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CMA Triple Play Awards (Country Music Association) The Country Music Association will shine a light on songwriters with its Triple Play Awards April 13 in Nashville. The annual gathering honors tunesmiths who've racked up three #1 hits over a 12-month period. Morgan Wallen, Riley Green, Ella Langley and John Morgan will pick up their first Triple Play Awards in 2026, with ERNEST adding to his collection, as well. Ashley Gorley lands a 27th Triple […]

Luke Combs' 'The Way I Am' (Sony) When Luke Combs gets together to write with Cody Johnson, it's not exactly surprising it's a cowboy song they come up with. What is a bit surprising, however, is that "I Ain't No Cowboy" is love song laced with longing, as Luke revealed by sharing a minute of the song on his socials. "I knew the day I met her, one day I'd have to […]

Trisha Yearwood & Reba McEntire (Jason Kempin/Getty Images for the Grand Ole Opry) You can add Reba McEntire to the star-studded list of artists who will play Trisha Yearwood's breast cancer benefit March 22 at the Grand Ole Opry House.“I am honored to collaborate with Trisha and the other artists for this incredible show to raise awareness for such a meaningful cause,” Reba says. “I have seen how breast cancer impacts […]

Carly Pearce & Riley Green's "If I Don't Leave I'm Gonna Stay" (Blue Highway Records) The title of the new Carly Pearce/Riley Green duet is out, along with more sultry pictures from what appears to be a spicy video shoot. Carly's latest social media post reveals the cover of "If I Don't Leave I'm Gonna Stay," along with its March 13 arrival date.The cover of the track shows Carly in the […]

Shane Profitt's 'Population Me' (Triple Tigers Records) Newcomer Shane Profitt's already scored a top-20 hit with 2022's "How It Oughta Be." Now he's on track to repeat that success with his latest single, "Long Live Country," which just cracked country's top-40. "I always say before I'm an artist, I'm a songwriter," he tells ABC Audio. "And I take pride in writing my songs, and at the end of the day, I […]

Justin Moore, Gavin Adcock and The Red Clay Strays will headline the Born & Raised Music Festival Sept. 17-19 in Pryor, Oklahoma. Tickets go on sale Wednesday. Walker Montgomery has signed with Jay DeMarcus' Red Street Records. The son of John Michael Montgomery and the nephew of Montgomery Gentry's Eddie Montgomery, Walker's debut single will be "Saving the Honky Tonks," which comes out April 3. The Band Loula's new song, "Mother's Mother," […]

Ella Langley (Disney/Connie Chornuk) Ella Langley's current victory lap will continue later this month as she headlines a special Spotify South by Southwest concert.The "Choosin' Texas" hitmaker's currently enjoying a second week atop Billboard's all-genre Hot 100, as the song returns three weeks after it initially hit #1.She'll play Spotify 20: Live at Stubb's Saturday, March 14, in Austin, co-headlining with '90s icon Alanis Morissette, who is famous for Jagged Little […]

Carly Pearce (Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal) The Song Suffragettes will give Carly Pearce their Yellow Rose of Inspiration Award March 30 at their 12th Anniversary Show. Carly will deliver an intimate performance and participate in a question and answer session as well.There'll also be two writers' rounds that night at The Listening Room, with Elizabeth Nichols, Belle Frantz, Abby Anderson, Chanel Yates, Abbie Callahan, Nanseera, Ashley Anne, Abbey Rowe and Alison Nichols all […]

Megan Moroney (Scott Kowalchyk/CBS Broadcasting Inc.) Megan Moroney and Ella Langley are currently making history as the first women ever to top the all-genre Billboard 200 and Hot 100 at the same time.   It has happened before, however -- just never with two female artists. The first time was April 30, 1977, when the Eagles' Hotel California reigned atop the album tally and Glen Campbell's "Southern Nights" topped the song chart. To find […]