Westwood One and Kix Brooks will honor the men and women throughout our nation’s history who served and are still serving in the U.S. armed forces with his annual “A Salute to Our Military Veterans”. Kix, the popular award-winning host of Westwood One’s “American Country Countdown” and host of the “Kickin’ it with Kix” podcast, rallies his long list […]
Dan Rather’s “The Big Interview” returns to AXS TV for a star-studded fifth season, kicking off with Kid Rock on Tuesday, February 14th at 8:00 PM/E. Hosted by reporting veteran Dan Rather, the series boasts exclusive, in-depth discussions with some of the biggest names in entertainment, as the celebrated journalist gets his subjects to open up as only […]
Country music entertainer, military veteran, philanthropist and award-winning TV host, Craig Morgan, has enlisted several of his fellow famous friends to join for a mashup of his no-regrets new single, “When I’m Gone.” Produced by the multi-talented Morgan, his creative “When I’m Gone” mashup includes cameos from country stars Charlie Daniels, Dustin Lynch, Gary LeVox […]
Wade Hayes stopped by “American Country Countdown with Kix Brooks” this week to chat about his new single and album, “Go Live Your Life” and talk about his life after two bouts with cancer. Wade wrote or co-wrote nine of the 11 songs on “Go Live Your Life”, and he produced the album with Dave McAfee. Ray Scott […]
AT&T U-verse Fan Fair X at CMA Music Festival June 11-14, 2015, is back and better than ever! The four-day event is the center of the fan and artist experience during the Festival, featuring performances, activities, and artist interactions you can’t find anywhere else. Each day of CMA Fest will kick off with the “Artist […]
There can never be too many award shows honoring country music in my opinion…what better reason to get all of country’s megastars to come together to celebrate what an amazing year it has been for country music. The first ever American Country Countdown Awards will take place Monday night live from Nashville’s Music City Center […]
The winners were announced tonight for CMA’s touring industry honors known as the SRO Awards. The trophies were presented at an industry event hosted by road veteran Kix Brooks at Marathon Music Works in Nashville. “Our members in the touring industry are among the industries hardest working professionals and their many contributions to the format […]
Congratulations to Country legend Reba McEntire on being announced as the first-ever winner of the Nash Icon award, which will be presented to her during the 1st Annual American Country Countdown Awards on Monday, December 15th. As a tribute to the Grammy award winning singer, Miranda Lambert and Kelly Clarkson (who is also McEntire’s stepdaughter-in-law) […]
Much-admired artist, radio personality, entrepreneur, and esteemed member of the CMA Board of Directors, Kix Brooks was named the first recipient of the CMA Foundation Humanitarian Award. The Award will be presented at an upcoming event in January, 2015. “It’s embarrassing to be singled out in such a giving community,” stated Brooks. “It’s easy to […]
It’s kind of like that proverbial half-empty or half-full question. Is one-half of Brooks & Dunn better or worse than no Brooks & Dunn at all? But when Kix Brooks hit the stage Friday night (Oct. 8) at Joe’s Bar in Chicago, there was no question. Even without Ronnie Dunn, Brooks is still one of country music’s […]
