Jun 23
CMA Fest (Country Music Association/ABC) Lainey Wilson steps into the spotlight Thursday night for a headlining performance on ABC’s annual three-hour CMA Fest special. But Lainey has a history with the festival, formerly known as Fan Fair, that dates back to her teens. “I was probably 14 or 15 when I saw Sugarland in a big …
Jun 22
Brantley Gilbert’s ‘Sins of the Father’ (BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville) The release of Brantley Gilbert’s eighth studio album is still a little more than a month away, but he’s just released two new songs early. The first is the title track, “Sins of the Father,” which he calls the “most country song on the album.” “I’ve …
Jun 22
‘Reba McEntire: Songs from Annie Get Your Gun’ (MCA) It’s been a quarter-century since Reba McEntire made her celebrated Broadway debut in Irving Berlin’s Annie Get Your Gun. Though her five-month run replacing Bernadette Peters in 2001 remains her only stint on the Great White Way so far, there are a couple new souvenirs you …
Jun 22
Tim McGraw: Live in Las Vegas (Live Nation/Caesars) Tim McGraw will be Live in Las Vegas for five performances at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace this fall. His Oct. 23-24 and Nov. 4, 6 and 7 shows follow his December 2025 run during the National Finals Rodeo. Presales start Tuesday, before tickets go on sale to …
Jun 22
Kenny Chesney Live at Sphere Las Vegas (Messina Touring) Kenny Chesney set his second residency at Sphere Las Vegas in motion on Friday with a special appearance by Eric Church. The Country Music Hall of Famer delivered a 29-song set for the sold-out crowd of nearly 17,000 people that included “Here and Now,” “Livin’ in …
Jun 22
Ella Langley’s The Dandelion Tour (Courtesy Ella Langley/Sony) Ella Langley’s Dandelion Tour will keep blooming into the fall. The “you look like you love me” superstar is adding 21 new dates to her first headlining arena run, starting Aug. 20 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and going through Oct. 31 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Along the way, the …
Jun 22
Clive Davis attends the 66th GRAMMY Awards Pre-GRAMMY Gala & GRAMMY Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Jon Platt at The Beverly Hilton on Feb. 3, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images) Clive Davis, the record executive known as “the man with the golden ears,” has died of age-related illness, according to his family. He …
Jun 22
Tucker Wetmore (Disney/Christopher Willard) It’s been a whirlwind 2026 for new male artist of year Tucker Wetmore, picking up his trophy from the Academy of Country Music just before “Brunette” became his third consecutive #1. Simultaneously, he’s been on the road with the song’s namesake tour. “The Brunette World Tour has been crazy,” Tucker says. …
Jun 19
Taylor Swift attends the ‘Toy Story 5’ Los Angeles World Premiere on June 09, 2026. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for TAS) Taylor Swift is sharing the inspiration behind “I Knew It, I Knew You,” her original song for Toy Story 5. The Grammy-winning singer says an early screening of the Pixar film sparked the idea for the …
Jun 19
Cole Swindell’s “Girl Dad” (Warner Records Nashville) Cole Swindell’s “Girl Dad” is out now, continuing the story he started with 2015’s “You Should Be Here.” While his #1 dealt with losing his dad in 2013, the new song carries the story forward, imagining what he’d say to his father after getting married in 2024 and …