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Nashville Songwriter Awards (Courtesy NSAI) Nashville Songwriters Association International will give Riley Green its Songwriter-Artist of the Year honor Sept. 22 during the ninth annual Nashville Songwriter Awards at the historic Ryman Auditorium.The news comes on the heels of "Change My Mind" becoming Riley's seventh #1 earlier in June. Blake Pendergrass will pick up the Songwriter of the Year award. He notched his first chart-topper in July 2025 with Morgan Wallen's "Just in Case" […]

'Macy's 4th of July Fireworks' (NBC) Blake Shelton, Shaboozey and Post Malone are all set to perform on NBC's Macy's 4th of July Fireworks special.The lineup also includes Noah Kahan, Bebe Rexha and Salt-N-Pepa, alongside a fireworks display from New York City."This year's broadcast will be especially meaningful as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of America and the 50th anniversary of Macy's 4th of July Fireworks," says NBC and Peacock executive Jen Neal in a statement. […]

Kelsea Ballerini (Francis Specker/CBS) What's Kelsea Ballerini been up to? Well, it seems she's been in the studio — and at the bar — with Marshmello. On Tuesday, the "half of my hometown" hitmaker posted a video lamenting the behavior of the opposite sex. "It's like every guy in the world just thinks every girl in the world goes to a bar to just like, what, like get hit on?" Kelsea says, […]

Chris Stapleton (Disney/Frank Micelotta) Chris Stapleton's set to perform at an upcoming America250 concert in Los Angeles celebrating the 250th birthday of the United States.The show, dubbed America's Block Party, takes place on July 4 at the LA Memorial Coliseum. The lineup also includes Smashing Pumpkins and host Queen Latifah.Tickets are on sale now and cost $17.76. Proceeds will benefit Feeding America, and 5,000 complimentary tickets will be donated to first responders, veterans and active-duty service members.For […]

Cody Johnson's "Horseback" (COJO Music/Warner Records Nashville) Newly crowned ACM entertainer of the year Cody Johnson laid the foundation for his win with life-affirming songs like "'Til You Can't," "The Painter," "Dirt Cheap" and "The Fall."Now that he's clinched the coveted title, the Texas cowboy is ready to have some fun with his next album — and especially his new radio single.  "'Horseback' was probably one of the most fun […]

Carly Pearce's fifth annual Carly's Closet event during CMA Fest raised $20,000 for the CMA Foundation to support music education. Lee Brice commemorated the six-year anniversary of hitting #1 with Carly and "I Hope You're Happy Now" with a post that includes a flashback video of the arrival of the socially distanced news during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. You can check out Jo Dee Messina's cover of Aerosmith's "Dream On" […]

Josh Turner's 'Your Man: 20th Anniversary Edition' (MCA) Twenty years ago, an album came out that delivered firsts for both Chris Stapleton and Josh Turner: Chris wrote the title track of Josh's second record, Your Man.It would go on to give Josh his first #1 song and #1 album, and offer Chris his first #1 as a writer. This summer, their record label's celebrating with multiple 20th Anniversary Editions of the collection, which […]

Taylor Swift & Ella Langley (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for iHeartRadio) The era of Ella Langley continues at country radio, as "Be Her" tops both the Mediabase and Billboard Country Airplay rankings for the first time.While it's new to the pinnacle on Mediabase, it's currently taking its third victory lap atop the Billboard ranking.Of course, it continues Ella's unbroken streak of chart-toppers that started with "you look like you love me" and "Don't […]

'Kenny Chesney: Living in Fast Forward' (Courtesy Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum) Kenny Chesney was officially inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2025, and in 2026 he'll get his own exhibit. Kenny Chesney: Living in Fast Forward is set to open July 23 at the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum."When you’re so busy living life – literally in fast forward – you rarely pause […]