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Former country columnist and TV host Hazel Smith died Sunday night (March 18) at her home in Madison, Tenn. She was 83. Smith was a mainstay on Music Row from the late 1960s onward. By her own

A tribute concert in honor of Daryle Singletary, who died unexpectedly on Feb. 12 at his home in Lebanon, Tennessee, will be held at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on March 27. Singletary had a string of Top 10

Craig Campbell has released new music for the first time in nearly two years, following up on his 2016 single, “Outskirts of Heaven.” Campbell’s new single, “See You Try,” is linked below, along with its accompanying lyric

Kane Brown has risen to the top of the country music charts, and now he is in the Guinness World Records book as the first act to top five U.S. country charts simultaneously. Brown was presented with

Country superstar Jason Aldean announced that he will perform a surprise pop-up show in Greenville, S.C., on Friday, March 16th. Aldean will perform at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville to help celebrate the 2018 Geico Bassmaster

Luke Bryan brings awareness to diversity and inclusion in his new video for “Most People Are Good,” the second single from his sixth album, What Makes You Country. The song, written by David Frasier, Ed Hill and Josh

Miranda Lambert and Little Big Town are hitting the road over the summer on the co-headlining “Bandwagon Tour,” and they’re bringing some new names country music along with them. Tenille Townes, Oklahoma country group Turnpike Troubadours and the

Sam Hunt’s inaugural The Nashional Music Festival in Nashville has been canceled just six weeks after it was announced. A message on the festival’s website shares that the two-day event was canceled due to “unforeseen circumstances.”  A

WE Fest 2018 revealed lineups for the three-day country music festival. Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean and Florida Georgia Line are set to headline the three-day country music and camping festival, set to take place from Aug. 2-4

Country star Kacey Musgraves has announced a tour of the UK and Ireland as part of her upcoming Oh, What A World tour.  Musgraves is already set to perform across the country in support of her upcoming

Tim McGraw collapsed on stage on Sunday, March 11 while performing in Dublin, Ireland.  McGraw had just finished performing his song ‘Humble and Kind’ when he fell onto his knees and had to sit down, before the 50

After scoring his first career No. 1 hit with “Five More Minutes” in February, Scotty McCreery has revealed his new single, “This Is It.” McCreery co-wrote the new track with Frank Rogers and Aaron Eshuis and said

Chris Young just scored a No. 1 single with “Losing Sleep,” which brought him the 10th No. 1 single of his career. “It’s tough to have 10 singles on the radio, much less 10 No. 1s, so

Kelsea Ballerini will become the first country singer to perform on YouTube’s Good Mythical Morning this week; and a 60-second clip of her appearance proves she is there to bring some laughs. Good Mythical Morning with Rhett & Link is an unconventional

Legendary country group Alabama is set to hit the road for their 2018 The Hits Tour.  With 43 No. 1 singles, Alabama’s 22-date tour will be a celebration of the group’s impressive music hits. Band members Randy Owen,

Charlie Farley is releasing two new singles simultaneously.  The Backroads Records artist is releasing “Drinks and Dreams” and “Feelin’ Like I Love It” as a two-pack single on Friday, March 9, at the same time that he’s

The Academy of Country Music announced its first round of performers for the upcoming 53rd ACM Awards on April 15. Jason Aldean, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line with Bebe Rexha, Miranda Lambert, Maren

Dan + Shay just released the video for their single, “Tequila,” and it follows the progression of a special type of love story. Nyle DiMarco, a deaf actor and model, is featured in the video; and it has many

Thomas Rhett just racked up his 10th No. 1 Billboard country single this week with “Marry Me,” a song he also co-wrote. The single took only 16 weeks from to climb the charts to No. 1.  The song topped the

The Pistol Annies, Angaleena Presley and Ashley Monroe, joined Miranda Lambert onstage at two of her Livin’ Like Hippies Tour stops; Friday and Saturday night (March 2 and 3.)  The trio performed two songs during each of

Kimberly Perry, from The Band Perry, confirmed on Sunday, March 4, that she and husband J.P. Arencibia are splitting.  Perry and Arencibia’s divorce paperwork cites irreconcilable differences as the reason for their split.  “Yes, sadly it’s true,

Blake Shelton had to cancel his Saturday night (Mar. 3) date at the CenturyLink Center in Bossier City, La., due to a case of the flu. The show has been rescheduled to Tuesday, Mar. 6. Shelton took

Country music legend Ronnie Prophet, who had 26 hit singles in Canada, five which charted in the U.S. and also hosted several television shows, died Friday, March 2 in Florida from cardiac and kidney failure. “With a

The Academy of Country Music Awards has shared the list of nominees for the 53rd annual celebration, which is set for April 15. Chris Stapleton leads the nominees with eight nods, including Entertainer of the Year, Male

Reba McEntire is going to be back as the host of the ACM Awards in 2018. McEntire announced the 2018 ACM Awards nominees on Thursday morning (March 1) during an appearance on CBS This Morning, and ET

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, her charity that gives free books to children, has just given away its 100 millionth book.  The milestone was a copy of Parton’s newest children’s picture book, Coat of Many Colors, titled after

Jake Owen revisits a John Mellencamp classic with his nostalgic new single “I Was Jack (You Were Diane).”  Borrowing from Mellencamp’s 1982 hit song “Jack and Diane” (when Mellencamp was performing as John Cougar,) Owen’s updated version

Country singer Brett Young proposed to his longtime girlfriend — Taylor Mills, who accepted — earlier this month. The couple told People, “We are both more excited than we can express, and looking forward to starting this chapter

Miranda Lambert and her Muttnation Foundation showed some love to shelters all across the United States by sending out huge donations to animal shelters in multiple cities. The monetary gifts ranged anywhere from $3000 to $5000 each

Cole Swindell jiust released his new single “Break Up In the End,” along with a performance video. “Break Up In the End” is the first track from his yet-untitled third studio album, and was written by Jon