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Megan Moroney (Todd Owyoung/NBC) If you're a Megan Moroney fan, you probably know there was a marked change of mood for the new country superstar between 2024's Am I Okay? and February's Cloud 9.So what made her world change from blue to pink (the colors she chose to represent each album)? While she's not spilling any major tea, she is offering some clues. "It was inspired by a time where I […]

If you missed Hudson Westbrook's Tuesday appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show, you can check it out now on YouTube. You can now pick up MONOPOLY: Dollywood Edition at retail locations inside Dolly Parton's Pigeon Forge theme park, featuring noted attractions like Blazing Fury, Lightning Rod and NighFlight Expedition for sale on the game board. Chris Stapleton guests on Mumford & Sons' new single, "Here." Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Ingrid Andress' "Taillights" (Warner Records Nashville) Ingrid Andress looks at what sometimes happens when a relationship ends with her new track, "Taillights," which comes out Friday. "‘Taillights’ – which is probably my most country title ever other than ‘Wishful Drinking’ by the way – is a song I wrote about the fact that you kind of see a one-night stand coming when you yourself have had plenty," she explains. "Essentially this […]

Don Williams' 'Epilogue: The Cellar Tapes' (Craft Recordings) An unexpected album from late Country Music Hall of Famer Don Williams will arrive May 29, made up of forgotten recordings discovered in his family's rural Tennessee Home.Executive produced by his son, musician Tim Williams, Epilogue: The Cellar Tapes was a collaboration with Don's producer of four decades, Garth Fundis.  “Don liked every one of these songs,” Fundis recalls in a press release. […]

Alan Jackson's 5 O'Clock Somewhere Fest (Peachtree Entertainment) Ella Langley and Old Dominion will headline the first-ever Alan Jackson's Five O'Clock Somewhere Fest June 12-13 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Jimmy Buffet’s Coral Reefer Band will also play, along with Dylan Scott, Clint Black, Shenandoah, John Anderson and Rodney Atkins.  The festival aims to capture the spirit of Alan and Jimmy's hit, which topped the chart for more than two months in the summer of […]

If you're looking for free daytime entertainment during CMA Fest, we now know who will play the multiple outdoor stages in downtown Nashville from June 4 to 7.Ashley Cooke, Carter Faith, Chase Matthew, Chayce Beckham, Dasha, Drew Baldridge, ERNEST, Ian Munsick, Josh Ross, Lauren Alaina, Maddox Watson, Max McNown, Midland, Nate Smith, Priscilla Block, RaeLynn, Russell Dickerson, Tigirlily Gold, Tucker Wetmore and Vincent Mason are just some of the artists […]

Fender Presents: Tele Town (Fender Musical Instruments Corporation) Zach Top, Brothers Osborne, Brad Paisley, Ricky Skaggs and Steve Warner will all step onto the legendary Ryman stage as Fender throws a 75th birthday party for the Telecaster on May 4.Defined by Fender as the "world's first mass-produced, solid-body electric guitar," the Telecaster will be center stage for the show titled Tele Town.Two-time ACM guitar player of the year Derek Wells […]

HARDY (Todd Owyoung/NBC) It hasn't even been two months since HARDY released "McArthur," and the generational saga is already a top-25 hit. While it seems to be making its way up the chart quickly, HARDY recalls it wasn't one of his quickest compositions."It took a couple, three hours maybe. I mean, to me that’s a medium one. A fast one is, I always like to think under an hour," he says. […]

The second annual Diffie Classic is set for Sept. 21-22. It starts with a golf tournament at 12 Stones Crossing Golf Club in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, and continues with a concert at the Nashville Palace. The event honors the late Joe Diffie. Proceeds will go to Nashville-based First Steps, a nonprofit that works with children with special needs.Parmalee's new radio single is "God Knew Better," their follow-up to their #1 "Cowgirl."Vince […]