Jason Aldean is the reigning male vocalist of the year and has acquired a huge collection of awards over the last few years. He deserves all the accolades he has received with his endless touring and making killer record after killer record.
John Rich has been an influential figure in country music the 90's when he was part of the group Lonestar. He left the band in the late 90's and did the solo thing before hooking up with Big Kenny to form Big & Rich.
I have always found John Rich to be one of the more interesting and powerful men in country music. I have a lot of respect for John and was really excited when I found out we were getting to interview him today.
A judge has ordered Mark Sevier to wear a GPS ankle monitor until he can be mentally evaluated. In addition, he is also prohibited from mentioning singer John Rich, as well as a 17-year-old he is also accused of stalking, on social media.
Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is featured on the cover of Rolling Stone this week. It's a picture and statement that has upset millions of Americans and caused two convenience store chains to ban the issue. Country stars like Brad Paisley are also upset. John Rich spent the better part of two hours tweeting his disgust.
A 36-year-old attorney from Brentwood, Tenn. was arrested over the weekend and charged with aggravated stalking in a case involving John Rich. Mark Christopher Sevier is accused of stalking Rich, even after police issued restraining orders in July and August 2012. The two men have a relationship that goes back to at least 2005.
Just a few weeks ago, John Rich was kicked off of a Southwest flight home to Nashville for being too drunk. So you can imagine why he found it especially ironic that while boarding yet another Southwest flight early Tuesday morning, he received not one, but six free drink tickets.
John Rich boarded a 10:50AM flight home to Nashville on Sunday but was reportedly declared too drunk to fly. Southwest Airlines personnel removed him from the plane and offered a later flight, but Rich chose to make his own travel arrangements.