Category: ABC Country News

Category Added in a WPeMatico Campaign

Kenny Chesney’s planning a Sandbar at Sphere Las Vegas

NBCUniversal Kenny Chesney fans will be happy to know there’ll be a Sandbar area during his residency at Sphere Las Vegas this summer.  While devoted members of No Shoes Nation no doubt are familiar with the superstar’s Sandbar concept, there’s at least one website devoted entirely to educating the uninitiated.  “I know this is a …

Continue reading

‘Tell ‘Em Lainey Sent Ya’: See the Entertainer of the Year’s new spot

Disney/Tanner Yeager “I’m so hungry I could eat all the tires off this bus!” Lainey Wilson declares in her new Whataburger spot. The commercial, named “The Beacon,” is the latest part of the ACM Entertainer of the Year’s gig as the Texas-based burger chain’s 2025 brand ambassador. “The Beacon” refers to Whataburger’s iconic orange and …

Continue reading

Watch Jelly Roll recreate Cindy Crawford’s iconic Pepsi ad — for Zevia

Courtesy of Maximum Effort A celebrity wearing cut-offs and drinking soda at a gas station while two little kids stare? No, it’s not Cindy Crawford‘s iconic 1992 Super Bowl commercial for Pepsi … it’s Jelly Roll’s new ad for Zevia, a zero-sugar carbonated drink. In the spot, Jelly Roll pulls up to a gas station …

Continue reading

With new music on the horizon, Wynonna’s celebrating her greatest hits

Disney/Gregg DeGuire Wynonna Judd‘s set to showcase four decades of hits on tour this summer. The Country Music Hall of Famer will launch The Greatest Hits Tour June 13 in LaGrange, Georgia, focusing on iconic songs she’s made famous, from tunes like “Mama He’s Crazy” and “Grandpa (Tell Me ‘Bout the Good Old Days)” as part …

Continue reading

Things are looking Rosie for new dad HARDY

Disney/Tanner Yeager HARDY‘s transitioning from the “Truck Bed” to the baby bed. The singer/songwriter welcomed his daughter, Rosie Ryan Hardy, on Friday, March 7, he and his wife Caleigh revealed Sunday on Instagram. The couple’s first child weighed 9 pounds, 2 ounces, and in one of the adorable pics of the family, the new dad …

Continue reading

Kelsey Hart breaks through with a song inspired by ‘Life with You’

Curb Newcomer Kelsey Hart‘s just getting his first taste of success on the country chart, with a song that couldn’t possibly be more personal. “The song’s obviously about my wife,” he says of “Life with You.” “When we met, she [was] living in Utah and I was in Nashville, and we were doing long distance …

Continue reading

Nashville notes: Caylee Hammack’s ‘Bed of Roses’ + Shenandoah’s Extra Mile

Legendary country band Shenandoah kicks off their The Extra Mile Tour Friday in Bushnell, Florida. They’ll make more than 50 stops on the trek, which shares its name with their 1990 album.  Rob Williford has just released his debut single, titled “Johnny.” The singer/songwriter’s known for his work with Luke Combs and crafting hits like “Beautiful Crazy,” …

Continue reading

Tim McGraw takes cover with Parker McCollum under ‘Paper Umbrellas’

ABC Tim McGraw and Parker McCollum trade leads and harmonies on a new version of “Paper Umbrellas.” The track originally appeared on Tim’s 2023 Standing Room Only album. On the new take, Parker seems like a perfect bar room buddy for McGraw on the traditional country drinking song, with its clever hook: “Paper umbrellas look good on …

Continue reading

Regrets, I’ve had a few: Corey Kent eyes the ‘Girl I Never Met’

Sony Music Nashville Corey Kent‘s entertaining some serious regret in his new track, “Girl I Never Met.” “It sounds like rock n roll. It feels like country heartbreak. It’s not the one that got away… this is about wishing you never met ’em in the first place,” Kent says of the song he co-wrote.  This …

Continue reading

Brad Paisley’s rockin’ with Dawes on ‘Raining Inside’

Photo: Francis Specker/CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The opening performance of the Grammys has inspired new music from Brad Paisley.  The “Mud on the Tires” hitmaker kicked off the February award show playing “I Love L.A.” with Sheryl Crow, Brittany Howard, John Legend, St. Vincent and the rock band Dawes. Brad had previously …

Continue reading