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CMA Fest (Country Music Association) CMA Fest will take a trip back to the '90s, as Clay Walker, Jo Dee Messina, Rhett Akins and Sara Evans open the nightly concerts June 4-7 at Nashville's Nissan Stadium. Rising stars Vincent Mason, Zach John King, Emily Ann Roberts, The Jack Wharff Band, Kaitlin Butts, Kat Luna, Laci Kaye Booth, Maggie Antone, Scoot Teasley and Willow Avalon will also get the chance to play the Platform […]

Kenny Chesney's "Carry On" (HEY NOW Records) Kenny Chesney is about to "Carry On" with his first new music in more than two years, as his new track arrives May 8. “It felt great in the studio,” he says of the song he co-produced with longtime collaborator Buddy Cannon. “Sometimes when you’re running down a song, it all just falls into place because it just feels good.""‘Carry On’ was fun," he continues, […]

Lee Brice's 'Sunriser' (Curb Records) Lee Brice's new album, Sunriser, won't come out June 5 as planned, he explains in a statement. “Y’all, I’ve got some good news and some bad news," he says. "The good news is, even after finishing Sunriser, I just kept writing and now I’ve got a whole lot more songs I can’t wait to share with you. The bad news is, we’re gonna have to push […]

Shania Twain (Academy of Country Music) Shania Twain will host the upcoming Academy of Country Music Awards, as the show returns to MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 17. “I’m thrilled to be hosting the 61st ACM Awards in Las Vegas, a place that feels like home," Shania says. “It’s such an honor to be part of this incredible night celebrating country music’s biggest stars, especially with […]

George Birge (Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for Stagecoach) As country fans count down to the kickoff of Stagecoach Friday in Indio, California, George Birge can't help but remember his surprise main stage debut during the 2025 festival."One of the crazier things that I've ever gotten to do was playing 'Cowboy Songs' with Lana Del Rey at Stagecoach," he tells ABC Audio. "I got an email from her asking me if I […]

You can check out the music video for Kip Moore's new track, "Faith in the Wind," on YouTube. It follows "Levee," the first release from his new album, Reason to Believe, which drops May 29. Ingrid Andress drops her new track, "Tattoos," on Friday, ahead of the launch of her six-stop Low-Key Sessions tour, which kicks off May 8 in the Cincinnati area.Ethan Calway is the first-ever recipient of the Keith Urban […]

Midland's "Drinkin' Dark Whiskey" (Blue Highway Records) You can find out what it sounds like when Midland covers Chris Stapleton on their latest track, one the ACM male artist of the year co-wrote with his SteelDrivers bandmate Mike Henderson. “‘Drinkin’ Dark Whiskey’ is a seminal honky tonk up tempo classic that Stapleton wrote and fine artists like Gary Allan and The SteelDrivers have cut and performed,” lead singer Mark Wystrach says. […]

Dolly Parton's 'Jolene' (Sony) Megan Moroney slides into Dolly Parton's 1974 cover of the Jolene album for PEOPLE's new World's Most Beautiful Issue.Sporting a blue-striped pajama-esque outfit with white sleeves, Megan steps into the graphics for the classic album and assumes the same position as Dolly in a moment you can only see on the PEOPLE website. The "Beautiful" hitmaker can't remember a time the global superstar wasn't part of her life.“I […]

Cody Johnson & Jay Buchanan's "Rabbit Gets the Gun" (Amazon) Cody Johnson is ready to rock ahead of his headlining set Friday at Stagecoach. His new Amazon Music Original, "Rabbit Gets the Gun," features Jay Buchanan, lead singer of Rival Sons.“Rival Sons has always been my favorite rock band,” Cody says. “I loved the chance to write with Jay, and being in the studio with him was an out-of-this-world experience.""He has […]