Mickey Guyton – has been named TIME’s first-ever “Breakthrough Artist of the Year”. It recognizes her as a country music change-maker, and an artist who represented the genre on some of the most visible stages.
Eric Church has released a sneak-peak of his new flagship bar-restaurant, Chief’s, a collab with entrepreneur Ben Weprin. The Church Choir will have the chance to have a ‘Drink in My Hand’ at the 6-story venue set to open at 200 Broadway in Nashville. He uploaded some digital renderings of the bar, which resembles an old-school honky-tonk, covered in photos representing chapters of his life.
On TV – • “CMA Country Christmas” (ABC): Country stars perform Christmas classics and festive collaborations. Performers include Steven Curtis Chapman, Dan + Shay, Scotty McCreery, Maren Morris, Old Dominion, Molly Tuttle, and The War and Treaty.
Birthday!
Sam Hunt, 38 – Country superstar! Sam just became a father for the first time. He and his wife Hannah welcomed a baby girl named Lucy Lu
