Rascal Flatts + Backstreet Boys team up for ‘What Hurts the Most’ and a surprise

Big Machine Not only will Rascal Flatts and Backstreet Boys perform “What Hurts the Most” together Thursday, May 8, during the 60th ACM Awards, they’re also planning a “musical surprise or two,” according to a new press release. In the meantime, you can check out the new collaborative version of the trio’s hit from 2003. …

Continue reading

Old Dominion’s keeping the Music Row vibe alive with Odie’s

Disney/Frank Micelotta If you visit Old Dominion‘s new bar in midtown Nashville, Odie’s, you’ll actually be hanging out where the guys did before they hit it big. “When we started hanging at places like the Blue Bar where we played for no one, and decided on our name — Losers and Rebar — too, these …

Continue reading

Chris Stapleton is ‘Bad As I Used to Be’ on ‘F1’ soundtrack

Atlantic Records There’s new music ahead from Chris Stapleton, thanks to the soundtrack for Brad Pitt‘s new racing movie.  Stapleton contributes “Bad As I Used To Be” to the movie, which also includes tracks by other big-name artists like Ed Sheeran, Doja Cat and Tate McRae. It’s Stapleton’s first new music since 2023’s Higher, save for “California …

Continue reading

How choirs + Stagecoach inspired Eric Church to create ‘Evangeline vs. The Machine’

©2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. For Eric Church, choir is more than just the name he’s long had for his most devoted fans. In many ways, it’s actually the inspiration for his new album. “I had done some residency shows. And I had started working with the choir and had a cool moment in that show, …

Continue reading

Nashville notes: Kacey Musgraves’ Hank Williams cover + Castellows’ ‘Homecoming’

Kacey Musgraves has recorded her cover of the Hank Williams‘ classic “Lost Highway” to mark her return to Lost Highway Records as part of the reorganization of UMG Nashville. She was originally signed to Lost Highway in 2011. Sister-trio The Castellows will release their seven-track Homecoming EP on May 30, ahead of their headlining tour of …

Continue reading

Carrie Underwood, Scotty McCreery and more to celebrate CMA Fest at the Opry

Jason Kempin/Getty Images As the Grand Ole Opry continues marking its 100th birthday this year, it’s also taking some time to celebrate CMA Fest. The festivities kick off June 3 with two special shows starring Carrie Underwood, Bill Anderson and more.  The star power only grows on June 4, with Scotty McCreery, Justin Moore, Mitchell …

Continue reading

Jelly Roll reveals who’ll join him at Billy Bob’s Texas

Academy of Country Music We now know who some of Jelly Roll‘s friends are.  Lainey Wilson, Riley Green, ERNEST, Russell Dickerson, Dasha and Ashley Cooke are definitely on board to join him for his Tuesday, May 6, show at Billy Bob’s Texas at the Fort Worth Stockyards. The Jelly Roll & Friends show is one …

Continue reading

Post Malone’s Big A** Stadium Tour gets bigger with new LA date

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live Nation With only one show already under its belt, Post Malone‘s Big A** Stadium Tour is already expanding.  Posty’s adding a Thursday, June 19, date at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, with tickets going on sale Friday.  The trek kicked off Tuesday with a sold-out show in Salt Lake City …

Continue reading

The 60th ACMs promise 12 minutes of music to start + superstar collabs

Academy of Country Music The 60th Academy of Country Music Awards will start with 12 nonstop minutes of music, as the show pays tribute to six decades of ACM songs of the year.  Clint Black, Dan + Shay, Wynonna Judd, host Reba McEntire, LeAnn Rimes and Sugarland are all set to take part in the …

Continue reading

Trisha Yearwood looks in ‘The Mirror’ for first new album in six years

Gwendolyn Records/Virgin Music Group Trisha Yearwood‘s first new album in six years, The Mirror, will arrive July 18. In more than three decades of making music, it’s the first one she’s co-produced and had a hand in writing every song.  “Creating this music has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life,” she …

Continue reading