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  • Thomas Rhett, Little Big Town and Jake Owen join Alan Jackson's final show
    Alan Jackson’s Last Call: One More for the Road – The Finale (Doussan Music Group and Peachtree Entertainment)Even though the final show of Alan Jackson's touring career is sold out, there's still more talent joining the all-star lineup. Thomas Rhett, Little Big Town and Jake Owen are the latest names added...Read more
    Published 6 hours ago
  • Kenny Chesney and Rosanne Cash book patriotic show with Springsteen
    Kenny Chesney (Disney/Frank Micelotta)Kenny Chesney and Rosanne Cash will represent country music at an all-genre concert on the campus of New Jersey's Monmouth University.Music America: The Songs that Shaped Us will take place June 4-5 and celebrate America's 250th birthday, ahead of the opening of the Bruce Springsteen Center for...Read more
    Published 7 hours ago
  • Ella Langley's record-setting 'Texas' remains the pick on multiple 'Billboard' charts
    Ella Langley (Disney/Frank Micelotta)Ella Langley and the Lone Star State remain the most popular option it seems, as "Choosin' Texas" remains atop both Billboard's Hot Country Songs and the Hot 100. This is the track's sixth non-consecutive week at #1 on the all-genre Hot 100, while it's spending its 20th week...Read more
    Published 8 hours ago
  • 'What He'll Never Have': Why Dylan Scott's son shouldn't expect a check from dad just yet
    Dylan Scott (Disney via CMA/Kayla Schoen)Dylan Scott's son Beckett Scott Robinson has been interested and involved in what his dad does for a living ever since he was singing "Old Town Road" as a toddler back in 2019.The 8-year-old finally got to make his studio debut late last year on his...Read more
    Published 14 hours ago
  • Nashville notes: Flatland Cavalry's 'Unglued' video + Russell Dickerson's 'Wild' concert
    Flatland Cavalry's just released their new music video for "Unglued," on the heels of their third consecutive nomination for ACM group of the year. It's from their new album, Work of Heart, which came out in March. Country Thunder Florida is moving to Coachman Park in Clearwater in 2026, with Zach...Read more
    Published 1 day ago
  • Reba McEntire spends 'One Night in Tulsa' to kick off new music series
    Reba McEntire's 'One Night in Oklahoma' (MCA)There's new music on the way from Reba McEntire, and the Country Music Hall of Famer's delivering it in a new way.Each month, she'll unveil a new digital music capsule that pairs a new song with tracks from her catalog that match the same...Read more
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  • Keith Urban rides ACM's Next Wave as Whiskey Jam heads for Vegas
    Whiskey Jam Welcome Party + ACM Next Wave: Country's Beach Bash (Academy of Country Music)Keith Urban will headline ACM Next Wave: Country's Beach Bash on Saturday, May 16, ahead of the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday. He joins the previously announced lineup of Tucker Wetmore, Dasha, Ashley Cooke, Flatland Cavalry...Read more
    Published 1 day ago
  • Luke Combs is as down-to-earth as he seems — just ask Ed Sheeran
    Luke Combs' 2026 'TIME100' cover (Courtesy Mark Seliger for 'TIME')For someone who's on the cover of TIME's annual issue ranking the 100 most influential people in the world, Luke Combs is decidedly low-key. “I get sneezed on or thrown up on like every day," the father of three tells TIME in...Read more
    Published 1 day ago
  • As Alan Jackson retires from the road, you can drive away in his Corvette
    Alan Jackson’s Last Call: One More for the Road – The Finale (Doussan Music Group and Peachtree Entertainment)If you're an Alan Jackson fan and an auto enthusiast, this is the ultimate: AJ's giving away his personal 2013 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport convertible as part of a fundraiser.You can also win...Read more
    Published 1 day ago
  • 'She's So Gone': Dasha sings her reinvention song on Kelly Clarkson
    Mickey Mouse, Dasha, Minnie Mouse (Disney/Catherine Powell)"She's So Gone," but we know where she's headed: Dasha's set to perform her Main Street Country track Friday on The Kelly Clarkson Show. Dasha's contribution to the new Disney covers EP comes from a 2011 TV movie. “I think ‘She’s So Gone’ is one of...Read more
    Published 1 day ago
  • Zach Top's rarely 'South of Sanity' thanks to his tribe
    Zach Top (Disney/Frank Micelotta)Reigning ACM new artist of the year Zach Top grabbed five nominations for the upcoming 61st Academy of Country Music Awards, second only to Chris Stapleton as the male artist with the most chances to win. In February, the "South of Sanity" hitmaker won his first Grammy for...Read more
    Published 2 days ago
  • Nashville notes: Megan Moroney's 'Medicine' + Jamey Johnson's a Truebadour
    Megan Moroney's "Medicine" is the latest track from her Cloud 9 album that's been released as a radio single. Jamey Johnson will launch his Traveling Truebadour Tour May 8 in Hiawassee, Georgia, with plans to wrap Oct. 11 at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York. Tickets go on sale...Read more
    Published 2 days ago
  • ERNEST, HARDY, Zach Top and more raise thousands to feed the hungry in Middle Tennessee
    ERNEST at the 2026 CMA Triple Play Awards at the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum on April 13 (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)Zach Top, HARDY, Vince Gill and Tracy Lawrence all turned out Monday to help ERNEST raise more than $207,000 at his third annual ERNvitational Golf Tournament. Proceeds from the...Read more
    Published 2 days ago
  • Luke Combs wakes up to 20th #1 with 'Sleepless in a Hotel Room'
    Luke Combs (Disney/Frank Micelotta)Luke Combs claims the 20th #1 of his career as "Sleepless in a Hotel Room" rises to #1 on the Billboard Country Airplay tally. His most recent chart-topper, "Back in the Saddle," spent two weeks at the top in November. Both tunes come from The Way I Am, which debuted at...Read more
    Published 2 days ago
  • Parker McCollum's 'Pretty Heart' turns Platinum 4 times over
    Parker McCollum (Academy of Country Music) Parker McCollum's debut single, "Pretty Heart," has just been certified quadruple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The Texas native co-wrote the song from 2021's Gold Chain Cowboy that went on to become his first #1. "Man...all I have to say is thank you! The...Read more
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