Country Music News

• Watch Maren Morris Sing the National Anthem Before Game 5 of the Nashville Predators Opening Round Playoff Series April 21, 2018
  During the Nashville Predators 2017 playoff run to the Stanley Cup Finals, the Preds brought out some of country music’s biggest starts to sing the national anthem on their home ice, including Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Little Big Town, Vince Gill, Lady Antebellum, Keith Urban, Kelly Clarkson, Trisha Yearwood, Martina McBride, Dierks Bentley and Faith […]
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• Watch Dierks Bentley Perform New Songs “Woman, Amen” & “The Mountain” on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” April 20, 2018
  Dierks Bentley treated fans in L.A. to an outdoor performance of tunes from his upcoming album, The Mountain, during his visit to Jimmy Kimmel Live on April 18. The Mountain, which drops on June 8, was inspired by Dierks’ June 2017 performance at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival in the town of Telluride in the San […]
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• Watch Jake Owen Throw It Back to 1982 in New Video for “I Was Jack (You Were Diane)” April 20, 2018
  Jake Owen dropped an eight-minute video for his new single, “I Was Jack (You Were Diane).” Jake’s new tune is interspersed throughout the clip that throws it back to 1982 to tell the story of a high school couple—played by MacKenzie Porter and Jake Etheridge—trying to find their paths in life. And wouldn’t ya know […]
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• Bebe Rexha Feeling Acceptance From Country Music Community After Collaborative Hit With FGL, “Meant to Be” April 20, 2018
  Bebe Rexha’s “Meant to Be” (featuring Florida Georgia Line) has resided atop the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for 20 weeks, which is the third longest reign in the history of the chart, behind Sam Hunt’s “Body Like a Back Road” (34 weeks) and FGL’s “Cruise” (24 weeks). While FGL is known for their collaborative […]
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• Listen to Sugarland’s New Song, “Babe,” Featuring Taylor Swift April 20, 2018
  Sugarland released a new song, “Babe,” from its upcoming sixth studio album, Bigger, which drops on June 8. The new album, which was co-produced by Julian Raymond and Sugarland’s Kristian Bush and Jennifer Nettles, features 11 songs, 10 of which were co-written by Kristian and Jennifer. The outlier is “Babe,” a song penned by Taylor […]
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• O Brothers April 19, 2018
  Brothers Osborne will perform on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on April 23. Tune in at 10:35 p.m. CT on CBS.
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• “Nash Nights Live” Co-Host Elaina Smith Shares Her Behind-the-Scenes Account as 1st Female Voice of the ACM Awards April 19, 2018
  Nash Nights Live co-host Elaina Smith added a noteworthy achievement to her already-impressive résumé by joining Shawn Parr as the live voiceover team for the ACM Awards on April 15. While 2018 marked Shawn’s 24th year as announcer for the awards show, it was Elaina’s debut, adding a charming and talented female voice to the […]
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• Jason Aldean, Skynyrd & Kid Rock Join Forces for Stadium Show on Labor Day Weekend April 19, 2018
  Jason Aldean, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Kid Rock will co-headline a day of music and fun on Sept. 2 at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Fla. The Labor Day weekend concert at the home of the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars will also include more special guests to be announced soon. In addition to performances, the all-day-and-night event will […]
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• Eric Church to Release LP of Cover Songs by Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Bob Seger, Billy Joel & More April 19, 2018
  Eric Church treated his fans to more than 100 songs on his 2017 live album, 61 Days in Church. The songs were recorded over the course of Eric’s 61-date Holdin’ My Own Tour. Eric performed nearly 40 songs each night during his 2017 tour, including a number of songs made popular by other artists. On […]
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• Live From New York, It’s Kacey Musgraves on “Saturday Night Live” April 19, 2018
  Kacey Musgraves is headed to the Big Apple on May 12 to perform as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live. Actress and comedienne Amy Schumer will tackle the hosting duties. In the past three years, a handful of country stars have performed on SNL, including Blake Shelton (January 2015), Zac Brown Band (March 2015), […]
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