Events leading up the 61st ACMS (Academy of Country Music)The list of stars headed to Vegas for the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards is growing. Randy Houser, Lauren Alaina and Rodney Atkins are now set to play ACM Lifting Lives Country on the Green: Riley Green & Friends on Friday,...Read more

'Main Street Country' (Disney Music Group)In 1996, Walt Disney Records put out The Best of Country Sing the Best of Disney with contributions from Faith Hill, Tanya Tucker, Alison Krauss, George Jones and more. On April 3, the concept gets an update with the new Main Street Country EP. On the new record,...Read more

Tucker Wetmore (Disney/Frank Micelotta)As Tucker Wetmore admits in his latest hit, he typically has a type — and it hasn't always worked out well. So, he's vowing to forsake blondes for a "Brunette."Still, that didn't keep him from bringing a couple blondes on tour."Isn't that ironic, though? It’s the Brunette...Read more

The sophomore album from 18-year-old Ty Myers, Heavy on the Soul, is out now. The 17-song collection was created at the legendary FAME Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.Braxton Keith's debut album, Real Damn Deal, is set to arrive May 15. The Amazon exclusive vinyl features Braxton's cover of George Strait's 1985 classic "The...Read more

Mitchell Tenpenny's "Speed of Light" (Sony)Mitchell Tenpenny walks the night streets of Gallatin, Tennessee, in the video for his new single, "Speed of Light."He also plays the piano in the middle of the road in the new clip shot on the outskirts of Nashville. “I wrote ‘Speed of Light’ with some...Read more

Preston Cooper's "One for the Road" (Blue Highway Records)You may have heard Preston Cooper's "One for the Road" while you were watching sports, and soon, you'll likely be hearing it on the radio. “I’m so excited to send ‘One For The Road’ to radio,” Preston says. “It’s one that people have...Read more

Graham Barham's "Breakup (Down)" (Sony)Up until now, Graham Barham found his biggest success at country radio by co-writing Blake Shelton's most recent #1, "Stay Country or Die Tryin'." Now, he aims to change all that by releasing a single of his own. "Breakup (Down)" is Graham's first radio tune, based on...Read more

Carly Pearce & Riley Green's "If I Don't Leave I'm Gonna Stay" (Blue Highway Records)Just how powerful is Carly Pearce's new radio single, "If I Don't Leave I'm Gonna Stay"?Check out a new acoustic performance on her socials, and you're likely to have an opinion. In the clip, Carly sings...Read more

Shaboozey & Jelly Roll (Disney/Connie Chornuk)Billboard's saying "Amen" to another week at #1 for Shaboozey and Jelly Roll, as their collaboration manages to stay atop the Country Airplay ranking.Both artists have had previous multi-week chart-toppers, with Shaboozey's "Good News" enjoying two weeks at #1 in 2025 and "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" hanging...Read more

Nate Smith & Tyler Hubbard's "After Midnight" (Sony)After Tyler Hubbard co-wrote "After Midnight," he thought of Nate Smith."Tyler sent me the song and I freaked out," Nate recalls. "I loved it so much. And I thought about cutting it, and then I never cut it. And eventually I was like,...Read more

The debut radio single from Graham Barham is "Breakup (Down)." Graham wrote Blake Shelton's latest #1, "Stay Country or Die Tryin'." Ashley Monroe's surprise album, Dear Nashville, is out now. In the eight-song concept record, she confronts her conflicted feelings about Music City. You can check out the video for "I Hate Nashville" on...Read more

Tigirlily Gold's "Country & Midwestern" (Sony)Much like 2025's "Call It Home (A Song for North Dakota)," Tigirlily Gold's new track, "Country & Midwestern," shines the spotlight on the duo's home state. “We grew up in North Dakota and when we moved to Nashville about nine years ago, people would always say...Read more

ERNEST's 'Deep Blue' (Big Loud) ERNEST's third studio album, Deep Blue, will be here May 1, featuring the title track and "End of the Night," which are both out now. Like his debut album from 2019, Deep Blue draws inspiration from the U.S. Virgin Islands. “I want to say thank you to...Read more

Ashley Cooke's "xs" (Big Loud)Ashley Cooke's latest era of music is here, with the arrival of her new track, "xs."The "your place" hitmaker co-wrote the fresh take on a breakup anthem with Ashley Gorley, Emily Weisband and Will Weatherly. “Oh don't deny I know you did it/ Oh doesn't matter how...Read more

Brantley Gilbert's "Good Damn" (BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville)Brantley Gilbert's first new music since changing record labels is here, and it's his radio single "Good Damn."Though it may have a bit of an unusual title, its inspiration is something much more familiar: Brantley's love story with his wife of 11 years, Amber...Read more