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Aaron Watson will hit the road this summer for The Red Bandana Tour, which takes its name from Watson’s upcoming album of the same name, set to debut on June 21st. Kicking off on June 28 in

Brantley Gilbert announced he will hit the road this summer for his headlining 2019 Not Like Us Tour. The tour will kick off on June 20 in Cincinnati, with future stops in Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Tampa and

Kane Brown, 25, and wife Katelyn Jae, 26, are expecting their first child. Kane made the announcement via Instagram on April 15 by posting a sonogram photo with the caption: “It’s been so hard keeping this a

Brooks & Dunn’s new album, Reboot, debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart. The album moved 31,000 equivalent units in its first week, according to Nielsen Music. Reboot is Brooks & Dunn’s seventh No.

According to a post made by his wife Andrea on his official Facebook page, Hal Ketchum has announced he has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease/dementia. The 66-year-old Ketchum had a string of hits in the 1990s, including

Blake Shelton has released the video for his new single, “God’s Country.”  The new tune is the first sample of music from Blake’s upcoming 12th studio album, and was co-written by Michael Hardy, Jordan Schmidt and Devin

Dierks Bentley released the new video for his latest single, “Living.” The new clip was directed by longtime collaborator Wes Edwards and features Dierks’ five-year-old son, Knox.  Living was written by Dierks, Ross Copperman, Ashley Gorley and

Country star Craig Morgan recently completed his 11th USO Tour, which spanned seven days and five countries, including Germany, Afghanistan, Qatar, Iraq and Italy. Craig spent many years on active duty in the U.S. Army in the

Thomas Rhett is out with a music video for his latest single, “Look What God Gave Her.”   “Look What God Gave Her” is the lead single off Rhett’s upcoming fourth studio album. Rhett and director TK

Brett Eldredge will headline downtown Nashville’s free Fourth of July celebration.  The Let Freedom Sing show will be held on the nation’s 243rd birthday. The main concert stage will be located at Fifth Avenue and Broadway and will include

Earl Thomas Conley has passed away at age 77. Blake Shelton announced the news via Twitter, which was confirmed by Earl’s brother, Fred Conley, who said Earl died at 12:20 a.m. on April 10 after suffering from

Maren Morris will be featured on the upcoming soundtrack for Season 8 of HBO’s Game of Thrones. Game of Thrones announced the news via Twitter, with Maren adding: “Let the Games begin…” In addition to Maren Morris,

George Strait’s new 30th studio album, Honky Tonk Time Machine, debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart.  Honky Tonk Time Machine also debuted at No. 4 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart. Honk Tonk

At the ACM Awards on Sunday, April 7, country group Midland caught up with Billboard on the red carpet, joined by actor Dennis Quaid, who stars in their new music video for the song “Mr. Lonely.” The

Lady Antebellum spoke with Billboard at the ACM Awards on Sunday, where they discussed their Las Vegas residency and teased their new music. Speaking of their Vegas residency, Charles Kelley said: “Everything’s renovated there over at the Palms

The 2019 Academy of Country Music Awards were held last night from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, hosted by Reba McEntire. Dan + Shay, Kacey Musgraves and Keith Urban were the big winners at Sunday’s

Brett Young and wife Taylor Mills announced via Instagram that they are expecting their first child. “And then we were 3,” said Brett, in part. “Taylor and I are absolutely over the moon to be expecting a

Luke Combs has simultaneously topped all five of Billboard’s country charts (Hot Country Songs, Country Airplay, Country Streaming Songs, Country Digital Song Sales and Top Country Albums) for the third week in a row. Combs’s “Beautiful Crazy” is No.

Chris Stapleton is collaborating with singer Pink, contributing his vocals to the track “Love Me Anyway.”  The new track will appear on Pink’s upcoming eighth studio album, Hurts 2B Human, which is scheduled for release on April

The Academy of Country Music announced Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton, Keith Urban and Old Dominion as additional performers for the ACM Awards on April 7. Previously announced performers include Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Brooks & Dunn, Brothers

Justin Moore will kick off this year’s Flora-Bama Sunset Beach Concert Series in Pensacola, Florida.  Moore will play the Flora-Bama Lounge located on the border Florida and Alabama over Labor Day Weekend, launching the beachfront series on Sept.

The Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam have revealed Tim McGraw, Jason Aldean and Kid Rock as the headliners of the 7th annual Country On The Coast Festival, scheduled for August 30-September 1, 2019 at Frank Brown Park in

In honor of Loretta Lynn’s 87th birthday, a number of artists took part in her All-Star Birthday Celebration Concert at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on April 1, including Alan Jackson, Brandy Clark, Darius Rucker, Garth Brooks, George Strait,

Midland just dropped the first single off of their upcoming sophomore album with the traxk “Mr. Lonely.”  The new song, which the trio co-penned with Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne, will be released to country radio on

Maren Morris added three U.S. dates to her headlining Girl: The World Tour. The new tour dates will stop at cities including Los Angeles (Sept. 14), San Luis Obispo, Calif. (Sept. 20), and Milwaukee (Nov. 15), in

Jake Owen has debuted his new single, a ballad from his new album, Greetings From… Jake.  The song “In It” premiered via Billboard last week.  “In It” was co-written by songwriters Jimmy Robbins, Josh Thompson and Laura

Luke Bryan just released his new single, “Knockin’ Boots,” off his upcoming seventh studio album. “Knockin’ Boots” is co-written by Hillary Lindsey, Gordie Sampson and Jon Nite, and produced by Luke’s longtime producers Jeff Stevens and Jody

Chris Young will be presenting “The 3rd Annual The Legends Cast For a Cure Big Bass Tournament & Party” outside Nashville, TN on June 1st. The event will benefit the T.J. Martell Foundation, the music industry’s leading foundation to

Luke Combs is extending his headlining Beer Never Broke My Heart Tour with 29 dates this fall and winter. Some of the newest dates on the tour include Indianapolis, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Nashville and more, as well

Brantley Gilbert and wife Amber announced via Instagram that they are expecting their second child in September. Amber shared a photo on the family on Instagram with the caption: “Surprise! Finally, I can share a big secret