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by Marcus K. Dowling 27m ago Embedded from www.youtube.com. Knoxville, Tennessee natives Kelsea Ballerini and Kenny Chesney have paired for the former’s new single, “Half of My Hometown.” On a recent edition of Taste of Country Nights, Ballerini told the story of how she, a rising star vocalist and Chesney, with his 32 Billboard Hot...

by Marcus K. Dowling 52m ago Embedded from www.youtube.com. CMT Digital has premiered the latest episode of its original series, “CMT Campfire Sessions,” featuring Cody Johnson. While seated in his backyard in Huntsville, Texas — and backed by his bandmate Jody Bartula on fiddle — he performs intimate, acoustic versions of current single “Dear Rodeo,”...

by Jessica Nicholson 51m ago Brian Kelley’s debut EP, BK’s Wave Pack, will arrive April 13 via Warner Music Nashville/Nashville South Records, Inc. “I’m so excited to ride this wave with y’all. My Wave Pack EP is a snapshot into my world and the life I’m living – whether it’s a little party on the...

by Jessica Nicholson 28m ago Eric Church is set to return to the road this fall, when the current CMA Entertainer of the Year launches The Gather Again Tour. The first show is set for Sept. 17 at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky, with stops in 55 cities in the United States and Canada, culminating...

by Jessica Nicholson 6m ago Music legend Merle Haggard was born on this day in 1937—and died on this day in 2016, at age 79 due to complications from pneumonia. Through his sterling music, including “Today I Started Loving You Again,” “Silver Wings,” “The Bottle Let Me Down,” and many others, Haggard became one of...

by Jessica Nicholson 19m ago Jon Pardi makes a guest appearance on Lauren Alaina’s new single, “Getting Over Him,” but the two country artists have been friends for years. They met when they were both playing radio shows early in their careers. “We met when I had long hair,” Pardi recently told Audacy’s Rockin’ Country...

by Marcus K. Dowling 58m ago On a recent appearance on rising country performer Willie Jones’ Apple Music Crossroads Radio program, groundbreaking African-American female star, Color Me Country Radio host and Color Me Country charity co-founder Rissi Palmer promised she has a new album coming “by the end of the year.” This is notable because...

by Jessica Nicholson 44m ago Carrie Underwood’s first collection of gospel songs is inspiring a whole lot of listeners. Her My Savior album, which released March 26, debuted atop Billboard’s Country and Christian charts, as well as at No. 4 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart. My Savior is Underwood’s ninth consecutive album to debut...

by Jessica Nicholson 49m ago Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley have earned their 18th No. 1 hit, as “Long Live” tops Billboard’s Country Airplay chart. “Having our fans and Country radio support us all of these years has been nothing short of a blessing,” said Hubbard and Kelley. “We couldn’t imagine a...

by Marcus K. Dowling 44m ago “It’s a Nelly project, but it’s country-influenced, it’s my appreciation and…everything that I want to say thank you for county music to allowing Nelly to be at the dinner,” says “Country Grammar” singer Nelly. 2021 will see Nelly release Heartland, his seventh studio album, and his first full foray...