Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney of duo Dan + Shay doubled up with dual No. 1s this week. The duo’s self-titled album debuted at No.1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart with more than 200,000 equivalent units sold. In addition, the album’s lead single, “Tequila,” topped both the Billboard Country Airplay chart and the Mediabase…… MORE
It’s no secret that Dan Smyers of Dan + Shay is passionate about animal rescue. Dan and wife Abby have teamed with Nashville’s Proverbs 12:10 Animal Rescue for numerous fundraisers and volunteer efforts over the years. In fact, the couple has three rescue dogs—Chief, Joy and Ghost—that have their own Instagram account. As Dan jokingly…… MORE
After kicking off his Losing Sleep World Tour in January and extending it with dates in February, April and May, Chris Young will keep the party going with 15 new dates this fall and winter. The new leg begins on Oct. 25 in Evansville, Ind., and makes stops in Milwaukee, Detroit, Baltimore and more, before…… MORE
Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney of Dan + Shay are gearing up for the June 22 release of their new self-titled album by dropping a new tune, “Keeping Score,” which features vocals from Kelly Clarkson. Penned by Dan, Jordan Reynolds and Laura Veltz, “Keeping Score” is the fifth track the duo has released from the…… MORE
Dan + Shay will deliver some fireworks of their own on July 4 as they co-host Westwood One’s holiday special, Celebrate the USA. During the four-hour holiday special, the duo will share some of their Fourth of July memories and play tunes from their past catalog. In addition, the broadcast will feature summer-themed music from…… MORE
Carrie Underwood will headline Spotify’s inaugural Hot Country Live concert on July 4 at New York’s The Rooftop at Pier 17. The new live concert series will serve as an extension of Spotify’s Hot Country playlist, which combines music and video into a single view, allowing users to listen to their favorite audio tracks and…… MORE
CMA Fest 2018 may be gone, but it’s not forgotten. Check out 19 of our favorite photos from four nights at Nissan Stadium, including pics of Brothers Osborne, Dan + Shay, Darius Rucker, Jason Aldean, Blake Shelton, Brett Young, Carrie Underwood, Luke Combs, Chris Stapleton, Dustin Lynch, Jon Pardi, Kelsea Ballerini, Lee Ann Womack, Dierks…… MORE
More than 50,000 fans packed Nissan Stadium for Night 1 of CMA Fest on June 7 to see performances by the Oak Ridge Boys, Charles Esten and friends, Kane Brown with Lauren Alaina, Carly Pearce, Dan + Shay, Darius Rucker, Brothers Osborne and headliner Jason Aldean. Check out the photos below, courtesy of photographer Jason…… MORE
Jim Casey talks with Dan + Shay about: marrying their wives in 2017 enjoying the little things about marriage creating their “Speechless” video, which features footage from their weddings writing Top 10 lead single, “Tequila” the innovative concept behind the video for “Tequila” self-titling their upcoming third studio album, which drops on June 22 the…… MORE
From nominations and notes to performers and presenters, here’s everything a country music fan needs to know about the 2018 CMT Music Awards. Date: Wednesday, June 6 Time: 8 p.m ET/PT Location: Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena Television Station: CMT Hosts: Little Big Town Performers: Carrie Underwood, Dan + Shay, Florida Georgia Lina, Jason Aldean, Little Big…… MORE
