In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Black Album, Metallica will release a covers album, titled The Metallica Blacklist. The Metallica Blacklist features more than 50 artists covering 12 songs from the album, with each contributing a unique interpretation of their favorite Black Album cut. Spanning a vast range of genres, generations and continents,…… read more
Country crooner Walker Hayes has made his way to the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Country Digital Song Sales Chart. Hayes’ latest single, “Fancy Like” has sold over 10,300, up by 934% in the week ending on June 17, according to MRC Data. This marks Hayes’ first-ever No. 1 song on any of the Billboard…… read more
Country star Luke Combs has earned his first-ever top 10 spot on Billboard’s all-format Radio Songs chart with his track, “Forever After All.” “Forever After All” has also become Combs’ sixth release to have reigned the Country Airplay chart for four or more weeks, and with a total of 40 million overall reach, the song…… read more
Country superstar Jason Aldean has announced a three-night run of shows at the Park Theater at Park MGM in Las Vegas in December. The “Back in the Saddle: Las Vegas 2021” concerts will begin at 9 p.m. for three consecutive nights beginning December 9. BBR Music Group’s Lainey Wilson will open the show each night.…… read more
Amy Grant announced on Friday (June 18) that she will embark on a fall tour to celebrate the 30th anniversary of her Heart in Motion album. The tour will kick off on August 5 with a concert at Vilar Performing Arts Center in Beaver Creek, Colorado. Amy will conclude the tour with a show at…… read more
Jon Pardi has been forced to reschedule his June concerts after his doctors ordered him to take a vocal rest. “For the first time in my life I have been ordered by the doctor to go on vocal rest and it is NOT EASY!!!” Pardi tweeted. “All shows through End of June will be rescheduled.…… read more
Singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile is bringing the “Girls Just Wanna Weekend” music festival back to Mexico in 2022. The third edition of the annual event was postponed in 2021 due to COVID-19 restrictions but will return to the Hard Rock Hotel in Riveiera Maya, Mexico, on February 1, 2022, and will extend up till the 5th.…… read more
Taylor Swift has announced plans to release Red (Taylor’s Version), a re-recorded version of the pop superstar’s hit 2012 album Red, on November 19. “This will be the first time you hear all 30 songs that were meant to go on Red,” Swift wrote in a note to fans. “And hey, one of them is…… read more
Brantley Gilbert, HARDY and Toby Keith have teamed up for a new song called “The Worst Country Song of All Time.” The track dropped on Friday, June 18, via The Valory Music Co. “I love cities and traffic jams/I don’t want a house on a piece of land//I deserve a bunch of money and a…… read more
During her appearance on an episode of the legendary children’s program “Sesame Street” that premiered on Thursday (June 17), Kelsea Ballerini sang about families. The episode, which featured Ballerini, Elmo, Big Bird and others, aired on HBO Max, PBS, the PBS KIDS 24/7 channel and the PBS KIDS Video App. Ballerini told Elmo, “I wanna…… read more
Walmart will release a posthumous Charlie Daniels album next month featuring duets with famous country music stars via Blue Hat Records & BFD/Audium Nashville. The late Country Music Hall of Famer performs with Garth Brooks, Brooks & Dunn, Dolly Parton , Gretchen Wilson, Darius Rucker, Brenda Lee, Vince Gill, Del McCoury Band, Marty Stewart, Travis…… read more
Kenny Chesney’s “The Here and Now: 2022 Stadium Tour” will kick off on April 23, 2022 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. “After a lot of work on a lot of people’s parts, a lot of cooperation from the folks at the stadiums, the places we’re coming and the teams we share those venues with,…… read more
A number of country artists, including Maren Morris and Brothers Osborne, will join Miley Cyrus for a special concert to celebrate LGBTQ Pride Month. The concert, titled “Miley Cyrus Presents Stand by You,” will start streaming on Peacock on June 25. The concert was recorded at the Ryman Auditorium in her hometown of Nashville earlier…… read more
