The most delightfully sad thing you’ll see all day (not country but cool)

Came across this lovely video of a little astronaut and his dog facing a spacely demise over on IO9 that I thought some of you might like.

Warning, it's the absolute sweetest impending death scene ever. It's okay to be torn between tears and wonder.

Trace Adkins announces 2020 The Way I Wanna Go Tour

Country icon Trace Adkins has sold 11 million albums over the last two decades with hits like “You’re Gonna Miss This” and “Every Light In The House Is On” fueling his live shows. With a new album on the horizon, Adkins is taking the music to the people in 2020 on his new tour, The Way I Wanna Go Tour 2020.

Kenny Chesney has built a career on offering hope, passion and the straight-cut joy of being alive. “American Kids” celebrated the exuberance of being young, truly original and coloring outside the lines. “Get Along” not only captured the reality of how much sweeter life is by coming together to create a community, but inspired a PSA which amassed close to three billion viewings for PassItOn.org.

‘Nashville on the Record 2’ films at the Opry, zooms lens on songwriters

When ABC greenlit their now-wildly success drama Nashville a few years ago, there was cause for concern that such a high-glam spotlight would only be another avenue for the pop-country mainstream. But what the Nashville on the Record franchise has done, elevating what the show has already mastered, is refocus the attention on traditional country music and the format’s talented and severely undervalued songwriters.

Rascal Flatts’ Joe Don Rooney talks Spotify

With all the talk of Jason Aldean and Taylor Swift pulling their music from Spotify, it’s only natural to ask other artists what they think. Joe Don Rooney recently gave his opinion and revealed whether Rascal Flatts might be pulling their music from the site in the future.