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The 2026 American Music Awards took place Monday in Las Vegas. Here are the winners:Artist of the yearBTSNew artist of the yearKATSEYEAlbum of the yearSabrina Carpenter – Man's Best FriendSong of the yearHUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami – "Golden"Collaboration of the yearPinkPantheress, Zara Larsson – "Stateside"Social song of the yearTyla – "CHANEL"Best music videoKATSEYE – "Gnarly"Best soundtrackKPop Demon HuntersTour of the yearShakira – Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World TourBreakout […]

Brad Tursi's 'Colorado' (Universal Music Corp./Turs and Chorus) "Hard to Get High" is the newest preview of Brad Tursi's second solo album, Colorado, which comes out June 12. “‘Hard to Get High’ is a song about the slippery slope of excess,” the Old Dominion guitarist says. “The stuff that feels good in life is, unfortunately, sometimes also bad for you. Unless it’s good love, of course! You can never get enough […]

Avie Lee Parton's 'Smoky Mountain Mama' (Owepar Entertainment) It's well known that Dolly Parton traces her musical talent to her mother's side of the family, but did you know her mom actually recorded an album?Avie Lee Parton's Smoky Mountain Mama record has now been remastered and is available to stream. The collection of mountain ballads and folk songs was recorded in 1974 and 1979 at Dolly's urging, as a way to preserve […]

Bailey Zimmerman's "The Climb" (Atlantic Records) Bailey Zimmerman's cover of Miley Cyrus' "The Climb" was such a hit on his Different Night Same Rodeo Tour, he went into the studio to record it. "I haven’t covered many songs in my career but over the last few months of playing this night after night and seeing all the excitement from everyone, not only at the shows but online as well, just made me […]

Reba McEntire's 'Hurt Like That' (MCA) Reba McEntire's leaning into the heartbreak with her new Hurt Like That music capsule and its title track."It's a cold, cold rain, it's a bitter kind of pain/ It'll leave a stain on your past," she sings on the ballad. "It'll haunt your sleep, it will cut you bone deep/ And it'll shatter you like glass/ Oh, I never felt nothin' that hurt like […]

Kenny Chesney's "Carry On" (HEY NOW Records) If you've ever dreamed of exploring Key West with Kenny Chesney, his new music video for "Carry On" may be just about as close as you'll come. “Key West isn’t about who you are, but what’s in your soul," he says of the Florida town that's the setting for both the song's narrative and its visual. "It’s the great equalizer, with wisdom to be […]

Jason Aldean's 'Songs About Us' (BBR/BMG) Jason Aldean's new album, Songs About Us, already boasts a #1 hit with "How Far Does a Goodbye Go," plus "Don't Tell On Me," which just made its way into the top 10. Even though it's been out less than a month, Jason's pretty confident his younger kids, 8-year-old Memphis Aldean Williams and 7-year-old Navy Rome Williams, are no longer interested. "They kinda listen to everything […]

Canaan Smith's new song, "Throw'n Darts," drops Friday, June 5, ahead of his Sunday, June 7, appearance on the Dr. Pepper Amp Stage at CMA Fest. Maren Morris will do a "real-time, interactive live concert" you can watch exclusively at AMC theaters on Saturday, June 20. You can buy tickets and find out more online. You can bid on a guitar signed by Luke Bryan as part of the superstar's partnership with […]

Carly's Closet (Courtesy Carly Pearce/full coverage communications) If you've spotted Carly Pearce wearing something you like onstage this year, there's a good chance you might be able to buy it from her during CMA Fest. As fans who've been around for a while can attest, that's typically how it works as the "Every Little Thing" hitmaker prepares to host her fifth annual Carly's Closet pop-up in 2026. This year's charity fundraiser will […]