Country singer-songwriter Dustin Lynch has added three more dates to his headlining “Party Mode Tour.” Lynch announced that he will be performing at Sanford Center (Bemidji, MN) on November 3, at Mayo Clinic Health System (Mankato, MN) on November 4, and at Horizon Events Center (Clive, IA) on November 5, with King Calaway supporting him…… read more
Taylor Swift recently received the Nashville Songwriters Association International’s Songwriter-Artist of the Decade award. Swift received the award on Tuesday, September 20, at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium during the annual Nashville Songwriter Awards. Swift gave a 13-minute acceptance speech in which she discussed her approach to songwriting, re-recording her first six studio albums after dispute with…… read more
Breland has announced his first-ever nationwide headlining “Here For It Tour” for this fall. The trek kicks off November 16 in Oxford, Ohio, with the current schedule to conclude on December 3 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Additional dates will be announced. Tickets are on sale now. “What’s a debut album with no tour? I’m beyond excited…… read more
Jon Pardi and his wife Summer are expecting their first child together early next year. The country music star shared the news on Instagram, saying, “Welllll, it happened. No plans, no timing, just a gift from god. I’m ready for it!” “Pardi, party of 3,” Summer captioned some maternity pictures on her Instagram account. Separately,…… read more
Margo Price has announced a new album, Strays, which is due out on January 13 via Loma Vista. Price also shared a new single from the album, “Change of Heart.” Strays will be Price’s fourth studio album and a follow-up to her 2020 album, That’s How Rumors Get Started. Strays was co-produced by Price along…… read more
In her first interview since Naomi Judd’s death, daughter Wynonna Judd said she was shocked over her mother’s untimely departure. Naomi Judd, the legendary country music star and one half of The Judds, took her own life on April 30 at the age of 76. She breathed her last just one day before her scheduled…… read more
Country music star Kane Brown is set to receive the 2022 Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s Champion of Youth Award. Brown, a supporter of the organization, will be honored on October 13 at the 75th National Youth of the Year ceremony in Los Angeles. The ceremony will be hosted by Nischelle Turner. The annual…… read more
CMT has revealed that Carly Pearce, Cody Johnson, Kane Brown, Luke Combs and Walker Hayes are the 2022 “CMT Artists Of The Year.” They will be honored at a ceremony set for Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center, which will premiere at 9p/8c on October 14 on CMT. The “Artists of the Year” honor is presented to…… read more
“If You Go Down (I’m Goin’ Down Too),” a track released by Kelsea Ballerini from her new album Subject To Change, finds the country star telling the story of true friendship. The song, which Ballerini co-wrote with Julian Bunetta and Shane McAnally, sees her telling a sort of Thelma & Louise-style story. The song’s acoustic…… read more
Original “American Idol” judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson were present to witness the winner of its first season, Kelly Clarkson, receive her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. “This is where I won 20 years ago,” Clarkson said during her acceptance speech. “I feel very lucky and fortunate because I know…… read more
Country singer-songwriter Kip Moore recently released a new duet version of his “If I Was Your Lover” with Morgan Wade. Wade had initially co-starred in the steamy romantic music video for “If I Was Your Lover” alongside Moore. After several requests from fans to contribute vocally as well, Wade and Moore re-recorded the song. “If…… read more
Country superstar Tim McGraw lost his balance and fell off the stage during a recent performance in Arizona. During the performance of his latest single, “7500 OBO,” at the Boots in the Park Festival in Tempe, Arizona, on Saturday, September 17, McGraw kneeled but lost his balance when he tried to get up and fell…… read more
Legendary country musician Willie Nelson recounts a suicide attempt in his new memoir. “Me and Paul: Untold Tales of a Fabled Friendship,” which was published on September 20 via Harper Horizon, explores Nelson’s relationship with late drummer Paul English. English was Nelson’s longtime drummer who started playing with him in Fort Worth in 1955, although…… read more
Zac Brown Band recently shared a new version of “Any Day Now” featuring Ingrid Andress. “Any Day Now” was revamped as a duet for the band’s deluxe version of their The Comeback album. The band has been releasing new duet versions of their songs for the revamped version of their album, which originally came out…… read more
Darius Rucker has announced that “Ol’ Church Hymn,” a new single with rising trio Chapel Hart, is set for release on September 30. The song comes on the heels of another collaboration from Rucker and the trio, who joined forces for a performance of Bonnie Raitt’s “Something to Talk About” during last week’s “America’s Got…… read more
Country music icon and philanthropist Tracy Lawrence is hosting his 17th annual Mission:Possible Turkey Fry and Benefit Concert at the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville, Tennessee, on November 22. Fans can also expect performances by multiplatinum artist Gary Allan and rising star Travis Denning. Tickets for the event are available at https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B005D22A01E7923. Presale starts on September…… read more
Country star and “American Idol” winner Scotty McCreery recently shared a new song, “Nothin’ Right.” “Nothin’ Right” is one of the six new songs that will feature on the singer’s upcoming deluxe edition of his 2021 album, Same Truck, set to drop on November 18. “Nothin’ Right” was co-written by McCreery, James McNair, Jordan Schmidt…… read more
Carrie Underwood is teaming up with iHeartRadio for a special VR performance, “iHeartRadio LIVE with Carrie Underwood,” in celebration of her new album Denim & Rhinestones. Fans with a Meta Quest 2 headset can view the performance in Meta Horizon Worlds and on iHeartRadio Facebook and Instagram on September 29 at 9 p.m. ET. The…… read more
Reba McEntire has announced that a special holiday album, Reba: The Ultimate Christmas Collection, will be released on October 14. The collection is made up of favorites from her previous Christmas releases along with the stirring track “I Needed Christmas,” featured in the Lifetime movie Reba McEntire’s Christmas In Tune. “I’m excited to share this…… read more
Country and gospel singer Josh Turner has announced a new Christmas special and tour this holiday season. The special, “King Size Manger,” features Turner singing songs from his 11-track holiday album of the same name, which was released last year. “I wanted the special to feel like an extension of our Christmas tour from last…… read more
Amy Grant, who was injured in a bike accident in July, is making progress on the road to recovery. The update on Grant’s health was provided by her husband Vince Gill in an interview with Entertainment Tonight while on the red carpet for his TV special “CMT Giants: Vince Gill.” In Grant’s absence, Gill was…… read more
Warner Music Nashville has announced that Ashley McBryde’s third studio album, titled Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville, will be released on September 30. Warner Music describes the 13-track album as “a distilled version of everything that listeners have come to appreciate from McBryde: raw, honest, specific portraits of small-town America, and the many characters that you…… read more
Taylor Swift’s upcoming album Midnights will be available in a “Lavender Edition” vinyl and special CD carrying three bonus tracks. Midnights, Swift’s tenth studio album, is set to be released on October 21, 2022, via Republic Records. The “Lavender Editions” will be exclusively available in Target stores. The retail chain is taking pre-orders for both…… read more
Kelly Clarkson teamed up with country superstar Garth Brooks to cover Billy Joel’s “New York State Of Mind” in celebration of the premiere of the fourth season of Clarkson’s daytime talk show “The Kelly Clarkson Show.” During the show, Clarkson suggested that the duo sing Billy’s “New York State of Mind,” to which the audience…… read more
Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Ashley Williams and Jay Williams will host the fifth annual star-studded “Dance Party to End ALZ” in Nashville at the Wildhorse Saloon on November 13. Apple Music’s Beats 1 “Today’s Country” radio host Kelleigh Bannen will serve as emcee for the event, where she will also perform. This year’s lineup also includes Brad…… read more
