Grammy-winning® music superstar and best-selling cookbook author Trisha Yearwood is celebrating 2016 with new episodes of the Emmy-winning® series Trisha’s Southern Kitchen, premiering Saturday, January 2nd at 10:30am ET/PT. With a trip to the Country Music Hall of Fame and down-home dinner with Reba McEntire, a Graceland visit honoring Elvis Presley with Banana Pancake Sandwiches and a Habitat for Humanity build, season seven is jam-packed with delicious food, beloved family and friends and special moments in the kitchen and on the road. The thirteen-episode season also features Trisha’s lighter take on favorite Southern dishes, game-day party food and a nostalgic “Barbie Q” with Trisha’s sister Beth.
Grammy-winning® music superstar and best-selling cookbook author Trisha Yearwood is celebrating 2016 with new episodes of the Emmy-winning® series Trisha’s Southern Kitchen, premiering Saturday, January 2nd at 10:30am ET/PT. With a trip to the Country Music Hall of Fame and down-home dinner with Reba McEntire, a Graceland visit honoring Elvis Presley with Banana Pancake Sandwiches and a Habitat for Humanity build, season seven is jam-packed with delicious food, beloved family and friends and special moments in the kitchen and on the road. The thirteen-episode season also features Trisha’s lighter take on favorite Southern dishes, game-day party food and a nostalgic “Barbie Q” with Trisha’s sister Beth.
Award-winning, husband and wife country music duo Joey+Rory received their first GRAMMY® nomination for Best Country Duo/Group Performance. According to the announcement by The Recording Academy, the couple have been honored for their recording of “If I Needed You,” written by Townes Van Zandt and featured on their current project, Country Classics, A Tapestry of Our Musical Heritage (Gaither Music Group).
Arista Nashville/RCA Records singer/songwriter Cam is celebrating a huge week with a Top 5 single, an album release, and the first GRAMMY® Award nomination of her career. Cam was nominated for Best Country Solo Performance for her compellingly powerful smash single, “Burning House.”
The winners were announced Monday for CMA’s touring industry honors known as the SRO Awards. The trophies were presented at an industry event at Marathon Music Works in Nashville hosted by Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts.
Gary Allan, Big & Rich, Frankie Ballard, Eric Paslay, Chris Janson, Old Dominion, Neal McCoy, The Swon Brothers, The Cadillac Three, Jana Kramer, Outshyne, William Michael Morgan and Annie Bosko will perform at the 4th Annual Taste of Country Music Festival, the Northeast’s premier 3-day country music festival. The Festival will be held June 10-12, 2016 at Hunter Mountain Resort (Hunter, NY) in the Great Northern Catskills of Greene County. This star-packed list of performers will join Kenny Chesney and Jake Owen – who were previously announced as headliners – on the TOC stage in 2016.
In spirit of the holiday season, Country Radio Seminar is offering a $100 discount on CRS 2016 registrations, available now through Jan. 7. Following the deadline, the $529 per person rate will increase to $629. To register for the three-day event, held Monday, Feb. 8 through Wednesday, Feb. 10 at the Omni hotel, visit www.CountryRadioSeminar.com today.
From the musical “Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas” taking place at the Grand Ole Opry.
If you have lived in Nashville for any amount of time, you know that THE place to go during the holiday season is Gaylord Opryland. It’s a Nashville tradition. If you’re new to the area or from out of town, it’s simply a must-see! For me, I’m practically a native-Nashville and for over 30 years since I was a kid, I have ventured out to the hotel to get in the Christmas spirit. Usually a couple of times, at least! It never gets old no matter how many times I venture out there.
“When it comes to the best in holiday entertainment, we always find ways to top ourselves, and this year is no exception,” said Gaylord Opryland General Manager Pete Weien. “We can’t wait for visitors to see all the new decorations we have added inside our nine acres of indoor gardens.”
Now in its 32nd year, I have watched Gaylord Opryland’s “A Country Christmas” grow to the millions of lights spread throughout what I call a “beautiful city under glass”, Christmas-themed dinner show featuring Opry legends, holiday-themed musical, and all sorts of family friendly activities like Glacier Glide outdoor ice skating, Santa’s snowball toss, and Arctic Plunge snow tubbing. It just keeps getting bigger and bigger with more attractions added that keep it fresh.
Guests age 21 and over can chill out at On The Blocks—the exclusive bar inside ICE! This upgrade includes a sampling of Jackson Morgan Southern Cream and Goose Island Beer, plus a Maker’s Mark or Absolut specialty drink, or Hidden Crush Cabernet or Chardonnay, in a souvenir glass. Ambient lighting, music and fun photo opportunities set the mood for this unique VIP experience.
For the first time, in a tribute to Music City, the resort’s seven-story Garden Conservatory Atrium will twinkle with oversized music notes and giant glittery musical instruments. Favorites like the 48-foot-tall Christmas tree and 15,000 poinsettias will return alongside new décor throughout the resort.
There are a multitude of things to do that will be enjoyable by the whole family. From simply strolling around all of the different areas of the hotel itself to look at the beautiful lights and Christmas displays as you grab yourself a cup of hot cocoa in the process, a Christmas-themed dinner show featuring Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers (celebrating 60 years in the music business), to touring ICE! (I refer to it as a world made of ice, because it’s all housed in its own building where you’ll be provided a parka to be able to cope with the freezing temperature as you walk around inside.) where you’ll be amazed at the details carved out of ice by skilled craftsmen from China to the theme of “The Nutcracker” including fun ice slides that make any adult feel like a kid again, and a special musical at the Opry called “Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas: The Musical”. Hailed by The New York Times as “100 times better than any bedside story,” this Christmas favorite is sure to delight adults and children alike with performances from Nov. 20 through Dec. 27, 2015.
Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, located at 2800 Opryland Drive in Nashville, Tenn., is the flagship property of Gaylord Hotels, part of the Marriott portfolio of brands. The 2,882-room hotel offers “everything in one place”—diverse dining options, a full-service spa, top-notch entertainment, on-site shopping, an award-winning golf course and more. For more information, visit www.gaylordopryland.com.
Our thoughts and prayers are with
and family due to the passing of his dad, Robert Urban.
“I’ve been deeply touched by the outpouring of love and support that Nic and I, and our family, have received since my Dad’s passing on Saturday night. His long battle with cancer is now over and he is finally at peace. My Dad’s love of country music and America set me on my life’s journey, and shaped so much of who I am today. Thank you to everyone who has kept us all in your thoughts and prayers.”–Keith Urban
Columbia Records’ country sensation Home Free’s new music video for the Christmas classic “Do You Hear What I Hear?” has hit over 130,000 real-time views in under 48 hours. The harmony-rich arrangement of the holiday favorite is featured on the band’s Christmas release, FULL OF CHEER. The stunning video was filmed at night in the frigid cold at an ice castle in Eden Prairie, MN.
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