Shaboozey had a viral moment during the 2025 American Music Awards on Monday (May 26), when he side-eyed Megan Moroney as she read from the teleprompter that the Carter family “basically invented country music.” The “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” hitmaker let out a laugh, before introducing the “very impressive” nominees for the Favorite Country Duo…… read more »
Morgan Wallen breaks his own record this week by charting a historic 37 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously, propelled by his new album, I’m the Problem. Wallen previously set the all-time record for most titles on the Hot 100 in a single week with 36, which was set on March 18, 2023, and…… read more »
Kenny Chesney has come in at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Artists of the 21st Century chart. Chesney made his debut on Billboard’s charts in December 1993, and became a prominent fixture on the tally by 1995. His 21st Century success includes an impressive record of 17 No. 1s on the Top Country Albums…… read more »
Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani’s appearances at the American Music Awards on Monday (May 26) drew criticism from fans who felt “lied to” after discovering that their performances were pre-recorded. During the telecast, Shelton performed his new single, “Stay Country or Die Tryin,” and later “returned” to introduce his wife, Stefani, who performed a medley…… read more »
Morgan Wallen’s new collaboration with Tate McRae, “What I Want,” debuts at No. 1 on this week’s Billboard Hot 100 chart. The track is lifted from Wallen’s new album, I’m the Problem, which also claims the No. 1 spot on the current Billboard 200 chart. “What I Want” is Wallen’s fourth Hot 100 chart-topper, and…… read more »
Josh Ross, a singer-songwriter from Waterdown, Ontario, achieves his first Top 10 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart with his track, “Single Again.” The song moves up from 11 to 10 in its 60th week on the chart, marking the third-longest trip to the top tier since the tally launched back in January 1990. Ross has…… read more »
On Friday (May 23), Lainey Wilson released her new single, “Somewhere Over Laredo,” an emotional tribute to Judy Garland’s iconic “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” from The Wizard of Oz. The track was written by Wilson along with Trannie Anderson, Dallas Wilson, and Andy Albert. “I’ve always been inspired by putting myself into other peoples’ shoes…… read more »
On Saturday (May 24), country star Billy Ray Cyrus and actress Elizabeth Hurley made their red carpet debut as a couple in Rome, attending a dinner event at the Palazzo Barberini while posing arm in arm. The pair, who made their relationship Instagram official in April, worked together on the 2022 Lionsgate comedy, Christmas in…… read more »
At the Outlaw Music Festival in Spokane, Washington, on Thursday (May 22), Bob Dylan surprised fans by inviting Billy Strings onstage to perform a stripped-down rendition of “All Along the Watchtower.” Strings has frequently worked Dylan’s songs into his own sets throughout his career, even covering “All Along the Watchtower” on October 29, 2022, in…… read more »
Morgan Wallen’s I’m the Problem debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, becoming the third chart-topper of the country superstar’s career, following 2023’s One Thing at a Time and 2021’s Dangerous: The Double Album. The release claims the year’s biggest week with 493,000 equivalent album units earned in the United States, while also…… read more »