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2026 Country Music Hall of Fame inductees announcement (CMA) We're about a week away from learning the identities of the newest members of the Country Music Hall of Fame. Marty Stuart will host the official announcement of the 2026 inductees March 20 from the Hall of Fame's rotunda.You'll be able to livestream this year's big reveal starting at 10 a.m. CT on the CMA's YouTube channel. The three new members will officially […]

Carly Pearce & Riley Green's "If I Don't Leave I'm Gonna Stay" (Blue Highway Records) Carly Pearce and Riley Green bring a simmering intensity to their vocals in the first preview of their duet, "If I Don't Leave I'm Gonna Stay," which officially drops Friday. "We're getting close to losing clothes, I should go/ Look at the time, it's getting late/ If I don't leave, I'm gonna stay," Carly sings as […]

Conner Smith's new album, Stories I've Never Told — Acoustic Tapes, will arrive on Friday, featuring six songs Conner wrote, as well as a cover of Zac Brown Band's "Free." He's currently working on more new music to arrive later this year.Clint Black's new exhibit, The Hard Way on Purpose, is set to open at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on April 22. Scheduled to run through […]

Vince Gill & Kix Brooks (Rick Diamond/WireImage) Country Music Hall of Famers Kix Brooks and Vince Gill are coming together for a writers round in Nashville to raise money for a nonprofit Kix co-founded. Kix started Hope on the Inside with fellow Louisiana native Briana Calhoun in 2023 to help people in correctional facilities.“I can’t wait to share what is going to be a really special night with some of Nashville's most […]

Chris Janson's 'Fun' (Harpeth 60 Records/Warner Music Nashville) The men behind "Buy Me a Boat" and "Dust on the Bottle" are getting together to have some "Fun." Chris Janson teased his new collaboration with David Lee Murphy on his socials on Wednesday."They can’t say we didn’t have fun! New song and music video feat. @davidleemurphy out Friday," he revealed, along with a snippet of the video."We had a truckload of it/ […]

Chris Janson's 'Fun' (Harpeth 60 Records/Warner Music Nashville) The men behind "Buy Me a Boat" and "Dust on the Bottle" are getting together to have some "Fun." Chris Janson teased his new collaboration with David Lee Murphy on his socials on Wednesday."They can’t say we didn’t have fun! New song and music video feat. @davidleemurphy out Friday," he revealed, along with a snippet of the video."We had a truckload of it/ […]

Kacey Musgraves' 'Middle of Nowhere' (Lost Highway) Kacey Musgraves' sixth studio album, Middle of Nowhere, is set to arrive May 1 and includes guest appearances from Miranda Lambert, Willie Nelson and Billy Strings.It was inspired by a sign in her hometown that reads "Golden, TX: Somewhere in the Middle of Nowhere" — and also by her private life. “The bulk of this record was made during the longest single period of my life,” […]

Megan Moroney (Disney/Connie Chornuk) Megan Moroney, Zac Brown Band and BRELAND are getting in on the March Madness action.While they won't be playing basketball, they will be playing the 2026 March Madness Music Festival, which will take over American Legion Mall in Indianapolis April 3-5.Rock band Twenty One Pilots will kick off the music April 3, before BRELAND and Zac Brown Band take the Coca-Cola Live! stage on April 4.Megan's […]

Jelly Roll & Lainey Wilson (© Grand Ole Opry, photos by Chris Hollo) Jelly Roll's mom sat in the front row Tuesday night as her son was inducted as a member of the Grand Ole Opry. It was her first time seeing him play the prestigious stage.Wearing a cross that belonged to Johnny Cash, Jelly kicked off the night performing his hits “Liar,” “Need a Favor,” “I Am Not Okay,” “Hard […]