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  • Cody Johnson just wants his 'Horse Back'
    Cody Johnson (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)ACM entertainer of the year Cody Johnson is changing things up with his new radio single, "Horse Back." While the full song won't be out until Friday, he's offering fans a sneak peek via his socials. "Y’all are going to have fun with this next one," he teases....Read more
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  • Ignore the 'Noise' and 'Carry On,' Kenny Chesney's new album is coming
    Kenny Chesney's "Carry On" (HEY NOW Records)Kenny Chesney's next album is done, but the discovery of three new songs has thrown an unexpected challenge into the mix. “It’s a little bit like putting a puzzle together," he says, "you know the best possible thing is there, you just have to figure...Read more
    Published 8 hours ago
  • Wynonna is a 'Kentucky Queen' on 'The Hard Truth'
    Wynonna's 'The Hard Truth' (ANTI- Records)Wynonna is a "Kentucky Queen" on her first new solo album in a decade. She co-wrote the lead single from The Hard Truth, which comes out Oct. 2, with her husband and producer, Cactus Moser, who first rose to fame with his band Highway 101."I've spent...Read more
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  • Justin Moore says he's stepping away 'for a short period' to focus on his health
    Justin Moore's "Time's Ticking" (Blue Highway Records) Justin Moore's coming off the road for a short time to take care of something personal, he revealed Monday on social media. "I've made the decision to take some time to focus on my health," his post begins. "As a result, I'll be stepping...Read more
    Published 10 hours ago
  • Jackson Dean channels Gregg Allman in 'Music of My Soul' closer
    Jackson Dean's "My Cross to Bear" (Blue Highway Records)When the Gregg Allman documentary The Music of My Soul premieres Tuesday night at New York City's Gramercy Theatre, Jackson Dean will deliver the closing theme.Director/producer James Keach — also the man behind the Johnny Cash biopic, Walk the Line — enlisted Grammy-winning music maker Julian...Read more
    Published 11 hours ago
  • With North America behind him, Luke Combs heads for Europe with the My Kinda Saturday Night Tour
    Luke Combs' My Kinda Saturday Night Tour (Courtesy Luke Combs/Sacks & Co.)Luke Combs wrapped the North American leg of his My Kinda Saturday Night Tour with a sold-out show June 6 at Rogers Stadium in Toronto. "[The] tour's been really, really fun. We've been having a good time with it. The...Read more
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  • Nashville notes: Corey Kent's 'Empty Words' + Kacey Musgraves' Texas show
    Kacey Musgraves' Middle of Nowhere album release show at Gruene Hall in New Braunfels, Texas, is now available to stream via YouTube. Jackson Dean's new music video for his latest hit, "Make a Liar," is out now. Corey Kent's follow-up to his hit "Rocky Mountain Low" with Koe Wetzel is his new...Read more
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  • The chart record Ella Langley and Morgan Wallen have in common
    Morgan Wallen & Ella Langley (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for SiriusXM)Not only is Ella Langley blocking her duet partner Riley Green on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, she's also still setting records. "Be Her" is currently spending its second week at #1, keeping Riley's "Change My Mind" from the top spot, at least...Read more
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  • Shaboozey 'rides' onto new 'Rolling Stone' cover
    Shaboozey on 'Rolling Stone' cover (Courtesy Rolling Stone)Shaboozey "Rides Again" on the new digital cover of Rolling Stone. In the new article, the "Tipsy (A Bar Song)" hitmaker reveals the inspiration for his new album, The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales, which comes out July 31.“It’s a revisionist Western...Read more
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  • 'Change My Mind': Ella Langley blocks Riley Green on the 'Billboard' chart
    Riley Green's "Change My Mind" (Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment)Riley Green's collecting his seventh career #1 as "Change My Mind" climbs to the top of the Mediabase country airplay chart. The news comes as the Alabama native's just locked in the final piece of his total TV domination, having just wrapped...Read more
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  • Little Big Town's touring For the Art of It
    Little Big Town's For the Art of It Tour (Live Nation) Little Big Town's taking their Art on the road this fall. "It’s a dying art," the foursome wrote on their socials. "So we’re keeping it alive the only way we know how — live, in a room with you. For...Read more
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  • Plan to spend a 'Winter's Night' with Lady A in December
    Lady A's This Winter's Night Tour 2026 (Courtesy Lady A/The GreenRoom)Lady A's first Christmas run in 2025 went so well, they're doing it again this year.The trio's This Winter's Night Tour 2026 kicks off Dec. 10 in Northfield, Ohio, with an eight-show run that wraps Dec. 21 with two shows at...Read more
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  • 'Don't Mind If I Do': Riley Green reveals how he likes to write a song
    Riley Green Francis (Specker/CBS)There's no denying Riley Green is one of the hottest artists in country music right now, with two songs currently climbing the country chart.The fun "Think As You Drunk" is the first radio single from his upcoming That's Just Me album and borrows from 2005's "As Good...Read more
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  • How you can see part of Ashley McBryde's 'Wild' 2026 CMA Fest
    Melissa Etheridge & Ashley McBryde (Rick Kern/Getty Images for Spotify)If you're bummed you're not at CMA Fest in Nashville this weekend, here's a little something to get you through: You can check out a three-song set by Ashley McBryde on CBS Saturday Morning.The "Little Dive Bar in Dahlonega" hitmaker will...Read more
    Published 4 days ago
  • ERNEST, Ella Langley, HARDY and more raise $445K for Second Harvest
    Ella Langley & ERNEST (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)A group of now-legendary songwriters came together Tuesday at the historic Ryman Auditorium to raise nearly half a million dollars for Second Harvest Food Bank. Ella Langley headlined the night, which was organized by Nashville native ERNEST and started with a guitar pull.ERNEST, HARDY, Lee...Read more
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