In early September, Kellie Pickler shared one of the most heartwarming stories of 2012. Appearing on 'Good Morning America,' the singer walked viewers and country fans through why she had shaved off her long, beautiful blonde hair. It was done to show support and solidarity to her good friend Summer Holt Miller, who was fighting breast cancer and was preparing to begin chemotherapy the very next d
In April, Eric Church appeared in Rolling Stone magazine and took a not-so-veiled shot at reality singing shows and the stars made from the competitions. “Honestly, if Blake Shelton and Cee Lo Green f—ing turn around in a red chair, you got a deal?” he said, ...
In June, Carrie Underwood became the first major country superstar to embrace gay marriage publicly. In an interview with a British newspaper, Underwood said she couldn't imagine being told she couldn't marry someone she loves. “I definitely think we should all have the right to love, and love publicly, the people that we want to love," she said. Not ...
It was a little difficult to get away from Taylor Swift news this fall. Beginning with her release of 'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together' in August through the announcement of the Red Tour in October, the singer was was on the cover of just about everything short of the Big Mac box...
In September, George Strait shocked the country music world by saying he'd tour two more times... and that's it. His days as a road warrior are finished after the Cowboy Rides Away Tour wraps up in 2014, however he insisted he is not retiring. Str...
In December, Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott announced that she and husband Chris Tyrrell are expecting their first baby. Few other details are known about the pregnancy, but it seems like an early summer 2013, delivery is probable as the trio has canceled shows after mid-June...
Toby Keith, Dolly Parton and Brad Paisley were the rumored country stars to be joining 'American Idol' before Keith Urban was confirmed as the new judge in August 2012. He joined Nicki Minaj, Mariah Carey and Randy Jackson on judge's bench, and soon found himself in the middle of the drama as the two pop singers made the UFC look like child's play...
The first weekend of May was a rollercoaster for Jake Owen. He was briefly detained on May 5 after his hometown's police force found it suspicious that he was wearing an old man mask at a Steak 'N Shake restaurant. Needless to say, the singer wasn't pleased...
2012 is a year Randy Travis will be happy to see behind him. He was arrested multiple times, beginning with a cuffing Super Bowl weekend for suspected public intoxication. In August, things got worse for the legend. He was nabbed for driving while intoxicated after he crashed his car...