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ACM Next Wave: Country's Beach Bash (Academy of Country Music) The Opry's heading to the wave pool, as members of the NextStage Class of 2026 play poolside May 16 in Las Vegas. Hudson Westbrook, Vincent Mason, Tyler Braden, Emily Ann Roberts, Alexandra Kay, Graham Barham and Willow Avalon will all take the stage at ACM Next Wave: Country's Beach Bash at Mandalay Bay Beach and Wave Pool. NextStage is the Grand Ole Opry's […]

Carly Pearce (Catherine Powell/Getty Images) It was all champagne and possums for Carly Pearce as she traveled Down Under for the first time in almost a decade to play the CMC Rocks festival. "Australia, 7 years was too long… but you made it worth the wait!" she posted on Instagram. "You’re the only people I’d drink champagne out of my boot for. I promise I won’t take that long to come […]

Corey Kent (Sean Gardner/Getty Images) Corey Kent's "Something's Gonna Kill Me," the follow-up to his #1 "Wild as Her," didn't seem to find the same success as its predecessor. But it turns out it just took a little longer: It's just hit a million in sales, according to the RIAA.“‘Something’s Gonna Kill Me’ going platinum is so special to me and something that I have to thank the fans for,” Corey says […]

Megan Moroney (Todd Owyoung/NBC) If you're a Megan Moroney fan, you probably know there was a marked change of mood for the new country superstar between 2024's Am I Okay? and February's Cloud 9.So what made her world change from blue to pink (the colors she chose to represent each album)? While she's not spilling any major tea, she is offering some clues. "It was inspired by a time where I […]

If you missed Hudson Westbrook's Tuesday appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show, you can check it out now on YouTube. You can now pick up MONOPOLY: Dollywood Edition at retail locations inside Dolly Parton's Pigeon Forge theme park, featuring noted attractions like Blazing Fury, Lightning Rod and NighFlight Expedition for sale on the game board. Chris Stapleton guests on Mumford & Sons' new single, "Here." Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Ingrid Andress' "Taillights" (Warner Records Nashville) Ingrid Andress looks at what sometimes happens when a relationship ends with her new track, "Taillights," which comes out Friday. "‘Taillights’ – which is probably my most country title ever other than ‘Wishful Drinking’ by the way – is a song I wrote about the fact that you kind of see a one-night stand coming when you yourself have had plenty," she explains. "Essentially this […]

Don Williams' 'Epilogue: The Cellar Tapes' (Craft Recordings) An unexpected album from late Country Music Hall of Famer Don Williams will arrive May 29, made up of forgotten recordings discovered in his family's rural Tennessee Home.Executive produced by his son, musician Tim Williams, Epilogue: The Cellar Tapes was a collaboration with Don's producer of four decades, Garth Fundis.  “Don liked every one of these songs,” Fundis recalls in a press release. […]

Alan Jackson's 5 O'Clock Somewhere Fest (Peachtree Entertainment) Ella Langley and Old Dominion will headline the first-ever Alan Jackson's Five O'Clock Somewhere Fest June 12-13 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Jimmy Buffet’s Coral Reefer Band will also play, along with Dylan Scott, Clint Black, Shenandoah, John Anderson and Rodney Atkins.  The festival aims to capture the spirit of Alan and Jimmy's hit, which topped the chart for more than two months in the summer of […]

If you're looking for free daytime entertainment during CMA Fest, we now know who will play the multiple outdoor stages in downtown Nashville from June 4 to 7.Ashley Cooke, Carter Faith, Chase Matthew, Chayce Beckham, Dasha, Drew Baldridge, ERNEST, Ian Munsick, Josh Ross, Lauren Alaina, Maddox Watson, Max McNown, Midland, Nate Smith, Priscilla Block, RaeLynn, Russell Dickerson, Tigirlily Gold, Tucker Wetmore and Vincent Mason are just some of the artists […]