NEWS:
- Country Folk legend John Prine is hospitalized after contracting Covid-19 (Coronavirus) The Grammy winning singer is in a critical state
- Grand Ole Opry Member Jan Howard Dies at 91, Jan passed away peacefully on March 28 in Gallatin, Tenn. Jan was member of the Grand Ole Opry for 49 years—inducted on March 27, 1971
- Chad J Country starts giving you the latest in Country Music news as it comes in, keep checking for the latest with regards to our country family
- The family of recently departed Kenny Rogers are asking fans to make donations to MusiCares' Coronavirus Relief Fund instead of sending gifts and tokens of love. This is a gracious thing and one that is set to help so many
- The Chad J Country radio show has devoted a whole page of its website to merchandise links for artists hit by the cancellation of gigs
- Covid-19 has us all in lockdown but we are not forgetting our music. Live streaming events have gone through the roof on all platforms and Country music is getting more coverage than ever
- Joe Diffie Dies at age 61, Covid-19 complications the cause of his sad death. Known for great country songs that make us smile
- Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood to Headline Live Concert Event on CBS on April 1, 8–9 p.m. CT
- Lady Antebellum do a multi screen isolation song and its awesome check it out by clicking this news item
- Dixie Fields Festival 2020 CANCELLED Tickets transferred to 2021 with additional extras
- Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood donate $1 million to Coronavirus Efforts in the USA
- UPDATE: John Prine is now in a stable condition following his hospitalization for Covid-19, after being critical John had battled to a stable condition
- Thomas Rhett with friends Reba McEntire, Hillary Scott, Keith Urban and Chris Tomlin on "Be a Light," proceeds of sales of will go to benefit the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund
- The Shires re-schedule their concerts due to Covid-19 restrictions: dates moved to October-November 2020 Tickets transferred to new dates CLICK HERE FOR FULL STORY
- The Fairy Godmother of country, Dolly Parton is to read bedtime stories for children across the world via video. April 2nd for 10 weeks at 7pm CT midnight GMT: CLICK HERE FOR FILL STORY
- 2020 CMA festival has been cancelled, this is the 1st time in 48 years the festival will not happen in Nashville. The CMA festival has now been moved to June 10-13 2021
- Jon Pardi postpones his May wedding to Summer Duncan amidst the Covid-19 outbreak. The news was posted on Summers Instagram, saying that the safety of their guest was the most important thin
- Kenny Rogers gets his first number 1 album since 1986, what an accolade to the great man
- Taylor Swift offers financial support to Nashville Record store Grimey's New & Preloved Music during Covid-19 situation.
- Dolly Parton donates $1 million towards the Covid-19 research effort. The donation was to the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville and will go toward research for a possible cure to Coronavirus.
- Sara Evans to release a New Album and New Book in the Coming Months. The new album is titled Copy That (15/05/2020, 13-song), and the book, Born to Fly.
- Tenille Townes Gets Friends Abby Anderson, Kassi Ashton, Adam Hambrick & More to join her for a Friendly Cover of Bill Wither’s 1972 No. 1 “Lean on Me”
- Lady Antebellum Delay 2020 Ocean Tour due to Coronavirus, due to start May 21 in Albuquerque, N.M. it will now begin on July 2 in Sacramento, Calif
- Miranda Lambert re-arranged dates for her "Wildcard" tour for October 2020: Lanco will not be performing
- Eric Church performed his new music during the ACM Presents on Sunday night (April 5) "Never Break Heart" is a previously unheard song
- Shania Twain performed from her stable with an audience of her horse and dog. Performing 2 songs from her "Come on over" album which was released in 1997 she said "These are crazy times, but we're gonna do what we always do and pull together to get through it,"
- Miranda Lambert did a real Front Porch session on Sunday 5th April which was hosted on her own front porch at her farm. She played "Bluebird". Telling fans, music is medicine so lean into it she conveyed the message of We are all one family: CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO AND FULL STORY
- Kiefer Sutherlands mother, Actor, Shirley Douglas has died. The actress had been battling poor health for some time, the family says, Her death was not a great surprise and was not related to the Coronavirus
- Ashley McBryde, Lauren Alaina and Terri Clark performed to an empty Grand Ole Opry House on Saturday night (April 4) due to the Coronavirus lock down currently in place in the USA. In tribute to Joe Diffie the trio finished their set by singing a rendition of his song "John Deere Green."
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