Buck Country Music News

Johnny Costello & Kimberly Perry (Disney/Michael Le Brecht) The Band Perry's return to country music will be complete in a couple weeks, when the reformed band drops its first new country track in nine years."So excited to announce our BRAND NEW SINGLE: 'PSYCHOLOGICAL'! Out everywhere 2/13," they announced on their socials. "We cannot wait for y’all to hear everything we’ve got coming for you this year. presave it at the link in […]

Lainey Wilson (Whataburger) Here's one more reason to love Lainey Wilson: She's pretty much buying you breakfast on Feb. 4. As part of her gig as brand ambassador for the beloved Texas fast-food chain Whataburger, Lainey took to its socials Thursday to declare she's created a made-up holiday to honor her favorite menu item. That Wednesday will be known as National Whataburger Honey Butter Chicken Biscuit Day.Obviously, celebrate however you wish, but there's one obvious […]

Luke Bryan, Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley & Lionel Richie (Disney/EricMcCandless) Brad Paisley's set to be a guest mentor on the new season of American Idol; he will be joined by Keke Palmer to help the top 20 singers.The "Whiskey Lullaby" hitmaker popped up on Monday's premiere, dropping by during auditions at his alma mater, Nashville's Belmont University. Brad reunited with his longtime CMA cohost Carrie Underwood, as well as Luke Bryan […]

Blake Shelton Live in Las Vegas (Caesars Palace/Live Nation/Messina Touring) Blake Shelton's not done with his Sin City residency, and he rode a Kubota tractor down the Las Vegas strip Thursday to prove it. The "Stay Country or Die Tryin'" hitmaker parked in front of Caesars Palace and tossed the keys to the valet, before revealing he'll do eight more shows at The Colosseum. The new shows will run through May. Two shows […]

Dylan Scott (Disney via CMA/John Russell) Dylan Scott's latest hit, "What He'll Never Have," is a family affair."It's a special song to me," he tells ABC Audio. "One, I've got my little brother, he's a co-writer on the song. He's my lead guitar player. It's his first-ever song that's being recorded. Top 40, top 20 now. So it's fun watching him get excited about all this stuff, you know. It […]

Tracy Lawrence will launch his 2026 No Alibis Tour March 12 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Presales are underway now, with tickets becoming available to the public on Friday. Tyler Braden's new track, "Dry County," drops Friday. It's the first taste of his new project, due during the first half of 2026.Ian Munsick will release his new song, "Geronimo," on Friday, as part of his new partnership with Triple Tigers Records. […]

Reba McEntire (Ralph Bavaro/NBC) Reba McEntire will pay homage to those we've lost this year during Sunday's Grammy Awards."Watch @reba lead a touching in memoriam tribute to musical icons, alongside [Brandy Clark] and [Lukas Nelson]," the Grammys announced Wednesday on its socials. The 2026 awards air Sunday at 8 p.m. ET on CBS and Paramount+. You might remember Reba also led a 40th anniversary tribute to The Golden Girls with Little Big Town's Karen […]

Dolly Parton's "Light of a Clear Blue Morning" (Butterfly Records) Dolly Parton now has chart hits spanning 60 years, thanks to her rerecording of "Light of a Clear Blue Morning" with Lainey Wilson, Miley Cyrus, Queen Latifah and Reba McEntire on the occasion of her 80th birthday. The all-star sing-along scored the highest debut of the week at #41 on Billboard's Country Airplay chart, emerging at #1 on Billboard's Country Digital Song Sales tally […]

Dustin Lynch & Chase Rice at Red Rocks Amphitheatre (Molson Coors Beverage Company) Dustin Lynch and Chase Rice are headed back to Colorado's iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre to co-headline a show to help firefighters.“Red Rocks is such a legendary venue, I couldn’t be more pumped to be back - especially with my buddy Chase Rice joining me this time around,” Dustin says. “I’m excited to partner with my friends over at […]