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Award-winning singer-songwriter Carly Pearce recently surprised her fans by announcing an early release date for her highly anticipated fourth studio album, Hummingbird. Hummingbird will now be arriving on June 7 via Big Machine Records and is available to pre-order at https://carlypearce.lnk.to/hummingbirdPR Pearce announced the news on Instagram Live with fans in celebration of her birthday,… ... Continue Reading

CMT recently revealed that Mickey Guyton will headline the Fall 2024 CMT On Tour. CMT On Tour Presents Mickey Guyton will launch on September 18 at the Buckhead Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia. The tour will cover 22 cities, including New York, Chicago, Columbus, St. Louis, Toronto, and Washington, D.C., before concluding at Manchester Music Hall… ... Continue Reading

Chris Stapleton recently shared his take on Tom Petty's "I Should Have Known It," from the forthcoming Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty, due June 21 via Big Machine Records. The cover version is accompanied by an audio-video that features vintage photos of Petty. The new track follows the recent release of… ... Continue Reading

Taylor Swift has scored her 14th No. 1 on the Billboard 200, with her new album, The Tortured Poets Department, making its debut on top of the chart dated May 4. The surprise double album launches with 2.61 million equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the April 19-25 tracking week, according to Luminate.… ... Continue Reading

The University Of Oklahoma will posthumously honor late country star Toby Keith by awarding him an honorary degree. The University said it is honoring the singer, songwriter, entertainer and successful businessman, "whose generosity enhanced the university and state of Oklahoma for decades." Born and raised in Oklahoma, Keith was inducted into the New York-based all-genre… ... Continue Reading

The iHeartCountry Festival has announced that Keith Urban has joined the star-studded lineup of the event's upcoming 2024 edition. Other artists who are already listed to perform when the music festival returns to Moody Center in Austin, Texas, on May 4, include Jason Aldean, Jelly Roll, Old Dominion, Lady A, Riley Green, Ashley McBryde, Brothers… ... Continue Reading

The Academy of Country Music, Prime Video, and Dick Clark Productions have announced entertainment icon Reba McEntire will host the 59th ACM Awards on May 16 at 8 p.m. EDT/7 p.m. CDT/5 p.m. PDT. The event will be streaming live exclusively for a global audience across 240+ countries and territories on Prime Video from Ford… ... Continue Reading

Universal Music is set to release a new album, Songwriter, featuring 11 previously unreleased recordings by Johnny Cash on June 28th, more than 20 years after the legend's death. The collection contains 11 songs Cash wrote and recorded in 1993 at LSI Studios in Nashville. The songs are about love, family, sorrow, beauty, survival, spiritual… ... Continue Reading

ACM Lifting Lives, the philanthropic partner of the Academy of Country Music, has announced the full lineup for the upcoming ACM Lifting Lives LIVE. The lineup includes ACM reigning Group of the Year Old Dominion, this year's 4x ACM nominee Jordan Davis, this year's first-time ACM nominees Ashley Cooke and Kameron Marlowe, along with additional… ... Continue Reading

The Outside Lands Music Festival has revealed a star-studded 2024 lineup, which will be headlined by Tyler, the Creator, The Killers, and Sturgill Simpson. The festival will also feature a special country music set performed by Post Malone and a rare live appearance from Grace Jones. The 16th edition of Outside Lands will return to… ... Continue Reading

MTV's flagship awards show, the MTV Video Music Awards, is set to return to New York this September to celebrate its 40th anniversary after holding the event at other venues since 2018. The Video Music Awards, which debuted in 1984 at Radio City Music Hall, are scheduled to take place on September 10th this year… ... Continue Reading

Born & Raised Music Festival has announced the 2024 list of performers, which will be headlined by Cody Johnson, Hank Williams Jr. and Koe Wetzel. Additionally, the festival will feature Dwight Yoakam, Midland, The Red Clay Strays, Shane Smith & The Saints, Paul Cauthen, Treaty Oak Revival, The Cadillac Three, William Clark Green, Wade Bowen,… ... Continue Reading

Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department surpassed one billion Spotify streams within just five days of its release, a first in the streaming platform's history. Spotify said the superstar singer's surprise double album also achieved a few other milestones. On April 18, it became the most pre-saved album Countdown Page in Spotify. On April 19,… ... Continue Reading

Hardy is set to return to his home state to play Mississippi State University's Dudy Noble Field in Starkville, Mississippi on September 12. Further, Hardy has also confirmed two nights at Colorado's iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre on October 20 and 21. Randy Houser and Travis Denning will join as support on all new dates. Tickets… ... Continue Reading

Miranda Lambert has signed a record deal with Republic Records in partnership with Big Loud, who will add support on country radio promotion as well as other marketing efforts. Lambert's first release under the new deal will be the single "Wranglers," which will arrive on May 3. "Miranda Lambert's legacy as both a consummate storyteller… ... Continue Reading

Randy Houser recently released a new single "Country Back," described as a full throttle proclamation of all things country. The song was written by Houser and Matt Rogers and produced by Houser. "We're taking our country back / Back to the hollers and hills / Show your bright light towns how a night goes down… ... Continue Reading

Taylor Swift recently released the music video for "Fortnight", her first collaboration with Post Malone. The song is from Swift's most recent album, The Tortured Poets Department. "Fortnight" sees Swift sing about a romance that lasted just a couple of weeks. Malone joins Swift on the second verse and stays through the remainder of the… ... Continue Reading

Chris Janson recently debuted a new music video for "Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get" via YouTube Premiere. The video shows Janson and his longtime friend and superstar Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson hanging out, spending an afternoon in a deer stand and riding in a vintage Ford pick-up. "We had a great time making this video.… ... Continue Reading

Zac Brown Band paid tribute to late legendary musician Jimmy Buffett by releasing their new song "Pirates & Parrots," featuring singer-songwriter and Coral Reefer Band member Mac McAnally. "Pirates & Parrots blends Zac Brown Band's signature sound with the laid-back, island-inspired vibes synonymous with Buffett's iconic repertoire, capturing the shared passion for storytelling through song,"… ... Continue Reading

Hardy recently released a "country" version of Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre's 1994 hit single "Gin and Juice." Hardy recorded the cover after Snoop, Dre and Jimmy Iovine tapped him to cut his version of "Gin and Juice" for the launch of their new beverage line of the same name. "A while back, I got… ... Continue Reading