Jun 29
Josh Ross’ “Hate How You Look” (MCA/CORE Records/Universal Music Canada) Josh Ross may “Hate How You Look,” but he loves how it feels: his current single becomes his second #1 in a row, topping both the Mediabase and Billboard Country Airplay charts. “I still can’t believe I get to do this,” he says. “Seeing ‘Hate How …
Jun 29
Taylor Swift and Kenny Chesney perform at the Bridgestone Arena on September 17, 2011 in Nashville. (Frederick Breedon IV/WireImage) More details are leaking out about Taylor Swift’s wedding to Travis Kelce, which is allegedly taking place this weekend at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Both Rolling Stone and Page Six say Stevie Nicks is set to perform, along with …
Jun 29
Carly Pearce’s ‘Honest Woman’ (BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville) Carly Pearce’s pivotal 2021 album, 29: Written in Stone, painted an unflinching picture of a young woman in the aftermath of a very public divorce from fellow star Michael Ray. On 2024’s hummingbird, she began to spread her wings, somewhere between the breakup angst of “We Don’t …
Jun 28
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The time has come for country music superstar Alan Jackson to hang up his signature Stetson hat. The genre traditionalist from Newnan, Georgia, whose career kicked off in the 1980s and exploded shortly thereafter in the oft-cited ‘90s country wave with heartfelt songs for the working man who’d rather be drinking, or fishing, …
Jun 26
The first time Parker McCollum and Lee Ann Womack turned his current hit, “Killin’ Me,” into a duet was on the 61st ACM Awards in May, the same night his self-titled record won album of the year. They’ve since gone into the studio to capture their collaboration, which is available now. “Sucker for a Sad …
Jun 26
Charles Kelley’s ‘Driving and Listening to Music’ featuring Richard Marx (Southern Accent Entertainment) Since Charles Kelley’s second solo album, Songs for a New Moon, was inspired by the ’80s, it only makes sense he’d check in with a friend who gave us hits like “Right Here Waiting,” “Hold on to the Nights” and “Satisfied” near the …
Jun 26
Marshmello & Kelsea Ballerini’s “Another Drink” (Mercury Records/Big Loud Records) Kelsea Ballerini’s having “Another Drink” with Marshmello, continuing the country tradition he started with Kane Brown and “Miles on It” back in May 2024. “I loved the challenge of bringing my own approach to country production on this track, and I’m grateful to Kelsea for …
Jun 26
Zach John King’s ‘I’m What You Get’ (Sony Music Nashville) Zach John King’s 20-track debut album, I’m What You Get, is set to arrive Aug. 28, featuring his first top-20 hit, “Get to Drinkin’.” The Fayetteville, Georgia, native co-produced the album, which seems every bit as autobiographical as the title makes it sound. “I wanted to …
Jun 26
Dylan Scott’s “Dear Big City” (Curb Records) It’s been more than a year since Dylan Scott released his latest album, Easy Does It, but with the arrival of his new radio single, it seems like the follow-up may be coming together. “Dear Big City” is a parent’s letter to the place that will someday lure …
Jun 26
Bailey Zimmerman performs during the CMA Fest 2026 day three, June 7, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images) Criminal charges have been dropped against Bailey Zimmerman after an incident at a concert in New Mexico. The Bernalillo County District Attorney’s office in Albuquerque confirmed the dropped charges to ABC News on Thursday. “The criminal …