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Ella Langley bests Beyoncé with Hot Country Songs feat

Ella Langley (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for ACM) Ella Langley’s lock on the Billboard charts continues, as the hitmaker occupies the top three spots on the Hot Country Songs chart. Not only that, she’s done it for an entire month. For the fourth week, “Choosin’ Texas” is at #1, followed by its follow-up radio single, “Be Her,” …

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Koe Wetzel’s new radio single ‘Hurts Like You’

Koe Wetzel’s ‘The Night Champion’ (Columbia Records) Koe Wetzel took the “High Road” to land the most-played song at country radio in 2025. Now he’s following up the double Platinum, five-week #1 with Jessie Murph with a new radio single from his upcoming sixth studio album.  “‘Hurts Like You’ was one of the first songs …

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Lauren Alaina will step on ‘Stages’ this fall for headlining tour

Lauren Alaina’s The Stages Tour (Courtesy Lauren Alaina/Big Loud) Lauren Alaina’s 15-date fall headlining tour borrows its name from her upcoming album, Stages, which drops Aug. 28.  The trek kicks off Oct. 1 in Milwaukee and wraps Nov. 12 at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium.  “This tour feels like my most personal yet,” Lauren says. “Stages …

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Tucker Wetmore goes ‘Brunette’ for first ‘Billboard’ #1

Tucker Wetmore (Denise Truscello/WireImage) Tucker Wetmore claims his first #1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart as “Brunette” rises to the top. His previous hits “Wind Up Missin’ You” and “3,2,1” both made it to #2 on the tally, in January and December 2025, respectively, while simultaneously making it to #1 on the comparable Mediabase ranking.  …

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Luke Combs is an extra-‘Ordinary’ guest at pop star’s tour opener

Luke Combs joins Alex Warren onstage as he kicks off his Finally Finding Family on the Road Tour at Bridgestone Arena on May 25, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Live Nation) Luke Combs and Alex Warren put out a live duet of the pop star’s hit “Ordinary” last year, recorded at Lollapalooza. …

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How Keith Urban’s stage persona eased into a ‘Flow State’

Keith Urban’s ‘Flow State’ (MCA) Even though Keith Urban’s a country star, in concert, he often seems like a rock star, typically grabbing his guitar and going all around arenas to get closer to his fans.  While it might be easy to assume the Aussie superstar’s dynamic charisma was present from birth, he insists that’s …

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American Music Awards 2026: The winners

BTS Winner of the Artist of the Year Award at the 52nd American Music Awards, from the MGM Grand Las Vegas, on Monday, May 25, 2026. (Francis Specker/CBS ©2026 CBS Broadcasting, Inc.) The 2026 American Music Awards took place Monday in Las Vegas. Here are the winners: Artist of the yearBTS New artist of the …

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For Brad Tursi, it’s ‘Hard to Get High’ with his second solo album on the horizon

Brad Tursi’s ‘Colorado’ (Universal Music Corp./Turs and Chorus) “Hard to Get High” is the newest preview of Brad Tursi’s second solo album, Colorado, which comes out June 12.  “‘Hard to Get High’ is a song about the slippery slope of excess,” the Old Dominion guitarist says. “The stuff that feels good in life is, unfortunately, …

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‘Smoky Mountain Mama’: How you can hear Dolly Parton’s mother’s record

Avie Lee Parton’s ‘Smoky Mountain Mama’ (Owepar Entertainment) It’s well known that Dolly Parton traces her musical talent to her mother’s side of the family, but did you know her mom actually recorded an album? Avie Lee Parton’s Smoky Mountain Mama record has now been remastered and is available to stream.  The collection of mountain ballads …

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Bailey Zimmerman’s Miley Cyrus moment was such a hit, it’s now part of his catalog

Bailey Zimmerman’s “The Climb” (Atlantic Records) Bailey Zimmerman’s cover of Miley Cyrus’ “The Climb” was such a hit on his Different Night Same Rodeo Tour, he went into the studio to record it.  “I haven’t covered many songs in my career but over the last few months of playing this night after night and seeing all …

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