Nearly eight years after the 2017 Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting in Las Vegas, Jason Aldean opened up about the tragic experience on a recent appearance on Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert podcast. Performing during the massacre that claimed 60 lives and injured over 800, Aldean described the shock of returning home to a distraught family,…… read more

Ethan Hawke’s new two-part documentary, Highway 99: A Double Album, offers a rich, three-hour tribute to Merle Haggard, delving into the late country legend’s complex life and legacy with heartfelt reverence. Blending rare archival footage, audio interviews with Haggard, reflections by Dolly Parton and Rosanne Cash, and performances by artists like Norah Jones and Jason…… read more

During an intimate Soho Sessions performance at the Hamptons’ Stephen Talkhouse on Monday night (August 25), Maren Morris reflected on how her breakout 2016 single, “My Church,” transformed her from a singer-songwriter into a full-fledged artist, bringing out opener Yola to join her on the song. That special collaboration fit perfectly alongside performances of “The…… read more

The 2025 Field & Stream Music Festival, set for October 3-5 in Winnsboro, South Carolina, featuring headliners Miranda Lambert, Eric Church, and Lynyrd Skynyrd, has been canceled without much explanation. This marks the second consecutive year the event was scrapped, following its inaugural 2024 edition being called off due to Hurricane Helene. Other acts like…… read more

Riley Green is currently riding high with his Billboard Country Airplay No. 1 hit, “Worst Way,” but the 36-year-old country star admits in a new interview with CMT that writing love songs is outside his comfort zone. “It’s not really my thing,” Green says of making romantic ballads, though the chart success of his current…… read more

Braxton Keith abruptly ended his concert Friday night (August 22) in Ardmore, Oklahoma, after fans repeatedly threw beer into the crowd. The 25-year-old country singer criticized their poor behavior and walked off stage mid-show. “I know that most of y’all are behaving yourselves tonight,” he said in the fan shot TikTok video. “But there’s a…… read more

On Wednesday (August 27), Bon Jovi announced that they are reimagining their 2024 album, Forever, with the upcoming release of Forever (Legendary Edition) on October 24. The new collection features collaborations with Bruce Springsteen, Jelly Roll, Jason Isbell, Lainey Wilson, Joe Elliott, Avril Lavigne, Marcus King, Robbie Williams, and others. The project was inspired by…… read more

During a recent appearance on Bunnie XO’s Dumb Blonde podcast, Carly Pearce opened up about her 2020 divorce from fellow country star Michael Ray, which occured less than a year after their wedding. Pearce described their whirlwind marriage as driven by passion rather than true love, while admitting that she knew on their wedding night…… read more

Post Malone, Tate McRae, Jelly Roll, Doja Cat, and Conan Gray have just been added to the 2025 MTV VMAs performance lineup, joining previously announced artists like Sabrina Carpenter, Ricky Martin (who will receive the inaugural Latin Icon Award), Busta Rhymes (the recipient of the first ever Rock the Bells Vision Award), J Balvin with…… read more

In a new cover story feature for People, Noah Cyrus reflects on her early exposure to the music industry through her sister Miley’s career. The rising country star says she learned valuable lessons by observing Miley’s experiences and handling of challenges, which helped guide her own path as she launched her music career at 15.…… read more

Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton recently teamed up on the ’70s-inspired country track, “A Song to Sing,” which was released to radio by Big Loud in July. The collaboration echoes the feel of Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers chart-topping 1983 classic, “Islands in the Stream,” with Stapleton admitting, “There was certainly some mention of Dolly…… read more

HUNTR/X’s “Golden” jumps up one spot to retake No. 1 on this week’s Billboard Hot 100 chart. The chart-topping song also helps make history for the music associated with the hit animated Netflix film, KPop Demon Hunters, which becomes the first soundtrack ever to have four songs appear simultaneously in the Hot 100 Top 10.…… read more

Kings of Leon just released “We’re Onto Something,” a new single featuring Zach Bryan that they first performed together live at Golden Gate Park. The reflective track is described by Kings of Leon frontman Caleb Followill as a loose, vibe-driven song about embracing spontaneity in music. The song is accompanied by a tour-themed music video…… read more