Alan Jackson's 5 O'Clock Somewhere Fest (Peachtree Entertainment)Ella Langley and Old Dominion will headline the first-ever Alan Jackson's Five O'Clock Somewhere Fest June 12-13 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Jimmy Buffet’s Coral Reefer Band will also play, along with Dylan Scott, Clint Black, Shenandoah, John Anderson and Rodney Atkins.  The festival aims to capture...Read more

CMA Fest (Country Music Association)If you're looking for free daytime entertainment during CMA Fest, we now know who will play the multiple outdoor stages in downtown Nashville from June 4 to 7.Ashley Cooke, Carter Faith, Chase Matthew, Chayce Beckham, Dasha, Drew Baldridge, ERNEST, Ian Munsick, Josh Ross, Lauren Alaina, Maddox...Read more

Fender Presents: Tele Town (Fender Musical Instruments Corporation)Zach Top, Brothers Osborne, Brad Paisley, Ricky Skaggs and Steve Warner will all step onto the legendary Ryman stage as Fender throws a 75th birthday party for the Telecaster on May 4.Defined by Fender as the "world's first mass-produced, solid-body electric guitar," the...Read more

HARDY (Todd Owyoung/NBC)It hasn't even been two months since HARDY released "McArthur," and the generational saga is already a top-25 hit. While it seems to be making its way up the chart quickly, HARDY recalls it wasn't one of his quickest compositions."It took a couple, three hours maybe. I mean, to...Read more

The second annual Diffie Classic is set for Sept. 21-22. It starts with a golf tournament at 12 Stones Crossing Golf Club in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, and continues with a concert at the Nashville Palace. The event honors the late Joe Diffie. Proceeds will go to Nashville-based First Steps, a nonprofit...Read more

"American Idol" judges Lionel Richie, Carrie Underwood, and Luke Bryan discuss season 25 of the singing competition show. (ABC News)The search for America's next superstar is heating up for the top 20 American Idol contestants.Judges Lionel Richie, Carrie Underwood and Luke Bryan dished on what to expect ahead of the first live...Read more

Charles Kelley & Trisha Yearwood (Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for Susan G. Komen)Sunday's Band As One Nashville Concert for the Cure: Trisha Yearwood & Friends at the Grand Ole Opry raised more than $850,000 to help Susan G. Komen in the fight against breast cancer — and they're not done yet. The show's...Read more

Ashley McBryde's 'Wild' jacket (Courtesy Ashley McBryde)The track list for Ashley McBryde's fifth studio album, Wild, is out now, and she delivered it in a very unique way. Last week 11 patches were mailed to Ashley's top fans, who are members of her The Trybe fan club. The patches correspond to...Read more

Reba McEntire's One Night in Atoka (Courtesy Reba McEntire/The GreenRoom)Reba McEntire will spend One Night in Atoka performing a rare concert at her restaurant in her Oklahoma hometown. The stripped-down show will take place April 9 at Reba's Place. Starting Tuesday, fans will be able to win tickets online. You have to...Read more

Cody Johnson (Disney/Larry McCormack)Cody Johnson's Sunday night show closing out RODEOHOUSTON set a record, becoming the largest concert ever in the history of NRG Stadium.  A total of 80,203 tickets were sold for the evening, which included surprise appearances by Carrie Underwood and Carin León. Cody's only the second artist to play...Read more

Zach John King's "Get to Drinkin'" (Sony) Newcomer Zach John King is currently enjoying his very first hit on the Billboard Country Airplay chart with "Get to Drinkin'." "The story behind 'Get to Drinkin'' is about a relationship that I had in the past that, after a few Jack & Cokes,...Read more

You can check out Hudson Westbrook's debut appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show on Tuesday. Check your local listings to see when it airs in your area. Justin Moore's 17-track Greatest Hits... Moore to Come is out now, including the version of his latest hit, "Time's Ticking," that features Dierks Bentley,...Read more

Ella Langley (Disney/Michael Le Brecht)Ella Langley's just set the record as the female country artist with the longest reign atop Billboard's all-genre Hot 100, as "Choosin' Texas" spends its fourth week at #1. The Platinum single also remains atop the Billboard Hot Country Songs, Billboard Country Streaming Songs and Billboard Country...Read more

Hudson Westbrook's "Hey Dallas" (Warner Records Nashville)Hudson Westbrook plays with the expression "Houston, we've got a problem" in his new song, "Hey Dallas."This time, however, it applies to a certain romantic interest instead of the space program. “‘Hey Dallas’ just came together really naturally and was a lot of fun to...Read more

Thomas Rhett's "Georgia on My Mind" (Blue Highway Records) Thomas Rhett shows off his soulful side in ESPN's new campaign for the 2026 Masters Tournament. “Recording ‘Georgia On My Mind’ was a pretty surreal moment for me,” he says. “Being from Georgia, sports and music are both just in my blood. Obviously...Read more