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Is Luke Bryan’s ‘Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset’ A Hit? Listen And Sound Off Luke Bryan quit making Spring Break EPs, but he’s certainly not done with warm, beachside memories. “Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset” is a definitive piece of summer nostalgia. The song finds Bryan and a few buddies enjoying free lodging at a lake house when a girl rolls up … Continue reading →

Midland Channels ‘Urban Cowboy’ In ‘Burn Out’ Video Midland transport listeners back in time in the throwback video for their new single, “Burn Out.” Filmed in one take at Billy Bob’s in Forth Worth, Texas, “Burn Out” has the reigning ACM New Vocal Group of the Year performing in the middle of a dance floor at … Continue reading →

Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic Books Sturgill Simpson and More Sturgill Simpson and the Head and the Heart are among the artists scheduled to perform at Willie Nelson’s annual Fourth of July Picnic at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Joining the 2018 lineup are Ryan Bingham, Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, Margo Price, … Continue reading →

Live Like a King: See George Strait Through the Years Strait finished the Cowboy Rides Away tour in 2014 with huge attendance numbers George Strait isn’t known as the “King of Country” for no reason. The influential, iconic and legendary hitmaker has had such an impressive career, and even at 66 years old, he’s still … Continue reading →

Ready for Ole Red? Shelton’s Downtown Nashville Restaurant Blake Shelton’s Ole Red Nashville will officially celebrate its grand opening during CMA Fest on June 6–10. The restaurant, bar and music venue will host multiple events throughout the week, including a Blake Shelton and Friends concert on June 6, which will not be open to the … Continue reading →

Spicy Drinks To WarmThose Cold Nights Chai Tea: This is easier to make than you think – there’s only one problem: once you know how, you may not want to drink anything else! It’s, literally, a three-step process to chai-tea heaven. Ingredients 8 cloves 8 cardamom seeds 2 cinnamon sticks 4 black peppercorns 1 piece … Continue reading →

Ashley Monroe Gets Downright Sultry With ‘Hands On You’ Country music is a wide genre and that’s OK I don’t even know what genre this record is but I know it’s me There is something about the way Ashley Monroe delivers a song that makes you fall head first into every note. Her television debut of “Hands on You” on Late … Continue reading →

Dierks Bentley Announces Ryman Auditorium Show To Celebrate New Album Release Bentley booked a late-night album release show on June 7, and he will perform all 13 tracks from the record Dierks Bentley is gearing up to release his ninth studio album, The Mountain, on June 8 and wants to celebrate the new project with an intimate concert at … Continue reading →

Home Free Offer Shimmering Version Of ‘Heaven’ [Listen] Home Free brought their trademark vocal blend to Brown’s single, “Heaven” Shy Carter, Matthew McGinn and Lindsay Rimes wrote “Heaven,” a romantic song that Brown released as the fourth single from his self-titled debut album. Brown’s previous single, “What Ifs,” gave him his first-ever No. 1 hit … Continue reading →

Happy Mother’s Day From The ‘IDSS’ Mother’s Hall Of Fame   The following Mothers have been selected by their children to be inducted into Wildhorse Entertainment Independent Supermoms Hall of Fame. It is with great pride & pleasure that we inducted the following dedicated & talented Mothers into the IDSS Hall Of Fame. DJ’s and Radio stations please visit AirplayExpress Mother’s Day Page … Continue reading →

TasteOfCountry 15 Sad As Heck Country Songs When a country music fan needs a good cry, these 15 unbelievably sad songs are the prescription. Breakup songs, abuse songs and songs about death that try to be poignant but still leave us crying make up this week’s episode of This List.  The most popular suggestion comes from a late … Continue reading →

Luke Combs Surprised Fans With Studio Version Of “Beautiful Crazy” Luke Combs surprised fans with a studio version of “Beautiful Crazy” on May 4. The song will be featured on his upcoming deluxe album, This One’s for You Too and was a hit from the get-go, landing almost immediately at No. 1 on iTunes’ All-Genre Songs Chart. “Beautiful Crazy” originally caught … Continue reading →

