Country

Sinéad O’Connor made television history on Oct. 3, 1992, during an appearance as the musical guest star on an episode of Saturday Night Live. During her final performance of the evening, O’Connor went off-script after an a capella rendition of Bob Marley’s “War,” ripping up a photo of Pope John Paul II while making eye

Tim McGraw just shared his tour plans for 2024. The “Standing Room Only” singer is getting an early jump on the new year by announcing 33 new arena concerts in the United States and Canada. McGraw’s 2024 Standing Room Only Tour begins March 14 in Jacksonville, Fla. and continues through June 27 in Phoenix. Carly

Jelly Roll said it hurts him to see Miranda Lambert being dragged on social media after stopping a concert to scold a fan for taking a photo, but … “I understand the ladies wanting to take the picture, too.” The “Need a Favor” singer hardly dodged a question about general fan behavior with a middle-of-the-road answer. He just

Dolly Parton‘s rock ‘n’ roll album, Rockstar, features an inspirational cover of Queen’s “We Are the Champions.” The uplifting track is now a part of NBC Universal’s campaign for their wall-to-wall coverage of the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France. The country veteran collaborated with the network on a video promoting the biggest sporting events in

Last summer, Garth Brooks expressed a desire to open a police station alongside his Friends in Low Places bar. This summer, he’s turning that dream into reality. Photos show Brooks and Metro Nashville Police Chief John Drake touring the new bar and substation. Both are under construction, and it’s not clear when either will be complete.

The sick Chick is still not healthy enough to take the stage, so the country trio has rescheduled two additional concerts. Saturday night’s (July 29) show in Knoxville, Tenn., and Sunday night’s concert in Greensboro, N.C., have been bumped, “due to illness.” “We are so sorry for the inconvenience, but our priority is to put on

Ricky Skaggs and his band, Kentucky Thunder, put a major win on the scoreboard for real, live music during their sold-out set at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium on Thursday night (July 27). The Grammy, CMA and ACM winner — who’s also a Country Music Hall of Fame inductee — performed at the “Mother Church” of

Multi-PLATINUM-selling Country artist Justin Moore’s duet with Priscilla Block, “You, Me, And Whiskey,” recently climbed into the Top 5 on the Mediabase Country Airplay chart, marking one of Moore’s fastest-climbing — and best consuming — songs to date with roughly 85 million streams thus far. And, today (7.28), the two share an acoustic spin on

Lainey Wilson is on a hot streak when it comes to making her dreams come true. In addition to awards and No. 1 songs, now she can cross “Meet Reba McEntire” off of the bucket list. The special moment was captured backstage at CMA Fest. In the video, shared recently by the “Watermelon Moonshine” singer, you

A sick Chick is keeping the country trio away from fans in Nashville on Thursday night (July 27). The Chicks revealed that they had to postpone the show just a few hours before it was scheduled to begin. The Bridgestone Arena date is the first of back-to-back Tennessee shows amid their 2023 world tour. Related: The Chicks

Randy Meisner has died. The bassist and founding member of the Eagles is best remembered for his high harmonies on early Eagles hits like “Take It Easy” and “The Best of My Love,” and for his original lead vocals on “Take It to the Limit.” The band shared the news on social media, calling him an integral

Dolly Parton teams up with NBC and the the 2024 Olympics to release her official video for “We Are the Champions/We Will Rock You” medley from her recent Rockstar album. In the video we can see highlights from previous Olympic competitions and see the hype she’s building for the 2024 meets happening in Paris next

Twelve years ago today, on July 26, 2011, Eric Church’s career was about to shift into overdrive: It was on that date that the singer released his third studio album, Chief, launching himself into a new level of success. Church co-wrote all but one of the songs on Chief, purposefully stepping outside of the box while choosing

Dan + Shay recently shared a vulnerable video message with fans, revealing that a personal and professional rough patch almost ended their band for good in early 2022. Thanks to a renewed commitment to working together and maintaining their relationship, the duo bounced back, making what they describe as their best new music to date.

Jason Aldean‘s “Try That in a Small Town” music video is now six seconds shorter, as images of a Black Lives Matter demonstration have been removed. The decision is the latest in a series of discoveries about the making of and promotion of a clip that now has 19 million views. It’s not clear when the footage was

During the 11 years that they shared hosting duties at the CMA Awards, Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood practically became the awards show’s prom king and queen: Their rapport, chemistry and ever-dazzling costume changes made them a fan-favorite, year after year. The two stars haven’t co-hosted since the 2018 show, but Paisley says he’d jump

Two weeks ago, about 1,000 people bought a download of Jason Aldean‘s “Try That in a Small Town.” Last week, nearly 228,000 paid for the song. This spike in sales is the result of fresh attention to the singer’s latest radio single, brought about when he released the music video on July 14. It doesn’t stop

Maddie Poppe and Caleb Lee Hutchinson, an American Idol fan-favorite couple, have gone their separate ways. The pair never formally announced their breakup, but it seems that they called it quits some time ago: Poppe debuted a new relationship with singer-songwriter and guitarist Gabe Burdulis on her Instagram on Monday (July 24), sharing a photo

The lyrics to Jason Aldean‘s new song “Try That in a Small Town” deliver a low-key threat to anyone wanting to “round up” his guns. In real life, the singer isn’t so definitive. “Try That in a Small Town” is embroiled in controversy partially because of a lyric that is pro-gun rights and a message that

Brandi Carlile‘s epic voice can be heard in the new blockbuster Barbie movie, in theaters now. Her cover of the Indigo Girls’ “Closer to Fine” is heavily featured in the film, playing several times in different scenes as well as in the trailer. The classic power ballad has been an anthem for sisterhood and feminine