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George Strait Among First Round Of Performers Announced For 2019 ACM Awards Country music royalty will take the stage at the 54th Academy of Country Music Awards as George Strait is slated to perform. The King of Country is one of a round of can’t miss performances scheduled for Country Music’s Party of the Year. … Continue reading →

Country Songwriters Revolt Against Spotify And Amazon Hit makers speaking out about controversy impacting all your favorite country tunes Some of country’s biggest hitmakers are outraged and taking a stand against Spotify and Amazon Music. Songwriters like Ross Copperman, busbee, Chris Destefano and more are speaking out about controversy which impacts all your favorite country … Continue reading →

19 Insanely Cool Gadgets That Are Going To Sell Out Soon Theses Products Are Going To Be Selling Like Hot Cakes Well Into The New Year We’ve been keeping track of gadget sales through all 2018, and the following 19 products are going to be selling like hot cakes well into the new year (each with … Continue reading →

Watch Runaway June’s Feisty ‘Buy My Own Drinks’ Video Country trio offer a feisty message full of can-do spirit in the cute new video ACM nominated trio Runaway June offer an empowering, can-do message in the video for “Buy My Own Drinks.” The feisty clip highlights each band members’ self-made spirit and how all three are … Continue reading →

American Idol Big Debut March 2019 The highly anticipated 17th season of ABC’s American Idol made its big debut on March 3, and it seems that the only people more excited than the viewers are judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry, and Lionel Richie, and host Ryan Seacrest. They grow them big in Florien, Louisiana, and it seems that they might … Continue reading →

AirplayExpress Launches New Traditional Country Chart Traditional Country Lives on as AirplayExpress keeps rolling on the Traditional Tracks Twenty Five years ago the writer of American Heritage, Tony Scherman declared traditional country music dead and done with, asking, “How far from its social origins can an art form grow before it loses meaning?” It is … Continue reading →

The Voice with a Heart Mac Wiseman Dies He was truly loved by his fans his fellow entertainers and people in the music industry The great Mac Wiseman, known widely as The Voice with a Heart, died this yesterday morning in an Antioch, TN rehab facility. He was 93 years of age, and had been … Continue reading →

Easton Corbin Kicks Off 2019 Spring Tour Easton kicks things off on the West Coast where he will finish out the tour in Florida Singer-songwriter Easton Corbin will kick off his busy touring schedule in support of his latest single “Somebody’s Gotta Be Country” on Thursday. He will start out by performing on the West … Continue reading →

Florida Georgia Line’s ‘Can’t Say I Ain’t Country’ Is Ambitious, If Overwhelming There should be a whiplash warning on Florida Georgia Line’s new Can’t Say I Ain’t Country album. Between the guest artists, sonic variances, skits, emotions and impulses the new project keeps your head on a swivel. So we’ll parse this project, Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley’s fourth since debuting … Continue reading →

Terry Dempsey “Love Is A Beautiful Song” Passes Away Dempsey a true Renaissance man of the local and international music industry dies TimesLive reported on Sunday,  that he was “struck by a gyrocopter blade as it apparently made an emergency landing at Vaal Marina, a village on the shoreline of the Vaal Dam, on Sunday morning.” … Continue reading →

Best Live Music Venues Honky-Tonks in Music City Songwriter Crystal Chandler live in a songwriter music-round downtown Nashville Where to find the Best Live Music Venues, bars, honky-tonks and restaurants in Music City and all of middle Tennessee. You won’t find a city with more live music than Nashville. Every place you go in Nashville has the … Continue reading →

Jack Blanchard’s Column: Transitions TRANSITIONS. (Written February 28th, 2015.) It’s a cool gray rainy day here in Hickory Hollow, a transitional day, with the remnants of Winter and early signs of Spring. Standing under the edge of our carport I can see almost a mile of tan fields and lines of trees, until the landscape … Continue reading →

