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Chris Janson will hit the road for his “Waitin’ on 5” Tour this fall.  The 19-date headlining tour kicks off on Oct. 12 in Memphis, and Janson will make additional stops in Kansas City, Los Angeles, Las

Florida’s “Party in the Pines Festival” has been canceled for 2018 due to “circumstances beyond our control,” according to organizers. Zac Brown Band, Little Big Town, Kip Moore and Luke Combs were among the scheduled acts for

George Strait has announced his plans to extend Strait to Vegas residency into the new year. Strait will return to Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena for two shows on February 1 and 2. Joining him for the February

Hannah Mulholland of the country trio Runaway June married her fiancé, Ian Jay, in an intimate ceremony over the weekend (Oct. 6-7). Mulholland shared an Instagram post of herself and her new husband against the backdrop of

The Grand Ole Opry paid homage to musical legend Ray Charles on Oct. 8, featuring a showcase of his music. Hosted by Darius Rucker, the tribute featured performances by Rucker, Cam, Brett Eldredge, Ronnie Milsap, Lukas Nelson,

Old Dominion are following up their fifth No. 1 single, “Hotel Key,” with the release of “Make It Sweet.” The new track is the lead single from Old Dominion’s upcoming third studio album. The boys — consisting

After topping the charts earlier this year with “Yours,” Russell Dickerson has scored his second No. 1 hit with “Blue Tacoma” which Dickerson co-penned the tune with Casey Brown and Parker Welling. “Blue Tacoma” has topped both

Lauren Alaina released her new single, “Ladies in the ’90s,” that pays homage to many of her ’90s influences, including Britney Spears, Reba McEntire, Shania Twain, Faith Hill and more. Lauren co-wrote the tune with Jesse Frasure

Late last week, Tim McGraw released his first new music as a solo artist in more than two years. McGraw released his new single, “Neon Church,” and a bonus track, “Thought About You.” The tunes will be

Chase Rice is planning to hit the road for a 14-date tour called the “Eyes on You” tour. The tour will kick off on Nov. 2 in Eugene, Oregon and will make additional stops in Detroit, Atlanta,

Brett Eldredge announced the the deluxe version of his 2016 holiday album, Glow, will be released on October 26. Glow Deluxe will feature 13 songs from the original album, with five new tracks, including “Do You Hear

Cody Johnson announced the release of his new album, which will also be his major label debut. Ain’t Nothin’ to It will be released on Jan. 18, 2019 and will be his first LP studio release, coming

Brad Paisley and his wife, Kimberly Williams-Paisley have opened a grocery store that will provide food to those in need for free. Called “The Store,” it is a new take on the traditional food pantry, and is

For the second week, Carrie Underwood’s Cry Pretty and Old Dominion’s “Hotel Key” remain No. 1. Underwood’s rank on the Billboard 200 all-formats chart dropped from No. 1 to No. 7. Following Cry Pretty within the Top

Lena Stone released a new track following the release of her self-titled debut EP. The new single, “October,” was written by Stone, along with friends Savannah Keyes and Simon Reid. Stone’s new single is available now across

Keith Urban, Peter Frampton, Judah & the Lion, Caitlyn Smith, Devon Gilfillian and Fisk Jubilee Singers will be ringing in the New Year in Nashville with a free show. Dubbed Jack Daniel’s Music City Midnight: New Year’s

Country Music Hall of Famer Ronnie Milsap will release a new album on January 18, a 13-track collection, dubbed Ronnie Milsap: The Duets. The album will feature duets artists including Billy Gibbons, Luke Bryan, Dolly Parton, Jason Aldean,

Willie Nelson has teamed up with classic rock legend Van Morrison at a Pittsburgh-area studio earlier this month. The two music legends haven’t specified what exactly they are working on, but for the staff at Church Recording

Ricky Skaggs was inducted into the IBMA Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame on Sept. 27. Skaggs was inducted along with Paul Williams, Tom T. Hall and the late Dixie Hall at the 29th annual International Bluegrass Music

Loretta Lynn will be honored with the Artist of a Lifetime award at the CMT Artists of the Year celebration, to be held at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Sissy Spacek, who won an Oscar for her portrayal

The Pistol Annie, consisting of Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley, will release their third studio album, Interstate Gospel, on November 2nd. The 14-track offering is the follow-up to their two previous albums, 2011’s Hell on

Justin Moore headlined the inaugural #MSDCountryStrong concert benefiting Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School’s MSD Fund—a charity honoring the heroes, victims and survivors of gun violence in schools. And the country star donated $30,000 to the fund on

On October 26, Kelsea Ballerini will drop a deluxe version of her 2017 album, Unapologetically. The deluxe album will feature four new songs, including “Fun and Games,” “I Think I Fell in Love Today,” an acoustic cover of

Country group Old Dominion, consisting of Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, Geoff Sprung, Brad Tursi and Whit Sellers, just scored their fifth No. 1 single. “Hotel Key” has ascended to the top of the Mediabase chart. “Hotel Key,”

Singer-songwriter Charlie Robison has announced his retirement from music, saying medical complications are to blame. Robison shared the news of his official retirement on Monday, Sept. 24, via social media. The singer explains that he underwent a

Thomas Rhett is taking his “Life Changes Tour” to Canada in 2019 for nine dates. Kicking off on April 24 in Montreal, Rhett will make additional stops in Ottawa, Calgary, Vancouver and more. Dustin Lynch will serve

Carrie Underwood’s sixth studio album, Cry Pretty, has topped the all-genre Billboard 200 chart this week. Cry Pretty moved 266,000 equivalent album units, according to Nielsen Music, giving it the best-selling opening week in country music since Luke

Kane Brown just released his heartwarming video for the new song, “Homesick.” Homesick is featured on his upcoming album, Experiment, due out on November 9th.  Kane dedicated his new video to “the brave men and women of the U.S. Armed

Eric Church will be back on the road in 2019 for his 37-date Double Down Tour, kicking off on Jan. 18 in Omaha. The tour will make multiple stops in 18 cities, including Boston, Toronto, Dallas, Denver, L.A.,

The Grand Ole Opry will pay homage to icon Ray Charles on Oct. 8 with a special showcase, hosted by Darius Rucker. An Opry Salute to Ray Charles will feature performances by Travis Tritt, Chris Young, Cam,