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Your only chance to see a Garth Brooks show in 2025

Jason Kempin/Getty Images If you want to see Garth Brooks in concert, you’ve only got one remaining chance this year. Garth will play the 2025 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix on Oct. 18 in Austin, Texas.  “This is going to be fun,” he promises. “This will be one of those times when the event …

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Tigirlily Gold brings the summer fun with ‘Girls on Guys’

Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for Stagecoach Tigirlily Gold is picking up the tempo and getting ready for summer with their new track, “Girls on Guys.” “This song is all about a vice that many women just can’t kick… and that vice is men,” sisters Kendra and Krista Slaubaugh say in a statement. “It’s our guilty pleasure …

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The reason Cody Johnson almost didn’t take ‘The Fall’

Warner Music Nashville Even though Cody Johnson loved the message of his new single, “The Fall,” he almost didn’t record it. “When I heard the song, it sounded like the story of a lot of different people,” he tells Billboard. “It is kind of cowboy, and it is authentic to me, as ‘The ride was …

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HARDY and Koe Wetzel are in the Outlaw beer business

HARDY, Outlaw CEO Ari Opsahl and Koe Wetzel (Outlaw Light Beer) Wanna have a beer with HARDY and Koe Wetzel? Well, you can — sort of. You see, both Koe and HARDY are partners in Outlaw Light Beer, along with Big Loud, HARDY’s record label. The beverage was launched in 2023 and is now “the country’s …

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Coming to CMA Fest? Go through Carly Pearce’s closet

Jason Kempin/Getty Images Carly Pearce is ready to give you the clothes off her back — in exchange for a donation to charity, that is. For the fourth year in a row, the “Truck on Fire” hitmaker is hosting her Carly’s Closet fundraiser during CMA Fest. It will take place Saturday, June 7, on the …

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From ‘I’m the Problem’ to ‘I Got Better’: Morgan Wallen delivers album #4

Big Loud Morgan Wallen‘s much-anticipated fourth album, I’m the Problem, is out now, already boasting six top-10 hits on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 and three country number ones: “Lies Lies Lies,” “Love Somebody” and the title track. But it’s the song “I Got Better” that most resonates with Morgan these days.  “I’d say that’s one that …

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‘I’m not the viral guy!’ Cyndi Lauper and a dance prove it can ‘Happen to’ Russell Dickerson

Disney/Scott Kirkland Sometimes it’s hard to figure out what’s gonna be a hit. Just ask Russell Dickerson.  “‘Bones’ I thought was the one, right?” he says. “It’s like ‘Yours’ part two. ‘Yours’ was such a big hit for me. And you just can’t [predict]. I don’t know. I thought that was it.” Though “Bones” was …

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Nashville notes: Tucker Wetmore’s big debut + Brothers’ Family Reunion

Tucker Wetmore‘s new album, What Not To, is at #15 on the Billboard 200 all-genre album chart, making it the biggest debut by a country artist in 2025.  Maren Morris will be giving Australia and New Zealand a taste of her Dreamsicle Tour. The six dates kick off Jan. 30 in Perth and wrap Feb. 13 in …

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Ashley Cooke, Drew Baldridge and more to play ‘Billboard’ Country Live at CMA Fest

Catherine Powell/NBC Billboard Country Live is taking over Category 10 during Nashville’s CMA Fest in June. Ashley Cooke and Drew Baldridge are set to play a showcase-style concert Thursday, June 5, at the venue formerly known as the Wildhorse Saloon. Alexandra Kay, Max McNown and Reyna Roberts will take the stage as well. There’s also a Country …

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Scotty McCreery launches ‘Bottle Rockets’ with a retro Hootie twist

Triple Tigers Scotty McCreery‘s new single, “Bottle Rockets,” not only captures the nostalgia of young love, it also includes a full-on rerecording of 1994’s “Hold My Hand” by Hootie & the Blowfish. “This song takes me back to those summers of having fun with no responsibilities with good times and good tunes,” Scotty says. “For …

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