Brooks & Dunn ‘Reboot’ Biggest Hits For Duets Album Luke Combs, Kane Brown and Kacey Musgraves just three of the artists featured on the new duets album 12 years after their last studio album, Brooks & Dunn are gearing up to revisit the hits with their forthcoming collaboration album, Reboot. Set for release on April 5, the album … Continue reading →

10 Songs You Should Be Listening To Right Now – February 2019 February playlist features songs from country hitmakers Eric Church & Chris Young, plus the debut from Caylee Hammack At Sounds Like Nashville, we pride ourselves on bringing our readers updates about the latest and greatest songs coming out of Music City. Whether it’s … Continue reading →

George Strait to Release 30th Album ‘Honky Tonk Time Machine’ Singer George Strait is ready to release a slew of new music on his 30th studio album With nearly four decades of music under his belt, George Strait shows no signs of slowing down as the singer has announced a brand-new album. Comprised of 13 songs, Honky Tonk … Continue reading →

Robert Earl Keen Inducted Into The Texas Cowboy Hall Of Fame Joining Willie Nelson, George Strait, and more in the Lone Star State institution Congratulation to Robert Earl Keen, who was inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame recently. Robert Earl Keen now joins Willie Nelson, George Strait, Lyle Lovett and many more Legends … Continue reading →

Carrie Underwood & Husband Welcome Baby Boy Our hearts are full, our eyes are tired and our lives are forever changed. Life is good Carrie Underwood and her husband Mike Fisher welcomed baby boy Jacob Bryan Fisher into the world on January 21. Carrie revealed the news via Instagram with three pics of baby Jacob Bryan, … Continue reading →

Jack Blanchard’s Column The Disney World Groundbreaking I just found an old newspaper article I wrote back when I was a cub reporter. It’s about The Walt Disney World groundbreaking, The truth can be funny. * * * It was a Rolaids morning. At 8:37 AM I remembered why I stopped getting up early, when stomachs … Continue reading →

Kassi Ashton Isn’t Listening To Her Exes Sob Stories In New Song, ‘Violins’ Kassi Ashton lost her ‘give-a-damn’ in her new funky tune, Listen to the song below! Kassi Ashton is dishing out some serious sass in her new song “Violins.” Dedicated to several unfaithful exes, the Missouri native isn’t about to listen to their sob … Continue reading →

Watch Shania Twain And John Travolta’s, ‘Trading Paint’ Shania Twain and John Travolta will star in the new film, Trading Paint At long last, Shania Twain’s acting debut, Trading Paint, will be released. After more than a year of anticipation, the film will make its debut on February 22. Starring both Twain and John Travolta, the movie … Continue reading →

Jack Blanchard’s Column: GHOST TOWN   Somehow we had missed the turnoff to the southern Ohio town. We went back to where the highway ought to be and found a narrow old road, with grass growing up through the cracks in the pavement. Could this be the main road to town that I remembered from … Continue reading →

40th Anniversary of The Dukes of Hazzard to be celebrated Appearance and live music performances by John Schneider and Tom Wopat also known as Bo & Luke Duke BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – MuscleKingz will transform the Kern County Raceway on Saturday, April 13 into a car show & concert venue fit for a great experience for car … Continue reading →

Morgan Evans’ CD Review ‘Things That We Drink To’ Stories from his personal experiences to comprise the 11 songs on his U.S. debut. Morgan Evans was already a star in his native Australia when he crossed two oceans to bring his talents to America. He begins a new life chapter by taking his life experience and … Continue reading →

The Truth Behind The Steve Ashley Saga What If This Is Just One Hugely Successful Publicity Campaign?  Facebook has been very busy with the story surrounding one of South Africa’s best singers, Steve Ashley over the past few months. One day it’s all about Ebeth Loots who has a story to tell in her own … Continue reading →

Jack Blanchard’s Column RAILROAD DAYS… A long time ago  we were on our way to do a national television show  from the PBS main studio in Pittsburgh, and then to a Nashville recording session.  Tennessee Birdwalk had become a surprise hit. Sometimes life can be good.  The porter showed us to our compartment and stowed … Continue reading →

