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Kelsea Ballerini performs on the ‘The 59th Annual CMA Awards’ (Disney/Frank Micelotta) If you saw Kelsea Ballerini perform her song "I Sit in Parks" during November's CMA Awards and thought, "That's one of the best songs I've heard all year" — well, you weren't alone.The song has been chosen as one of Rolling Stone's 100 Best Songs of 2025, and it's one of the very few country tracks on the […]

Megan Moroney's Cloud 9 Tour (AEG Presents) Megan Moroney is ready to take her fans to Cloud 9.The "Six Months Later" singer has just announced The Cloud 9 tour, to go along with her new album of the same name. The international headline tour begins May 29 in Columbus, Ohio. After the North American leg wraps at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on Aug. 21, Megan will float on over to Europe […]

Riley Green performs on ABC's 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' (Disney/Randy Holmes) Country Thunder Wisconsin returns for its 2026 edition in July with a star-studded lineup.The festival, scheduled to run July 16-19 in Twin Lakes, will feature Riley Green, Keith Urban, Gavin Adcock and newly minted CMA Vocal Group of the Year The Red Clay Strays as headliners.Also part of the lineup are Shaboozey, Nate Smith, Ian Munsick and Gretchen Wilson, while George […]

Lainey Wilson on the CMA red carpet in Nashville, Nov. 19, 2025. (Disney/Michael Le Brecht) "Peace, Love and Cowboys" is the closing track on the deluxe edition of Lainey Wilson's CMA Award winner Whirlwind. But it's also the title track of the entertainer of the year's holiday album. While the Christmas version adds sleigh bells to the beginning of the track, the message of the song Lainey co-wrote remains the same. "'Peace, Love & […]

Via her MuttNation Foundation, Miranda Lambert has announced that this year's Idyllwind Award, which honors outstanding equine rescues and sanctuaries, is being given to Horse Haven of Tennessee in Seymour, Tennessee. Horse Haven will receive a $25,000 donation toward its work, which includes providing emergency equine rescue to the entire state. "That’s huge,” Miranda says in a statement, while praising the "amazing work" that the rescue facility does "to help […]

Bailey Zimmerman attends 'The 59th Annual CMA Awards’ live from Nashville, airing Nov. 19 on ABC (Disney/Michael Le Brecht) Bailey Zimmerman and Ella Langley aren't even 30 yet, but they've certainly accomplished a lot. That's why both of them have made Forbes' annual 30 Under 30 list in the musicians category. According to the publication, they're just some of the young artists who are determining "what the future sounds like."Bailey, 25, […]

Shaboozey performs at the 2024 CMA Awards (Disney/Frank Micelotta) Billboard is trickling out its year-end charts, and when it comes to country, Morgan Wallen and Shaboozey ruled.The Billboard chart year runs from Oct. 26, 2024, through Oct. 18, 2025. The publication has shared the top 10 slots on its 2025 Year-End Top Country Albums chart, and Morgan grabbed the top three positions with, respectively, I'm the Problem, One Thing at a […]

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 […]