The star-studded 7th All for the Hall benefit concert on Feb. 10 at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, which was hosted by Keith Urban, helped raise more than $800,000 for the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum’s education programs. The all-star lineup featured performances by Keith Urban, Ingrid Andress, Luke Combs, Lauren Daigle, Brothers Osborne, Carly Pearce,…
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Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival unleashed its 100-plus-artist lineup for 2020, and it includes a handful of country-centric performers, including Jason Isbell, Morgan Wallen, Mandolin Orange, Orville Peck, Yola and more. For the third year in a row, Bonnaroo will feature the Grand Ole Opry stage on June 11, with special guests to be announced…
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Morgan Wallen kicked off 2020 by dropping a spirited new tune, “This Bar.” Co-penned by Morgan, Michael Hardy, Jackson Morgan, Jake Scott, Ernest K. Smith and Ryan Vojtesak, “This Bar” takes a nostalgic look back at a 21-year-old’s buzz-filled bar days, featuring the chorus: “I found myself in this bar / Making mistakes and making…
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Morgan Wallen has transformed Jason Isbell’s award-winning song, “Cover Me Up,” into an eight-minute short film about a military vet with PSTD. Jason penned the personal song for his girlfriend—now wife—Amanda Shires after struggling with sobriety. He recorded the tune for his Grammy-winning album, Southeastern. “Cover Me Up” was recognized at the 2014 Americana Music…
The Country Music Association announced the presenters for the 53rd annual CMA Awards on Nov. 13: Bobby Bones, Hannah Brown, Deana Carter, Kristin Chenoweth, Janie Fricke, Jim Gaffigan, Vince Gill, Kathy Mattea, Martina McBride, Midland, Craig Morgan, Jennifer Nettles, Madelaine Petsch, J.B. Smoove, Pam Tillis, Morgan Wallen and Trisha Yearwood. Previously announced performers include Eric…
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Stagecoach Music Festival announced that Carrie Underwood, Eric Church and Thomas Rhett will headline its three-day musical extravaganza in Indio, Calif., in April 2020. TR will headline opening night on April 24, while Carrie will be featured on April 25 and Eric will close the festival on April 26. The 14th annual Stagecoach Festival will…
Morgan Wallen will hit the road in 2020 for his headlining Whiskey Glasses Roadshow Tour. The coast-to-coast run kicks off on Jan. 2 in Grand Rapids, Mich., and makes additional stops in New Orleans, Houston, Boston, Atlanta, Denver and more. Jon Langston and Ashland Craft will serve as support. “This year so far, I’ve mostly…
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It’s a good thing Carly Pearce recently told us she “likes to multitask.” After making the media rounds last week in support of her new single, “I Hope You’re Happy Now,” Carly is preparing to tie the knot with Michael Ray this week. In addition, she recently earned her first CMA Awards nomination for New…
Jason Aldean announced he will hit the road in 2020 for his headlining We Back Tour. The 20-date trek, which kicks off on Jan. 20 in Columbia, S.C., takes its name from the lead single to Jason’s upcoming ninth studio album, 9 (Nov. 22). Morgan Wallen, Riley Green and Dee Jay Silver will serve as…
Michael Hardy, known professionally as Hardy, announced that his new album, Hixtape Vol. 1, features 17 guest artists, including Keith Urban, Thomas Rhett, Dustin Lynch, Lauren Alaina, Tracy Lawrence, Trace Adkins and more. “The more we kept asking people and taking chances . . . people kept saying ‘yes’ and it just became this really…
Ty Herndon has just signed a three-album deal with Club44 Records, and the Grammy-nominated country singer launched his new creative partnership with a reimagined duet version of his 1995 breakout hit, “What Mattered Most,” featuring LeAnn Rimes. The single is the first offering from Herndon’s upcoming album, Thirty, which will pay tribute to his distinguished…
On Thursday (June 12), Kane Brown released his infectious new country anthem, “2 Pair.” The track was produced by Jordan Schmidt, with Brown saying of his new song: “’2 Pair’ is an anthem for the summer. I wanted to give my fans a song they can blast at full volume and sing along to all…
On Thursday (June 12), Post Malone shared a raw and soulful rendition of his country-tinged track, “Ain’t How it Ends,” as part of The Littlest Honky Tonk series. The stripped-down, unplugged performance was filmed in a cozy trailer-turned-stage outside of a stadium stop on his Big Ass Stadium Tour, with Posty providing an unexpected intimate…
On Monday (June 16), Hardy announced the cancellation of all the upcoming European shows on his 2025 Jim Bob World Tour just days before it was set to commence. The country star writes: “It wasn’t an easy decision, but one I had to make for my band, crew and my family. Please know that I…
Sabrina Carpenter’s “Manchild” premieres at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking the Grammy-winning pop star’s second chart-topper and her fourth Top 10 hit of her career, while becoming her first single to debut atop the chart. Carpenter’s “Please Please Please” spent one week at No. 1 in June 2024, after debuting at No.…