Twenty years ago, Nashville had a theme park, Opryland USA Opryland USA sat in a curve of the Cumberland River now home to a giant mall. It had roller coasters, Southern-themed restaurants and live country music revues. Memories of rides like the Screamin’ Delta Demon are still traded like gold among longtime Nashvillians — as … Continue reading →

Dierks Bentley’s Best Tour Announcement Videos Dierks Bentley is a marking genius putting out hilarious parody videos to spoof his upcoming headlining tours Dierks Bentley is nothing short of a marketing genius when it comes to gearing up for a new headlining tour. For his past several headlining tours, the Arizona native has put out hilarious … Continue reading →

Troy Gentry’s Impact Lives On During Emotional Benefit Concert The life of late singer Troy Gentry was honored during a benefit at the Grand Ole Opry featuring Blake Shelton, Dierks Bentley & more It was a true celebration at the Grand Ole Opry on Wednesday, Jan. 9, as multiple generations of country music united to pay homage … Continue reading →

Byrd To Team Up with Mark Chesnutt for Select Dates Billed as The Beaumont Boys I have missed seeing the legion of fans that we had gained over the years. BEAUMONT, Texas – With an amazing 34 singles and ten studio albums – four of which are certified gold, one platinum, and double platinum by … Continue reading →

These Country Artists Died In 2018 and the Genre Will Never Be The Same Again Country music has seen its share of loss in 2018. The list of country artists who have died in 2018 includes beloved singers and musicians whose deaths were publicly mourned, as well as key behind-the-scenes people whose contributions to country … Continue reading →

New Country Music Releases Coming In 2019 Florida Georgia Line, Maren Morris, Brad Paisley and Tim McGraw are four artists with new country albums slated for 2019 but how long are they goin’ to make you wait Very few release dates have been announced for the year’s biggest albums, but country fans are amped for albums by Texan Cody Johnson and hitmaker Randy Houser, both … Continue reading →

William Shatner To Make Grand Ole Opry Debut Actor William Shatner released his first country-inspired album in 2018 In February, actor William Shatner will make his way to Music City for a once-in-a-lifetime experience: his Grand Ole Opry debut. The actor will take to the famed stage alongside Alabama member Jeff Cook in support of their collaborative project Why Not … Continue reading →

10 Songs You Should Be Listening To Right Now January is kicking off with new music on our 10 Songs list from your fave country stars At Sounds Like Nashville, we pride ourselves on bringing our readers updates about the latest and greatest songs coming out of Music City. Whether it’s a new single from the … Continue reading →

Urban Honors Artist Lost In 2018 With New Year’s Eve Medley Keith honors late artists Roy Clark & Avicii with New Year’s Eve medley in Nashville For the third year Keith Urban rang in the new year as the headliner for Music City Midnight: New Year’s Eve in Nashville. As the countdown to 2019 began, the singer … Continue reading →

Jack Blanchard’s Column: Being Alive BEING ALIVE For some people the world changes so slowly they hardly notice it. Things happen on a small familiar set, like a stage play. For others of us, our horizons have grown so far apart it’s hard to get our bearings. If I ever do get back to my … Continue reading →

USA President Trump Stands Firm on Concrete Wall President Trump has not backed down from his desire for a solid, concrete wall, but has acknowledged that metal slats could be better in certain sectors, as border patrol can see on the other side of it . The Washington Examiner reports: This week President Trump he’s not done … Continue reading →

WHISNews21, AirplayExpress and Wildhorse Entertainment, Wishing you a Happy 2019 & Thank You for All Your wonderful Support in 2018 The New Year begins with promises of fresh starts, reaffirmation of love, new beginnings, promises and more promises for a brighter future as the New Year just popped out of nowhere at 12 midnight just a … Continue reading →

