During the final stop of his High and Alive Tour at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Friday night (October 17), Keith Urban humorously forgot the lyrics to his hit song, “The Fighter,” chuckling and admitting to the crowd that he’d forgotten his own words. Joined by Natalie Stovall in place of his original duet partner, Carrie…… read more

Reba McEntire says she is “happier than ever” at the age of 70, as she is embracing both her thriving career and personal life. This includes her recent engagement to fiancé Rex Linn, with the country music icon admitting that “I’ve never been loved by a man like Rex Linn. Rex is a very tender-hearted…… read more

On Monday (October 20), Tucker Wetmore announced the dates and details of his 2026 Brunette World Tour. The 22-date international trek kicks off with eight shows in the U.S. next February, before heading to Europe in April, with stops in Switzerland, Germany, Scandinavia, the Netherlands, Ireland, and the UK. Dasha will open Wetmore’s American dates,…… read more

A preliminary National Transportation Safety Board report reveals new details behind the tragic plane crash that killed Grammy-winning country songwriter Brett James on September 18 in North Carolina, along with his wife Melody Carole and stepdaughter Meryl Wilson. Piloting a Cirrus SR22T, James was attempting a visual approach to land at Macon County Airport when,…… read more

Waylon Jennings’ posthumous compilation, Songbird, which was curated and mixed by his son Shooter Jennings, has scored Waylon his first-ever Top 10 debut on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart at No. 6. The project also premiered in the Top 10 on four other Billboard charts in its first week of release, reaching No. 6 on…… read more

Morgan Wallen notches his 19th career No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart with “I Got Better,” the fifth chart-topping single from his blockbuster May release, I’m the Problem. The track rose two places to claim the top spot on the chart, bolstered by a 13% increase from the previous week to reach 32.7 million…… read more

Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl spends its second consecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, earning 338,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. for the week ending October 16, a 92% drop from its record-breaking 4 million debut. Despite the significant decline in sales from its historic opening week, this…… read more

Rising country stars Kaitlin Butts, Tyler Halverson, and Braxton Keith took center stage in East Nashville on Thursday night (September 25) for a lively celebration hosted by Rolling Stone and Dickel Whisky as part of the Rolling Stone’s Writers’ Room series. The event featured performances and interviews highlighting each artist’s unique sound and stories behind…… read more

On Thursday (October 16), event organizers announced the complete lineup for the 13th annual Rock the Ocean’s Tortuga Music Festival, which is set to take place April 10-12, 2026, on Ft. Lauderdale Beach. The three-day event will be headlined by Post Malone, Riley Green, and Kenny Chesney, who is returning for his fifth appearance at…… read more

Morgan Wallen’s “I Got Better” has climbed to No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, marking his 12th leader and dethroning his own “What I Want” after a 20-week rule. The song’s rise to the top of the chart was fueled by 13.2 million streams, a 31 million radio audience, and the release of…… read more

In a new interview with People, Ryan Bingham revealed that he is working on a new album that will likely be released in 2026. The new material is inspired by a positive creative headspace fueled in part by his wife, actress Hassie Harrison, who he says has “brought a spark and a fire back” into…… read more

Little Big Town’s Kimberly Schlapman and her family moved from Nashville to South Carolina this summer to help care for her mother Barbara, who has battled Parkinson’s disease for 20 years. They moved into a home they built outside Greenville, South Carolina, on a lake where Schlapman spent much of her childhood, and an hour…… read more

Keith Urban’s guitarist Maggie Baugh will miss his homecoming concert at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Friday (October 17) due to a scheduling conflict, as she will be performing a solo show in Carmel, Indiana that same night. Although Baugh, 25, is Urban’s touring guitarist, she is also focused on building her solo career, including a…… read more