Country

Carly Pearce, Toby Keith, Jelly Roll and Kane Brown are among the performers for the inaugural People’s Choice Country Awards. The awards show is set for Thursday, Sept. 28, at the historic Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. Others scheduled to take the stage include Blake Shelton, Dan + Shay, Hardy, Kelsea Ballerini and Wynonna Judd. Little

Maren Morris is taking a musical left turn with her two newest songs, and that’s just a sample of what the singer-songwriter has in store for her fans. In a new interview, Morris tells the Los Angeles Times that she is leaving country music in favor of exploring a broader range of musical influences on

Some of the biggest country music tours of 2024 were announced this week, including runs for Dan + Shay, George Strait, Riley Green and more. Find 10 country music tours below, with dates and openers listed. Carrie Underwood and Travis Tritt are two more artists who released American tour dates, while Darius Rucker is going

Tanya Tucker‘s planned performance at SummerStage in New York, N.Y., will not go on as scheduled. The singer canceled her Thursday night (Sept. 14) appearance as she continues her recovery after a medical procedure. “Tanya is recovering from a medical procedure on her neck and while she was hoping to be further along in her

Carrie Underwood brought a little bit of everything to Today for their Citi Concert Series on Thursday (Sept. 14). In addition to a fire outfit — a given for the singer — Underwood gave the audience a taste of her new music alongside a deep dive into some of her older hits. The country veteran, outfitted in a lime

Carrie Underwood‘s fans helped make a donation to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation to the tune of $420,316. The generous total comes from a portion of tickets sales from the singer’s Denim & Rhinestones Tour. One dollar from every ticket sold was set aside for the foundation, to further their efforts to care for and support veterans,

Jordan Davis runs out of time by the end of his new radio single, “Tucson Too Late.” The song from Bluebird Days doesn’t quite name-check one of his influences, but the singer certainly leans into the memory. Davis and his brother Jacob Davis, Josh Jenkins and Matt Jenkins wrote “Tucson Too Late.” An easy melody

Fourteen years ago today (Sept. 13, 2009) might be a day that Taylor Swift would just as soon forget. What started out as a joyous occasion, with Swift giving a heartfelt acceptance speech after winning Best Female Video at the MTV Video Music Awards, turned into an awkward moment, when she was interrupted by hip-hop artist Kanye West.

America’s Got Talent was back on Wednesday night (Sept. 13) to announce the results of their fourth week of qualifiers. One of the 11 contestants left hanging to discover her fate was country singer Kylie Frey. Frey first earned her spot in the live shows by offering up a heartfelt rendition of her original song, “Horses in Heaven.”

Maren Morris and Irish singer-songwriter Hozier will be the next duo to share the stage for an installment of CMT Crossroads, a performance series that pairs two artists from different genres for a night of duet renditions of both their hits. Though the pair may seem like unlikely collaborators, they’ve worked together before. In 2019,

Carrie Underwood‘s Reflection: The Las Vegas Residency will continue for a third year. The singer has announced 18 more shows for 2024, now extending her Vegas run through August of that year. All shows will once again take place at the city’s newly-built Resorts World Theatre. “Big news for 2024!!” Underwood wrote on social media on Wednesday

Kelsea Ballerini and her boyfriend Chase Stokes were smoldering on the MTV Video Music Awards red carpet on Tuesday (Sept. 12). The pair coordinated in matching red ensembles as they got a little cheeky ahead of the awards show. The “If You Go Down” singer wore a backless red fit and flare gown with a

America’s Got Talent kicked off its fourth week of qualifiers on Tuesday (Sept. 12). Out of the crop of contestants fighting for their spot in the finals, rodeo queen Kylie Frey brought some country flair! Before launching into her performance, Frey first took a moment to talk about how incredible it was to have the one and

It’s no secret that Elvis Presley was a huge fan of Dolly Parton‘s “I Will Always Love You.” The musical legend even wanted to record his own version of Parton’s signature song, and they nearly made it happen, though Parton had to pull the plug on the idea at the last minute. But even Parton

Legendary country music producer Tony Brown produced the Gaither Tribute album with award-winning artists honoring the songs of Bill and Gloria Gaither. The 10-song collection was released on August 25 via Gaither Music Group with distribution by Capitol Christian Music Group and Universal Music. New Gaither Tribute features Gaither compositions reinterpreted by artists, including Cece

Maddie & Tae‘s Maddie Font is a mom! The singer and her husband Jonah welcomed their first child, a baby boy named Forrest Henry, on Sept. 9. The singer announced little Forrest’s birth on social media, also sharing that she had a “really scary” experience in the labor leading up to his arrival. “After 37

Luke Combs is one artist on this list of underestimated artists who was formally rejected again, and again, and again. The Voice, record labels, publishers — nobody believed in the North Carolinian at first. Now, 15 chart-topping songs later, there’s no one who’s more of a sure thing thank Combs. It’s a classic underestimation, but certainly not the

Hank Williams Jr. got married in Alabama over the weekend. The country legend reveals that he and his girlfriend, Brandi, tied the knot in front of friends and family on Saturday, Sept. 9. The wedding was small, and a reception followed at a hall in Troy, Ala. Very little is known about Brandi, including her last

Ruston Kelly and his touring band and crew are safe after a scary highway incident on Sunday morning (Sept. 10), in which the singer’s tour bus caught fire while driving down the highway. “We’re all safe thanks for all the kind messages but HOLY F–K that was insane,” writes Kelly on Instagram, alongside with video footage

Charlie Robison, the Texas-based singer-songwriter who garnered national attention for his success, has died. He was 59 years old. A representative for Robison’s family tells the Associated Press that Robison died in a hospital in San Antonio. He had suffered “cardiac arrest and other complications,” according to the AP. The news comes almost exactly five years