May 01
Tucker Wetmore (Academy of Country Music) Tucker Wetmore’s mom interrupted his London show to tell him he’s the ACM new male artist of the year. “Mom, what are you doing here?” Tucker said as Sia Gould took over the stage to introduce a video clip from Thomas Rhett, who took Tucker on tour last summer. …
May 01
Keith Urban’s ‘Flow State’ (MCA) Keith Urban’s getting into a Flow State, as he prepares for the arrival of his 13th studio album on June 12. If you weren’t expecting his next record to be a collection of yacht rock covers, well, you’re probably not alone. But what is yacht rock, anyway? “It’s really a …
Apr 30
Drew Baldridge’s “Love Needs You” (BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville) Drew Baldridge will launch his Farm Faith Family Tour June 11 in Omaha, Nebraska. He’ll play a total of 14 shows before he wraps Oct. 18 in Newport Beach, California, with Alyssa Flaherty and Chase Right joining him on the run. Meanwhile, fans can look forward to the …
Apr 30
Opry NextStage Live (Grand Ole Opry) The Opry NextStage Class of 2026 will get its moment to shine the week of CMA Fest, as members play a special show Wednesday, June 3, at Category 10 in downtown Nashville. Jake Worthington, Carter Faith, Tyler Braden, Emily Ann Roberts, Graham Barham, Alexandra Kay and Willow Avalon will each …
Apr 30
Ella Langley (Christopher Polk/Billboard) Lainey Wilson presented Ella Langley with the Powerhouse Award at Wednesday’s Billboard 2026 Women in Music event at the Hollywood Palladium. “She comes from the kind of place where you learn early how to work hard, tell the truth, and stand 10 toes down in who you are and the stories you …
Apr 30
1970 photo of David Allan Coe (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Country rebel David Allan Coe passed away Wednesday at the age of 86, his booking agent David Wade confirmed to ABC Audio. “One of the best singers, songwriters, and performers of our time [and] never to be forgotten,” his wife, Kimberly Hastings Coe, told Rolling …
Apr 30
Jason Aldean & Luke Bryan’s Double Down Tour 2026 (Live Nation) It turns out Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean’s sold-out show at the University of Georgia’s Sanford Stadium last Saturday night was just the beginning. The two will do four more stadium dates together, to be known as the Double Down Tour 2026. “If our …
Apr 30
Luke Bryan & Jason Aldean (Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Does Entertainment/UGA) With songs like “She’s Why,” “Good Thing Going” and “Lovin’ Me Too Long” — not to mention their duet “Easier Gone” — you might assume the title of Jason Aldean’s new album, Songs About Us, refers to his wife, Brittany Aldean. But actually, it’s his …
Apr 29
A new location of Blake Shelton’s bar and restaurant, Ole Red, will open in Indianapolis in late 2027. The first opened in Nashville in 2018, beginning Blake’s partnership with Opry Entertainment Group. Natalie Stovall, known for her work with Runaway June and as a member of Keith Urban’s touring band, is expecting her first child …
Apr 29
Kacey Musgraves’ Middle of Nowhere Tour (AEG Presents) Kacey Musgraves will be taking the Middle of Nowhere everywhere on tour. The Texas native launches the 29-date trek named for her new album in Chicago on her birthday, Aug. 21. Along the way, she’ll play multiple nights at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, Nashville’s Bridgestone …