‘Alan Jackson: The Last Show’ set to air on NBC

Alan Jackson’s Last Call: One More for the Road – The Finale (Doussan Music Group and Peachtree Entertainment) If you can’t get a ticket to Alan Jackson’s sold-out touring finale June 27 at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium, there’s some good news: You’ll be able to watch it later this year as a primetime network special.  Last …

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Zach Top opens the tap to let Cold Beer & Country Music flow into fall

Zach Top’s Cold Beer & Country Music Fall Tour (Courtesy Zach Top/Sacks & Co.) Zach Top just can’t get enough Cold Beer & Country Music. He’s extending his tour of the same name into the fall, playing some of his biggest venues so far.  The “South of Sanity” hitmaker will make his headlining debut at …

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Lainey Wilson has her ‘Phone, Keys, Wallet’ — and John Mayer

Lainey Wilson’s “Phone, Keys, Wallet” (BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville) Lainey Wilson’s new radio single, “Phone, Keys, Wallet,” is a collab with John Mayer. Mayer plays guitar on the track, which was recorded at his Chaplin Studios in Los Angeles.  The new song was written during the final leg of Lainey’s Whirlwind World Tour.  “I feel …

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Carly Pearce joins ‘Billboard’ Country Live following Country Power Players gathering

‘Billboard’ Country Live: Carly Pearce (Courtesy ‘Billboard’) Carly Pearce is joining the lineup for Thursday’s free Billboard Country Live concert at Category 10 in Nashville.  She’ll take the stage alongside previously announced acts The Red Clay Strays, Chase Rice, Corey Kent, Drew Baldridge, Hunter Hayes, Lanie Gardner, The Band Perry, The Grimm and Ty Myers. Tucker …

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Zach Top Brings “Cold Beer & Country Music Tour” to Sioux Falls in October

Zach Top will extend his “Cold Beer & Country Music Tour” through the fall. Presented by Coors Banquet, the newly confirmed stops include an October 15 performance at Denny Sanford PREMIER Center with special guest Marty Stuart And His Fabulous Superlatives. Tickets for the new dates will be available for pre-sale starting Wednesday, June10 at10:00AM,with …

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Jason Aldean headlines the first night of CMA Fest at Nissan Stadium

Jason Aldean (Disney/Connie Chornuk) The first nightly concert of CMA Fest 2026 takes over Nashville’s Nissan Stadium Thursday, with Jason Aldean set to go on at 11:30 p.m. CT as the headliner.  More than 20 years into his career and hot on the heels of his new Songs About Us album, you don’t have to …

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Catch a free Dan + Shay show ahead of Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals

Dan + Shay (Courtesy The National Hockey League) The fight for the Stanley Cup comes to Raleigh, North Carolina, on Thursday, with a little something extra for country music fans: Dan + Shay will play a free outdoor concert before the Caroline Hurricanes take on the Vegas Golden Knights. The show will start at 5:30 p.m …

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Is Garth Brooks about to sell his music catalog for a sizeable sum?

Garth Brooks (Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall Of Fame) Garth Brooks is thinking about selling his music catalog and expects to get around $2 billion, according to the Wall Street Journal.  The deal would include both the rights to his songwriting and his recorded music, encompassing a body of work that’s sold 200 million …

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‘Carry On,’ as Kenny Chesney works to finish his upcoming 21st album

Kenny Chesney’s “Carry On” (HEY NOW Records) After only three weeks, Kenny Chesney’s “Carry On” is already a top-25 hit.  There’s more new music on the way, as the Country Music Hall of Famer works to finish his follow-up to 2024’s Born. “I feel like there is some real hunger for this music,” he says. “The …

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Riley Green, Luke Bryan & Jason Aldean help open JSU’s Randy Owen Center

Randy Owen performs at Jacksonville State University. (Courtesy Brandon Phillips/Jax State Digital Media Services) The Randy Owen Center for the Performing Arts is now open on the campus of Alabama’s Jacksonville State University after a night that included some of the biggest artists in country music.  Named in honor of the JSU graduate who became …

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