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Chayce Beckham will tell you he’s not the best singer to ever win American Idol. The country newcomer is one of the finer storytellers to earn the title, however. One year after winning Season 19, Beckham is signed to Wheelhouse Records, with a new EP available on digital streaming providers and a catalog of proven

Jelly Roll is having a very, very good week. His new song just hit No. 1 on Billboard and Mediabase airplay charts — uh, no, it’s not the country song. “Son of a Sinner” is inside the Country Airplay Top 30 and climbing quickly, but “Dead Man Walking” hit No. 1 on rock radio the

Evan Paul hosts Taste of Country Nights, On Demand, a weekly country music interview podcast that focuses on the music. Follow wherever podcasts are found, like Apple Podcasts and Spotify and leave a rating and review. ​​​​​​​​​​​This show is part of the Townsquare Media On Demand network. I must admit, an email with the words “jelly roll” in the subject line grabs my

Luke Combs and wife Nicole are expecting their first child — a boy — who is set to arrive sometime in the month of May. While the couple have not yet announced their son’s arrival, Nicole did take to Instagram Stories this week to answer a few questions from fans about her pregnancy and their

Kane Brown‘s love of cereal has gone next level. The country singer has just announced his latest venture — his own cereal — called Kane Krunch. “Does anyone else love cereal as much as I do?! Kane Krunch available now 🔥❤️,” Brown writes in the caption of an Instagram photo that shows him lovingly cradling a box of

Since moving from the small town of Grand Prairie in western Alberta, Canada to the bright lights of Nashville eight years ago, breakout country star Tenille Townes‘ burgeoning country music career has already seen her opening for heavyweights like Miranda Lambert, Dierks Bentley, Brothers Osborne and Reba McEntire. She’s also won several awards including New Female Artist

On May 11, 2013, Willie Nelson earned an honorary doctor of music degree from Boston’s Berklee College of Music during the school’s commencement ceremony. Carole King and Annie Lennox also received honorary degrees alongside Nelson. Upon finding out about the honor, Nelson “was going to ask them if I could write my own medication,” he joked

Hailing from Monkeys Eyebrow, Ky., Kelsey Waldon paints vibrant vignettes of rural life with songwriting similar to fellow Kentuckian Tyler Childers and her musical hero, John Prine. With three albums of original tunes already to her name and another, No Regular Dog, coming on Aug. 12 via Prine’s Oh Boy Records, Waldon has accumulated a

While readjusting to life amid a global pandemic, many artists have spent recent months in the studio readying new music. The 2022 new releases calendar is packed with albums from some of fans’ favorite country, Americana, bluegrass and folk artists. Brent Cobb, Greensky Bluegrass, Paul Cauthen, Dolly Parton, The Cactus Blossoms, Shovels & Rope and

Craig Morgan is going on tour this fall. The singer is teaming with Operation Finally Home — an organization that provides mortgage-free homes and home modifications for veterans and other military families — to launch the run. An Army veteran himself, Morgan has been a brand ambassador for the cause since 2017. Called Operation Finally Home

Gabby Barrett and Cade Foehner are going to be parents — again! Barrett shared the exciting news in a social media post on Mother’s Day (May 8), where she also revealed the baby’s gender. “My son,” she captioned her post, along with an emoji of a blue heart. “Another LIFE we get to love and

Plenty of country artists are the children of stars — and every so often, those children take to the stage to perform with their famous parents. Sometimes it’s a one-off, once-in-a-lifetime event, but occasionally, these parent-child combinations turn into lasting musical partnerships. From epic duets between Kelly Clarkson and her mother-in-law Reba McEntire to the decades-spanning

Mickey Gilley, who shot to country stardom with a string of iconic hits and helped launch the Urban Cowboy craze of the 1980s, has died. According to a statement from his publicist, Gilley died “peacefully” on Saturday (May 7) in Branson, Mo., “with his family and close friends by his side.” The country legend had

Willie Nelson has been forced to pause his current U.S. tour after an unnamed member of his band tested positive for COVID-19. The country star was scheduled to perform Friday night (May 6) at FirstBank Amphitheater in Franklin, Tenn., just outside of Nashville. According to a post Nelson’s social media accounts, the concert has been rescheduled to June 19. Nelson’s

Seventy-three years ago today (May 7, 1949), Hank Williams earned his first No. 1 hit, with “Lovesick Blues.” The song, written by Cliff Friend and Irving Mills, was first included in the 1922 musical Oh, Ernest. Emmett Miller and country singer Rex Griffin each recorded “Lovesick Blues,” in 1925 and 1939, respectively. Inspired by their recordings,

Luke Combs will celebrate his eight consecutive No. 1 hits with the people who made them possible during a giant party in the parking lot of his music publisher, BMI, who is putting the event together. The June 8 Parking Lot Party will feature the CMA Entertainer of the Year performing his chart-topping hits and

Evan Paul hosts Taste of Country Nights, On Demand, a weekly country music interview podcast that focuses on the music. Follow wherever podcasts are found, like Apple Podcasts and Spotify and leave a rating and review. ​​​​​​​​​​​This show is part of the Townsquare Media On Demand network. Carly Pearce knew opening stadium shows for Kenny Chesney might be intimidating, but there’s one part

Country music is the music of real life, and its fans keep the music close to them at all times — especially the big occasions. There’s no bigger moment in a person’s life than the day they exchange vows, and country music is rich with love songs filled with pledges of undying love and devotion,

Kentucky native Kelsey Waldon is set to release her new album No Regular Dog on Aug. 12 via Oh Boy Records. “Sweet Little Girl,” the first single from the Shooter Jennings-produced project, features a rich, groovy soundscape that modernizes the gritty outlaw country sound of the 1970s. Lyrically, Waldon finds herself struggling to stay grounded as the days and miles keep passing her by. “I’m

Granger Smith is educating fellow parents about Infant Swim Rescue (ISR) survival swimming lessons, because he says it’s something he was unaware of when his 3-year-old son, River, drowned in 2019, and it’s important. Smith’s youngest son, Maverick, was born in August 2021, and at 8 months old, he’s already completed 10 ISR lessons. “He’s a warrior,” the