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Dec 09
Nate Smith’s Long Live Country Rock & Roll Tour (Live Nation) Nate Smith‘s planning his biggest and most extensive North American run so far in 2026, mapping out his Long Live Country Rock & Roll Tour starting in the spring. The “Fix What You Didn’t Break” hitmaker will play 23 shows starting March 26 at …
Dec 09
Raul Malo of The Mavericks performs in concert at ACL Live on May 18, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Rick Kern/Getty Images) Raul Malo, whose distinctive voice led his band The Mavericks to multiple Grammy, CMA and ACM wins in the ’90s, has died. Malo, who’d been diagnosed with cancer in 2024, announced in September that he was …
Dec 09
Riley Green (Disney/Connie Chornuk) It would make a great country music story if Riley Green‘s favorite Christmas present paved the way for the flourishing career he has now. And while the Alabama native did ask Santa for a musical instrument growing up, he admits it didn’t really go anywhere. “You know, I feel like a …
Dec 08
Corey Kent‘s new radio single is “Rocky Mountain Low,” a collaboration with Koe Wetzel. “Villain,” the breakthrough single from Lily Rose, has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Farm Aid is distributing more than $1.3 million in grants to family farmers after the success of its 40th anniversary festival Sept. 20 …
Dec 08
Brad Paisley’s ‘Snow Globe Town’ (Huckleberry/Mercury Nashville) More than 1,000 kids now have Christmas presents under the tree after Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams-Paisley hosted their third annual Toy Store in Nashville. The yuletide event, which also included gift wrapping and other holiday festivities, is part of The Store, the “free referral-based grocery store” the …
Dec 08
Jake Owen’s Dreams to Dream Tour (Good Company Entertainment) Jake Owen will be dreaming his dreams on the road in 2026. The “Barefoot Blue Jean Night” hitmaker will set out on a 12-date tour of intimate venues starting Feb. 26 in Washington, D.C. He’ll play a stripped-back version of his new Dreams to Dream album in …
Dec 08
Maddie & Tae (Disney/Michael Le Brecht) At least for now, country duo Maddie & Tae is coming to an end, Maddie Font and Tae Kerr announced via People. “We’re leaving this so open-ended because, you know, we might make another record one day,” Maddie says. “We might go do some tour dates one day.” In fact, …
Dec 08
Tucker Wetmore (Disney/Frank Micelotta) Tucker Wetmore‘s enjoying the second #1 of his career as “3,2,1” tops the Mediabase country radio chart. That makes him the 14th artist in chart history to collect his first two number ones in the same calendar year, following in the footsteps of Post Malone, Jelly Roll, Luke Combs and Carrie Underwood. Tucker’s …
Dec 08
Trisha Yearwood’s ‘The Mirror (Deluxe)’ (Virgin Music Group/Gwendolyn Records) Trisha Yearwood will drop an expanded digital edition of her self-penned The Mirror album in 2026, with an acoustic tour to follow in the spring. The Mirror (Deluxe) will arrive Jan. 23 and add four new tracks — “You’re Gonna Love It Here,” “Different Kind of Hard,” …
Dec 08
Trisha Yearwood’s ‘Christmastime.’ (Virgin Music Group/Gwendolyn Records) A Charlie Brown Christmas premiered December 9, 1965, on CBS, complete with a now-classic soundtrack that includes “Christmastime Is Here” by Vince Guaraldi and Lee Mendelson. Fast forward to 2005, and that song would play a major part in the Tulsa, Oklahoma, wedding of two country superstars: Trisha Yearwood …
