Nashville notes: Dolly Parton’s Coat collection + The Red Clay Strays’ ‘Demons’

You can check out Ashley McBryde’s performance of her latest hit, “What If We Don’t,” from Wednesday’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on YouTube. The new album from CMA vocal group of the year The Red Clay Strays, titled Grateful, will arrive June 5. You can check out the music video for the opening …

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Keith Urban and Trisha Yearwood lead ‘Opry 100 Honors Don Williams’

Opry 100 Honors Don Williams (Grand Ole Opry) Thursday is the 50th anniversary of Don Williams becoming a member of the Grand Ole Opry. He played his first single that night, “The Shelter of Your Eyes,” plus his #1 from 1975, “You’re My Best Friend.”  To pay tribute to the late Country Music Hall of …

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How to score $30 tickets to see Riley Green, Tim McGraw, Hank Williams Jr. and more

Live Nation Summer of Live admat (Courtesy of Live Nation) How does a $30 ticket to see Riley Green, Luke Bryan or Parker McCollum sound?  Live Nation is once again giving fans a chance to enjoy live music this summer without breaking the bank. The concert promoter is set to launch what it is calling the …

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Lee Brice’s son Takoda works toward a ‘Truck Bed Mixtape’

Lee Brice’s ‘Sunriser’ (Curb Records) You’ll get a glimpse of the next generation of Lee Brice’s family in the video for his new song.  “This one hits a little harder with our son Takoda playing the main character in the video,” Lee posted on his socials, along with a preview.  In the clip, we see …

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Check out Luke Combs’ ‘Side of the Mountain’ with Old Crow Medicine Show

Old Crow Medicine Show’s ‘Union Made’ (Hartland Records via Firebird Music) Luke Combs leans into his roots in a new song he co-wrote for Old Crow Medicine Show, the band who gave us “Wagon Wheel.”  “Molly Tuttle and I got together with Luke Combs to write this song,” bandleader Ketch Secor says. “Both Luke and …

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Carly Pearce says ‘You Can Have Him,’ just in time for her birthday

Carly Pearce (Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images for ABA) Carly Pearce is celebrating her 36th birthday on Friday by giving her fans a present. “surprise… for my birthday this year, I wanted to give y’all a little something early,” she wrote on Instagram Thursday. “‘You Can Have Him’ song and music video out at 11pm ct!” “If …

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Thomas Rhett’s expecting to see all his cousins — and Niall Horan — at Nashville’s Geodis Park

Thomas Rhett & Niall Horan perform on stage on day one of the C2C Country To Country 2023 Festival at The O2 Arena on March 10, 2023 in London. (Joseph Okpako/WireImage) Thomas Rhett kicked off his 2026 concerts supporting Morgan Wallen on his Still the Problem Tour April 10 in Minneapolis.  TR has a couple more …

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Nashville notes: Ashley McBryde’s ‘Tonight’ plans + ERNEST’s ‘Thief’

Ashley McBryde’s set to play her latest hit, “What If We Don’t,” Wednesday on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. You can tune in to watch at 11:35 p.m. ET on NBC.  ERNEST’s new track, “Time Is a Thief,” features Lukas Nelson. It’s from the singer/songwriter’s third studio album, Deep Blue, which arrives May 1. …

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‘Be Her’ and ‘Choosin’ Texas’ are tag teaming the charts for Ella Langley

Ella Langley’s “Be Her” (SAWGOD/Columbia Records) Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” is proving to have incredible staying power, hanging on atop the Billboard Hot 100 for its seventh week.  At the same time, her follow-up radio single, “Be Her,” is coming on strong, checking in at #4 on the all-genre tally, making the Alabama native the …

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CMA Fest’s Nissan Stadium concerts will start with a throwback to the ’90s

CMA Fest (Country Music Association) CMA Fest will take a trip back to the ’90s, as Clay Walker, Jo Dee Messina, Rhett Akins and Sara Evans open the nightly concerts June 4-7 at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium.  Rising stars Vincent Mason, Zach John King, Emily Ann Roberts, The Jack Wharff Band, Kaitlin Butts, Kat Luna, Laci Kaye Booth, …

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