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Jordan Davis performs on ABC's 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' (Disney/Randy Holmes) If you're looking for a great gift for your favorite country music fan this holiday season, you may want to try bidding on some unique collectibles up for grabs at a new charity auction.The money raised from the fifth annual ASCAP Foundation Holiday Auction will go to support the foundation's mission of helping young people who want to become songwriters […]

Lainey Wilson and Ella Langley perform during Lainey's Whirlwind World Tour at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena, October, 2025 (Jason Davis/Getty Images) Lainey Wilson and Ella Langley are tops on the Billboard country charts, both with songs inspired by the Lone Star State.Ella's song "Choosin' Texas" is #1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, while Lainey's "Somewhere Over Laredo" is #1 on Billboard's Country Airplay chart. This is only the sixth […]

Morgan Wallen (Spidey Smith) Spotify is out with its annual "Wrapped" list of the most popular artists, songs and albums of the year, and Morgan Wallen leads the way.His album I'm the Problem is Spotify's #1 album of 2025 in the U.S, and his previous album, One Thing at a Time, lands at #9. Those are the only country projects in the top 10, which also includes releases by Taylor […]

Lady A's 'On This Winter's Night (Volume 2).' (Big Machine) Lady A's extensive yuletide catalog started with 2010's A Merry Little Christmas EP and then morphed into 2012's On This Winter's Night album. Volume 2 of their holiday collection arrived in September with 11 new tunes. So, why was 2025 the right time to double their December offerings?"It was more started with, 'Let's do a Christmas tour,'" Charles Kelley explains. "And then […]

"Good Time" singer Niko Moon and wife Anna Moon are expanding their family: They're expecting a baby boy, who'll join big sister Lily Anne Moon, 3. Niko tells People, "I’m so grateful to have the family I’ve been given and I can’t wait to see what being a boy dad is like!"Thomas Rhett recently had to rescue his wife, Lauren Akins, from a holiday decoration mishap at home. She climbed up to put […]

Lainey Wilson on the CMA red carpet in Nashville, Nov. 19, 2025. (Disney/Michael Le Brecht) On her Peace, Love and Cowboys EP, Lainey Wilson sings a posthumous duet of "Let It Snow" with the late Bing Crosby. In a new Claymation-style animated video for the track, which doubles as an ad for Hershey's, Lainey battles chaos in her house as she tries to enjoy some chocolate treats.Throughout the clip, Lainey attempts to […]

Kenny Chesney, 'Heart Life Music,' (William Morrow, an imprint of Harper Collins Publishers) Kenny Chesney is a big Bruce Springsteen fan; he even mentions The Boss several times throughout his bestselling book, Heart Life Music. That's why he's pretty excited to be doing a podcast taping at the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music, located at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey.Kenny will appear on an episode of […]

Kelsea Ballerini performs on the ‘The 59th Annual CMA Awards’ (Disney/Frank Micelotta) Kelsea Ballerini wants fans to know that just because she isn't sharing every detail of her life with them doesn't mean she doesn't love them.While doing an "Ask Me Anything" session on her Instagram Story, Kelsea chose to answer the question, "How are YOU? You heal a lot of us. What do YOU need?" “Thank you for saying this […]

Jordan Davis and Lauren Daigle co-host 'CMA Country Christmas.' (John Russell/CMA) If you still aren't in the holiday mood, tune into ABC's CMA Country Christmas Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT for a dose of tinsel, mistletoe and festive music.Filmed earlier this year in Nashville, the 2025 installment of the annual special is hosted by Jordan Davis and Lauren Daigle. It features performances by Megan Moroney, Riley Green, Parker McCollum, Lady A, […]