Blake Shelton will host a special “All For The Hall” benefit concert at the BOK Center in Tulsa on March 30, featuring an all-star Oklahoma lineup of Ronnie Dunn, Kristin Chenoweth, Wade Hayes, The Swon Brothers and more.

More performers will be announced soon for the concert, which benefits the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum and its education programs. This will mark the first “All For The Hall” show in Oklahoma.

“I can’t think of a better place than Oklahoma for the next ‘All For The Hall’ show,” says Shelton. “Oklahoma and country music are synonymous, and members of the Country Music Hall of Fame include some of our most iconic stars, from Ronnie Dunn to Garth [Brooks], Reba [McEntire] and Vince Gill, to name a few. I’m thrilled to be hosting this show in my home state!”

“It speaks volumes when an artist of Blake Shelton’s stature supports our museum’s educational programs so wholeheartedly and so generously,” says Kyle Young, CEO, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. “We’re immensely grateful not only to Blake but also to Ronnie, Kristin, Wade, The Swon Brothers and others for giving their ‘All For The Hall,’ and for helping us continue to educate our many audiences about the enduring cultural value of country music.”

Tickets for the event will go on sale Jan. 26. All proceeds from the show will go to the nonprofit museum’s education initiatives, which directly served more than 230,000 people through in-person and virtual programs in 2023. For more information, click here.

CMT will honor legendary country group Alabama with CMT Giants: Alabama, a two-hour special later this year. The special will be filmed at Belmont University’s Fisher Center for the Performing Arts in Nashville.

The special serves as a celebration of the group’s success over their career. Blake Shelton, Steve Wariner, Brad Paisley, Jamey Johnson, Jason Aldean, Little Big Town, Old Dominion, Pam Tillis, Lorrie Morgan, Riley Green and Sam Hunt are all set to perform some of the group’s most iconic songs during the tribute event. Evander Holyfield, Lionel Richie, Luke Bryan, Martina McBride, Vince Gill and more are scheduled to share personal stories about their time with the group and how they have impacted music forever. Additionally, Alabama themselves will have an exclusive sit-down interview to reflect on their legendary career.

Alabama has made an impact on country singers for generations. Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2005, the band has sold over 80 million albums and have had 43 No. 1 hits. After co-founding member Jeff Cook passed away in 2022, the band continues to tour per Cook’s wishes and encouragement.

CMT Giants: Alabama is Executive Produced by CMT’s Margaret Comeaux and Taillight’s Tom Forrest. Executives in Charge of Production are Jackie Barba and Heather D. Graffagnino. CMT’s Leslie Fram is the Executive in Charge of Talent. The Talent Producers are Suzanne Bender and Donna Duncan. 

The Las Vegas location of Blake Shelton‘s bar, restaurant and music venue Ole Red is now open for business.

Located in front of Caesars Entertainment’s Horseshoe Las Vegas, the four-story entertainment venue is now the largest among six Ole Red locations at 27,000 square feet and 686 seats, with a 4,500 square foot rooftop.

Ole Red Las Vegas features three interior bars, a rooftop bar, two stages, a 16-feet-wide by 37-feet-high LED video wall, a retail area and a VIP experience with event space for groups. Its menu consists of signature items including the Redneck Nachos and the Blue Tick Burger as well as over 15 new dishes exclusive to location, such as the Blackberry Crispy Chicken Sliders, Hillbilly Bone St. Louis Ribs and Ole Red Ribeye, along with a variety specialty cocktails, beer and wine.

The venue aims to showcase live music with high-quality acoustics and lighting to provide concert-like music experiences seven days a week. The debut lineup for opening week will spotlight Nashville country acts in addition to local bands and DJs. For more information, click here.

Kenny Chesney has revealed the title of his upcoming new album due out in March: Born. The leadoff track from the new project, “Take Her Home,” is already rising up the country charts.

“As for the title, well, we’re still not quite done deciding what’s going on here, but one thing’s for sure: Born is absolutely the title track,” says Chesney. “It’s got a lot of heart, a lot of soul – and it speaks the truth about living, life and what we’re all doing here. Banjo out front, a great big pocket that rocks back and forth, it feels great. But more importantly, it’s a lyric that throws out all the options, never tells you what to do and throws out the one existential truth no matter what you choose: ‘one thing’s for certain, we’ve all been living since the day we were born.’”

Chesney has been hard at work putting the finishing touches on the project, adding songs and distilling it down to just the right mix before taking it to his No Shoes Nation of fans.

“I’m just trying to find songs that continue the story of who we are…how we live, breathe, work, rock, kick back and sometimes get tangled up in feelings that are anything but simple. Normally, we wait until it’s all figured out, the T’s are crossed, the I’s are dotted. But everything about this record’s been different – from how much time we’ve spent, the different ways we recorded and wrote and found songs – so why not let the fans know as we’re finishing up? We make this music for them, so, here you go. It’s official: Born, March 29.  Now to the final line-up, and maybe getting a couple more out there.”

Nashville’s Cannery Hall has officially reopened after extensive renovations. Located off of 8th Avenue South near the Gulch, the venue aims to be an artist- and fan-friendly, welcoming venue in Music City.

The venue space is a 141 year old building that has been completely restored and renovated to become a three stage concert venue. The Row One room will welcome a capacity of 300 people, The Mil can hold up to 625 and the largest stage, The Mainstage, will accommodate 1,275. On the top floor of the venue will be the Amaranth, a special events space that can hold up to 380 people.

“Every choice we made in the restoration and modernization of Cannery Hall was to create the best show possible for music lovers and artists. We built brand-new systems from scratch, while simultaneously redesigning the spaces. Our architects, and interior designers Smallwood in Atlanta and the some of the best audio-visual engineers in the world collaborated to create a spectacular show,” says Brent Hyams, General Manager of Cannery Hall.

The renovating of the venue included a multi-million dollar lighting and sound system, and each stage has its own custom system. Some features of the new system include speakers that move horizontally and vertically for real-time sound dispersion, a large video wall and air motion speakers.

The box office is already open, with shows beginning as early as Jan. 24. A grand opening celebration is being planned for the spring.

Upcoming Shows at Cannery Hall:
January 24 – SunSquabi on Row One Stage
January 26 – Walker & Royce on Mainstage
January 31 – Chance Peña on Row One Stage – SOLD OUT
February 3 – Western Dreamland, A County & Disco Party on Row One Stage
February 10 – Table B with support from Blurrd Vzn and Gunpoint at The Mil
February 16 – Airshow on Row One Stage
February 17 – Lilly Hiatt on Row One Stage
February 28 – Atlus on Row One Stage
February 29 – The Foxies with special Guest Flight Attendant on Row One Stage
March 1 – Black Joe Lewis and The Honeybears with Shane Guerrete on Row One Stage
March 2 – The Taylor Party: The TS Dance Party at The Mil
March 10 – Logan Halstead with support from Willy Tea Taylor on Row One Stage
March 22 – Johnny Simson on Row One Stage
April 2 – Dirty Loops on the Mainstage
April 17 – Jonah Kagen on Row One Stage
April 18 – Bailen on Row One Stage
April 20 – Jantsen with support from Lumasi, Raaket, Wiley and Waweezy
April 28 – Upon A Burning Body with support from The Browning, VCTMS, and Hollow Front at The Mil