Terry Wyatt/Getty Images Walker Hayes will return to the road in 2023 for his 22-stop Duck Buck Tour. The trek kicks off on April 30 with a stop in Rosemont, Illinois, and it will continue through August 5. Joining Walker on the trek are an array of powerhouse up-and-coming acts, including Ingrid Andress, Breland, Chris …
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Dec 12
Ashley McBryde joins the Grand Ole Opry with a tearful speech: “This moment is the biggest of my life”
ABC Ashley McBryde officially became a member of the Grand Ole Opry on Saturday night, claiming her trophy from country music icon-turned-friend Terri Clark, who shared some powerful words as she inducted Ashley into the hallowed halls. “To me, the Opry is about family. It is a family, and my sister, you have earned your …
Dec 12
Jelly Roll, Jackson Dean, Priscilla Block + more named to 2023 CRS New Faces class
ABC Jelly Roll, Jackson Dean, Priscilla Block, Frank Ray and Nate Smith have been named the newest class of the Country Radio Seminar’s New Faces program. The five promising up-and-comers will perform during the New Faces of Country Music show lineup at the 2023 Country Radio Seminar next March. The show is a cornerstone event …
Dec 12
“Tattoo on a Sunburn”: Luke Combs previews new breakup song, asks fans their thoughts
ABC Luke Combs is known for throwing unreleased songs on social media to gauge fan interest and was at it again this week: The singer posted a video clip of himself performing part of a new song called “Tattoo on a Sunburn.” Nostalgic and bittersweet, the song centers around a tattoo that serves as a …
Dec 12
Zac Brown Band plots lengthy From the Fire Tour kicking off summer 2023
Jason Kempin/Getty Images Zac Brown Band is firming up summer tour plans: The band announced their headlining From the Fire Tour this week, with a new string of dates set to kick off in late June. The band will trek across the U.S. for the tour, with two-night stops in Gilford, New Hampshire, as well as …
Dec 12
Cody Johnson’s a “very Christmas guy” and made the record to prove it
ABC Cody Johnson‘s already a bit of a man of all seasons, having been both a prison guard and a rodeo cowboy in his native Texas, in addition to being a country star. And just in case last year’s A Cody Johnson Christmas didn’t tip you off, he’s specifically a man for the yuletide season. “I’m [a] …
Dec 09
Nashville notes: Lindsay Ell’s dual citizenship, Jon Langston’s Christmas music video + more
Canadian-born star Lindsay Ell is officially a dual citizen. She recently passed her U.S. citizenship test, and fellow country act Little Big Town threw a party to celebrate her milestone. Jon Langston co-stars with “Santa” in the music video for his holiday song, “I Only Want You For Christmas.” The clip, appropriately enough, was filmed at …
Dec 09
Parker McCollum’s got new music on the way — but he’s still workshopping album titles
ABC With the release of his latest song, “Stoned,” Parker McCollum is kicking off a new musical chapter, but he says he’s still figuring out some of the key details. For example, the title of his next record is a big question mark, he explains in a new interview with Today’s Country Radio With Kelleigh …
Dec 09
Zac Brown Band frontman Zac Brown reportedly engaged to model and actor Kelly Yazdi
Jason Kempin/Getty Images “Out in the Middle” star Zac Brown has found love. The Zac Brown Band frontman and singer is engaged to Minnesota-born model and actor Kelly Yazdi, according to a report from People. “He proposed in Hawaii a while ago,” says one source close to the couple. “It was very intimate and the …
Dec 09
Jelly Roll reflects on the “Cinderella story” that led him to the top of the country charts
ABC Friday night, superstar-in-the-making Jelly Roll will storm Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, headlining a marquee hometown show and using the proceeds to benefit the Davidson County Juvenile Detention Center, where he himself was incarcerated as a teen. “You couldn’t write a Cinderella story cooler than this,” the singer tells Billboard ahead of the show. “Saying that …