Easton Corbin Pays Homage To Hometown Police Deputies Shot & Killed At Resturante Easton Corbin is honoring the memory of two police officers who were killed last month in his hometown of Trenton, Fla. Gilchrist County deputies Sgt. Noel Ramirez and Deputy Taylor Lindsey were shot and killed by John Hubert Highnote while they were eating at … Continue reading →

Do You Remember How Keith Whitley Died? Keith Whitley’s career was tragically cut short, but it gave him just enough time to make his mark on country music. From his first single’s release in 1984 to his untimely death in 1989, Whitley scored 19 hit singles. Whitley’s alcoholism was known through much of the country music … Continue reading →

Maddie & Tae’s ‘Friends Don’t’ Marks the Start of Their Concept Album The whole story is the good, the bad, the ugly, but the girl wins in the end Maddie & Tae have returned with “Friends Don’t,” their first new single since signing with Mercury Nashville. The song, which details the back and forth two people often have … Continue reading →

Joe Nichols Covers Haggards Sing Me Back Home Sing Me Back Home’ is one of my favorite Merle Haggard songs,” Nichols says Joe Nichols added his own twist to one of Merle Haggard’s most powerful songs in the latest installment in a series of classic country covers. Nichols shares why he chose to cover “Sing Me Back Home” … Continue reading →

Listen to Kenny Chesney’s Uplifting New Single, “Get Along” Kenny Chesney dropped his uplifting new single, “Get Along,” on April 6. Penned by Shane McAnally, Ross Copperman and Josh Osborne, the mid-tempo tune beckons listeners to live the Kenny lifestyle with lyrics like “buy a boat, drink a beer, sing a song, make a friend.” … Continue reading →

First 150 people to show at the Roar Room get’s free McMains CD This Saturday Night, A Free Just Released “American Soul” CD To All Attending The Roar Room CD Release Set By McMains In LA Crescenta,  CA ! And Yes It Is Cinco De Mayo! No Cover Charge! Acclaimed Singer-Songwriter McMains Releases First Solo … Continue reading →

MusicCityGhost Is Country, Country If Its Not In USA English Country Music Has Always Been Known as a Form of Music That Tells a Story Country Music USA was the name of one of the most popular shows in the Nashville theme park called Opryland. The opening speech in that show went something like this:  Country … Continue reading →

Thousands of intelligent good-looking readers. THE WINDOW The writer sits by the open window in his comfortable room, his feet propped up on the sill. He holds a yellow legal pad and a felt tipped pen. This is what he writes: “Twilight in the afternoon. Only two o’clock, but looking more like seven. Cold front … Continue reading →

Top 40 New Country Songs For May 2018 ? The top three spots on May 2018’s Top 40 Country Songs list are a reflection of how country music has changed over the last five years. You can run all three through one of the most interesting and controversial artists around. Do you think you can … Continue reading →

Yodeling Boy Just Released His Debut Single ‘Famous’ — Hear it Now It’s only been a few short weeks since Yodeling Boy Mason Ramsey made his Coachella debut now he has a major label single! The Internet sensation released “Famous” on Friday, and performed his new song on The Ellen DeGeneres Show the same day. Ramsey, who shot to fame … Continue reading →

Giddy Up, Oom Poppa: Oak Ridge Boys Kick Off 2018 With “Rooftop on the Row” Concert Series Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) held its first of six Rooftop on the Row concerts on April 24 in Nashville. Trea Landon kicked off the night’s festivities atop the BMI building in the lobby of the BMI building as rainy conditions … Continue reading →

Brothers Osborne: The Cover Story We don’t want to lose what it is that makes us who we are. – TJ When TJ and John Osborne moved to Nashville they never intended to become a duo. The Deale, Maryland, natives grew up playing music together and once they both relocated to Music City they’d frequently … Continue reading →

Mandy Barnett Has One of the most beautiful ‘classic country’ female voices of all time “She has total control of her voice and sings effortlessly.”- Reviewer . An uncompromising singer whose style is rooted in the classic country of Patsy Cline, Jim Reeves, Webb Pierce, and Brenda Lee, Mandy Barnett’s keen interpretive sense enables her … Continue reading →

