The iconic country music artist, Charley Pride was born on this day in 1934. As today would have been the singer’s 88th Birthday, his son, Dion Pride performed at the Grand Ole Opry on Thursday night in honor of his father.
A Texas native, Dion Pride was one of five featured artists on the Opry Country Classics show, which showcases country artists recognizing those who came before them in country music history and performing a few covers of songs from other country artists. Continue reading
The Grand Ole Opry is one of the biggest moving parts when it comes to how the country music genre has evolved through the years. Most importantly, the Grand Ole Opry continues to keep the country music history alive with their show, Opry Country Classics!
This special show honors the classic country music which made the genre what it is today and recognizes the country artists who made those songs so memorable. Usually, Larry Gatlin from Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers hosts the Opry Country Classics show but Bill Cody took over the hosting duties for this particular show. Continue reading
One of the most anticipated nights for country music took place on March 16th, as country superstar, Morgan Wallen performed one of three sold out shows headlining at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee on The Dangerous Tour!
This was the first time Morgan Wallen was headlining the arena in Nashville so it was a very big night for the Tennessee native! The concert featured his tour mates, Larry Fleet and HARDY, along with some surprise guests during the show! Continue reading
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
It’s time for a big announcement! I am so excited to share that The CMBeat is nominated for the first time in the Publication/Blog/Podcast of the Year award category at the 2022 Arkansas Country Music Awards! Continue reading
A upcoming country music trio, The Joy Reunion just released a brand new single today entitled, Let Her Run! It’s been a exciting time in their lives as they were featured on the last season of NBC’s The Voice.
The incredible trio includes three members, Robert Easley, Gentry Monreal and Neil Morrison. Recently, The CMBeat got to chat with the band exclusively to talk about their new single, Let Her Run! Continue reading
A upcoming country music artist, Lance Curtis recently released a brand new single entitled, Keep On Looking! Earlier this week, The CMBeat got to chat with the singer songwriter about the new song and how it came to be! Continue reading
It’s February 2nd which means a certain holiday happening this month is just around the corner! You know what that means, it’s time to put together your country music playlist for Valentine’s Day!
A country music playlist is not complete without the king of country, George Strait on it, so that’s why The CMBeat is going to list ten George Strait songs below which would make a great addition to your Valentine’s Day Playlist! Continue reading
There’s a lot of great country music artists who are from Arkansas! Some you may know are from the natural state and there’s some you might not know were from Razorback central.
This is why The CMBeat has created a list of twenty country music artists who are from Arkansas and the list features all types of artists from beloved ones to upcoming artists. Continue reading
It was a great night for live music as the country music band, Little Texas came to perform a show in Forrest City, Arkansas at the Eastern Arkansas Community College Fine Arts Center on January 22nd!
“Welcome to our first show of 2022!” said lead singer, Porter Howell for the band as they were welcomed on stage! For the first song of the show, they performed one of their very first songs entitled, Some Guys Have All The Love. Continue reading
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