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Just days after Nashville and portions of Tennessee were affected by a deadly tornado, the first benefit relief concert has been announced. Hosted by country singer Mitchell Tenpenny at Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row bar and restaurant in

The Hot Country Knights— fronted by an incognito Dierks Bentley—have announced their debut album, The K Is Silent.  The album is scheduled to arrive on May 1. The Hot Country Knights are comprised of Dierks’ road band

Garth Brooks will bid a final goodbye to legendary Studio 6A, longtime home to iconic music series Austin City Limits, with a performance on May 24, 2020. Austin PBS’s Farewell to Studio 6A: An Evening with Garth Brooks will celebrate

Kenny Chesney will release his 19th studio album, Here and Now, on May 1. Longtime collaborator Buddy Cannon co-produced the album, with assistance from Ross Copperman. Much of the album was written and recorded over the last

Carrie Underwood has launched a new fitness app, fit52, in conjunction with the release of her new book, Find Your Path: Honor Your Body, Fuel Your Soul and Get Strong With the Fit52 Life.  According to a

Jimmie Allen and fiancée Alexis Gale have welcomed a baby girl, named Naomi Betty Allen.  The baby arrived March 1, the same day Jimmie got news that he scored his second consecutive No. 1 single with “Make

Kelsea Ballerini released her newest single, “Hole in the Bottle,’ off of her upcoming album Kelsea, which will be available on March 20. The album also features her current single “Homecoming Queen?”  Just before dropping her new

Sam Hunt is heading to Las Vegas to celebrate his new album, which will coincide with the 2020 ACM Awards in Las Vegas on April 5.  The 35-year-old Hunt is planning a Southside release party for fans

Award-winning bluegrass artist Rhonda Vincent was surprised onstage by Jeannie Seely with an invitation to join the Grand Ole Opry. “One hundred percent yes,” said Rhonda. “Oh my gosh! I grew up listening to the Opry. Thank

Miranda Lambert’s husband, Brendan McLoughlin, has left his job as a New York City police officer and is now working as her security guard. “His current duty status is retired,” Detective Sophia Mason, a New York Police

The 2020 ACM Awards nominations were announced, with Maren Morris and Thomas Rhett leading the nominations with five each. Morris’ sophomore album, Girl, and Rhett’s latest album, Center Point Road, are two of the most successful releases in 2019. Dan

Jimmie Allen has dropped “This Is Us,” a crossover collaboration with Noah Cyrus.  Allen, 33, and Cyrus, 20, teased the song in November on the SESAC Nashville Music Awards red carpet, when Allen mentioned he had a

Carrie Underwood was overcome with emotion when presented with a plaque certifying Cry Pretty as a Platinum album. Underwood was surprised by her record label team with the honor at the end of a conversation at CRS

Sam Hunt has earned his sixth No. 1 single with “Kinfolks,” hitting the top of both the Billboard Country Airplay chart and Mediabase chart this week. “Kinfolks” is the lead single from Hunt’s upcoming sophomore album, Southside,

Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile is officially the ambassador for Record Store Day 2020, The 13th annual Record Store Day takes place April 18th at independent shop around the world. Previous Record Store Day ambassadors include St. Vincent, Metallica,

Kenny Chesney has released his new single, “Here and Now,” co-written by Craig Wiseman, David Garcia and David Lee Murphy. “Here and Now,” which will serve as the lead single to Kenny’s upcoming album that’s slated to

George Strait, “The King of Country,” will perform at Notre Dame Stadium on August 15, with special guests Chris Stapleton and Brothers Osborne.  You can find more information about the concert at the link here. The University announced

Willie Nelson has announced the upcoming release of his 70th studio album titled First Rose of Spring  The album is set to be released on Friday, April 24; the album’s title track, “First Rose of Spring,” along

Maddie & Tae‘s Taylor Dye married songwriter Josh Kerr in Nashville on Friday, Feb. 21st.  Kerr co-wrote Kelsea Ballerini’s previous singles “Love Me Like You Mean It” and “Dibs” as well as Dylan Scott’s “My Girl.” The

Dan + Shay’s Shay Mooney and his wife, Hannah, have welcomed their second son. Ames Alexander Mooney was born on Friday, Feb. 21 in Nashville, weighing in at 6 lbs., 7 oz. and measuring 19.5 inches long.

Brad Paisley announced he will embark on a 2020 World Tour, kicking off May 15 in Concord, Calif.  The tour will make additional U.S. stops in San Diego, Detroit, Cincinnati, Tampa and more. Internationally, the tour will also

Trace Adkins is hitting the road this spring/summer for his The Way I Wanna Go Tour, Kicking off on April 15 in Lancaster, Pa., and making additional stops in Las Vegas, Oklahoma City, Tampa and more. Pre-sale

Maren Morris’ “The Bones” is No. 1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart and Mediabase chart for the second consecutive week. A solo female artist hasn’t accomplished this feat since Carrie Underwood’s “Blown Away” in October/November 2012.

Carrie Underwood is hitting the road for a four-date tour this March to promote her new book, Find Your Path: Honor Your Body, Fuel Your Soul and Get Strong With the Fit52 Life. In the upcoming book,

The Dixie Chicks are getting ready to release their first new album since 2006. The country trio’s Natalie Maines posted a series of teaser pics over the weekend from what appears to be the video shoot for

Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney—also known as the country trio Rascal Flatts—have revealed they are extending their Rascal Flatts Farewell: Life Is a Highway Tour with 11 new dates. Rascal Flatts will make 11additional

Cam is returning to country radio with the release of her new single, “Till There’s Nothing Left.” “Till There’s Nothing Left” is the lead single to Cam’s upcoming sophomore album, which is slated to drop this summer.

Luke Bryan dropped the title track to his upcoming seventh studio album, Born Here, Live Here, Die Here, which will be released on April 24. “Born Here, Live Here, Die Here” follows the release of No. 1

Carly Pearce released her self-titled sophomore album on Feb. 14, and the 13-track offering features a collaboration with husband Michael Ray called “Finish Your Sentences.”  The new duet was initially sent to Carly by Thomas Rhett and

Kristian Bush and Jennifer Nettles — also known as Sugarland — will hit the road this summer for the There Goes the Neighborhood Tour. The 26-date tour kicks off on June 4 in Toronto, Ontario, making additional stops