country music

Las Vegas went country last night as Nashville arrived for the American Country Awards at the beautiful Mandalay Bay Events Center. Luke Bryan was the big winner last night on the sweeping the show with a staggering nine awards -- that's guitars. The awards this year were actual guitars.

I love the feeling that Christmas time brings. It's the time of year even the crabbiest folks seem nicer. It also has some of the most beautiful and fun music. Just hearing Christmas music can instantly put me in a good mood. At my house, you'll hear me listening to my favorite Christmas tunes while trimming the tree, or wrapping those presents.

Son of country artist Rhett Atkins, Thomas Rhett, has just released his latest single, "Beer With Jesus." Now before you make a judgment or form your opinion, please listen to the song and let us know here at KNUE what you think of the tune.

Country music isn't all about pickup trucks, rednecks, cheating, muddin' and beer. That's right, if you think about it, country music is full of sexy love song,s too! Some country songs are downright sexy. Check out my picks for the sexiest country songs and see if you agree. Ooooh -- this is gonna be fun!

Kip Moore came on the country scene and came up with a No. 1 hit right off the bat! Few country artists do it quite like Kip Moore, so I thought I would find out more about Moore. I learned that after college, this Georgia boy moved to a little " hut" in Hawaii -  really! While living in Hawaii, Kip  took up surfing and backpacking.

This morning on the Big D and Bubba morning show, they were asking the question, "Which country artist is the most country?" Hmmm ... it would depend on whether you mean living the country lifestyle or actually singing with a "twang!"

I absolutely love the latest hit from Big & Rich, "That's Why I Pray." When I heard the song for the first time, I knew we would add it on the playlist. I've had so many listeners respond in such a positive way to the song. The song really touches what is going in out world today, and even gives us hope that with pray, things will get better.

What is better than a country concert with, not one, but three country legends? Not much, right?! KNUE and the KNUE Gold Rush Show is bringing Mel Tillis, Earl Thomas Conley and Johnny Lee to the Tyler Oil Palace on Saturday, Aug. 18.

East Texas just grows talent! Think about it, Miranda Lambert, Don Henley, Lee Ann Womack, Neal MCoy, Linda Davis, JB and the Moonshine Band, Curtis Grimes, Brandon Rhyder, the legendary Ray Price (and I could go on forever) -- all from East Texas. Now you can add the latest sensation, Lauren Alexander, on the A-List.

One of the hottest country music groups to come out of the 1980's has got to be Restless Heart --their  harmonies are like butter and their music has wowed audiences around the world. This year Restless Heart is celebrating over 25 years of entertaining fans.

Jake Owen is on a roll with topping the country charts. This week, his latest hit ‘Alone With You’ claims the No. 1 position on Billboard’s Top Country Singles chart. The tune is Owen’s second consecutive single to do so, following his multi-week No. 1 smash, ‘Barefoot Blue Jean Night.’

Lionel Richie is a legend, to say the least, and now he’s taking a rather legendary step, going back to his roots and releasing a full album of country duets with some of the most famous country stars in the business. The album, named after Richie’s hometown of ‘Tuskegee,’ is set to drop March 27, and the first single from the record, a Richie and Shania Twain duet of the smash hit ‘Endless Love,’