At the annual Country Radio Seminar (CRS) in Nashville on Friday, February 21, Eric Church and Luke Combs will be co-recipients of the CRS 2025 Artist Humanitarian Award. The country superstars will be honored for all of the benevolent work they did for hurricane relief in the Carolinas in 2024. The two North Carolina natives…… read more

Miranda Lambert‘s MuttNation Foundation has partnered with Norman’s Rare Guitars to provide assistance to animal shelters in the Los Angeles area that have been impacted by the recent wildfires. The three-time Grammy-winning country star and guitar dealer Norm Harris will auction off a series of guitars to raise money to help benefit animals and shelters…… read more

On Wednesday (January 22), Trace Cyrus shared a concerned, heartfelt message about his father, Billy Ray Cyrus, on Instagram. The impassioned plea comes just days after Billy Ray’s trainwreck performance at Donald Trump’s inaugural ball, with Trace calling his adoptive father someone “I barely recognize now.” “It seems this world has beaten you down and…… read more

Colt Ford announced on Instagram on Tuesday (January 21) that he is ready to return to the stage. The 54-year-old country star shared in the video post that he is planning on hitting the road soon, following the near fatal heart attack that he suffered back in April of 2024. “What’s up y’all, it’s your…… read more

Lauren Alaina teased her pregnancy in the music video for her new single, “Those Kind of Women,” which premiered on Wednesday (January  22). In an interview with People following the debut of her video, the 30-year old country singer – who was the runner-up on the 10th season of American Idol back in 2011 –…… read more

On Wednesday (January 22), the Songwriters Hall of Fame revealed their inductee class of 2025. This year’s distinguished inductees feature the leader of Parliament/Funkadelic, George Clinton; award-winning country music songwriter, Ashley Gorley; Destiny’s Child, Beyoncé, and Lady Gaga collaborator, Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins; Beach Boys vocalist and songwriter, Mike Love; nine time Ivor Novello Award-winning British…… read more

In a new interview with Variety during the recent Girls Just Wanna Weekend annual music festival outside of Cancun, Shania Twain and Brandi Carlile opened up about how important it is for women to support women in the music industry and everywhere else. The 6th annual iGirls Just Wanna Weekend took place from January 16-20,…… read more

On Monday night (January 20), Billy Ray Cyrus performed as part of the 2025 Inauguration Liberty Ball in Washington, D.C. The country star’s twelve minute set was plagued by technical difficulties and confusing improvisations, and ultimately unraveled into what some attendees described on social media as “an epic disaster” and “A Billy Cyrus trainwreck.” One…… read more

On Tuesday (January 21), FireAid organizers took to Instagram to share complete details about its upcoming benefit concerts on January 30. FireAid disclosed the full music lineups for their two host venues – Inglewood, California’s Intuit Dome and neighboring Kia Forum – while also revealing that they are waiving all ticket fees in order to…… read more

The Recording Academy announced on Instagram on Tuesday (January 21) that Trevor Noah will once again serve as host of the 67th annual Grammy Awards on February 2. This will be the fifth consecutive year that the Emmy Award-winner will be master of ceremonies at the Grammys, becoming the first comedian to host the music…… read more

Last week, Kenny Chesney revealed that he will be the first country artist to perform at Las Vegas’ iconic Sphere when he headlines the venue this May. During Chesney’s 2024 Sun Goes Down stadium tour, the singer became friends and occasional live collaborator with his opening act, Megan Moroney. Now, the reigning CMA New Artist…… read more

Carrie Underwood was forced to perform an a cappella rendition of “America the Beautiful” at Donald Trump‘s inauguration on Monday due to an audio malfunction. Shortly after Underwood was introduced to perform at the ceremony, the audio accompaniment abruptly cut out, leaving the Grammy winner and the accompanying Armed Forces Chorus to sing the patriotic…… read more

During a recent appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Kenny Chesney recounted a story about his planned tour with Taylor Swift in her early days that never materialized. The 56-year-old country star said that Swift was set to open for him back when she was a rising 17-year-old country singer, but because the…… read more