Country Music News

• Watch Brooks & Dunn Team with Luke Combs for Performance of “Brand New Man” on Upcoming “CMT Crossroads” June 25, 2019
  CMT Crossroads crossed up its playbook for an upcoming episode featuring Brooks & Dunn teaming with a number of country artists. Instead of collaborating with a cross-genre artist—as is the norm on CMT Crossroads—Ronnie Dunn and Kix Brooks joined forces with a number of stars featured on their recent Reboot album, including Brett Young, Cody […]
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• Alabama to Wind Down 50th Anniversary Tour With Final Stop in Nashville June 25, 2019
  Alabama is celebrating a half-century of making music with their current 50th Anniversary Tour. The cross-country trek kicked off in January with an announced run of more than 50 shows through November, featuring an array of openers, including Charlie Daniels Band, The Marshall Tucker Band, The Beach Boys, John Anderson, Restless Heart, Exile, John Michael […]
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• Nominees for the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Class of 2019 Include Dwight Yoakam, Brad Paisley, Toby Keith & More June 25, 2019
  The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame announced the nominees for its Class of 2019. This year’s nominees include eight songwriters and four songwriter/artists: Songwriter Shawn Camp Ed Hill Marcus Hummon Archie Jordan Kostas Rivers Rutherford Ronnie Rogers Jerry Salley Songwriter/Artist Toby Keith Brad Paisley Eddy Raven Dwight Yoakam Two songwriters and one songwriter/artist, elected by […]
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• Listen to Cody Johnson’s New Motown-Inspired Single, “Nothin’ On You” June 24, 2019
  After scoring his most successful single on the country charts with “On My Way to You” (No. 11), Cody Johnson will ship “Nothin’ On You” to country radio on July 22. Penned by Barrett Baber and Trent Willmon, the new tune is featured on Cody’s 2019 album, Ain’t Nothin’ to It, which debuted at No. […]
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• Thomas Rhett Scores 13th No. 1 Single With “Look What God Gave Her” June 24, 2019
  One week after his new album, Center Point Road, debuted at No. 1 on both the all-genre Billboard 200 chart and Billboard Top Country Albums chart, Thomas Rhett has scored his 13th No. 1 single with “Look What God Gave Her,” which is No. 1 on both the Mediabase chart and Billboard Country Airplay chart. […]
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• Tim McGraw’s Creative Process? “I’m Always Watching People Trying to Figure Out Their Story” June 24, 2019
  After topping the country charts with more than 30 No. 1 singles, Tim McGraw is climbing a new chart—the New York Times Best-Sellers List—with his co-authored book, Songs of America, which debuted at No. 2 in the Hardcover Nonfiction category. In addition to his work in the aforementioned genres of music and writing, Tim has […]
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• Watch Luke Bryan Complete a Pass to Super Bowl Champ Rob Gronkowski During “Sunset Repeat Tour” in Boston June 24, 2019
  Luke Bryan kicked off the summer season with his Sunset Repeat Tour at Boston’s Gillette Stadium on June 21. In addition to playing his hits for the sold-out crowd, Luke created a halftime experience of his own by inviting recently retired All-Pro tight end Rob Gronkowski of the New England Patriots to join him onstage. […]
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• Kane Brown Teams With Marshmello for New Single, “One Thing Right” [Listen] June 21, 2019
  Kane Brown joined forces with electronic music producer/DJ Marshmello for a new single, “One Thing Right.” Penned by Kane, Marshmello, Jesse Frasure, Josh Hoge and Matthew McGinn, “One Thing Right” is Marshmello’s first collaboration with a country artist. The tune was initially slated for Kane’s 2018 sophomore album, Experiment, but Kane decided to send it […]
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• Listen to “Drinkin’ Hours” From Cole Swindell’s Upcoming EP, “Down Home Sessions V” June 21, 2019
  To celebrate the fifth anniversary of his recording deal with Warner Music Nashville, Cole Swindell will release a new EP, Down Home Sessions V. Beginning with the release of “Drinkin’ Hours” on June 21, Cole will drop a new song every month for the next five months. “I can’t believe I am about to release […]
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• Hungry for More Brett Young? He’s Releasing a New 5-Song EP, “The Acoustic Sessions” [Listen to “Catch”] June 21, 2019
  Brett Young announced plans for the release of a new five-song EP, The Acoustic Sessions, which will feature stripped-down versions of songs from his 2018 sophomore album, Ticket to L.A. New tracks and accompanying videos will be unveiled monthly, culminating with the EP’s release on Sept. 13. The first new track/video, which was released in […]
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