<figure><img src=”https://s3.amazonaws.com/syndication.abcaudio.com/files/2025-10-20/M_ScottyMcCreeryBottleRockets.jpg” alt=””><figcaption>Scotty McCreery's "Bottle Rockets" (Triple Tigers) </figcaption></figure><p><span><strong>Scotty McCreery</strong> got a little surprise after he played the Opry Friday night: a Gold plaque for his recent #1, “Bottle Rockets.”</span><span class=”Apple-converted-space”> </span></p><p><span>“It was such a thrill to record a song with <strong>Hootie & The Blowfish</strong> and to see how it connected with the fans in concert, …
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Oct 20
Eric Church, Kelsea Ballerini & Megan Moroney surprise Kenny Chesney at Hall of Fame induction
<figure><img src=”https://s3.amazonaws.com/syndication.abcaudio.com/files/2025-10-20/getty_hallofFameinductees2025_102025.jpg” alt=””><figcaption>Tony Brown, John Carter Cash, Carlene Carter & Kenny Chesney (Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum)</figcaption></figure><p><span><strong>Eric Church</strong>,<strong> Kelsea Ballerini</strong> and <strong>Megan Moroney</strong> covered <strong>Kenny Chesney</strong>’s music Sunday night as the superstar was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.</span></p><p><span>Kelsea traveled “Somewhere with You,” while Megan accompanied herself …
Oct 20
Jordan Davis is ready to ‘Turn This Truck Around’ with a new Southern rock sound
Jordan Davis’ “Turn This Truck Around” (MCA) What’s Jordan Davis‘ favorite song from his Learn the Hard Way album? While you might guess it’d be his previous #1 “I Ain’t Sayin’” or his most recent chart-topper, “Bar None,” you’d be wrong. It’s his new radio single — one the Louisiana native believes may show you …
Oct 17
Nashville notes: Drake Milligan’s ‘Old Flames’ + Sacha’s ‘Grinch’ cover
Drake Milligan plays the Grand Ole Opry Friday night, the same day his new song, “Old Flames, Old Whiskey,” made its debut. It’ll be on his 14-track album, Tumbleweed, which drops Nov. 7. Jordan Fletcher‘s new EP, The Rest of the Story, is out now, ahead of his opening gig with Eli Young Band in …
Oct 17
Thomas Rhett remembers ‘the most loyal, kind dog that I have ever known’
Thomas Rhett (Disney/Scott Kirkland) Thomas Rhett is mourning the loss of man’s best friend. “Today our sweet little Cash man went to go be with Jesus,” TR posted on Thursday. “He was the most loyal, kind dog that I have ever known.” “He was [wife] Lauren [Akins]’s best friend,” he continues. “He was there when …
Oct 17
Keith Urban wraps High and Alive World Tour before setting out on ‘The Road’
Keith Urban (Lauren “Lo” Smith/CBS) Even though Keith Urban‘s wrapping up his High and Alive World Tour Friday night at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, the trek will live on through his new deluxe album. The expanded edition of High, which came out in September 2024, adds concert versions of six of the album’s songs: his current …
Oct 17
Eric Church cues up a 19-song live soundtrack to accompany IMAX film
Eric Church’s ‘Evangeline vs. The Machine: Comes Alive (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)’ (MCA) Not only is Eric Church‘s Evangeline vs. The Machine Comes Alive hitting theaters on Feb. 13, 2026, he’s putting out a 19-track soundtrack album for the IMAX concert film, as well. “This live album is special,” he says. “It has been a …
Oct 17
Lainey Wilson puts ‘Peace, Love & Cowboys’ under the Christmas tree
Lainey Wilson’s ‘Peace, Love & Cowboys (Holiday Edition)’ (BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville) Lainey Wilson wants Peace, Love & Cowboys for Christmas. That’s the title of the superstar’s new holiday EP, which features a new “holiday edition” of the title track, which originally appeared on her Whirlwind album. The collection also includes her recently released posthumous …
Oct 17
Death Valley Days: George Strait books 2026 concert at Clemson
George Strait at Death Valley (Messina Touring) George Strait will return to the stage in 2026, playing a May 2 show at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina. Strait headlined the most recent concert at the venue, known as Death Valley, in 1999. “Going back to Death Valley for the first time in more than …
Oct 17
Chris Young’s ‘I Didn’t Come Here to Leave’ feels like ‘a God thing’
Chris Young’s ‘I Didn’t Come Here to Leave’ (Black River) Chris Young started his career when his self-titled debut came out on RCA Records in 2006. Now another chapter begins with the arrival of his 10th album, I Didn’t Come Here to Leave, his first for Black River. His final RCA project, Young Love & …