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Zach Top's Cold Beer & Country Music Fall Tour (Courtesy Zach Top/Sacks & Co.) Zach Top just can't get enough Cold Beer & Country Music. He's extending his tour of the same name into the fall, playing some of his biggest venues so far. The "South of Sanity" hitmaker will make his headlining debut at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, as well as his first top-of-the-bill stop at San Diego’s Pechanga Arena, San […]

Lainey Wilson's "Phone, Keys, Wallet" (BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville) Lainey Wilson's new radio single, "Phone, Keys, Wallet," is a collab with John Mayer.Mayer plays guitar on the track, which was recorded at his Chaplin Studios in Los Angeles. The new song was written during the final leg of Lainey's Whirlwind World Tour. “I feel like a tornado with boots on half the time," she says, "and this song is really about finding […]

'Billboard' Country Live: Carly Pearce (Courtesy 'Billboard') Carly Pearce is joining the lineup for Thursday's free Billboard Country Live concert at Category 10 in Nashville. She'll take the stage alongside previously announced acts The Red Clay Strays, Chase Rice, Corey Kent, Drew Baldridge, Hunter Hayes, Lanie Gardner, The Band Perry, The Grimm and Ty Myers.Tucker Wetmore is Friday's headliner, with Alana Springsteen, Alexandra Kay, Ashley Cooke, Braxton Keith, Kaitlin Butts, Priscilla Block, Something […]

Jason Aldean (Disney/Connie Chornuk) The first nightly concert of CMA Fest 2026 takes over Nashville's Nissan Stadium Thursday, with Jason Aldean set to go on at 11:30 p.m. CT as the headliner. More than 20 years into his career and hot on the heels of his new Songs About Us album, you don't have to worry about the superstar going anywhere — unless you want him to, that is. "If it ever […]

Dan + Shay (Courtesy The National Hockey League) The fight for the Stanley Cup comes to Raleigh, North Carolina, on Thursday, with a little something extra for country music fans: Dan + Shay will play a free outdoor concert before the Caroline Hurricanes take on the Vegas Golden Knights.The show will start at 5:30 p.m ET outside Lenovo Center, and you don't need a ticket of any sort to attend. Doors open […]

Garth Brooks (Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall Of Fame) Garth Brooks is thinking about selling his music catalog and expects to get around $2 billion, according to the Wall Street Journal. The deal would include both the rights to his songwriting and his recorded music, encompassing a body of work that's sold 200 million albums and includes classics like "If Tomorrow Never Comes" and "Unanswered Prayers." Citing potential investors, WSJ says […]

Kenny Chesney's "Carry On" (HEY NOW Records) After only three weeks, Kenny Chesney's "Carry On" is already a top-25 hit. There's more new music on the way, as the Country Music Hall of Famer works to finish his follow-up to 2024's Born."I feel like there is some real hunger for this music," he says. "The world is in such a divided place, I think music that brings people together, that reminds them […]

Randy Owen performs at Jacksonville State University. (Courtesy Brandon Phillips/Jax State Digital Media Services) The Randy Owen Center for the Performing Arts is now open on the campus of Alabama's Jacksonville State University after a night that included some of the biggest artists in country music. Named in honor of the JSU graduate who became a Country Music Hall of Famer as the lead singer of Alabama, the event featured a top-secret […]

Maren Morris' 'HERO: A Second Wind' (Legacy Recordings) Maren Morris' debut album came out on June 3, 2016, and to mark a decade of music, the "My Church" hitmaker is expanding the collection.  "HERO is officially 10!" she shared on Instagram. "to celebrate, i wanted to share a few pieces from this era that never made it out into the world. two new songs from the vault and four never-before-heard demos."In […]