MSN Music — The Country Music Hall of Fame began inducting members in 1961, six years before they had a building in which to house its honorees' portraits. The first artists to enter the Hall were Hank Williams, Jimmy Rodgers and Fred Rose, and they've s... more info

Metalsucks — We play them hits by Boyz II Men, Brittney Spears, Alan Jackson, Don Henley and more. The post Video: Musical Smash or Pass with Killswitch Engage appeared first on MetalSucks. more info

MSN Music —  Alan Jackson, Jerry “Guitar Man” Reed and The Gambler writer Don Schlitz are 2017’s class of inductees into The Country Music Hall of Fame.  more info

USA Today Music — They will be formally inducted during a Medallion Ceremony later this year.             more info

Mjsbigblog — Lauren Alaina and Alan Jackson play Illinois, Trent Harmon plays a radio show in Minneapolis and Cassadee Pope and Chris Young head to Maryland. The post Concert Schedule: Lauren Alaina, Trent Harmon, Cassadee Pope appeared first on mjsbigblog. ... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — As Cleveland prepares for the 2016 Republican National Convention, the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame is opening a very timely exhibit around rock and politics. "Louder Than Words: Rock, Power & Politics" looks at some of the most important debates in ou... more info

Rolling Stone — In 1989, Alan Jackson was the first new artist signed to the Nashville division of Arista Records, which issued his debut LP Here in the Real World early in 1990. By the January 1991 release of his fourth single from the critically acclaimed album, h... more info

Mjsbigblog — RaeLynn opens for Scotty McCreery, Lauren Alaina for Alan Jackson, Kris Allen plays Daryl's House, Adam Lambert in Berlin, Melanie Martinez in Paris. More reality star concert dates here. The post Concert Schedule: Scotty McCreery, Kris Allen appear... more info

Mjsbigblog — Little Mix headlines at the O2 to over 30K attendees across two nights. Carrie Underwood continues her mostly sold-out tour through Arizona, Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico and California. The Voice’s The Swon Brothers are one of her opening acts. Lau... more info

Stereogum — Two seemingly contradictory reports from Billboard this week: Bro-country is over and Luke Bryan has another #1 album. Bro-country, as coined by Jody Rosen (then of New York Magazine), indicates “music by and of the tatted, gym-toned, party-hearty ... more info