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Shania Twain (Academy of Country Music) Even though she's a global pop/country superstar, Canadian Shania Twain sees hosting the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas as a homecoming of sorts. "This is fun to me," she says. "Hosting the ACMs is a chance to go celebrate all of the other artists, meet the new artists, the up-and-coming artists, [to] celebrate a lot of the artists that have been […]

The music video for Reba McEntire's new song, "One Night in Tulsa," was recorded live during her April concert at her restaurant and bar, Reba's Place, in Atoka, Oklahoma. Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams-Paisley will be featured on Friday's NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas in the new Great Americans series. They'll discuss their work with the Nashville nonprofit The Store, which offers the benefits of a food bank in an […]

Kacey Musgraves' 'Middle of Nowhere' (Lost Highway) Kacey Musgraves is doubling down on her Middle of Nowhere Tour. The "Follow Your Arrow" hitmaker is adding five new dates to the trek supporting her new album, adding adjacent days in cities she's already playing.That means her tour will now kick off Aug. 20 in Chicago, instead of Aug. 21, with new shows in Boston, Austin and Dallas. She's adding Brooklyn on Sept. […]

The 52nd American Music Awards (Dick Clark Productions) You can add Riley Green, Keith Urban and Darius Rucker to the list of country artists who'll be performing at the upcoming American Music Awards. It will be Riley's first time taking the AMA stage to sing, while Keith will do a song from his yacht rock record, Flow State, which drops June 12. Darius won't exactly have on his country hat, however, as Hootie […]

Stephen Wilson Jr. (Academy of Country Music) Newcomer Stephen Wilson Jr. learned he'd picked up his first Academy of Country Music trophy for visual media of the year for "Cuckoo" on Wednesday.It's an impressive feat for the first-time nominee, as he beats out Megan Moroney's "6 Months Later," Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton's "A Song to Sing," Lainey Wilson's "Somewhere Over Laredo" and Cody Johnson's "The Fall." Stephen co-directed the video. The […]

Kenny Chesney's "Carry On" (HEY NOW Records) Kenny Chesney was looking for a very specific kind of song to put out as his first new music in two years.Then he realized he'd had it all along, though he was saving it for his "next songwriter-driven island project."“Once I realized what ‘Carry On’ could be, the song fell into place," he explains. "Some songs are just fun to cut. As much […]

Miranda Lambert & Loretta Lynn at the 44th Annual CMA Awards at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on November 10, 2010 (Bryan Bedder/WireImage) Miranda Lambert's new single, "Crisco," doesn't officially drop for another week, but it's already Loretta Lynn approved. "You know the Lynn family loves some Crisco!" the late icon's relatives wrote on her official account. "@mirandalambert we can’t wait to hear your new single when it comes out on May 15th. Mom […]

'Parker McCollum: The Deluxe Edition' (MCA) Parker McCollum already has a pair of Academy of Country Music trophies, having won new male artist in 2021 and visual media of the year for "Burn It Down" in 2023. But his sole nomination this year, for album of the year for his self-titled record, is especially meaningful."I spent the whole day just kinda processing it, reading text messages, [with] people calling," he says […]

"How Can I Miss What I Never Had," the latest release from late Country Music Hall of Famer Don Williams' unexpected album, EPILOGUE: The Cellar Tapes, is out now, ahead of the full album's May 29 arrival. The debut album from Graham Barham, Club Country, will arrive June 12. You can check out the latest preview, "I'm the One," now. The new track from Conner Smith, "Easy on the Eyes," drops Friday.  Copyright © […]