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The 61st ACM Awards (Academy of Country Music) Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town and Kacey Musgraves have been added to the performance lineup as the 61st ACM Awards return to the traditional Sunday time slot on May 17. Kacey will do a song from her upcoming sixth studio album, Middle of Nowhere, which drops May 1. The Academy of Country Music didn't reveal what Miranda or LBT will sing. They join previously […]

Ella Langley's 'Dandelion' (SAWGOD/ Columbia Records) Ella Langley not only chose the title of her second album very deliberately, she decided on Dandelion long ago."I'm so excited for these new songs," she tells ABC Audio. "We've been working so hard on it. ... I've known the title for this record, I mean, over a year now. It's been like a year and a half.""So it's really been a long process, but […]

Charley Crockett's 20-song Age of the Ram is out now. It's the culmination of his three-album Sagebrush Trilogy.The latest song from newcomer Emily Ann Roberts, titled "My Future," will arrive on Friday. Corey Kent's set to drop his new track, "Wannabe," on April 17, but you can preview it now on TikTok.  Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Cody Johnson's "Footlights" (Cojo Music/Warner Records Nashville) Cody Johnson's paying tribute to Merle Haggard on what would've been his 79th birthday. It's also the 10th anniversary of his passing. The reigning CMA male vocalist of the year recorded his own version of the legend's self-penned "Footlights," which opens his 1979 album, Serving 190 Proof. Though it wasn't a single, the song about the life of an entertainer would become one of […]

Megan Moroney (Revlon/PR Newswire) Megan Moroney is the newest face of Revlon's "Be Unforgettable" campaign, the esteemed cosmetics brand announced on Monday. "This campaign represents a truth I believe in," Megan says in a news release. "Beauty is only one part of what makes someone unforgettable.""There's power in reminding women they can take up space and lead with confidence, authenticity and strength," she continues. "Being part of that message means a […]

Darius Rucker's Riverfront Revival (Courtesy Darius Rucker/SRE Entertainment) Darius Rucker's gearing up to lead his fifth annual Riverfront Revival Oct. 9 and 10 in his hometown of Charleston, South Carolina. Old Dominion, Gavin Adcock, BigXthaPlug and Chase Matthew are booked to play the shows at Riverfront Park, along with Nelly, Charles Wesley Godwin, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country, Austin Williams, Atlus, Dani Rucker, Gullah Collective, Karley Scott Collins, […]

Keith Urban 'Live in Las Vegas' (Live Nation) Keith Urban will revisit his residency at Fontainebleau Las Vegas with two concerts in the fall.The Aussie superstar returns to the BleauLive Theater Friday, Oct. 16, and Saturday, Oct. 17, with a show simply titled Live in Las Vegas this time. He previously played 10 HIGH in Vegas dates there in October 2024 and February 2025.Presales start Tuesday, before tickets go on sale to the public […]

Justin Moore's "Time's Ticking" (Blue Highway Records) Justin Moore now wears the crown as the artist with the longest trip to #1, as "Time's Ticking" rather ironically takes its place atop the Billboard Country Airplay ranking. Justin's 11th #1 took 67 weeks to make it to the pinnacle, unseating Michael Ray's "Whiskey and Rain" and Travis Denning's "After a Few," which both had a 65-week run to the top. Scotty McCreery's "In Between" logged […]

Cody Johnson performs on ABC's ‘CMA Fest presented by SoFi' (Disney/Connie Chornuk) When Cody Johnson recorded his current top-10 hit for Leather Deluxe Edition, it was a decision he made quite intentionally, because he connected so much with the message of "The Fall.""I was in the mode of cutting an album and saying, 'This is what I want people to hear,'" he recalls. "I want people to know that the […]