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Riley Green marks a career highlight on Thursday, as he hosts ABC's annual CMA Fest special alongside Good Morning America's Lara Spencer. "Performing at the CMA Fest is such a big deal, and obviously getting to play at Nissan [Stadium] and, you know, [it's] something you grow up dreaming about doing," he said backstage earlier this month. "I don't think I ever grew up dreaming about hosting.""I hope I didn't bite […]

Mitchell Tenpenny, Meghan Patrick and Chris Young (Jason Kempin/Getty Images) Chris Young's Famous Friends officially opened Wednesday at 11 a.m. in Midtown Nashville.  Located at 1516A Demonbreun St., the sports bar takes its name from his #1 hit from 2021 with Kane Brown.“This has been a passion project of mine for a long time," Chris says. "I've talked about opening a bar for years, and I wanted to create a true […]

The 19th ACM Honors (Academy of Country Music) Eric Church, Ella Langley, Kacey Musgraves, The Carter Family, Bill Anderson, Brett James, Landman, C2C: Country to Country and Mike Curb are among those who'll step into the spotlight Aug. 19 at the 19th Academy of Country Music Honors. Carly Pearce will host the show for the sixth year, with Parker McCollum joining her for the first time. Brett and the Carters will posthumously […]

Kenny Chesney's 'Silver Sands Marina' (HEY NOW Records) Kenny Chesney's launching his first album from his new label, HEY NOW Records, from Silver Sands Marina on Sept. 25. The new collection was produced by the superstar and his longtime collaborator, Buddy Cannon. It features its lead single, "Carry On," which is one spot away from country's top 10. “I love everything about music, but especially how it makes you feel,” Kenny says. […]

Bailey Zimmerman (Jason Kempin/Getty Images) Bailey Zimmerman is speaking out about the incident at Sandia Resort & Casino that led to the cancellation of his May 27 show in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and resulted in him facing felony and misdemeanor criminal charges.In a statement provided to ABC Audio by his publicist, Bailey writes, "First things first, I want to apologize to the Pueblo of Sandia and to everyone at Sandia […]

Taylor Swift and Lainey Wilson perform at Sports Illustrated and Tight End University's Tight Ends & Friends Presented by Reese's (Courtesy Authentic Live, a Division of Authentic Brands Group) Taylor Swift and Lainey Wilson teamed up for a surprise duet Tuesday night in Nashville, where Taylor's fiancé, Travis Kelce, was holding his annual Tight End University event.The surprise duet took place at Sports Illustrated and Tight End University's Tight Ends […]

Luke Bryan (Disney/Connie Chornuk) If there's a naughty list at CMA Fest, Luke Bryan's probably on it. It's a confession the superstar made backstage as he prepared to close out the 2026 Nissan Stadium shows earlier in June, making him the final artist to play the festival in the original home of the Tennessee Titans. In 2027, it's set to be held in the soon-to-be-completed new stadium. "It's been fun through the […]

Keith Urban's 'flow state' (MCA) Could a top-10 album inspire Keith Urban to cut another record of yacht rock tunes? If so, he's well on his way to a sequel, as flow state debuts at #7 on Billboard's Top Album Sales chart. With versions of everything from Seals & Crofts' "Summer Breeze" to Player's "Baby Come Back," the record includes 10 covers. There are guest spots by Little Big Town and John Mayer, […]

Country Cruising 2027 (Courtesy Country Cruising/Flying Dutchmen Travel) Russell Dickerson will be Country Cruising into 2027.He's the latest artist to join next year's voyage through Tampa, Cozumel, Belize and Costa Maya, alongside Craig Morgan, Randy Travis, David Nail, Paul Overstreet, Drake White, James Otto, Filmore, Hannah Dasher, Alana Springsteen, Tiera Kennedy and more.You can find complete details about the April 11-18 trip at CountryCruising.com.If that's far too long for you to wait […]