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ABC/Heidi Gutman The countdown is on to the 2025 premiere of American Idol on ABC, and Luke Bryan kicked off the week with Robin Roberts and Michael Strahan on Good Morning America.While Robin commented on Luke's ever-present happy outlook, he and Michael bonded over their seemingly questionable golf games. Luke also previewed his new tour and performed the song it's named for, "Country Song Came On."Luke will be back on […]

Disney/Larry McCormack As Ashley McBryde releases new music following 2023's The Devil I Know, she's feeling like there "Ain't Enough Cowboy Songs."The "One Night Standards" hitmaker explains exactly what she means."I'm not saying we all need to be cowboys. I'm not saying we all need to own horses or anything like that," she tells ABC Audio. "But the way of life and the way that you approach things is what is cowboy […]

Lily Rose's new track, "I Know What I Want," was inspired by a night she opened up for Cole Swindell and Dylan Scott.Kip Moore's sixth album, Solitary Tracks, is out now, featuring 23 new songs.Newcomer Timothy Wayne co-wrote his latest release, "That'd Be You," with Mark Collie, and Tim McGraw helped produce it. Copyright © 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Down The Road Records What do Alison Krauss & Union Station sound like now that Dan Tyminski's not in the band? You can find out with the new track "Granite Mills," featuring new member Russell Moore."Jerry [Douglas], Ron [Block], Barry [Bales] and I all met when Dan Tyminski left the band," Alison recalls, "and Jerry asked me, 'What do you think?' I said, 'Russell Moore,' and they all said, 'Absolutely!'""I couldn't believe […]

Disney/Larry McCormack Thomas Rhett's showing off his spiritual side in a new collaboration with Christian artist Forrest Frank.Lest you think that means it's a slow, sappy tune, be warned: it's quite the opposite. "Nothing Else" is funky and upbeat, with lyrics like "I woke up to the birds singing/ hey look I'm alive/ I got my family, Jesus and my health/ and if I got all that I don't need nothing […]

MCA Nashville Parker McCollum's teaming up with newcomer Kassi Ashton for a new duet. In fact, it's a collaboration that came to life at the Mother Church of Country Music. “Parker is a great friend of mine, and I love his voice," Kassi says. "The first time I ever heard him sing this song, we were backstage at the Ryman. I knew I had to cut it and that he had […]

Warner Records Dasha's delivering the first taste of her second album with her new single, "Not at This Party." And just like her breakthrough smash, "Austin," she's dealing with relationship problems."'Not At This Party' was a title I'd been carrying around for a while," she explains. "It's about that universal experience of being out with friends, but mentally checked out.""When I wrote it with Ashley Gorley and Ben Johnson, I […]

Leo33 Zach Top's new EP, Me & Billy, with acclaimed bluegrass musician Billy Strings, is out now.The three-track collection features new versions of "Bad Luck" and "Things to Do" -- originally from Zach's Cold Beer & Country Music album -- as well as a cover of Ricky Skaggs' #1 from 1983, "Don't Cheat in Our Hometown."“We had a lot of fun, traded back and forth some playing and whatnot," Zach says of his […]

Disney/Frank Micelotta My, how the tables have turned: Carrie Underwood won the fourth season of American Idol back in 2005. Thirteen years later, Luke Bryan joined the ABC show as a judge. Now, as Carrie comes back to Idol, Luke's the veteran, starting his eighth season on the show.So how's the "Before He Cheats" hitmaker adjusting?"We've already done some auditions. You know, we do a lot of pre-taped stuff," Luke […]