The tourism people for the Commonwealth of Virginia use the slogan, “Virginia is for Lovers,” on a lot of their “Come Visit Virginia” television advertisements. But for country music fans, the ad campaign people could pretty much zero in on Virginia Beach, and make their slogan read “Virginia Beach is for Concert Lovers.” Thanks to [...]

I love Joey & Rory. They’re down to earth, very real people. I’ve enjoyed their music since I saw them on Can You Duet during the show’s first season. They finished third. I thought they would win. In any case, I thought they would have a great music career ahead of them. But their first [...]

I’ve seen Montgomery Gentry twice. Once was at the Appalachian Fair in Gray, Tenn., and believe me, the reserved seats were sold out, the bleachers were full, and I don’t think the rest of the audience could find their own blade of grass to stand on. It was a great show. The second time I [...]

This year’s CMT Awards are just a few weeks away. The show is scheduled for June 16 (8 p.m. ET/PT), and remember, this is the show where every award is voted on by the fans. CMT has announced that the emcee for this year is comedian Bill Engvall. I remember along time ago, when Bill [...]

Just a little reminder that tonight is the concert to celebrate George Strait’s career as the Academy of Country Music’s newest Artist of the Decade!  The concert will be on CBS tonight at 8 p.m. (ET). If you happen to miss it, or you just want to see it again, it will be aired again [...]