Lionel Richie has led an all-star rendition of 'We Are The World' for the coronavirus pandemic.The 70-year-old music legend originally released the track - which he co-wrote with the late Michael Jackson - alongside a...
R&B star Charlie Wilson invited country singer and superfan Scotty Mccreery onstage for an impromptu performance during a concert in North Carolina last week (ends22Feb15).The former American Idol winner MCCreery attended his hero's concert in...
Things have been up and down lately for 'American Idol,' as the singing competition is reaching the end of its 13th season. The ratings for one of the more recent episodes reached an all-time low...
Scotty McCreery has emerged as a survivor of a "very scary night" last night when he and a group of friends fell victim to a terrifying armed burglary. The American Idol season ten victor explained...
Sometimes even American Idol graduates aren’t immune to disaster – case in point, Scotty McCreery, the Idol alum, who became the victim of a home invasion early on Monday. According to The Hollywood Reporter, McCreery,...
American idol contestant, Scotty McCreery, was scared for his life on Monday (May 5th).The 20 year-old was robbed in his own home, while he was held at gunpoint, during the early hours of Monday morning,...
Carrie Underwood has been named the top-earning 'American Idol' alumni.The country music star and 2005 winner topped Forbes magazine's annual list thanks to her staggering $31 million income over the last year, with a sell-out...
George Jones has died age 81.The country music legend suffered a health scare on April 18, when he was hospitalised in Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, for a severe fever and irregular blood...
We’re big fans of Beyonce Knowles, here at Contactmusic and we don’t like the thought of her sat at home, wading through a tub of Ben and Jerry’s and snivelling into a silk hanky whilst...
Country singer Scotty Mccreery is donating a portion of the proceeds from his Friday night (23Nov12) show in New York City to the ongoing Hurricane Sandy relief effort.The 2011 American Idol winner, who hails from...
Flo Rida fans might want to snag a position with a decent vantage point for the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York on Saturday, after it was announced the hip-hop star would be...
Jason Aldean is already sitting pretty at the top of the country music singles charts, with ‘Take A Little Ride’ and this week, he’s looking to do the same with his album, Night Train. It’s...
Carrie Underwood triumphed at the Country Music Television (CMT) Awards last night.The singer took home two trophies; the biggest prize of the night, Video of the Year, for 'Good Girl' and Collaborative Video of the...
Justin Bieber has been nominated for five Teen Choice Awards.The 'Never Say Never' hitmaker has received the highest individual number of nominations for the annual ceremony - Choice Male Artist, Choice Fashion Icon: Male, Choice...
Carrie Underwood leads nominations for the Country Music Television (CMT) Music Awards 2012.The former 'American Idol' winner has five nods at the 2012 CMT Awards, including Female Artist of the Year and Video of The...
British songstress Adele will do battle with R&B sensation Rihanna at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on May 20, 2012. The 'Rolling in the Deep' singer leads the...
Adele is up for 18 Billboard Music awards.The 'Someone Like You' hitmaker leads the nominations with her huge haul which includes Top Artist, Top Female Artist and Top Billboard 200 Artist while her single 'Rolling...
If it feels like there are dozens of award ceremonies for country music, then the best rule of thumb for an artist's success within the genre is to probably take the Academy of Country Music...
American Idol returned for its 11th season, deviating little from the tried and trusted format that has seen it become one of the Usa's most successful reality contests over the past decade, with stars emerging...
Casey Abrams has continued the 10th season of American Idol's remarkably successful trend of its finalists getting signed up, after penning a record deal with Concord Music Group. Abrams is the sixth act from that...
The former American Idol rocker James Durbin married his girlfriend Heidi Lowe in the Santa Cruz mountains on New Year's Eve 2011. According to US Weekly, the couple, who have a son together - two...
It was Jason Aldean 's night at the 2011 American Country Awards in Las Vegas on Monday (December 5, 2011), walking away with six awards including Artist of the Year and Record of the Year...
Carrie Underwood won two major prizes at the American Country Awards last night (05.12.11). The blonde beauty - who was last year's top winner with six accolades - took home Female Artist of the Year...
Lauren Alaina certainly wasn't the first and she won't be the last, but fluffing the lines of the US National Anthem sure wasn't an easy pill to swallow for the 'American Idol' runner-up as she...
Demi Lovato has followed on from Zooey Deschanel by singing at the World Series.The 'Skyscraper' singer found the experience of performing at the Major League Baseball championships game between Texas Rangers and St. Louis Cardinals...
Shania Twain, the multi-million selling Canadian singer, is returning to the Country Music Television Awards seven years after her last appearance. Shania Twain, whose last album 'Up!' was released in 2002, will present an award...