Year: 2025

Old Dominion’s “Late Great Heartbreak” cover (Sony Music Nashville) The creation of Old Dominion‘s newest song, “Late Great Heartbreak,” started with a simple question: “What if we made a Huey Lewis song?” Of course, he’s […]

Elmo and Lauren Alaina (© Grand Ole Opry, photo by Chris Hollo) There’s typically no shortage of joyous moments on the Opry stage, but that was never more true than when Sesame Street‘s Elmo and […]

Priscilla Block’s ‘Things You Didn’t See’ cover (MCA) Priscilla Block is going deeper on her sophomore record, Things You Didn’t See, which is set to arrive Oct. 10. “The past couple of years have been […]

Thomas Rhett’s “After All The Bars Are Closed” cover (Big Machine) Thomas Rhett has the 21st #1 of his career, as “After All the Bars Are Closed” sits atop the Billboard Country Airplay chart. TR […]

Russell Dickerson’s ‘Famous Back Home’ (Triple Tigers) A week ahead of the release of his fourth studio album, Russell Dickerson‘s releasing the title track, “Famous Back Home.” “Growing up in my small Tennessee town, I […]

Cole and Courtney Little Swindell (Jason Kempin/Getty Images) Cole Swindell‘s just finished up his first week as a father, after the arrival of Rainey Gail Swindell on Aug. 7.  So how does he feel about […]

Country Music Hall of Famer Connie Smith will celebrate her 60th anniversary as a member of the Grand Ole Opry Aug. 20, with performances by her husband, Marty Stuart, plus Vince Gill, Chris Janson and […]

Chris Young’s ‘I Didn’t Come Here to Leave’ (Black River) Chris Young‘s new album, I Didn’t Come Here to Leave, won’t be out until Oct. 17, but you won’t have to wait that long for […]

Old Dominion’s ‘Barbara’ (Sony Music Nashville) Old Dominion previewed their new album, Barbara, Wednesday afternoon at Odie’s in midtown Nashville — but not before they picked up a little extra bling.  OD’s label started the […]