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The 61st ACM Awards (Academy of Country Music Awards) Five-time ACM Awards host Blake Shelton will return to perform at the upcoming 61st ceremony, the Academy of Country Music revealed Friday.ACM new male artist Tucker Wetmore and new female artist Avery Anna have secured stage time as well, along with newcomer and album of the year nominee Carter Faith. Dan + Shay, Ella Langley, Jordan Davis, Kane Brown, Thomas Rhett, Zach Top […]

Tucker Wetmore (Academy of Country Music) Tucker Wetmore's mom interrupted his London show to tell him he's the ACM new male artist of the year. "Mom, what are you doing here?" Tucker said as Sia Gould took over the stage to introduce a video clip from Thomas Rhett, who took Tucker on tour last summer. ”I’m at a loss for words right now for the first time in a long time," Tucker […]

Keith Urban's 'Flow State' (MCA) Keith Urban's getting into a Flow State, as he prepares for the arrival of his 13th studio album on June 12. If you weren't expecting his next record to be a collection of yacht rock covers, well, you're probably not alone. But what is yacht rock, anyway?"It’s really a genre that’s been sort of created or criteriaed or whatever you want to call it by some guys, […]

Drew Baldridge's "Love Needs You" (BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville) Drew Baldridge will launch his Farm Faith Family Tour June 11 in Omaha, Nebraska. He'll play a total of 14 shows before he wraps Oct. 18 in Newport Beach, California, with Alyssa Flaherty and Chase Right joining him on the run. Meanwhile, fans can look forward to the arrival of his new song, "Love Needs You," on Friday. It was inspired by the beginnings of his […]

Opry NextStage Live (Grand Ole Opry) The Opry NextStage Class of 2026 will get its moment to shine the week of CMA Fest, as members play a special show Wednesday, June 3, at Category 10 in downtown Nashville. Jake Worthington, Carter Faith, Tyler Braden, Emily Ann Roberts, Graham Barham, Alexandra Kay and Willow Avalon will each deliver a solo performance as part of Opry NextStage Live. Look for the evening's host and more […]

Ella Langley (Christopher Polk/Billboard) Lainey Wilson presented Ella Langley with the Powerhouse Award at Wednesday's Billboard 2026 Women in Music event at the Hollywood Palladium.“She comes from the kind of place where you learn early how to work hard, tell the truth, and stand 10 toes down in who you are and the stories you were born to tell. That’s what makes this Powerhouse Award feel so right," Lainey said as […]

1970 photo of David Allan Coe (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Country rebel David Allan Coe passed away Wednesday at the age of 86, his booking agent David Wade confirmed to ABC Audio.“One of the best singers, songwriters, and performers of our time [and] never to be forgotten,” his wife, Kimberly Hastings Coe, told Rolling Stone. “My husband, my friend, my confidant and my life for many years. I’ll never forget […]

Jason Aldean & Luke Bryan's Double Down Tour 2026 (Live Nation) It turns out Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean's sold-out show at the University of Georgia's Sanford Stadium last Saturday night was just the beginning. The two will do four more stadium dates together, to be known as the Double Down Tour 2026. “If our time in Georgia was a barometric measurement of what’s ahead," Luke says, "these shows with Jason will […]

Luke Bryan & Jason Aldean (Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Does Entertainment/UGA) With songs like "She's Why," "Good Thing Going" and "Lovin' Me Too Long" — not to mention their duet "Easier Gone" — you might assume the title of Jason Aldean's new album, Songs About Us, refers to his wife, Brittany Aldean. But actually, it's his Peach State buddy Luke Bryan who has the co-starring role on the track "Songs About Us." "He […]