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Kenny Chesney, Willie Nelson + More to Join Zac Brown Band at the 2013 Southern Ground Music and Food Festival

Megan Pacella — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:49:54 +0000

After a great first run in Nashville last year, the Southern Ground Music and Food Festival will return to Music City September 27-28, 2013. Of course, Zac Brown Band will be back with a host of friends from country music and other genres to make this year's sensory experience even better.

Taste of Country March Bandness 2013 Begins

Billy Dukes — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:00:33 +0000

The battle for the best team in American begins today, not next week. Taste of Country's March Bandness is a fan-voted search for the best country band of all time. Sixteen groups from five decades of country music will square off two at a time in this bracket-style tournament. It's a battle of legends versus modern superstars, outlaws versus pop-country herores and trios versus quartets, quintets or more-tets.

Eli Young Band's Jon Jones Welcomes Baby

Cory Stromblad — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:00:03 +0000

Congratulations are in order for Eli Young Band‘s Jon Jones, who welcomed his first child — a boy named Hudson Lennon Jones — on Dec. 31 just outside of Fort Worth, Texas. â€œWe are ecstatic about this beautiful baby boy that came into our world,â€ Jones tells People of his expanding family. â€œWords cannot describe [...]

Eli Young Band Making Big Plans for 2013

Megan Pacella — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 19:00:00 +0000

Even though they haven't opened Christmas presents or celebrated New Year's yet, the Eli Young Band guys already have big plans for 2013. Not only will the band set out to tour with Kenny Chesney next year, they also plan to make time for the studio.

Eli Young Band's Mike Eli Says New Baby Made His House a Home

Megan Pacella — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 20:30:52 +0000

Mike Eli of Eli Young Band finally feels at home. No, he’s not kicking his feet up and putting an end to his country music career. He and his wife Kacey just brought their baby girl, Kline Olivia, home, and they finally feel their space is complete. â€œItâ€™s been me, my wife and our dogs [...]

2012 CMA Vocal Group of the Year Award Prediction? – Readers Poll

Billy Dukes — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 16:30:42 +0000

While the power of the Vocal Duo of the Year category has waned in recent years, the Vocal Group of the Year pool at the 2012 CMA Awards is overflowing with talent. How tight is this category? Rascal Flatts weren't even nominated for what seems like the first time since mullets were en vogue. Who do you think will win the Vocal Group of the Year award at the CMAs?

Jon Jones of Eli Young Band's Father Passes Away After Long Battle With Cancer

Alanna Conaway — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 13:00:06 +0000

It’s been a long and understandably difficult week for Eli Young Band bassist Jon Jones, whose father died last week. Allen Edwin Jones passed away in Ft. Worth, Texas last Monday, Oct. 8, after losing a long battle with lung cancer. Jones’ dad was only 74 years old and was his son’s biggest fan, always [...]

Eli Young Band Celebrate 'Even if It Breaks Your Heart' With Friends in Nashville

Alanna Conaway — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:30:39 +0000

Eli Young Band spent their Monday afternoon celebrating their latest chart-topping hit, ‘Even if It Breaks Your Heart.’ The band, as well as the song’s two writers — Eric Paslay and Will Hoge — gathered at Nashville’s CMA headquarters to honor the song and all the key people who helped take it all the way to the top.

Eli Young Band's Mike Eli and Wife Welcome Baby Girl

Amanda Hensel — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 20:00:14 +0000

A baby girl has officially joined Eli Young Band‘s brood. Frontman Mike Eli and his wife, Kacey, welcomed Kline Olivia Diaz on Monday (July 30) in Dallas. The little girl, who is the first child for the couple, weighed in at 6 lbs. and 15 oz. She was expected to arrive in August.

Eli Young Band Getting 'a Lot Less' Sleep These Days

Megan Pacella — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:00:26 +0000

The Eli Young Band boys are riding a major wave of success as of late. After scoring their first No. 1 hit when single ‘Crazy Girl’ climbed to the top of the charts, the foursome started to see some forward momentum. And it doesn’t sound like the band has plans to slow down any time soon.

Eli Young Band Square Off Against Eli Young for Naming Rights

Billy Dukes — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 23:00:31 +0000

The Eli Young Band guys have often had to explain that there is no Eli Young in their band, their name is just a combination of two people’s last names — singer Mike Eli and guitarist James Young. When faced with a pizza delivery man who shared the moniker Eli Young, however, that justification didn’t hold up. In this funny new video, the foursome race the real Mr. Eli Young for naming rights.

Eli Young Band Offer Message of Hope With New Single 'Even if It Breaks Your Heart'

Alanna Conaway — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:00:03 +0000

For some country music fans, Eli Young Band is a new group of guys on the rise. What they may not know is that the band has been hard at work building their career for well over a decade, even though they just celebrated their first No. 1 single with ‘Crazy Girl.’