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Jelly Roll's "Rise Up" (Amazon Music/National Hockey League) Jelly Roll is supplying the soundtrack for the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs.His Amazon Music Original "Rise Up" is the official theme song of the National Hockey League's annual fight to the finish, which started in April and will go through June. “This song was written for the guys grinding every night for the Cup," Jelly says. "This isn't just the theme song of the […]

Riley Green & Ella Langley (John Shearer/Getty Images for ACM) With the runaway success of "you look like you love me," you'd assume Ella Langley was a shoo-in for subsequent Riley Green duets, especially since the two were on tour together at the time.But it turns out, Riley kind of made her audition for the part on "Don't Mind If I Do.""I think I got her to come in the […]

John Anderson and Big & Rich will be The Bellamy Brothers' special guests during their June 25 show at Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium. The National Amusement Park Historical Association has named Dollywood the top theme park in the U.S. following its 40th annual NAPHA Amusement Park and Attractions Survey. You can check out Cody Johnson's version of "Welcome to the Show" from his recent season-closing sold-out appearance at RodeoHouston. It now holds […]

Ingrid Andress' "All the Best" (Warner Records Nashville) Ingrid Andress wishes an ex "All the Best" on her new track coming Friday — or does she? “I wouldn’t consider myself a petty person, but I couldn’t help but write ‘All The Best’ the way that we did,” she says. “My friends and my therapist say I’m too sarcastic, so I would say this song’s tone is very ‘me’ in that way.""I’m […]

Darius Rucker (Disney/Larry McCormack) You might not immediately guess that Darius Rucker is a huge fan of wrestling, but given his affinity for other sports like football and golf, it's not that much of a stretch. He loves it so much, in fact, he's written an article about it for Rolling Stone titled "'They Were Father Figures': Darius Rucker on his Favorite Eighties Pro Wrestlers."Young Darius loved the "good-versus-evil narrative" and he […]

Spotify House at Ole Red (Spotify) For the seventh year, Spotify House will take over Nashville's Ole Red for three days during CMA Fest. The much-anticipated chance to see huge stars in a Broadway honky-tonk runs June 4-6 from 10 a.m. CT until 2 a.m. CT. On Thursday, June 4, Ashley McBryde, Cody Johnson, Corey Kent, Jelly Roll, Jon Pardi, Koe Wetzel, Old Dominion and Zach John King are just some of […]

Kenny Chesney's "Carry On" (HEY NOW Records) If you can't "Carry On" any longer without the new Kenny Chesney video, your suffering will end shortly. "Hey, everybody. It's Kenny. I am on the set of my brand new video, 'Carry On,'" the superstar says in a new social media clip. "We're down here in the Florida Keys. Can't wait for you to hear the song, see the video. I'm excited about […]

Carly Pearce (Hubert Vestil/Getty Images) Carly Pearce is headed for musical summer camp in a matter of days, as she and Max McNown serve as guest artists for Grammy Camp in Nashville. For the program's 22nd year, 208 high school students from 163 cities and 35 states will get to chase their dreams.“The most important bridge between a dream and reality is simply an open door," Grammy Museum CEO Michael Sticka […]

Cody Johnson (Denise Truscello/WireImage) After Cody Johnson won male artist of the year at Sunday's ACM Awards, he decided it meant he didn't have a shot at the trophy he wanted most. "To be honest, when they called it for male artist of the year, I thought, 'Well, that's it. You know, that's the one I got,' because I feel like guys like me that have kinda been the underdog in a […]