George Jones Saved His Career With A No 1 Song? George Jones was down and out in country music as 1980 dawned, but by the end of the year he would be bigger than ever thanks to one very special song. The country legend scored a string of classic hits throughout the ’60s and early ’70s … Continue reading →

Lauren Alaina Hops the Fence to Meet Starstruck Fan It’s Not Every Day That You Run Into Someone In The Spotlight Especially a Country Star Such As Lauren Alaina Out and About A fan by the Instagram name of @keleighshea posted her spontaneous meet-and-greet with the singer after a hilarious series of random events. As she … Continue reading →

Is Maddie & Tae’s ‘Friends Dont’ a Hit? Listen And Sound Off Maddie & Tae’s new single “Friends Don’t” immediately lets you know the pair have matured. Lyrically and sonically this is a far cry from the pickin’ and smilin’ country songs that became signatures of their debut album. The pop-friendly, sly revealing of the heart finds Maddie … Continue reading →

Shania Twain says she would have voted for President Trump Now She’s Being Attacked and threatened So Brutally By The Left That She is Forced To apologize Embarrassingly. Man, she feels like a Trump supporter. Shania Twain, the Canadian country singer, revealed in a new interview that she would have voted for President Trump in the … Continue reading →

Architect Turns Cement Factory Into His Home the Interior Will Take Your Breath Away In 1973, Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill purchased a cement factory near Barcelona When Ricardo Bofill stumbled upon a dilapidated cement factory in 1973, he immediately saw a world of possibilities. La fábrica was born, and almost 45 years later, the structure has been … Continue reading →

Eric Church to Release LP of Cover Songs by Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Bob Seger, Billy Joel & More Eric Church treated his fans to more than 100 songs on his 2017 live album, 61 Days in Church. The songs were recorded over the course of Eric’s 61-date Holdin’ My Own Tour. Eric performed nearly 40 songs … Continue reading →

 Australia Issues Serious travel warning For South Africa The Australian government’s department of foreign affairs and trade spared no detail as they issued a recent travel warning against South Africa. The travel advisory website smartraveller.gov.au  urges visitors to “exercise a high degree of caution because of the high level of serious crime.” It goes on and says … Continue reading →

Jordan Davis Takes “Singles You Up” to No 1 on Country Charts After a 43-week’s “Singles You Up” reached No.1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart & Mediabase chart . “From the bottom of my heart, I’m so grateful to the fans, country radio and everyone who helped make ‘Singles You Up’ the number one song … Continue reading →

Traditional country music is alive and well! Brinley Addington Keeps It Traditional on ‘Another Heartache’ Brinley Addington’s new song is a beacon of hope for fans who lament that traditional country music is fading. The Tennessee native offers up an instant barroom classic with “Another Heartache.” The song features prominent electric guitars set over a … Continue reading →

If You Are The Best Why Not Do What The Best Do Tell The World About Your Accomplishment For If They Don’t Know Don’t You Think They Should Know?  You are lying in bed one night and all of a sudden there is a tap on your window and a voice says, “Hey! you just … Continue reading →

MusicCityGhost: Personal Computer (PC) Will The CellPhone Kill The Desk Top Computer All of my friends are no longer using their computers for anything. They are paying their bills online with their cell phone.  They are answering their emails with their cell phone.  They are posting to FACEBOOK with their cell phone.  Every task that can … Continue reading →

Bible Quotes  for Tuesday, April 18, 2018 [John 6:30] The crowd said to Jesus,What sign can you do, that we may see and believe in you. What can you do. [John 6:31] Our ancestors ate manna in the desert, as it is written:He gave them bread from heaven to eat. [John 6:32] So Jesus said to … Continue reading →

Things Facebook Doesn’t Want Conservatives to See A List Of Times When The Social Media Giant Censored Conservatives Senator Ted Cruz nailed Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg for censoring conservatives on his social media platform. Cruz only spoke for a few minutes, but raised important points. I think we all know someone who has … Continue reading →

