Conner Smith's new album, Stories I've Never Told — Acoustic Tapes, will arrive on Friday, featuring six songs Conner wrote, as well as a cover of Zac Brown Band's "Free." He's currently working on more new music to arrive later this year.Clint Black's new exhibit, The Hard Way on Purpose,...Read more

Vince Gill & Kix Brooks (Rick Diamond/WireImage)Country Music Hall of Famers Kix Brooks and Vince Gill are coming together for a writers round in Nashville to raise money for a nonprofit Kix co-founded. Kix started Hope on the Inside with fellow Louisiana native Briana Calhoun in 2023 to help people in correctional...Read more

Chris Janson's 'Fun' (Harpeth 60 Records/Warner Music Nashville)The men behind "Buy Me a Boat" and "Dust on the Bottle" are getting together to have some "Fun." Chris Janson teased his new collaboration with David Lee Murphy on his socials on Wednesday."They can’t say we didn’t have fun! New song and music...Read more

Kacey Musgraves' 'Middle of Nowhere' (Lost Highway)Kacey Musgraves' sixth studio album, Middle of Nowhere, is set to arrive May 1 and includes guest appearances from Miranda Lambert, Willie Nelson and Billy Strings.It was inspired by a sign in her hometown that reads "Golden, TX: Somewhere in the Middle of Nowhere" — and...Read more

Megan Moroney (Disney/Connie Chornuk)Megan Moroney, Zac Brown Band and BRELAND are getting in on the March Madness action.While they won't be playing basketball, they will be playing the 2026 March Madness Music Festival, which will take over American Legion Mall in Indianapolis April 3-5.Rock band Twenty One Pilots will kick...Read more

Jelly Roll & Lainey Wilson (© Grand Ole Opry, photos by Chris Hollo)Jelly Roll's mom sat in the front row Tuesday night as her son was inducted as a member of the Grand Ole Opry. It was her first time seeing him play the prestigious stage.Wearing a cross that belonged...Read more

Russell Dickerson's 'Worth Your Wild' EP (Triple Tigers)Thanks to Russell Dickerson's devoted fanbase, he says picking the latest single from Famous Back Home wasn't really that hard.  "It's kind of a song the fans just kind of spoke for themselves," he tells ABC Audio. "Like as soon as the album...Read more

Preston Cooper's follow-up to his debut hit, "Weak," will be his new radio single, "One for the Road," from his album Toledo Talkin'.Vince Gill's fifth EP in the 50 Years from Home series, titled Lonely's What I Do, will arrive Friday. The Country Music Hall of Famer has also added second...Read more

Hudson Westbrook's "Painted You Pretty" (River House Artists/Warner Records Nashville)A month after Hudson Westbrook topped the chart with his debut single, "House Again," in February, he's poised to take over the airwaves with its follow-up, "Painted You Pretty."“This is my favorite song on my debut record," Hudson says. "It means so much...Read more

Luke Bryan (Disney/Eric McCandless)There's new music coming from Luke Bryan even sooner than you probably expected.A new ad in the weekly edition of Country Aircheck reveals "Country and She Knows It" will arrive March 27. It will also be Luke's new radio single.A full-page photo shows a grinning Luke reclining...Read more

Ella Langley's 'Dandelion' (SAWGOD/ Columbia Records)Country fans are still "Choosin' Texas," as Ella Langley's record-breaking hit tops both the Mediabase and Billboard Country Airplay charts.This is Ella's fourth Mediabase #1 overall and her second as a soloist. Of course, her other solo single was "weren't for the wind," while her...Read more

Kenny Chesney (Disney/Frank Micelotta)Kenny Chesney will be given the first-ever Ocean Legacy Award April 12 when he closes out the Tortuga Music Festival. This will be Kenny's sixth time headlining the Fort Lauderdale gathering, which was founded to help raise awareness about ocean conservation and coastal environmental issues. “To me, when people can...Read more

Thomas Rhett & Niall Horan Live (Live Nation)Thomas Rhett and pop star Niall Horan together on one bill? It may seem like an unusual pairing, but the two are teaming up for two stadium dates this summer.Niall writes on Instagram, "When TR brought up the idea of doing these, I immediately...Read more

Jon Pardi performs at the 103rd National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at the White House Ellipse on Dec. 4, 2025 in Washington, DC.(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Following his 2015 hit "Head Over Boots" and his 2016 hit "Dirt on My Boots," Jon Pardi waited a whole decade to revisit the topic with...Read more

Josh Ross' Later Tonight tour of Canada was supposed to end Monday night in Vancouver, but he's added more dates because he says he's "having too much fun." A presale for the new shows starts Tuesday at 10 a.m., with a March 13 general onsale date. The new dates include a June 12 show in...Read more