Ashley Cooke’s “your place” finds a home at #1

Courtesy of Robby Klein + Big Loud Records/Back Blocks Music Ashley Cooke has scored her first-ever career #1 with “your place.” The track, which Ashley wrote with Jordan Minton and Mark Trussell, ascended to the top “in only 26 weeks from debut to peak,” according to a press release, tying her for “second fastest solo female debut …

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Lainey Wilson unveils ‘Whirlwind’ track list, which includes Miranda Lambert duet

Courtesy of Eric Ryan Anderson + BBR Music Group Lainey Wilson has unveiled the track list for her highly anticipated fifth album, Whirlwind. Arriving Aug. 23, the record contains 14 songs, including the earlier released “Country’s Cool Again,” lead single “Hang Tight Honey” and a Miranda Lambert duet, “Good Horses.” “Writing & recording these 14 songs over the …

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Jelly Roll talks co-hosting CMA Fest + making long-awaited main stage debut

Disney/Tanner Yeager Having his Nissan Stadium main stage debut at this year’s CMA Fest has been a long time coming for Jelly Roll. “The coolest thing about this year for me is it’s actually my first time on the main stage at Nissan Stadium. I got to play the satellite stage last year, and I did …

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Nashville notes: CMA Fest 2025 presale + Riley Green’s Brisbane show

Presale for CMA Fest 2025 is live now for CMA Fest members. Not a member? Fret not, the general sale begins Tuesday at 10 a.m. CT at cmafest.com/tickets. Riley Green is headed to Australia’s Brisbane, Queensland, for a show on Oct. 31. Up-and-comers Josh Ross and Lane Pittman will serve as opening acts. If you’re going …

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Elle King welcomes you to her Baby Daddy’s Weekend Tour

ABC Elle King has announced her new headlining Baby Daddy’s Weekend Tour. The 30-city trek kicks off Aug. 30 in Biloxi, Mississippi, with stops in cities like Fort Worth, Texas, and Rochester, New York, as well as Atlanta, Tampa and Las Vegas, before wrapping in Bowler, Wisconsin, on Nov. 16. “If living up to not being America’s sweetheart is …

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Post Malone + Blake Shelton party up in “Pour Me a Drink” video

Disney/Larry McCormack If there’s one thing Post Malone and Blake Shelton can ace together, it’s having a good time. In the newly released “Pour Me a Drink” video, Posty and Blake round up some buddies to let loose with a couple of drinks, live music, and red and blue Solo cups. It opens with Posty grabbing a …

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Corey Kent announces album #2, ‘Black Bandana’

Courtesy of Sony Music Nashville Corey Kent is set to release his sophomore album, Black Bandana, on Sept. 6. The “Wild as Her” singer says hope and perseverance inspired the project.   “There are a few virtues that I live my life by. They have guided me in the toughest and darkest of times. One being …

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Carly Pearce plays “Rock Paper Scissors” on ‘GMA’

Disney/Larry McCormack Carly Pearce brought her new track, “Rock Paper Scissors,” to Monday’s Good Morning America. Before performing, Carly chatted with GMA anchor Lara Spencer about her newly released fourth album, hummingbird. “A lot has happened to me in the last few years and I feel like I kind of went on healing journey over the last …

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Watch Jelly Roll sing “Save Me” with Priscilla Block

Disney/Tanner Yeager Now here’s a version of “Save Me” you don’t hear every day. Jelly Roll recently invited the “My Bar” singer Priscilla Block to join him onstage in North Platte, Nebraska, for “Save Me.” “Ladies and gentlemen, since Lainey Wilson could not be here tonight, I would like to invite to the stage my …

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Ashley McBryde’s bringing the energy + laughs with Jelly Roll for ‘CMA Fest’ special

Disney/Tanner Yeager High energy, chuckles and a little expect-the-unexpected is what this year’s CMA Fest special has in store for you. “I would tell you what to expect from me and Jelly Roll co-hosting an entire event left basically unsupervised, but I don’t know how to tell you what to expect because it’s a little bit …

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