Rascal Flatts have been on top of the country music scene and regularly churning out hits for more than a decade now. With platinum-selling records and thousands of miles on the road, we couldn’t imagine that the Flatts would call it quits anytime soon. Surprisingly, the trio recently revealed that before releasing their latest album ‘Changed,’ they had a band-wide come-to-Jesus meeting during which they almost decided to break up.
Country music fans in Darien Lake, N.Y. don’t have a very good track record for behaving appropriately at concerts — especially those who attend Rascal Flatts shows. On Saturday night (June 30), 59 fans were charged with underage possession of alcohol and intent to consume during the Flatts concert at the Darien Lake Performing Arts Center.
The 2012 CMT Music Awards began with a batch of country and pop collaborations before settling into a Nashville-based broadcast, featuring Music City’s best. Rascal Flatts closed the show with one of the all-time greatest mainstream rock bands however, inviting Journey on stage to sing ‘Don’t Stop Believin’.’
Here’s another reason to tune into the 2012 CMT Music Awards tonight (June 6). Rascal Flatts with get supersized and perform with rock band Journey for the first time ever! That’s quite a shift from their previous collaborator Justin Bieber — with whom they remixed last year — but it’s equally as thrilling.
This summer will be action-packed with all of the high-profile tours going on in country music. One of the most anticipated treks, however, is Rascal Flatts‘ American Band Tour, also featuring Eli Young Band, Little Big Town and Edens Edge.
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Rascal Flatts can put on their party hats on this week, as their latest single ‘Banjo’ is sitting pretty at No. 1 on both the Billboard and Mediabase / Country Aircheck country singles charts. The new chart-topper marks the trio’s 14th career No. 1 hit.
This week we decided to let a couple of 3 piece bands go head to head. The Band Perry is taking on Rascall Flatts in this week's My Country Shoot Out.
Julianne Hough found herself red with embarrassment this week at the mercy of her boyfriend, ‘American Idol’ host Ryan Seacrest. Find out why she was caught off guard, plus wish an extra special happy birthday to Rascal Flatts‘ Jay DeMarcus, who is celebrating his 41st birthday today (April 26). These are the top stories in our Taste of Country Daily Roundup.
Happy Birthday, Jay DeMarcus! The Rascal Flatts superstar celebrates 41 years today (April 26), and we know it’s bound to be a good day for him. After all, the Flatts just released their chart-topping new album, ‘Changed,’ at the beginning of his birthday month, ‘Banjo’ is a huge hit with fans and radio alike, and DeMarcus and his wife are expecting their second child — a boy — this summer. Could life get any better?
A few weeks ago, we announced Rascal Flatts’ American Band Tour dates. But as of today, the American Band Tour is no more. But fear not, ticketholders! Rascal Flatts will still be delivering their great get-down country tunes this year — they’ve just changed the tour name to the Farmers Insurance Presents Changed Tour. The tour’s new name honors the band’s eighth studio album release by the same name.
Last Saturday, Rascal Flatts were among the performers at Muhammad Ali’s Celebrity Fight Night in Phoenix, Ariz. Tom Hanks was also there, rubbing elbows with the other celebs at the gala, which Reba McEntire hosted. Who knew the former boxing champ was such a big fan of county music?
