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  • Nashville notes: Megan Moroney's 'Traitor' + Chris Janson's musical cameo
    The title track of Chris Janson's latest album, Wild Horses, will be featured in Sunday's episode of Marshals on CBS and Paramount+."Traitor (Roles Reversed)," previously available only as the bonus track from the Target edition of Megan Moroney's third album, Cloud 9, has now made its way to streaming services.  Keith...Read more
    Published 13 hours ago
  • Luke Bryan plants a new crop of Farm Tour dates for fall
    Luke Bryan (Disney/Eric McCandless)Luke Bryan is midway through the three-night kickoff of his 2026 Farm Tour in Clovis, California, but he's already looking ahead to three more dates in the fall."‘Bout time we told y’all in the Midwest when we’re comin to town," he posted on his socials Friday afternoon....Read more
    Published 14 hours ago
  • Kelsea Ballerini's fans are 'Legends' on her new app
    Kelsea Ballerini is seen in Midtown on April 15, 2026 in New York City. (TheStewartofNY/GC Images)Kelsea Ballerini's Legends fan club will now make its home in her new app.The "Love Me Like You Mean It" hitmaker announced the Kelsea Ballerini app Friday in a video message posted to her socials. "I...Read more
    Published 14 hours ago
  • If you're betting on Blake Shelton's ACM performance, 'Gamble' on this one
    Blake Shelton's "The Gambler" (Amazon Music)What could be more appropriate for a performance in Las Vegas than "know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em"?Well, Blake Shelton's done his version of a Kenny Rogers classic, and it could very well be what he's performing during Sunday's Academy of Country...Read more
    Published 15 hours ago
  • Miranda Lambert will be ready to cook, since she's bringing 'Crisco' to the ACMs
    Miranda Lambert's "Crisco" (MCA)Miranda Lambert's new tune, "Crisco," expands on the sound of her previous duet with Chris Stapleton, "A Song to Sing," with a new groove described as Urban Cowboy meets Saturday Night Fever.“We wanted something that feels familiar but also fresh, which is really hard to do,” Miranda says....Read more
    Published 16 hours ago
  • Little Big Town serves up hope and healing with 'Hey There Sunshine'
    Little Big Town's "Hey There Sunshine" (MCA)Little Big Town will deliver the debut performance of their new song, "Hey There Sunshine," on Sunday's 61st Academy of Country Music Awards on Prime Video.Their first new music in two years, "Hey There Sunshine," follows 2024's The Christmas Record and 2022's Mr. Sun,...Read more
    Published 17 hours ago
  • Shania Twain's bringing the glam to the ACMs, but it may be about quality over quantity
    Shania Twain (Academy of Country Music) From Reba McEntire to Carrie Underwood and beyond, country music has a great tradition of hosts who bring it when it comes to fashion on the big awards shows. And when Shania Twain leads the 61st ACMs on Sunday, you can bet her glam will...Read more
    Published 1 day ago
  • Nashville notes: The Nitty Gritty Nashville farewell + Trace Adkins' 'American Made'
    Nitty Gritty Dirt Band played their last Nashville concert Wednesday at the Grand Ole Opry House, with a set that included "Mr. Bojangles" and "Fishin' in the Dark," and closed with a rendition of "Will the Circle Be Unbroken/The Weight" featuring Alison Brown, Suzy Bogguss, Jerry Douglas and Kathleen Edwards. The...Read more
    Published 2 days ago
  • Reba McEntire, Vince Gill, Charlie Daniels Band and more join Library of Congress collection
    Vince Gill (Disney/Michael Le Brecht)The music of Reba McEntire, Vince Gill, The Charlie Daniels Band and Rosanne Cash is officially becoming part of American history, as their work joins the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress.Reba's Rumor Has It album is one of only 25 recordings chosen this year, alongside...Read more
    Published 2 days ago
  • Lainey Wilson marries 'Duck' Hodges by a waterfall in Tennessee
    Lainey Wilson & Devlin "Duck" Hodges (Disney/Michael Le Brecht)Lainey Wilson and Devlin "Duck" Hodges were married Sunday, May 10, at Ruskin Cave in Dickson, Tennessee, the couple revealed in an extensive spread via Vogue. "Pretty inseparable since" being set up on a blind date in 2021, the former NFL quarterback surprised...Read more
    Published 2 days ago
  • Darius Rucker mixes fireworks, fun and golf in Dallas July 4
    Darius Rucker (Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for Stagecoach)It's sure to be a celebration that's even bigger than "Bottle Rockets" with Scotty McCreery and Hootie & the Blowfish: Darius Rucker's booked to play Fireworks on the Fairway at Omni PGA Frisco Resort & Spa this Fourth of July.Given Darius' fondness for golf, chances...Read more
    Published 2 days ago
  • It's 'Been a Good Run' as Scotty McCreery looks back on 15 years
    Scotty McCreery's '15' (Triple Tigers)American Idol crowned a new winner this week, and it's understandable if the 2011 winner is feeling a little sentimental. But Scotty McCreery's also doing something about it, releasing a "retrospective album" titled 15 on July 17. "Fifteen years goes by like a flash," Scotty wrote on his socials....Read more
    Published 2 days ago
  • Dan + Shay stay 'Young' with new album
    Dan + Shay's 'Young' (Warner Records Nashville)Thirteen years into their career, Dan + Shay are still feeling Young.That's the title of their sixth studio album, set to arrive Aug. 21. “Young is by far our most personal album yet, and we are beyond excited for our fans to hear it,” Dan...Read more
    Published 2 days ago
  • 'Take Me There' for In-N-Out and golf: Rascal Flatts' hidden ACM agenda
    ACM Group of the Year nominees (Academy of Country Music)Music City relocates to Sin City for the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards this weekend.While it's about trophies and performances for some, for Rascal Flatts' Joe Don Rooney, his mind immediately goes somewhere else — like the drive-thru."First off, they...Read more
    Published 2 days ago
  • Nashville notes: Lauren Alaina's 'Stages' + Zach John King 'Get[s] to Drinkin'' on tour
    Ashley McBryde, Keith Urban, Lauren Alaina, Shaboozey, The War And Treaty, TJ Osborne and Michael Bublé are set to present at Sunday's 61st Academy of Country Music Awards, along with sports stars Andrew Whitworth, Carl Edwards, Corey LaJoie and Ryan Fitzpatrick. You can stream the show starting at 8 p.m. ET...Read more
    Published 3 days ago

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