Nashville Notes: Chris Janson’s opening for Kid Rock + Martina McBride’s in mourning

Chris Janson is set to open for Kid Rock at four of Kid’s upcoming shows in March. To register for Wednesday’s presale, visit kidrocktouring.com. The general sale starts Friday.  Martina McBride is mourning the loss of her 86-year-old father, Daryl Schiff. The “Independence Day” singer took to Instagram on Saturday to share that he “passed away suddenly and …

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HARDY’s coming to you ‘Live From Red Rocks’

Courtesy of Big Loud Records / Big Loud Rock Missed HARDY‘s sold-out Red Rock Amphitheatre shows? You’re in luck.  HARDY has announced the Feb. 7 release of his debut live album, HARDY (Live From Red Rocks). All 20 songs were recorded live during his back-to-back shows in October 2024. Among the tracks featured are HARDY’s hits “One Beer,” “Truck Bed,” “Give Heaven …

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Room joins in as Carrie Underwood sings ‘America the Beautiful’ at Trump inauguration

SAUL LOEB/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Carrie Underwood sang “America the Beautiful” after President Donald Trump’s inauguration speech Monday. The country star, who was standing in front of outgoing President Joe Biden, performed a cappella after technical difficulties and the crowd joined in. Biden, Hillary Clinton and former second gentleman Doug Emhoff were among those singing …

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Koe Wetzel + Jessie Murph score 5-week #1 with ‘High Road’

Claire Schmitt Koe Wetzel and Jessie Murph reign atop Billboard‘s Country Airplay chart for a fifth consecutive week with “High Road.” In a statement about his success streak, Koe shares, “The way ‘High Road’ has connected has been unreal, and to wrap my head around the fact that it’s stayed at No. 1 for over a month now …

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Chase Matthew ‘Drives’ in with new album announcement

Courtesy of Warner Music Nashville Chase Matthew is set to drop his third album, CHASE, on Feb. 21. The 13-track record will include the newly released “Drives My Truck” as well as the earlier released “Backroads of My Mind” and “Missin’ Me Missin’ You.”  Also on the project is a duet with Lauren Alaina called “Heart Half Empty.” Chase, a …

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LOCASH’s taking ‘Hometown Home’ + new music to ABC’s ‘GMA’

Courtesy of Galaxy Label Group LOCASH is about to hit you with not one, but two performances on national television on Tuesday. The duo’s Preston Brust and Chris Lucas will sing their current single “Hometown Home” on ABC’s Good Morning America before delivering a new, unreleased song on the network’s GMA3: What You Need to Know. “Hometown Home” is currently in the …

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Sam Hunt on balancing time on the road + family life: ‘I’m scared to death of missing too much’

Andrew Chin/Getty Images Being a superstar sure is exciting. But when you’re a father, balancing tour commitments and family life can be tricky.  Fortunately for Sam Hunt, he didn’t have to spend weeks and months away from his wife and children because he brought them out on tour. “[My family was] out with me all year on the road. My daughter’s been in green …

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Nashville Notes: Kenny Chesney’s catch-up with Jimmy Fallon + Jo Dee Messina’s The Caverns show

Kenny Chesney was on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Thursday to chat about his newly announced 12-date residency at Las Vegas’ Sphere, how he almost had Taylor Swift as an opening act, his friendship with the late Jimmy Buffett, being pranked by Megan Moroney and more. If you missed the interview, you can watch it …

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Chris Stapleton adds more dates to All-American Road Show

Disney/Frank Micelotta Chris Stapleton has added nine more shows to his All-American Road Show. It includes a second night at New York’s Madison Square Garden, Salt Lake City’s Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre, Denver’s Ball Arena and Phoenix’s Desert Diamond Arena. The All-American Road Show launches June 4 in Greenville, South Carolina, and wraps Oct. 11 in …

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Kane Brown drops ‘Gorgeous’ new song about Katelyn

ABC The High Road is a week out from its release date, but that’s not stopping Kane Brown from giving you another album preview.   “Gorgeous” arrived Friday as the latest advance track from Kane’s forthcoming new record, and it’s a romantic tune about his wife, Katelyn, and how he admires her “gorgeous” inner beauty. “But it ain’t your smile, ain’t your hair, …

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