Cody Johnson & Ashley McBryde team up to host CMA Fest on ABC

Disney/Robby Klein Cody Johnson and Ashley McBryde will host the annual CMA Fest TV special this year on ABC. Set to air Thursday, June 26 at 8 p.m. ET, the three-hour event will be available the next day on Hulu. This will be Cody’s first year to lead the special, while Ashley hosted last year …

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The ‘hardest job’ Tim McGraw’s ever had — and how you can watch him do it

Sarah Coulter/Paramount+ If you enjoyed seeing Tim McGraw and wife Faith Hill in 1883, there’s good news. Tim would love to do another Western — he’s just not sure he wants to work as hard as he did on the Taylor Sheridan Yellowstone prequel.  “1883 was the first TV series that I had done or …

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‘Nashville notes: Hailey Whitters’ Honky Tonk Hangout + Charley Pride’s ‘Cover Story’

John Morgan‘s follow-up to his #1 “Friends Like That” is the Carolina Blue track “Kid Myself.” The late Charley Pride‘s new album, Cover Story, arrives June 20, featuring his versions of classics like “Ring of Fire” and “Heartaches by the Number.”  Nashville’s Cannery Hall Mainstage will host the Honky Tonk Hangout June 4-5, featuring artists like …

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Watch Cam practice ‘Alchemy’ in her new music video

RCA Records Cam‘s engaging in the art of “Alchemy” as she unleashes the first taste of her next body of work.   “I wanted to write something where we just focused on melody, but it turned into a song about reflecting on what we’re made of, where we’re coming from and where we’re going,” she …

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Brian Kelley beams in new ‘Sunshine State of Mind’

Nashville South Records Brian Kelley‘s Sunshine State of Mind Season Two, Chapter One is set to arrive June 20, boasting 14 tracks that were written alongside the ones on 2021’s Sunshine State of Mind Season One album. The cover, featuring a photo taken by his wife, Brittney Kelley, seems to be inspired by “Colorado for Hurricane Season,” as it pictures …

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Post Malone, Riley Green, Keith Urban and more to headline Gulf Coast Jam

PCB Entertainment, LLC Post Malone, Chris Stapleton, Keith Urban and Riley Green are booked to headline the 2026 Gulf Coast Jam May 28 to May 31 in Panama City, Florida.  Jackson Dean, Koe Wetzel, Josh Ross and Walker Montgomery are among the 20 other artists who will take the stage next year in Brown Park.  …

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Morgan Wallen has no ‘Problem’ staying at #1 for another week

Big Loud / Mercury Records Morgan Wallen‘s new album, I’m the Problem, stays at #1 on the Billboard 200 for a second week, but that’s not the most impressive chart achievement for the singer. He currently has three albums in the top 10 at the same time: I’m the Problem at #1, One Thing at a Time …

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Old Dominion wants you to meet ‘Barbara’

Sony Music Nashville Old Dominion‘s sixth album is set to arrive Aug. 22, and her name is Barbara.  While it’s not obvious why the band chose that as the title — aside from the cover photo of a cigarette-smoking, sunglasses-wearing woman under a hairdryer — it does seem to be their most transparent record ever.  …

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Sorry, ladies: Dustin Lynch isn’t ‘Easy to Love’

Jason Kempin/Getty Images Dustin Lynch‘s long-awaited follow-up to his 10th #1, “Chevrolet” with Jelly Roll, is finally here. Lynch co-wrote “Easy to Love,” a tune that finds him weighing his personal characteristics against his desire for romance. “I’m still thinkin’ maybe one day I’ll find her/ They always say when you know, you know/ If I …

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The places George Birge + Brantley Gilbert hope will stay ‘Small Forever’

Disney/Scott Kirkland George Birge and Brantley Gilbert are paying tribute to where they’re from in their new collaboration, “Small Forever.” “Just like God painted it/ Never go changing it/ Leave that little dot off the map,” the two sing on the track that George co-wrote. The native Texan lives on the outskirts of Nashville now, while Brantley …

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