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Just as they did at last November's CMA Awards, the women of country lead the nominations for the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards, with Megan Moroney coming out on top with nine nods. Miranda Lambert follows closely behind with eight, while Ella Langley and Lainey Wilson each have seven.Chris Stapleton is this year's most-nominated male artist with six, while Zach Top has five.  Here's the complete list of contenders […]

Maddie & Tae (Disney/Michael Le Brecht) Maddie & Tae only have one concert to go as they close this chapter of their lives as a duo. The "Girl in a Country Song" hitmakers chose a fitting lyric for one of their final recordings: a cover of Phil Collins' "You'll Be in My Heart" from the 1999 Disney movie Tarzan."We're in a really bittersweet season of life right now," Maddie Font says, "being mamas and […]

Hudson Westbrook's "Painted You Pretty" (Warner Records Nashville) Is newcomer Hudson Westbrook becoming a media darling?The 21-year-old Texan didn't made his national TV debut until early this year, but he's followed that up with multiple high-profile bookings. His Jan. 22 appearance on NBC's Today show was the first time he'd performed for a national TV audience, doing his breakthrough #1, "House Again."He followed that up with his talk show debut March […]

Country Summer Music Festival (Country Summer Music Festival/PR Newswire) Country music is headed for California wine country this summer. Cole Swindell, Keith Urban and Koe Wetzel are set to headline the Country Summer Music Festival June 12-14 at the Sonoma County Event Center at the Fairgrounds. Nate Smith, Dasha, Breland, Chase Matthew, Ingrid Andress, Kelsey Hart, John Morgan, Tyler Braden and Aaron Watson are just some of the artists who complete the lineup.Both single-day […]

Brantley Gilbert's The Real American Tour (Courtesy Brantley Gilbert) Brantley Gilbert's gearing up for The Real American Tour, which is set to kick off May 1 at Dos Equis Pavilion in Dallas.Opening acts will vary on the 35-city run, which wraps Sept. 12 at the Tri-State Rodeo in Fort Madison, Iowa.While the name of the tour may hint at Brantley's political outlook, he's also a partner and investor in the beer […]

'Lainey Wilson: Keepin' Country Cool' (Netflix) "I busted out of my britches. That's how you know it's gonna be a good night." That's the beginning of the just-released trailer for Lainey Wilson's new Netflix documentary, before cutting to her singing "Hang Tight Honey" for a packed arena. While the preview's only two minutes long, it packs some major revelations — and lets the CMA and ACM entertainer of the year clear some things […]

Carly Pearce (Jason Kempin/Getty Images) Carly Pearce's Monday benefit at City Winery raised $45,000 for Nashville's Pet Community Center.Ashley Cooke opened the show and returned during Carly's set to sing Ashley McBryde's part on "Never Wanted to Be That Girl." Carly's stripped-down performance included music from her upcoming album, including "Dream Come True" and her new hit, "If I Don't Leave I'm Gonna Stay." “I am honored to be here tonight to […]

Lauren Alaina & Chase Matthew's "All My Exes" (Big Loud) Lauren Alaina currently has her biggest hit on the radio since 2021's "Getting Over Him" with Jon Pardi. If there's any downside to her new duet with Chase Matthew, it's that the song Lauren co-wrote was, in fact, ripped from the pages of her own life. "I wrote 'All My Exes' about a relationship I had that was, let's just say not […]

Country Music Hall of Famer Ray Stevens is recovering at home from a March 29 fall that left him with a broken neck. According to a news release, he's "fully mobile and in good spirits," though he has to wear a neck brace for a month. His latest album, Favorites Old & New, comes out Friday. Jamey Johnson remembered Merle Haggard with his cover of 2010's "Pretty When It's New" on […]