Apollo 13 returns to Earth- History On This Day : Apr 17, 1970 Apollo 13, a U.S. lunar spacecraft that suffered a severe malfunction on its journey to the moon, safely returns to Earth. * On April 11, the third manned lunar landing mission was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying astronauts James A. Lovell, … Continue reading →

AirplayExpress Awards Artists For #1 Charted Songs 30 Platinum and 2 Multi-Platinum Awards Sent Out to Artists Who Landed The #1 Slot Over thirty awards were sent out to AirplayExpress artists who managed to make it to the Number One spot on the AirplayExpress Country Top 40 during the last year. This was to reward … Continue reading →

Keith Urban Got Permission From Haggard’s Family For New Single Coming Home Keith Urban borrows from one of Merle Haggard’s most beloved classics for his new single, “Coming Home,” and the superstar sought permission from Haggard’s family before he did so. Haggard earns a songwriting credit on Urban’s new song, which is a duet with pop star Julia … Continue reading →

Today’s Inspiration Station With Rhonnie Scheuerman To all my friends family and fans who have read my Inspirational Column’s on Frans Maritz’s WHISNews21 over the years, I want to thank you all for your support. Frans and I will appreciate you going to his web site directly at www.whisnews21.com to read any of my columns in future … Continue reading →

Thousands of intelligent good-looking readers. Our Big Night Out (From 2005.) Last night we went to a little beer and wine joint to see and hear a 15 piece modern jazz band. The decor was Early Dumpster,  and we were the oldest people for miles. A girl put white bracelets on our wrists at the … Continue reading →

Home Free Dazzles Sold-Out Crowd With Show at the Ryman The spirit of Home Free flowed through the Ryman Auditorium Friday night (April 6) as the popular country a capella group graced the stage for their first headlining show at the Mother Church of Country Music. From the moment they opened the show with a spirited rendition … Continue reading →

Carrie Underwood Shares Health and Music Updates With Fans “The first single is a song I love so much and can’t wait to share with you. It’s called ‘Cry Pretty’ . It’s been an uphill battle for Carrie Underwood to regain her strength and return to her rightful place in the country music community, but she’s letting … Continue reading →

Blake Declares Gwen An ‘Adopted Okie’ in Loving Post “Side note: I love you pretty girl,” he confessed, adding the hashtag #truth. Pop star Gwen Stefani has many talents, but perhaps the most unusual one for the native Southern Californian to add to her list is that of expert arrowhead-finder. Stefani’s boyfriend, Blake Shelton, posted a … Continue reading →

Jo Dee Messina Releases Brand-New Inspirational Song, ‘Bigger Than This’ Messina has two young sons, 8-year-old Noah and 5-year-old Jonah. When Jo Dee Messina was diagnosed with cancer last year, the 47-year-old singer admitted the ordeal seriously tested her faith. However, thankfully, she’s now feeling better—and she has a new song that came out of that intense struggle. The singer shared the song … Continue reading →

MusicCityGhost The Price Of A Pat On The Back Does anyone remember the girls fainting on the front row when Elvis sang? Many years ago I got to go backstage at a concert that was being headlined by one of the biggest Country Music Stars at that time.  I couldn’t help but notice a lot … Continue reading →

Kenny Chesney Officially An Honorary Express Artist at AirplayExpress Honorary Status has been awarded to Country Superstar ‘Kenny Chesney’ by the official members of AirplayExpress on this the 27th day of March 2018    The Kenny Chesney Story On AirplayExpress Country singer Kenny Chesney went gold with Me and You in 1996, platinum with I Will Stand … Continue reading →

Could This Be The Next Scotty McCreery On ‘American Idol’? The American Idol 2018 auditions continued on Sunday night (Mar. 18), with new judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry, and Lionel Richie weighing in on the hopefuls. One particular singer of interest was 18-year-old Georgia boy Caleb Lee Hutchinson, who wowed the panel with what might be the … Continue reading →