Five of the eight nominees for 2015 Taste of Country Fan Choice Awards New Artist of the Year notched No. 1 hits in the last 12 months, proving the next generation is strong.
Canaan Smith is ready to go deeper. Several songs on his debut album Bronco plunged below the shiny surface many country songs skate across on their way to No. 1. His current single “Hole in the Bottle” is one, he says, but the title track is the one that granted him permission to truly open up on his followup.
The ballad i...
Canaan Smith has been bubbling under the radar for a while now, consistently being named an artist to watch in the country music, and now he’s going out on his own.
Danielle Bradbery has some of the most loyal fans in country music, and they've just given her a big Showdown victory. Now the young singer moves on to face a challenge from Canaan Smith.
Canaan Smith’s straight-forward drinking song could become his biggest hit to date. “Hole in a Bottle” is an easy-to-sip, rowdy country-rocker that finds the singer wallowing in self-pity, much to his fans’ enjoyment.
Canaan Smith was on stage at a Sounds of Summer tour stop in Bristow, Va. recently, minding his own business, singing his debut single "Love You Like That" to an energetic crowd, when he was bombarded with a not-so-rude interruption from his tour mates.
When Florida Georgia Line's Tyler Hubbard and now-wife Hayley Stommel tied the knot surrounded by the mountains of Sun Valley, Idaho recently, the singer's best bros were by his side.
Someone will think of a snappy name soon enough. It’ll rhyme with “Bro” and end with “country” and will stick the way "gate" sticks as a suffix to every scandal of the last decade. Country’s next big thing won’t be quite as disposable, however. Suddenly, everything old is new again.