Country Music News
13 hours ago
Ella Langley Reached Back 74 Years for a Song—and Her Fans Actually Knew It
Ella Langley is currently having one of the biggest years in country music. She’s filling arenas. She’s piling up award…
13 hours ago
Kenny Chesney Is Coming Home to Gillette Stadium—and Look Who He’s Bringing
Okay, No Shoes Nation. We’ve got plans next summer. Kenny Chesney officially announced his return to America’s stadiums Tuesday morning,…
13 hours ago
Brooks & Dunn Are Getting a Lifetime Achievement Award—and the Numbers Are Insane
Some lifetime achievement awards require an explanation. This one really doesn’t. Brooks & Dunn will receive the 2026 CMA Willie…
14 hours ago
Country Music Is Stopping for Two Hours to Say Thank You to Dolly Parton
This isn’t going to be a five-minute awards-show tribute. Country music is giving Dolly Parton the entire night. The Country…
1 week ago
Lainey Wilson Is Hosting the CMA Awards Again—and This Time She’s Hosting Country History
Lainey Wilson is apparently becoming country music’s permanent master of ceremonies. The Country Music Association announced over the weekend that…
1 week ago
Carrie Underwood Apparently Has a Limp Bizkit Phase—and We’re Just Finding Out About It
There are certain songs you expect to hear at a Carrie Underwood concert. “Before He Cheats.” “Jesus, Take the Wheel.”…
1 week ago
ERNEST Says He Was ‘Lost’ Before Stepping Away From Touring
A little over a week ago, ERNEST abruptly stepped away from the road. Now he’s explaining a little more about…
2 weeks ago
Carly Pearce Isn’t Trying to Compete With Country’s Younger Women—and She’s Pretty Happy About It
At some point in a country career, you apparently stop worrying about being the newest person in the room. Carly…
2 weeks ago
Riley Green’s New Song Might Be the Most Riley Green Song Possible
There’s something appropriate about Riley Green naming an album That’s Just Me. Because Riley doesn’t appear particularly interested in pretending…
2 weeks ago
Chris Stapleton Wasn’t the First to Sing ‘Tennessee Whiskey’—But Nobody Has Ever Done What He Did With It
Here’s a pretty incredible statistic about a song most country fans have probably heard hundreds of times. Chris Stapleton‘s version…
2 weeks ago
Belle Frantz Waited Years for Her Grand Ole Opry Debut—Then the Crowd Brought Her to Tears
Imagine spending years dreaming about walking into the Grand Ole Opry circle. Then imagine finally getting there on the night…
2 weeks ago
Nashville’s Airport Could Soon Be Called Dolly Parton International
If this happens, Nashville may eventually have one of the easiest airport names in America to remember. Dolly Parton International…
3 weeks ago
Ella Langley Just Tied One of the Biggest Records in Billboard History
Remember last week when we told you Ella Langley was one week away from something enormous? She got there. “Choosin’…
3 weeks ago
Johnny Cash, ‘Little House on the Prairie’ and Pa’s Real Fiddle Are Coming Together in Nashville
This may be the most unexpectedly perfect combination of country music and television nostalgia we’ve seen in a while. The…
3 weeks ago
Dolly Parton Dies at 80, Leaving Country Music—and the World—Far Better Than She Found It
There are country stars. There are legends. And then there was Dolly Parton. Dolly Parton died Tuesday, August 25, in…
3 weeks ago
Dolly Parton’s Legacy Is Already Sitting on Bookshelves Across New Hampshire
If you want to understand why the death of Dolly Parton means something far beyond country music, you don’t have…
3 weeks ago
Jessica Chastain Is Playing a Country Star in a Dark New Nashville Mystery
Nashville has been the setting for plenty of movies. Usually somebody arrives in town with a guitar and dreams of…
3 weeks ago
Dolly Parton Is Exploring Avatar Concerts So Fans Could See Her Perform Long Into the Future
Dolly revealed in an interview published Monday, August 24, that she’s in the early stages of exploring avatar performances that…
3 weeks ago
Dan + Shay’s New Album Started With Grief—and Became Their Most Personal Record Yet
Dan + Shay have made plenty of songs for weddings. Their new album is about what happens after the wedding.…
3 weeks ago
Cole Swindell Wrote a Song About His Dad’s Old Bronco—Then His Brothers Actually Found It
Sometimes you write a country song about a memory. Sometimes your family goes out and finds the memory. That’s essentially…
