Taste Of Country

As if Craig Morgan doesn’t have enough on his plate these days, he is now adding one more ‘to do’ item to the top of the list. The singer/songwriter/outdoorsman/award-winning TV host is heading over to the Travel Channel’s hit show ‘Hotel Impossible’ for a guest appearance, set to air on Monday, June 11.

Country superstar Carrie Underwood has spoken up in support of gay marriage. During a lengthy interview with British newspaper the Independent, Underwood admits she and husband Mike Fisher attend a gay-friendly church in Nashville, and that she believes two people who love each other should be able to do so without scrutiny.

Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney have both paid their dues in the country music industry. After their respective decade-long careers, the two powerhouse country stars told People magazine that they’re going to play the kind of music they like on the Brothers of the Sun Tour. Lucky for fans, that means no sappy duets and plenty of loud and fast country tunes.

In conjunction with the release of their self-titled debut album, country newcomers Edens Edge have partnered with Cracker Barrel Old Country Store to release ‘Edens Edge – Deluxe Edition.’ The special album copy will be sold exclusively through the retail chain starting June 12, meant to coincide with the release of the standard edition.

Tim McGraw, Eric Church, the Zac Brown Band and Alan Jackson are just a few of the major stars scheduled to perform at BamaJam 2012 next week in Enterprise, Ala. The three day festival, set for June 14-16, will offer much more than just music, as the festibities include camping, a water park, ATV trails and much more.

In mid-April, tragedy struck Brooklyn, Ohio when a man killed his wife and two daughters inside of a local Cracker Barrel. After he committed three murders, police had no choice but to shoot him. To help ease the pain felt by the bery small community, Josh Turner stopped by the restaurant parking lot to put on a live performance for a jam-packed parking lot.

On Thursday morning (June 7), Preston Brust and Chris Lucas of the LoCash Cowboys got up bright and early to hang out with their fans at Puckett’s Grocery in downtown Nashville for an intimate breakfast in the midst of the 2012 CMA Music Festival activities. Lucas brought many of family members with him, including his proud mother, his lovely wife and their two-year-old son.

Greer Stadium was the place to be Saturday morning (June 9) if you were in Nashville for the 2012 CMA Music Festival. Carrie Underwood, Scotty McCreery, Lauren Alaina, Vince Gill, Brantley Gilbert, David Nail, James Otto, RaeLynn, Chuck Wicks, Greg Bates, Whitney Duncan, the LoCash Cowboys and Bucky Covington were just a few of the stars on hand to play in the 22nd Annual City of Hope Celebrity So

The writing session that led to Kenny Chesney‘s new single was a bit unusual, but once the ‘Come Over’ lyrics started falling into place, the song’s three writers — Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne – all knew they were on the right path to knocking it way out of the park.

After casting actress Angie Harmon to play the lead in his ‘This Ole Boy’ video, we starting wondering if Craig Morgan is only using his hit singles to share the camera beautiful women. And now it sounds like we might be right! For his latest single, ‘Corn Star,’ Morgan has his sights set on southern gal Kristin Chenoweth to star in the music video.

What a difference a year makes. Last year at this time, Kip Moore was mingling with fans at the CMA Music Festival, some familiar with him and some not. Well this year, Moore can’t walk into a room without fans going crazy.

Did you know esteemed poet and author Maya Angelou is a country music fan? Neither did we! During a recent interview with Parade.com, the Pulitzer Prize winner admits she is a diehard country music fan at heart.