Year: 2026

Hudson Westbrook’s “Painted You Pretty” (Warner Records Nashville) Is newcomer Hudson Westbrook becoming a media darling? The 21-year-old Texan didn’t made his national TV debut until early this year, but he’s followed that up with […]

Country Summer Music Festival (Country Summer Music Festival/PR Newswire) Country music is headed for California wine country this summer.  Cole Swindell, Keith Urban and Koe Wetzel are set to headline the Country Summer Music Festival June […]

Brantley Gilbert’s The Real American Tour (Courtesy Brantley Gilbert) Brantley Gilbert’s gearing up for The Real American Tour, which is set to kick off May 1 at Dos Equis Pavilion in Dallas. Opening acts will […]

‘Lainey Wilson: Keepin’ Country Cool’ (Netflix) “I busted out of my britches. That’s how you know it’s gonna be a good night.”  That’s the beginning of the just-released trailer for Lainey Wilson’s new Netflix documentary, […]

Carly Pearce (Jason Kempin/Getty Images) Carly Pearce’s Monday benefit at City Winery raised $45,000 for Nashville’s Pet Community Center. Ashley Cooke opened the show and returned during Carly’s set to sing Ashley McBryde’s part on “Never […]

Lauren Alaina & Chase Matthew’s “All My Exes” (Big Loud) Lauren Alaina currently has her biggest hit on the radio since 2021’s “Getting Over Him” with Jon Pardi.  If there’s any downside to her new […]

Country Music Hall of Famer Ray Stevens is recovering at home from a March 29 fall that left him with a broken neck. According to a news release, he’s “fully mobile and in good spirits,” […]

Warren Zeiders’ new track recasts an on-and-off relationship as a “Drinking Game” he can’t stop playing. It follows “Born to Be Yours,” which came out in February. Vince Gill’s sixth EP in the 50 Years […]

Ella Langley’s ‘Dandelion’ (SAWGOD/ Columbia Records) If you want to get to know Ella Langley better, she says all you need to do is listen to her much-anticipated second album, which is out now.  “Dandelion […]

Marshmello & Thomas Rhett’s “Where We Go” (Big Loud/Mercury Records) Marshmello says his new collab with Thomas Rhett, “Where We Go,” is “his version of country,” blending synthesizers with the twang of electric guitar.  “I […]