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Kenny Chesney is ready to ‘Carry On’ with new single and album

Kenny Chesney’s “Carry On” (HEY NOW Records) Kenny Chesney is about to “Carry On” with his first new music in more than two years, as his new track arrives May 8.  “It felt great in the studio,” he says of the song he co-produced with longtime collaborator Buddy Cannon. “Sometimes when you’re running down a song, …

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Lee Brice becomes an ‘All Nighter’ as he works to finish ‘Sunriser’

Lee Brice’s ‘Sunriser’ (Curb Records) Lee Brice’s new album, Sunriser, won’t come out June 5 as planned, he explains in a statement.  “Y’all, I’ve got some good news and some bad news,” he says. “The good news is, even after finishing Sunriser, I just kept writing and now I’ve got a whole lot more songs …

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Shania Twain to host the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards

Shania Twain (Academy of Country Music) Shania Twain will host the upcoming Academy of Country Music Awards, as the show returns to MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 17.  “I’m thrilled to be hosting the 61st ACM Awards in Las Vegas, a place that feels like home,” Shania says. “It’s such …

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The ‘big,’ ‘insane’ crowd during George Birge’s surprise Stagecoach debut

George Birge (Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for Stagecoach) As country fans count down to the kickoff of Stagecoach Friday in Indio, California, George Birge can’t help but remember his surprise main stage debut during the 2025 festival. “One of the crazier things that I’ve ever gotten to do was playing ‘Cowboy Songs’ with Lana Del Rey …

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Nashville notes: Keith Urban’s Aussie surprise + Ingrid Andress’ ‘Tattoos’

You can check out the music video for Kip Moore’s new track, “Faith in the Wind,” on YouTube. It follows “Levee,” the first release from his new album, Reason to Believe, which drops May 29.  Ingrid Andress drops her new track, “Tattoos,” on Friday, ahead of the launch of her six-stop Low-Key Sessions tour, which …

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Midland covers Stapleton on ‘Drinkin’ Dark Whiskey’

Midland’s “Drinkin’ Dark Whiskey” (Blue Highway Records) You can find out what it sounds like when Midland covers Chris Stapleton on their latest track, one the ACM male artist of the year co-wrote with his SteelDrivers bandmate Mike Henderson.  “‘Drinkin’ Dark Whiskey’ is a seminal honky tonk up tempo classic that Stapleton wrote and fine …

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See Megan Moroney step into Dolly Parton’s 1974 look to recreate ‘Jolene’ cover

Dolly Parton’s ‘Jolene’ (Sony) Megan Moroney slides into Dolly Parton’s 1974 cover of the Jolene album for PEOPLE‘s new World’s Most Beautiful Issue. Sporting a blue-striped pajama-esque outfit with white sleeves, Megan steps into the graphics for the classic album and assumes the same position as Dolly in a moment you can only see on …

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Cody Johnson is rockin’ into Stagecoach with ‘Rabbit Gets the Gun’

Cody Johnson & Jay Buchanan’s “Rabbit Gets the Gun” (Amazon) Cody Johnson is ready to rock ahead of his headlining set Friday at Stagecoach.  His new Amazon Music Original, “Rabbit Gets the Gun,” features Jay Buchanan, lead singer of Rival Sons. “Rival Sons has always been my favorite rock band,” Cody says. “I loved the …

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Morgan Wallen’s ready to give his high school baseball field a $1.2 million upgrade

Morgan Wallen (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for SiriusXM) Morgan Wallen’s planning to give $1.2 million to his alma mater to revamp its baseball field, according to ABC’s Knoxville affiliate, WATE.  The 2011 graduate of Gibbs High School in Corryton, Tennessee, was on the baseball team when it made it to the national championship in 2010. In 2025, the …

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‘What He’ll Never Have’ delivers Dylan Scott’s seventh #1

Dylan Scott’s ‘Easy Does It’ (Curb Records) Dylan Scott secures the seventh #1 of his career, as “What He’ll Never Have” tops the Mediabase country airplay chart.  This is the first one co-written by his brother, Logan Robinson, alongside Ricky Rowton and Robbie Gatlin. “Grateful to notch another No. 1 in the belt,” Dylan says. “Country radio …

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