Apr 11
ABC/Paula Lobo When LOCASH locked in their fourth #1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart dated April 12, it was different. In many ways they’d done this one on their own, having released “Hometown Home” as the first single on their own Galaxy Label Group. “It’s a fantastic feeling,” Chris Lucas says. “You know, it’s everything we dreamed …
Apr 10
Lifetime The trailer for The Judd Family: Truth Be Told, a four-part Lifetime documentary, is here, featuring Wynonna Judd and Ashley Judd. It opens with footage of Wynonna and the late Naomi Judd as the mother-daughter duo The Judds doing interviews and performing together onstage. Ashley comments on their fame in one clip, saying, “I was …
Apr 10
Jason Kempin/Getty Images The iconic PBS show Austin City Limits is marking its 50th anniversary with an hourlong special inducting Garth Brooks into the ACL Hall of Fame. Garth first appeared on the show in 1990. “You can bring all the smoke and mirrors you want, and trust me — I’ve used ‘em all, but …
Apr 10
Disney/Robbie Klein You’ll soon be able to call her Dr. Ashley McBryde. The “One Night Standards” hitmaker recently found out she’s getting an honorary doctorate in music from her alma mater, Arkansas State University. You can watch the emotional moment on her socials. “Everybody called my dad Doc and everybody called his dad Doc. I …
Apr 10
Disney/Tanner Yeager Believe it or not, HARDY‘s never played the Grand Ole Opry. But that’s something he plans to change on April 29, as he prepares to launch his new EP, COUNTRY! The first two tracks from the collection, “Favorite Country Song” and “Buck on the Wall,” arrive on Friday. “Two new songs — I’m extremely …
Apr 10
Disney/Eric McCandless Jelly Roll has been keeping fans updated on his weight-loss journey. Back in November he said he’d lost 120 pounds … and he’s still losing. While appearing at sports analyst Pat McAfee‘s Big Night Aht event in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, Jelly was asked by McAfee to reveal how much he’d lost so far. “I …
Apr 10
Charles Sykes/Bravo Jordan Davis was named artist-writer of the year at the 2025 AIMP Country Music Awards Tuesday in Music City. “I moved to this town to chase a dream of writing songs for a living,” he wrote on his socials. “Winning Artist – Writer of the Year at the @AIMPnashville Awards is an honor. Thank you.” …
Apr 10
Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images A husband-and-wife singing cowboy duo, and groundbreaking Black and Tejano artists are the voices behind country’s contributions to the National Recording Registry in 2025. Roy Rogers and Dale Evans‘ iconic “Happy Trails” from 1952; Charley Pride‘s signature song from 1971, “Kiss an Angel Good Morning”; and Freddy Fender‘s “Before the Next Teardrop Falls” …
Apr 10
Capitol Nashville Get ready to meet a slightly more grown-up version of Jon Pardi when his new album, Honkytonk Hollywood, drops Friday. “There is less beer drinking and more soul searching on this record,” he says. “And there’s a lot of songs about making love. Guess that’s where this one came into a new kinda thing. It’s …
Apr 09
If you missed Warren Zeiders performing “You for a Reason” on the Today show, you can check it out online now. Montgomery Gentry‘s Eddie Montgomery has been named brand ambassador for Southern Kentucky Distillery, which is located in his home state. Songwriter Larry Bastian, who crafted songs like Garth Brooks‘ “Unanswered Prayers” and “Rodeo,” passed …