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  • Koe Wetzel's 'The Night Champion' heads to Sin City
    Koe Wetzel's 'The Night Champion' (Columbia Records)Koe Wetzel's ready to bring The Night Champion to Wranger National Finals Rodeo week in Las Vegas. The "High Road" hitmaker will celebrate his latest album with a special show Friday, Dec. 11, at PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. Presales kick off Tuesday, before...Read more
    Published 16 hours ago
  • 20 years after 'Not Ready to Make Nice,' The Chicks keep 'Taking the Long Way'
    The Chicks' 'Taking the Long Way: 20th Anniversary Edition' (Legacy Recordings)Two decades after the release of their fourth studio album, The Chicks are still Taking the Long Way, both on tour and via vinyl.Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire and Emily Strayer will kick off their Taking the Long Way 20th Anniversary...Read more
    Published 17 hours ago
  • Miranda Lambert puts 'Crisco' on the dance floor at Billy Bob's
    Miranda Lambert's 'Crisco' Release Show (Courtesy Billy Bob's Texas/Miranda Lambert)Miranda Lambert's taking her country disco album to the dance floor of the world's largest honky-tonk.“When I was in the studio recording Crisco, I kept picturing the rhinestone saddle at Billy Bob’s,” Miranda says.  “It’s the perfect visual for a country disco...Read more
    Published 18 hours ago
  • Morgan Wallen sets another record at #1, but he 'Had Some Help'
    Ella Langley & Morgan Wallen's "I Can't Love You Anymore" (SAWGOD/Columbia Records)Country powerhouses Ella Langley and Morgan Wallen top the country chart once again, as "I Can't Love You Anymore" rises to #1 on Billboard Country Airplay in only its 15th week. This is Ella's fifth #1 and Morgan's 22nd, following "Don't...Read more
    Published 20 hours ago
  • Gavin Adcock's showcasing the 'Workin' Man' at the end of the week
    Gavin Adcock's 'The Day I Hang It Up' (Warner Records Nashville)Gavin Adcock's got a song for the "Workin' Man" — and a video, too. It's something the "Wannabe" hitmaker knows well, since he was raised on a cattle farm in Watkinsville, Georgia.“This song is for working people. The kind of people who...Read more
    Published 4 days ago
  • Catch me 'OUTSIDE': Parker McCollum's 'Live from the Hill Country'
    Parker McCollum's 'Live from the Hill Country' (MCA) Parker McCollum is Live from the Hill Country with three new versions of tracks from his self-titled ACM album of the year.Previously exclusive to Spotify and known as LIVE OUTSIDE, the songs were recorded in late spring of 2025 at H-5 Ranch in...Read more
    Published 4 days ago
  • Brett Young goes back to the beginning to revisit his breakthrough
    'Brett Young (Platinum Edition)' (Blue Highway Records)More than 10 years after the April 2016 release of his breakthrough hit, "Sleep Without You," Brett Young's back with the Platinum Edition of his self-titled debut album. Released in February 2017, the original 12-track record also features his hits "In Case You Didn't Know,"...Read more
    Published 4 days ago
  • Check into the 'Sunset Marquis' with Miranda Lambert
    Miranda Lambert's 'Crisco' (MCA)Miranda Lambert's checking into the "Sunset Marquis" for the latest preview of her Crisco album, which arrives Oct. 2. It's inspired by the West Hollywood hotel known as a haven for musicians, actors and other artists. “I've been staying at the Sunset Marquis for close to 20 years,” Miranda says....Read more
    Published 4 days ago
  • Brooks & Dunn set Opry return to serve Platinum-plus hits
    Brooks & Dunn's Neon Moon Tour (Live Nation)Thirty-five years after they first topped the chart with their debut single, "Brand New Man," Brooks & Dunn are still going strong, getting ready to make a rare Grand Ole Opry appearance and relaunch their extended Neon Moon Tour. Now simultaneously members of the Country...Read more
    Published 5 days ago
  • XXX's and OOO's: Megan Moroney's an American Girl, y'all
    Megan Moroney's American Girl doll (Mattel) Just in time for Christmas 2026, Megan Moroney will be immortalized as her own American Girl doll. Clothes and accessories that are part of the American Girl x Megan Moroney collection are available online and in stores now, with the 18-inch doll debuting exclusively at Target...Read more
    Published 5 days ago
  • Ashley Cooke to visit the cities that made me as she releases album #2
    Ashley Cooke's the cities that made me tour (Courtesy Ashley Cooke/Sweet Talk Publicity)Ashley Cooke will revisit pivotal places in her life as she kicks off the cities that made me tour Aug. 14 in Nashville, the same day her self-titled sophomore record arrives.  “this album was built on the memories and...Read more
    Published 5 days ago
  • St. Jude honor will 'Happen to' Russell Dickerson in October
    Russell Dickerson (St. Jude Children's Research Hospital)Russell Dickerson will be honored with the 2026 Angels Among Us Award during the 36th Country Cares Seminar this fall.Given to artists who've worked to raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, the award takes its name from the 1993 song by Alabama and...Read more
    Published 5 days ago
  • Koe Wetzel and Ella Langley are 'Jaded' after their 'Fight'
    Koe Wetzel & Ella Langley's "Jaded" (Columbia Records)Before Ella Langley scored multiple hit duets with Riley Green and Morgan Wallen, she had another male counterpart, Koe Wetzel. But Koe's not "Jaded" -- he's just back with another Ella collab that's his new radio single. “Ella’s been one of my favorite people...Read more
    Published 6 days ago
  • Luke Bryan fans, here's your 'Sign[s]': Title track and autographs coming soon
    Luke Bryan's 'Signs' (MCA)"Signs" point to a new Luke Bryan track dropping on Friday. "In honor of the #Signs title track releasing this week, I have some more signed CDs available for y’all for a limited time," he wrote on his socials, along with photos of a massive number of compact...Read more
    Published 6 days ago
  • 'Honest Woman' Carly Pearce wants to be 'Happy for [Her]self'
    Carly Pearce's 'Honest Woman' (BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville)Carly Pearce is an Honest Woman when it comes to the latest preview of her upcoming fifth studio album. "To the person smiling through the baby shower," she starts her post on Instagram. "To the bridesmaid wondering when she’ll get her turn. To the...Read more
    Published 6 days ago

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