Thomas Rhett has teamed up with his father Rhett Akins for a collaboration, “Things Dads Do.” The song, released on Wednesday (June 16), pays tribute to Rhett’s daughters and commends the dad for teaching Thomas how to be a parent. Rhett debuted the song for the first time live on the Grand Ole Opry stage…… read more
Country star Chris Lane has revealed plans to embark on a headlining tour in the fall. The 31-date “Fill Them Boots Tour,” named after one of Lane’s most recent song, will kick off on October 28 in Memphis, Tennessee, making stops across Dallas, Texas; Los Angeles, California; New York, New York, and finally wrapping up…… read more
Garth Brooks has announced his first-ever concert at Nissan Stadium in Nashville. The concert will be part of The Garth Brooks Stadium Tour. The Stadium Tour, which kicked off in March 2019, was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic. “Music City is roaring back, and it’s about to be louder than ever thanks to renowned…… read more
Lauren Alaina is set to star in the Hallmark Channel’s new romantic comedy, Roadhouse Romance. Alaina shared the news by posting a photo of herself and co-star Tyler Hines on Instagram, with the caption, “HallMARK your calendars. My movie with @hallmarkchannel comes out September 11th.” According to Deadline, Roadhouse Romance tells the story of Lt.…… read more
Morgan Wallen made a surprise appearance at a charity event in Georgia on Monday (June 14), making his second public appearance after his “N-word” controversy. Wallen performed at the afterparty of the inaugural Brett Boyer Foundation Invitational. The embattled country singer performed his hit song “Whiskey Glasses” as well as his unreleased “Thought You Should…… read more
Kelly Clarkson gave a powerful performance of Olivia Rodrigo’s hit “Drivers License” during the “Kellyoke” segment of an episode of “The Kelly Clarkson Show” on Monday (June 14). “Drivers License” is 18-year-old Rodrigo’s debut single that came ahead of her Billboard topping debut album Sour. The song stayed atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart for…… read more
The Academy of Country Music has announced the winners of the Special Awards for the 56th ACM awards. Joe Galante and Rascal Flatts have been chosen to receive the ACM Cliffie Stone Icon Award. Galante, who was the head of the RCA Label Group, is receiving the ACM Icon Award for his many contributions and…… read more
iHeartMedia has announced a star-studded lineup for the 2021 edition of its iHeartRadio Music Festival. The main stage event will include performances by Billie Eilish, Cheap Trick, Coldplay, Dua Lipa, Florida Georgia Line, Journey, Khalid, Lil Baby, Maroon 5, Nelly, Sam Hunt and Weezer. The two-day event will be hosted by Ryan Seacrest on September…… read more
Country singer-songwriter Toby Keith has announced dates for his “Country Comes To Town Tour.” The tour is named for his smash hit, which was featured on the How Do You Like Me Now?! album. The tour will kick off on June 20 at Findlay Toyota Center in Prescott, Arizona, and wrap up on December 3…… read more
Pregnant country singer RaeLynn has revealed her unborn baby’s name after celebrating at a floral-themed baby shower with friends over the weekend. RaeLynn and husband Josh Davis had already planned to name their daughter Daisy Rae Davis. On Monday, RaeLynn shared on Instagram a series of photos from her Nashville baby shower. Under the title…… read more
Brooks & Dunn have announced an extended “Reboot 2021” tour, the duo’s first nationwide tour in ten years. The extended tour now includes seven new dates, kicking off on September 2 in Indianapolis’s Ruoff Music Center with stops in Cincinnati, Chicago, Dallas, and more before wrapping up in Orange Beach, Alabama’s The Wharf Amphitheater on…… read more
Country star Brad Paisley recently released a brand-new song, “City of Music,” that tells the story of a couple of dreamers attempting to make it big in Nashville, popularly known as the Music City. The “karaoke queen of Tyler, Texas” and the “second-string quarterback junior transfer learning to play guitar” get acquainted with each other…… read more
