they were together until his death in 1996.

Country music legend Loretta Lynn has died at the age of 90.The 4-time Grammy winner — whose glittering career spanned six decades — passed away Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. Her family confirmed the news in a statement provided to the Associated Press, but did not disclose a cause of death.

A candid response. While discussing her love life, Savannah Chrisley weighed in on rumors that she is dating Matt Stell.