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When two guitar leaders made CMA Fest feel even bigger than a stadium
NASHVILLE — CMA Music Festival 2016 was filled with marquee performances, but one of the clearest “remember where you were…
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Carrie Underwood’s all-time RIAA milestone lands — and fans are still replaying her 2017 Grammy duet with Keith Urban
Carrie Underwood now holds a record that places her in country-music history books. The Recording Industry Association of America has…
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Michael Bublé’s brush with stepping away from music was not driven by burnout — it was driven by a single, life-changing moment inside his family
In 2018, headlines ricocheted around the entertainment press suggesting Michael Bublé was ready to walk away at age 45. The…
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Seven words from a jazz elder statesman helped change the way Michael Bublé viewed his own future — and reminded him that his voice mattered far beyond sales charts and industry trophies.
VANCOUVER — In 2016, Michael Bublé stepped away from performing when his young son faced a serious illness. At that…
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Bruno Mars’ biggest breakthrough — preserved by a parent who heard what the artist could not yet hear in himself
HONOLULU / LOS ANGELES — There are many songs in modern pop that have become so familiar they feel like…
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Travie McCoy reflects on “Billionaire,” early Bruno Mars memories — and why the two no longer speak
Travie McCoy is looking back at the hit that shaped a global radio moment — and revealing that he and…
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A rare two-headliner moment at the ACMs became one of 2013’s most replayed country award-show openings — and it was built on spontaneity, not rivalry.
LAS VEGAS — At the start of the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards on April 7, 2013, Blake…
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“I learn something from her every day” — the eight-word sentiment from Blake Shelton that tells the real story behind one of pop culture’s most steady celebrity relationships.
LOS ANGELES — In an entertainment landscape that often treats fame as the main ingredient of a “power couple,” Blake…
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Kelly Clarkson turns daytime TV into a cinematic Halloween vignette — with a forest that felt alive on stage
LOS ANGELES — Kelly Clarkson opened her Halloween broadcast with the type of reveal that proves daytime television can still…
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Carrie Underwood reaches a historic RIAA milestone — and an older Kelly Clarkson cover suddenly has fresh momentum
Carrie Underwood has set a new high-water mark in country music history. The Recording Industry Association of America recently confirmed…
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