Darius Rucker and his wife of almost 20 years, Beth Leonard, have announced that they are separating. The singer revealed the news on social media, noting that the split is amicable.
Darius Rucker isn’t letting the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic stop him from raising money for St Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Rucker will be holding his “11th Darius & Friends” benefit concert virtually, taking place on the Grand Ole Opry stage on July 30 at 7 p.m. CT. Fans will be able to view the show via a pay-per-view live stream. The annual concert has raised more than $2 million for St. Jude over the years.
Blake Shelton is the latest artist to plan a drive-in concert series in order to safely bring live music to fans during the COVID-19 pandemic. The country star will take the stage for the Encore Drive-In Nights concert series with special guests Gwen Stefani and Trace Adkins. The concert series will debut on July 25 at over 300 locations across the U.S., features new performances filmed exclusively for the one-night-only event. The concert event was filmed exclusively for drive-in theaters across North America.
Luke Bryan has earned his 25th No. 1 single as “One Margarita,” which has reached the top of both the Billboard Country Airplay chart and Mediabase chart this week.
Country singer Lindsay Ell is revealing she is a survivor of sexual assault, and was raped at age 13 and again at 21. Ell opens up about her experience in a new song called “make you” from her upcoming album heart theory. Said Ell, “I was raped when I was 13, and it happened again when I was 21. The song only talks about the first time. It’s just a difficult thing to talk about, and it’s something that I process every day still.
