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

Cory Jackson Wins Big At 2024 Arkansas Country Music Awards

A phenomenal country music artist, Cory Jackson recently had a big night at the seventh annual Arkansas Country Music Awards in Conway, Arkansas on June 3rd, taking home one of the big awards of the night which was the Male Vocalist of the Year award for the very first time!

The Jonesboro, Arkansas native now residing in Kansas City, was completely surprised but absolutely grateful to win the award. Cory Jackson expressed in his acceptance speech how he was taken by surprise with the win and he admires his fellow nominees in the Male Vocalist of the Year category.  Continue reading

Riley Green Brings The This Ain’t My Last Rodeo Tour To Jonesboro, AR

It’s always a great time to listen to more traditional country music in the natural state! The country music artist, Riley Green came to town, along with Tracy Lawrence and Ella Langley to perform a wonderful concert on the This Ain’t My Last Rodeo Tour at the First National Bank Arena in Jonesboro, AR!

Upcoming country music artist, Ella Langley opened the show performing five songs. “It’s a pleasure to be here with y’all!,” said the artist. She performed two of her well known songs including Paint The Town Blue and That’s Why We Fight, along with Country Boy’s Dream Girl, Could’ve Been Her and one unreleased song entitled, If You’re Gonna Be Gone Continue reading

Exclusive Interview: Cory Jackson Talks About Latest Single, “When The Needle Drops”

A upcoming country music artist, Cory Jackson recently released a great new country music single on October 6th, entitled, When The Needle Drops

The Jonesboro, Arkansas native, Cory Jackson recently chatted exclusively with The CMBeat about where the inspiration for the song came from, being an independent artist and releasing a new song, along with what he would like fans to know when listening to the new single! Continue reading

HARDY Brings The Mockingbird & The Crow Tour to Jonesboro, AR

It was a great night for live music as country music artist, HARDY brought his the mockingbird & THE CROW Tour to First National Bank Arena in Jonesboro, Arkansas! The singer songwriter also brought along tour mates, Lainey Wilson and Dylan Marlowe!

Rising country artist, Dylan Marlowe performed a remarkable set opening the show with a few songs of his including Grew Up Country, Why We’d Break Up Again, I’ll Keep The Country, Dirt Road When I Die, When I Look Back, Record High and You See Mine. “Arkansas, thank y’all so much for coming out,” said Marlowe at the end of his set. Continue reading

Travis Tritt & Chris Janson Comes To Jonesboro, AR On The Can’t Miss Tour

One of the best tours this year, The Can’t Miss Tour featuring country artists, Travis Tritt & Chris Janson recently came to perform at the First National Bank Arena in Jonesboro, Arkansas on October 13th! 

Along with Tritt and Janson, the tour featured the upcoming country duo, The War Hippies as the opening act! “Thanks for coming out a little early!” said the duo. This duo which includes the members, Scooter Brown and Donnie Reis are both USMC & U.S. Army Combat Veterans. The duo performed a few of their original songs including American Son, Killin’ It, and The Hangman. They also performed a cover of Chris Issak’s song entitled, Wicked Game and performed a beautiful rendition of The Pledge of Allegiance. Continue reading

2022 Arkansas Country Music Awards Recap

The fifth annual Arkansas Country Music Awards recently took place for the second year in a row at the Reynolds Performance Hall on the University of Central Arkansas Campus in Conway, Arkansas on June 6th. 

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 by country music historian, Charles Haymes and Miss Arkansas 2014, Ashton Gill. Continue reading

Cory Jackson Wins at 2022 Arkansas Country Music Awards

A rising country music artist, Cory Jackson recently had a big night as he took home the Video of the Year award at the 2022 Arkansas Country Music Awards! 

The Jonesboro, Arkansas native won for the music video of his song, Put Some Country In Your Country, which was filmed in Jonesboro and directed by Kenny Jackson. Of course, the win came as quite the surprise for the singer songwriter! Continue reading

Voting Open For The Arkansas Country Music Awards 2022

It’s March 1st and all the nominees for the Arkansas Country Music Awards 2022 have been announced, which means voting is now OPEN!

There’s a lot of wonderful people nominated for the awards and everyone is definitely excited for the upcoming award show! The fifth annual Arkansas Country Music Awards will be happening at the Reynolds Performance Hall on the University Of Central Arkansas Campus in Conway, Arkansas on June 6th.  Continue reading