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"I Don't Want to Have to Marry You" hitmaker Helen Cornelius passed away July 18 at the age of 83. The 1977 CMA Vocal Duo of the Year winner was best known for her duets with Country Music Hall of Famer Jim Ed Brown.Anne Wilson's new EP, God Story, is set to arrive Aug. 1. On Friday, she starts a two-weekend run on Morgan Wallen's stadium tour.The coffee table book […]

Disney/Larry McCormack Jason Aldean, Drew Baldridge, Travis Denning, Jessie Jo Dillon, Tyler Hubbard, Old Dominion and Trisha Yearwood are just a few of the singer/songwriters already confirmed for the eighth annual Nashville Songwriter Awards, set for Sept. 23 at the Ryman.In addition to the 10 Songs I Wish I'd Written honors, the Nashville Songwriters Association International will pass out the song, songwriter, songwriter-artist and legendary song awards.The band Alabama will […]

BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville Drew Baldridge's first new music of 2025 arrives on Friday, a duet with Emily Ann Roberts called "Get Me Gone." “As soon as I wrote this song, I knew it’d be a powerful duet,” Drew says. “It took me a while to find the perfect voice for it, but one day I came across Emily Ann on social media and I loved her sound. So I just […]

Disney/Wilford Harewood Martina McBride is crossing off a bucket list item as she makes her debut on ABC's Celebrity Family Feud Thursday. "Being on Family Feud with my family has been a dream of ours for so long," she posted on Instagram. "We’ve watched the show together for as long as I can remember, and that dream has finally come true."The "Independence Day" hitmaker plays alongside her husband, John McBride, and her daughters, Ava […]

Disney/Connie Chornuk Carly Pearce was part of the party surrounding the WNBA All-Star Game in Indianapolis last weekend."Truly honored to perform for the incredible women of the @wnba this weekend," she posted on her socials. "So proud of everything they’re doing — on and off the court."The "truck on fire" hitmaker also included a nod to star player Caitlin Clark, posing with a #22 jersey, as well as shots from […]

Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Trisha Yearwood led an all-star tribute to Linda Ronstadt Tuesday evening in the Country Music Hall of Fame's CMA Theater, showcasing collaborations with James Taylor, Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell, Patti Scialfa and more.“I’m not exaggerating when I say that Linda Ronstadt is THE reason I became a singer,” Trisha pointed out. “Celebrating Linda and her fellow L.A.-based musicians alongside […]

Disney/Connie Chornuk Blake Shelton is "fired up" about his latest radio single, "Stay Country or Die Tryin'."In fact, he believes the follow-up to his 30th #1, "Texas," is a song that can hold its own with some of his best-loved hits."I love it," he tells ABC Audio. "It's got a ton of energy and it's kinda like a first cousin to 'God's Country' or 'Ol' Red' or one of those […]

Old Dominion's new radio single is "Making Good Time" from their new album, Barbara, which arrives Aug. 22.Luke Combs' new song, "Back in the Saddle," comes out on Friday, along with its accompanying music video.Ian Munsick made history on Saturday, becoming the first Wyoming native to ever headline Cheyenne Frontier Days.  Copyright © 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Todd Owyoung/NBC Kelsea Ballerini's stripping it down to give fans a new look at her 2024 album, Patterns.The new Patterns (Stripped Session) special includes acoustic performances of seven of the record's songs: current hit "Baggage," "Sorry Mom," "We Broke Up," "To the Men That Love Women After Heartbreak," "Hindsight is Happiness," "I Would, Would You" and the title track.Only 50 fans were on hand when Kelsea recorded the intimate take on […]