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

HARDY (Disney/Randy Holmes)HARDY seems to be ready to bring the horror vibes in the days leading up to Oct. 31. The country rocker will host HARDY HALLOWEEN Oct. 29 and 30 at The Truth in Nashville, he announced in an eerie Instagram video that shows his face being replaced by various horror...Read more

Megan Moroney, 'The Best of Both Worlds' Spotify single (Courtesy Spotify)Megan Moroney is such a huge Hannah Montana fan that she has "The Best of Both Worlds" play at her concerts before taking the stage. And now the singer really does have the best of both worlds — she's covered the...Read more

Jordan Davis (Disney/Christopher Willard)It "Ain't a Bad Life" when you have two songs in country's top 15. Just ask Jordan Davis. At #12 is his third single from Learn the Hard Way."'Turn This Truck Around' is one that — I wanted to do it because I felt like it was different,"...Read more

Jacob Hackworth will release his debut radio single, "What Took You So Long," this spring as the newest artist signed to MCA. The singer/songerwriter wrote Bailey Zimmerman's "Rock and a Hard Place" and Corey Kent's "This Heart." Walker Hayes has been added to the lineup of the fifth annual Breland & Friends benefit...Read more

Jackson Dean's 'Magnolia Sage' (Blue Highway Records)Jackson Dean's fiancée, Shannon Miscoll, is his co-star in the music video for his new track, "Hey Mississippi."The latest cut from his forthcoming Magnolia Sage album, "Hey Mississippi" fits squarely in the Magnolia half of the record, which deals with the Southeast and the...Read more

Eric Church (Ralph Bavaro/NBC)When Eric Church wraps his Free the Machine Tour April 11 in Tampa, those won't be his last shows of the year.The Chief has added close to 10 fairs, festivals and special events to his schedule, starting with Trombone Shorty's 40th Birthday Concert April 25 in New...Read more

Keith Urban performs at the Ryman. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)Keith Urban was honored with the Randy Owen Angels Among Us Award Thursday at Country Radio Seminar in Nashville. The accolade is named for the Alabama legend and the band's 1993 hit, recognizing his work that's raised more than $1 billion for St....Read more

Ella Langley's 'Dandelion' (SAWGOD/ Columbia Records)The new track from Ella Langley unexpectedly shines some light on why she took time off the road back in August."Loving Life Again" was written with ERNEST and Devin Dawson after a short sabbatical in her home state."Last year, I just kind of lost my...Read more

2026 Country Music Hall of Fame inductees (Country Music Association)Tim McGraw will be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2026, along with singer/songwriter Paul Overstreet and bluegrass legends the Stanley Brothers. Tim is the 2026 modern era artist, with 60-plus top-10 hits to his credit and nearly 30 number...Read more

Morgan Evans' 'Steel Town' (Solrise Records / Virgin Music Group)Morgan Evans' sophomore album is titled Steel Town as an homage to the coastal city of Newcastle, Australia, where he grew up. Glance at the cover, which shows him sitting at the edge of the ocean as a huge ship passes in the...Read more

Lee Brice will release "When the Kingdom Comes" on April 3, ahead of the June 5 release of his album Sunriser. Jennifer Nettles will star in the new musical she wrote, Giulia: The Poison Queen of Palermo, this summer in New York City. Tickets are on sale now for the show's June 28-July 26...Read more

Gabby Barrett (Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images)Gabby Barrett previewed what's ahead for her musically and picked up some accolades for a couple monster hits at the annual Warner Records luncheon during Country Radio Seminar this week in Nashville. She performed "The Easy Part," which she co-wrote with HARDY, and debuted an unreleased song,...Read more

'Hot Ones' (First We Feast/Hot Ones)Talk about a bet that paid off: Luke Combs spent all the money he had to pay for his debut single, "Hurricane," to be mastered. That's one of the things he reveals as the guest on the latest episode of Hot Ones.“Interestingly and luckily enough, it was...Read more

Ashley McBryde's 'Wild' (Warner Records Nashville)Ashley McBryde's fifth studio album, Wild, will arrive on May 8. “When people hear this record, I hope it wakes up the part of them that I’m singing about in ‘Wild’—the part that still believes in those unrealized dreams and untaken risks,” Ashley says. “I believe...Read more