Abbey Pierce Talks About Her Latest Album, Don’t Call Me Darlin’

A upcoming country artist, Abbey Pierce hailing from Fayetteville, Arkansas is really excited to showcase to the world her own style with her music by releasing her brand new album earlier in January entitled, Don’t Call Me Darlin’!

The rising singer songwriter from the natural state, Abbey Pierce recently chatted with The CMBeat about her brand new album, Don’t Call Me Darlin’! Along with that, Abbey Pierce shared how she became interested in music, and as a songwriter, how her songwriting process looks like personally for her. Plus, she talked about the bonus track, Comin’ On Strong, available exclusively on her Vinyl release of the new album! Continue reading

Nominees for the 2026 Arkansas Country Music Awards: See The List!

The official list of nominees for the 2026 Arkansas Country Music Awards was announced last month on Tuesday, February 3rd! 

This year, the ninth annual Arkansas Country Music Awards will return for the sixth year in a row to the Reynolds Performance Hall on the University of Central Arkansas Campus in Conway, Arkansas on June 1st, 2026!  Continue reading

Rascal Flatts Comes To Little Rock on the Life Is A Highway Tour

One of the most memorable bands in country music, Rascal Flatts recently performed at Simmons Bank Arena in North Little Rock, Arkansas on the Life Is A Highway Tour celebrating 25 years!

The country music artist, Chris Lane excitingly opened the show with eight songs including Fix, Take Back Home Girl, If I Die Before You, Dancin’ In The Moonlight, Find Another Bar, Let Me Love You, Big, Big Plans and I Don’t Know About You. He also performed an awesome set of cover songs from the 90’s country era including, Should’ve Been A Cowboy by Toby Keith, Watermelon Crawl by Tracy Byrd, Boot Scootin’ Boogie by Brooks & Dunn, Chattahoochee by Alan Jackson, Dust On The Bottle by David Lee Murphy and Check Yes or No by George Strait.  Continue reading

The Isaacs: A Tribute to the Grand Ole Opry in Arkansas

On a Saturday night, it’s always a great night for good ol’ fashioned country music! Recently, the gospel group, The Isaacs performed a unique show in November in Forrest City, Arkansas at the Eastern Arkansas Community College Fine Arts Center.

“Welcome to a special show, A Tribute to the Grand Ole Opry that The Isaacs are doing and taking the trip down memory lane!” shared Sonya Isaacs of the group. “We want you to have a good time tonight with us as we celebrate the songs of the Opry stage.” Continue reading

The Band TRIPPP Performs Hometown Show at The Historic Collins Theater In Arkansas

A rising country music and trio of triplet brothers, TRIPPP recently performed an incredible show close to their hometown this summer in Paragould, Arkansas performing their first ever headlining show at The Historic Collins Theather

The brothers, JD Stafford, Chaz Stafford and Treyson Stafford, originally from Jonesboro, Arkansas have been creating their path in the country music/rock industry for the last few years. They’ve been performing all over the country, being the opening act for Riley Green, The Kentucky Headhunters, The Josh Abbott Band and more.  Continue reading

Erin Enderlin Wins At 2024 Arkansas Country Music Awards

A fantastic country music singer songwriter, Erin Enderlin recently had a very special night at the seventh annual Arkansas Country Music Awards on June 3rd, as she took home one of the biggest awards of the night. 

The Conway, Arkansas native, Erin Enderlin won the 2024 Arkansas Country Music Awards’ Songwriter of the Year category for the seventh consecutive year in a row. “Lucky number 7!,” shared Enderlin. “Thank y’all so much. This means so much to me and I love Arkansas so much. I’m so proud to represent Arkansas out there in country music. I don’t take this for granted and I want to thank my friends and family for supporting me and for coming out tonight.” Continue reading

2024 Arkansas Country Music Awards: See The List of Winners & More!

The seventh annual Arkansas Country Music Awards recently took place for the fourth year in a row at the Reynolds Performance Hall on the University of Central Arkansas Campus in Conway, Arkansas on June 3rd. 

This award show is a great event as it focuses a spotlight on all those from Arkansas including upcoming country music artists, musicians and individuals in the country music industry. It was hosted once again by country music historian, Charles Haymes and Miss Arkansas 2014, Ashton Gill. Continue reading