About Laura Cantu

Over the weekend, country artist Granger Smith posted a photo from a Friday night show. https://www.instagram.com/p/CBYqFYQJB5z/ It wasn’t a throwback. It wasn’t a flashback. It wasn’t a musing about life before the coronavirus pandemic and its mandatory quarantine. It was from the right here and right now. “This pic was from last night,” Smith wrote. […]

Now that Carly Pearce has her second No. 1 song after her “I Hope You’re Happy Now” made it to the top of this week’s Billboard country airplay chart, she had a few days to let that sink in, to reflect on the road that led her here, and to open up about what really happened […]

This year, many of us have had to rethink what it means to go to church. Does it require a congregation? Will we experience that same connection in a live Facebook feed? Can holiness be discovered in the great outdoors? Jordan Davis offers his own insights with “Church in a Chevy,” a track from his […]

I am of the belief that there is nothing cuter than babies doing adult-like actions. Whether it’s Stormi Webster knowing the word “patience” or mini versions of Schitt’s Creek stars, there’s nothing as wholesome and pure. This is precisely why Kobe, a one-year-old baby who has gone viral across social media for cooking, is my latest obsession. https://www.instagram.com/p/CAEFx9DhX8M/ Kobe, […]

A real estate agent’s Zillow listing has gone big-time viral thanks to a little help from Bigfoot. Daniel Oster was getting ready to list a five-bedroom, three-bath home in Felton, California, when he decided to do a little something extra to make the home stick out to buyers. So he had photos taken of himself in a […]

Krispy Kreme, Dunkin’ extend food holiday with freebies In some circles, one of the year’s most popular days for doughnut lovers and freebie fans has been extended. While Friday, June 5 is National Doughnut Day – also known as National Donut Day – Krispy Kreme is celebrating its first “National Doughnut Week” with five days […]

Two-hour special will air June 3 on CMT, Paramount Network, Pop TV and TV Land Many more of country music’s most prominent entertainers have signed on to support frontline workers through a new special, CMT Celebrates Our Heroes: An Artists of the Year Special. The all-star event airs Wednesday, June 3 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on […]

Are you inspired by the stories on CMT Celebrates Our Heroes? It’s never too late to make a difference in the lives of others. You can give back now! Simply click on the name of each charitable organization below to learn more about it, then consider a donation. First Responders First#FirstRespondersFirst, in partnership with the Entertainment […]

HOUSTON – The YMCA of Greater Houston will reopen a limited number of facilities for fitness-related services beginning June 1 as part of their phased opening approach, they said. The YMCA said they will not draft member dues for the month of June while the phased approach is being implemented. All active members, on hold […]

Summer Companion Camp Looking for the perfect Summer camp for your little ones? Companion Camp is a fun-filled camp that your child will never forget! During Companion Camp, the kids will experience: hands on play time with the adoptable animals humane education play games, and make crafts for the animals attend interactive show-and-tells from animal […]

Gov. Greg Abbott gave Texas summer camps the green light on Monday. The announcement that camps could open beginning May 31 has coordinators and parents scrambling to plan, and in most cases, redesign camps that have been operating in the same way for decades. HOUSTON – “This year was definitely a challenge because we were […]

This explains everything. Carrie Underwood and her husband Mike Fisher have been relatively quiet during this coronavirus quarantine, and now we think we know why: they’ve been working on a short, four-part film series for I Am Second. It’s called Mike and Carrie: God & Country, and it will premiere on Wednesday (May 27) on iamsecond.com and […]