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Lainey Wilson & Devlin "Duck" Hodges (Disney/Michael Le Brecht) Lainey Wilson and Devlin "Duck" Hodges were married Sunday, May 10, at Ruskin Cave in Dickson, Tennessee, the couple revealed in an extensive spread via Vogue. "Pretty inseparable since" being set up on a blind date in 2021, the former NFL quarterback surprised Lainey with a proposal at George Jones' estate in February 2025. The two discovered their wedding venue by chance. “Duck and […]

Darius Rucker (Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for Stagecoach) It's sure to be a celebration that's even bigger than "Bottle Rockets" with Scotty McCreery and Hootie & the Blowfish: Darius Rucker's booked to play Fireworks on the Fairway at Omni PGA Frisco Resort & Spa this Fourth of July.Given Darius' fondness for golf, chances are also pretty good you might see him on the course.The Dallas-area celebration kicks off at 6 p.m. CT […]

Scotty McCreery's '15' (Triple Tigers) American Idol crowned a new winner this week, and it's understandable if the 2011 winner is feeling a little sentimental. But Scotty McCreery's also doing something about it, releasing a "retrospective album" titled 15 on July 17. "Fifteen years goes by like a flash," Scotty wrote on his socials. "Some days it feels like yesterday when I did my initial American Idol audition in Milwaukee, while other days […]

Dan + Shay's 'Young' (Warner Records Nashville) Thirteen years into their career, Dan + Shay are still feeling Young.That's the title of their sixth studio album, set to arrive Aug. 21. “Young is by far our most personal album yet, and we are beyond excited for our fans to hear it,” Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney say in the news release announcing the record. “Every song is inspired by a true […]

ACM Group of the Year nominees (Academy of Country Music) Music City relocates to Sin City for the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards this weekend.While it's about trophies and performances for some, for Rascal Flatts' Joe Don Rooney, his mind immediately goes somewhere else — like the drive-thru."First off, they have In-N-Out Burger," he says. "Just recently, I think one opened up somewhere north of Nashville, but I've yet […]

Ashley McBryde, Keith Urban, Lauren Alaina, Shaboozey, The War And Treaty, TJ Osborne and Michael Bublé are set to present at Sunday's 61st Academy of Country Music Awards, along with sports stars Andrew Whitworth, Carl Edwards, Corey LaJoie and Ryan Fitzpatrick. You can stream the show starting at 8 p.m. ET via Prime Video. Lauren Alaina's new album, Stages, comes out Aug. 28 and features her top-25 hit "All My Exes" with […]

Shania Twain's 'Little Miss Twain' (Republic Records) Shania Twain's seventh album, Little Miss Twain, hearkens back to her beginnings as "an eight-year-old singing late night at the bar" and is set to arrive July 24. “A lot of Little Miss Twain is reflective of my teens, my roots as well as the energy of the rock and R&B I loved so much, but still with that Western twang,” she says. “Where […]

Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular (Courtesy Boston Symphony Orchestra) Lainey Wilson will be spending America's 250th birthday with the Boston Pops.The CMA and ACM entertainer of the year is set to sing with the respected orchestra for the first time as part of the 2026 Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular, alongside Chance The Rapper and Trombone Shorty.The Saturday, July 4, event will take place at the Hatch Shell on the Charles River Esplanade.If you […]

CMA Fest's Fan Fair X (Country Music Association) As CMA Fest 2026 approaches, the Country Music Association is revealing what's in store for Fan Fair X inside Music City Center. From Thursday, June 4, through Sunday, June 7, the Nashville venue will be open from 10 a.m. until 5:30 p.m., giving fans one of their best chances to get closer to the stars they love.Russell Dickerson will be Thursday's Artist of the Day, […]