Kelsea Ballerini, The Chainsmokers, Foster the People, Dua Lipa, Macklemore, Skylar Grey, Ella Mai and Charlie Puth are ringing in 2019 by rocking the West Coast celebration of "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve" on December 31st.
Ryan Seacrest is hosting the event from New York for the 13th year. Additionally, Jenny McCarthy will report from Times Square, while Lucy Hale will take on the third annual Central Time Zone countdown in New Orleans. Ciara will also host the Hollywood Party as part of the West Coast celebration.kel
The five-hour TV special airs on ABC.
The CMA Foundation has been recruiting country stars to share stories about their music education and the teachers who made a difference to them. It's part of their "Starts With M.E." campaign.
Keith Urban's story started early. He picked up a guitar at the age of six and pretty much never set it down again. He was fortunate to have a lot of great teachers, but there was one who really stood out.
"Her name was Mrs. Grimmer, my music teacher in 8th, 9th, and 10th grade. I failed music as a subject because I couldn't read and had no [music] theory, but she knew I was naturally talented so she rewrote this whole test that we were supposed to take."
The new exam was more about "playing" and less about "theory." It veered away from the school's curriculum but it played into Keith's strengths. At the end of the year the school officials didn't approved of the changes and the entire class failed.
He says, "She was so distraught. But that meant the world to me that she would want to recognize our natural talents like that."
You may have heard Brett Eldredge covering Queen's "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" on a Peloton commercial. Well, you're going to hear more of it because he released it as a single.
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill’s holiday decorations are probably better than yours. Heck, the tree in the front yard looks as good as what you'll see at the mall.