Buck Country Music News

Eric Church (Ralph Bavaro/NBC) Eric Church will deliver the 2026 spring commencement address at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. “Being asked to be the Commencement speaker at North Carolina is one of the greatest honors I’ve ever had," he says. "Being a Tar Heel ‘born, bred, dead’ and knowing what the school has meant to me and my family, it’s surreal."“To be able to be there and celebrate […]

Rascal Flatts' Gary LeVox & Joe Don Rooney (Disney/Connie Chornuk) When Rascal Flatts decided to make Life Is a Highway: Refueled Duets, an album that reimagined their past hits and songs from their catalog, recording a new song with the Jonas Brothers wasn't part of the plan. Still, when the siblings suggested "I Dare You," Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney were all on board."We were going back through […]

Emmylou Harris' 1998 live album, Spyboy, will be rereleased Nov. 7. The vinyl will include five unreleased songs from the original recording, while the CD adds four tracks. You can preview "Thing About You" now.You can check out Chase McDaniel's new music video for "Die Trying" on YouTube. It's from the newcomer's debut album, Lost Ones, and features his dog, Letto.Chase Rice, Josh Ross and Hannah McFarland will play a […]

Reba McEntire & JoAnna García Swisher (Michael Ansell/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images) Reba Hart and Cheyenne Montgomery will soon be together again. Fans of Reba McEntire's self-titled sitcom will recognize the character names from the popular sitcom, in which Sweet Magnolias star JoAnna Garcia Swisher played the country star's daughter.Now, Swisher's set for a reunion on Reba's new show, Happy's Place. She'll play an influencer named Kenzie on the […]

Dan + Shay (Trae Patton/NBC) If you've been wondering what's happened to Dan + Shay, the duo's taken to Instagram to give fans an update. "We did not plan to take a social media hiatus for almost a whole year, but last year was crazy," Dan Smyers says in a video with Shay Mooney. "We did The Voice, we did two tours, we did two Christmas albums and then we went […]

Lainey Wilson (Disney/Robby Klein) You'll find Lainey Wilson on the November cover of Southern Living, and you can get a glimpse of her house in an article titled "Lainey Wilson's Tennessee Home: Celebrating in style with country's biggest star."“I always say that this house is kind of like the inverse of me because I feel like a farmhouse on the inside but a hippie on the outside,” she tells the […]

Jordan Davis (Disney/Larry McCormack) Jordan Davis, Mitchell Tenpenny, Tigirlily Gold, Colbie Caillait, NSYNC's Chris Kirkpatrick, LANCO, Maddox Batson and Olympian Shawn Johnson East are all confirmed to play in The Lucky Classic on Nov. 16 at Nashville's First Horizon Park. University of Tennessee head baseball coach Tony Vitello is also set to lead one of the teams in the game, which raises money for The Burger Family Foundation. The new players join […]

Lee Brice's "Killed the Man" (Curb) Lee Brice is getting introspective on his new track, "Killed the Man," which drops Oct. 31. "When I first heard this song, it made me look back at my own life and see the man who I was isn’t the man I am today," he explains. "I think the message is something anyone can relate to as we all strive to evolve and grow through […]

Jackson Dean's 'On the Back of My Dreams' (Big Machine) There's no doubt about it: Jackson Dean is willing to suffer for his art. If you need proof, just check out the video for his latest hit or the cover of the album it's on, On the Back of My Dreams. "That shot was a mile up on the side of a mountain in Paradise Valley, in the middle of January," he […]