Brian "Nashville" Neil Duckworth, a country music singer who performed alongside his siblings in the trio Taylor Made and shared stages with Dierks Bentley and Miranda Lambert, died Monday at his West Virginia home at age 56. Duckworth died on September 7, 2026, USA Today reported. His cause of death has not been released. He […] The post Brian Duckworth, country singer and Taylor Made band member, dead at 56 appeared first on American Almanac .
Brian "Nashville" Neil Duckworth, a country music singer who performed alongside his siblings in the trio Taylor Made and shared stages with Dierks Bentley and Miranda Lambert, died Monday at his West Virginia home at age 56. Duckworth died on September 7, 2026, USA Today reported . His cause of death has not been released. He leaves behind his wife of more than 15 years, Tina Scheuvront Duckworth, six children, four grandchildren, and five siblings. Duckworth earned the nickname "Nashville" because, as his obituary from Bartlett Funeral Home in West Virginia put it, he "never passed up an opportunity to share his voice." He formed Taylor Made roughly 15 years ago with his brother Greg Duckworth and sister Wendy Williams. The trio built…Open
Ella Langley earned a field-leading nine nominations for the 60th annual Country Music Association Awards, pulling ahead of her mentor Miranda Lambert and staking her claim as country music's most dominant young artist. The Country Music Association announced the nominations Thursday from New York, and Langley's haul touched nearly every major category. She picked up […] The post Ella Langley dominates 2026 CMA Awards nominations with nine nods appeared first on American Almanac .
Ella Langley earned a field-leading nine nominations for the 60th annual Country Music Association Awards, pulling ahead of her mentor Miranda Lambert and staking her claim as country music's most dominant young artist. The Country Music Association announced the nominations Thursday from New York, and Langley's haul touched nearly every major category. She picked up a nomination for entertainer of the year, the genre's most coveted prize, along with two single of the year nods for "Be Her" and "Choosin' Texas," an album of the year nomination for "Dandelion," and two song of the year nominations for the same pair of singles. Lambert followed with six nominations, Kacey Musgraves and Ben West earned five each, and Cody Johnson, Chris…Open
Alabama-born country star Ella Langley is using her record-setting 2026 breakout to open doors for other women in the genre, stacking her Dandelion Tour with female opening acts while crediting Miranda Lambert's mentorship for her own rise. Langley swept all seven of her nominations at the 2026 ACM Awards, a new record for the most […] The post Ella Langley fills her tour lineup with female country artists — and credits Miranda Lambert for keeping her grounded appeared first on American Almanac .
Alabama-born country star Ella Langley is using her record-setting 2026 breakout to open doors for other women in the genre, stacking her Dandelion Tour with female opening acts while crediting Miranda Lambert's mentorship for her own rise. Langley swept all seven of her nominations at the 2026 ACM Awards, a new record for the most wins by an artist in a single year at the ceremony, and picked up two American Music Awards for best female country artist and best country song. Her single "Choosin' Texas" sat atop the Billboard Hot 100 for 15 weeks, a record for a non-holiday song by a woman. She released her sophomore album, "Dandelion," in April and extended her headlining Dandelion Tour through October, with stops at Red Rocks and two…Open