Epiphone has announced the release of the Chris Stapleton Frontier guitar. Only 300 guitars will be produced, and it is described as featuring “a thermally aged Sitka spruce top, figured maple back and sides, and double engraved pickguards with the classic Frontier lariat and cactus motif.” The Frontier retails for $4,999.
Former Runaway June lead singer Naomi Cooke is expecting her first child. She displayed her baby bump for the first time earlier this week while performing at industry event Country Radio Seminar in Nashville. This will be the first child for Naomi and her husband, Martin Johnson, of the band Boys Like Girls.