Jason Aldean walked onstage in Lincoln, Nebraska, with heavy news hanging over him and decided the only way to deal with it was to sing. Just hours earlier, Aldean had learned that Brett James, the songwriter who gave him “The Truth” and a pile of other cuts, died in a plane crash in North Carolina […]

Forrest Frank looked at the numbers dropping on his Instagram and did not flinch. Thirty thousand people hit unfollow after he spoke out about Charlie Kirk’s assassination, and the Christian singer went online to say good riddance. In his own words, he said, “I don’t want you to follow me. I don’t want you to […]

Charles Kelley just added another voice to the Kelley household choir, and this one came in crying on key. On September 16, Charles and his wife Cassie welcomed their second child, a baby boy named Archer Lancaster. He showed up at 11:14 a.m., weighing 6 pounds and 11 ounces, and immediately turned his parents into […]

Four years without a drop, and Jake Owen says it is the best decision of his life. Four years ago, he quit drinking. Cold. He was tired of embarrassing himself and tired of being a version of Jake Owen that his little girls did not deserve. He was also tired of waking up knowing he […]

Jimmy Kimmel cracked jokes after Charlie Kirk was murdered, and it got him yanked off TV. Toby Keith’s son says the punishment didn’t fit, but he didn’t let Kimmel off easy either. Charlie Kirk was shot dead in front of thousands at Utah Valley University on September 10. It was brutal. The country grieved. And […]

Share This Article Songwriter Brett James died Thursday at the age of 57. (Photo credit: Brett James/Facebook) Brett James Cornelius, the Grammy Award-winning songwriter known professionally as Brett James, was killed in a plane crash on Thursday (September 18), according to reports. He was 57. Local news outlets reported that a small aircraft registered to […]

It started with a joke about Jesus driving a Toyota. Back in 2005, Brett James, Hillary Lindsey, and Gordie Sampson sat in a little Nashville house with nothing but coffee, guitars, and a half-baked title. The idea was “When Jesus Takes the Wheel.” At first, even Brett thought it was too weird. Who was going […]

The Opry crowd never heard his voice much, but they sang his words every night. Brett James, songwriter, hitmaker, and Nashville’s not-so-secret weapon, died Thursday, September 18, 2025, when his Cirrus SR22T went down near Franklin, North Carolina. He was 57. Two others were with him, and nobody survived. The wreck landed just west of […]

Share This Article Cody Johnson reschedules two shows in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo Credit: Monica Murray/Variety via Getty Images) Cody Johnson Kicked Off His Leather Deluxe Tour In January On January 24, 2025, Cody Johnson kicked off his Leather Deluxe Tour in St. Louis, Missouri. The tour was originally scheduled to run until August, but in […]

Share This Article Country Music Stars Who Own Bars In Nashville Garth Brooks (Photo by Roy Rochlin/WireImage) Morgan Wallen (Photo by Derek White/Penske Media via Getty Images) Alan Jackson (Photo by Mike Windle/ACM2015/Getty Images for dcp) Lainey Wilson (Photo by Terry Wyatt/WireImage) Which Country Stars Own A Bar? Nashville, Tennessee is home to bars and […]