The Best of Backstage Country’s Co-Hosts: Dierks Bentley
Dierks Bentley, the guy with 22 number one songs, seven number one albums, three CMA and ACM Awards, is sliding into the Backstage Country co-host seat! He’s bringing his signature…
Read more
News & Updates
Inside the Mind of a Hitmaker: Dierks Bentley Talks Songwriting
This week on Backstage Country, we’re cracking open the notebook of one of country music’s most consistent hitmakers, Dierks Bentley. Bentley is co-hosting the show with Elaina Smith, and he’s…
Scotty McCreery Logs On, Talks Fan Comments with Elaina Smith
Scotty McCreery has conquered the stage, the charts, and even fatherhood, but coming up on Backstage Country with Elaina Smith, he tackled something far scarier: his own social media comments…
Scotty McCreery Talks About His Opry Cred
Scotty McCreery is joining Backstage Country’s Elaina Smith as co-host next week and he sure has a shiny title to brag about: Grand Ole Opry member. Yes, the same singer…
Tucker Wetmore’s New Year’s Eve will be different than the ones before
In 2025, Tucker Wetmore will break from his usual Dec. 31 ritual to play the iconic New Year’s Rockin’ Eve on ABC. So what’s his typical plan? Just hanging with…
The Best of Backstage Country’s Co-Hosts: Scotty McCreery
On Backstage Country, Elaina Smith is joined by none other than American Idol Season 10 winner, Scotty McCreery! He’s hanging out to play some great country tunes and chat about…
Scotty McCreery Takes the Mic: Touring Stories
Country fans know that Scotty McCreery can own a stage with his deep baritone voice and heartfelt lyrics, but this week, he’s also owning the radio mic. McCreery joins Elaina…
The Year in Music 2025: Morgan Wallen was the ‘Problem’ we couldn’t get enough of
2025 will go down as the year of Morgan Wallen, not just in country music, but across the board, as Billboard declared him the most successful music maker of the…
Check out Lainey Wilson’s Christmas Day Netflix performance
If you didn’t spend Christmas Day watching football on Netflix, you missed Lainey Wilson‘s halftime performance – but you can now check out photos from the event and watch the…
Jason Aldean’s family grows by one puppy — and one pig
Jason Aldean and his wife, Brittany Aldean, expanded their family menagerie by two on Christmas. Brittany posted video on her Instagram of their kids going on a scavenger hunt throughout…