Just Another Day in Paradise: The Small-Stakes Sweetness of Country Radio in 2000

Larry Gatlin is waiting out the coronavirus pandemic just like everyone else, only most of the time, he does so from the confines of Nashville’s golf courses, which remain open despite the stay-at-home orders issued in many states.

The musician says he attempted to receive testing for symptoms a month ago

Country superstar Sam Hunt has sung about being a homebody. But now that the global coronavirus pandemic has forced him to quarantine indoors, he’s feeling a little restless.

Welcome to Emerging Country, a Billboard series where we highlight an up-and-coming act who is making a splash in the genre. This month’s pick is country singer-songwriter Parker McCollum, who is introducing himself to country radio with his debut single “Pretty Heart” on MCA Nashville.For the past five years Parker McCollum has spent his weekends on the road.

Canada’s own MacKenzie Porter will have to wait a little longer to tie the knot.

Singer-songwriter John Prine has passed away due to complications related to the novel coronavirus.

Actor Allen Garfield, known for his roles in films like “The Conversation,” “The Candidate,” “The Stunt Man” and “Nashville,” died at age 80 due to complications from the coronavirus, according to multiple reports. Actress Ronee Blakely, who played Garfield’s on-screen wife in “Nashville,” shared the news of the actor’s death in a Facebook post on Tuesday.

He was hospitalised last month

Radio veteran John Shomby has departed from Cumulus Media after four years with the company, a source tells Billboard.

Jordan Davis banks his second No. 1 on Billboard's Country Airplay chart, as "Slow Dance in a Parking Lot" sways 4-1 in its 50th week (on the list dated April 11).The song increased by 15% to 33.6 million audience impressions in the week ending April 5, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data."Seeing 'Dance' go to No.

These are dark times as the world combats the global coronavirus pandemic, but Thomas Rhett brightened the mood a little bit when he performed his new song, "Be a Light," during the ACM Presents: Our Country special on Sunday (April 5).

Before singing "Wasted Time" from his Nashville studio, 2019 ACM entertainer of the year Keith Urban – the first artist to deliver a remote performance during Sunday (April 5) night's ACM Presents: Our Country broadcast on CBS – stated what we're all thinking: "This is a very strange time."Urban sent thanks, support and respect from himself, wife Nicole Kidman and their daughters to "all the first responders out there, everybody in the healthcare field and the public safety officers as well."

With the opening of Soultrain Sound Studios, Scottish singer/songwriter/producer Johnny Reid keeps his promise to the late Randy Scruggs that the legendary studio would once again make music. After extensive renovations, the former Scruggs Sound Studios is re-opening at its original site minutes from downtown Nashville in the Berry Hill community.“I talked to Randy and basically made him a promise,” Reid tells Billboard in his thick Scottish brogue.

By Denise Petski

A few hours after Leslie Fram discussed how the COVID-19 outbreak might affect the entertainment industry — and talked about bringing DIY hand sanitizer to victims of the deadly March 3 tornado that devastated Middle Tennessee — the Nashville-based exec found out she had her own brush with the virus.

In an effort to show appreciation for those behind the lines of the nation’s health crisis with the coronavirus, Music Row and Nashville’s creative community have come together in support of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) staff with the launch of Gratitunes on Monday (March 30).Since March 30 serves as National Doctors’ Day, the Nashville community is taking time to thank its doctors.

Joe Diffie: In a post-modern world, he was the perfect old-school hillbilly singer. Like George Jones, there was no interest in going uptown, no need for turbo-sophistication. Give him a Manuel cowboy shirt, some clever wordplay, a hot band… and Joe, with that craggy, bluegrass-honed voice and the ability to twist notes like balloons at a kiddie party, was good to go.

Jan Howard, country singer and songwriter and longtime member of the Grand Ole Opry, died on Saturday in Gallatin, Tennessee. She was 91.

The late Kenny Rogers is No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart for the first time since 1986, as The Best of Kenny Rogers: Through the Years debuts atop the tally.