Rhonnie Scheuerman’s Inspiration Station For All In Need This Morning Happy New Year My Friends….Rhon  On the first day you shall have a holy convocation…-Leviticus 23:7 On one January first back in the seventies,  it was still dark outside when I awoke.  The den was toy-strewn, there were supper dishes in the sink.  A pile of … Continue reading →

“Auld Lang Syne”: what does it mean?  Why do we sing it on New Year’s Eve, and what language is it? This New Year’s Eve, it is almost inevitable that you will hear (and possibly try to sing) “Auld Lang Syne,” a song whose melody is synonymous with the new year (and the theme of … Continue reading →

Do We Really Mean It When We Say Happy New Year?….Do You? With only a few hours of this year left 2018 is starting to feel really crowded Right Now I Am Looking Forward To The Wide Open Spaces Of The New Year 2019 Will 2019 bring us all peace and prosperity or doom and … Continue reading →

Rhonnie Scheuerman’s Early Morning Inspiration For All In Need Of Some to Get Through This Wonderful Day Stop Being So Critical For ….. Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech God dealt with Moses because of some of the mistakes he made. In … Continue reading →

Will Pistols Annies Make The Top Country Videos Of The Week? Pistol Annies give their own sassy, fiery take on divorce in the new video for “Got My Name Changed Back.” Will their fans vote the clip into the most popular country music videos of the week? The song is from Pistol Annies’ brand-new third album, Interstate Gospel, and … Continue reading →

CHRISTMAS IS A TIME… Christmas is a time of sad happiness. It gets more and more commercial, but if the stores were closed wouldn’t it take away some of the fun? Bar rooms are lined with the lonely, clinging to each other… like family. Bartenders are parent images. Displaced Yankees dream of gently falling snow … Continue reading →

AirplayExpress Is Ready To Go On A 2019 Promotional Adventure With You We are so ready to send out your Latest Hit Song and Video, to our magical list of Radio Stations, Disc Jockeys, Promoters, Producers, TV Stations and professional music people worldwide.  We are also ready with follow up campaigns, once your song/video goes … Continue reading →

2018 Music City Bowl In Nashville: What To Do, See And Eat The game kicks off on a Friday morning, which means it’s just the beginning of an entertaining & delicious weekend in Music City The week between Christmas and New Year’s used to be a dead zone in Nashville. That is until 1998 when … Continue reading →

Jack Blanchard’s Column: Nothing Is Over Like Christmas Nothing is over like Christmas. Months of anticipation, and then it’s gone. Try to hold on to it and it slides away like this morning’s dream. People who tell us that it’s a pagan holiday, just because it’s near the winter solstice, may not realize what an … Continue reading →

Official 2018 AirplayExpress Top 40 Christmas Tunes Biggest Christmas Tunes on AirplayExpress as Downloaded by DJ’s and Radio These are the songs that were downloaded the most by Radio stations and Disc Jockeys from AirplayExpress this December for Radio Airplay And for adding to radio playlists for the same period. AirplayExpress thanks all the artists … Continue reading →

Rhonnie Scheuerman’s Early Morning Christmas Inspiration For All In Need Of Some to Get Through This Wonderful Day The Christmas Story of the Birth of Jesus – Paraphrased from the Bible This Christmas story gives a biblical account of the events surrounding the birth of Jesus Christ. The Christmas story is paraphrased from the New … Continue reading →

Willie Nelson Looking Back Through The Years Willie Nelson didn’t exactly start at the bottom and work his way up as an actor. The country icon made his film debut alongside two legends in a film that was directed by an Academy Award-winning director when he appeared in The Electric Horseman in 1979. The Electric Horseman starred Robert Redford … Continue reading →

A PAIR OF CHRISTMAS SHOES. A long time ago Misty and I took a holiday season job in a Miami department store in a poor neighborhood. She was the photographer who snapped and sold the pictures of the children on Santa’s lap. I was Santa. The Santa suit and the whiskers were hot, but it … Continue reading →