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Walker Hayes' '17 Problems' (RCA Records) Walker Hayes' new album, 17 Problems, features his collab with Kane Brown on "Song for My Son," as well as a guest spot by Colbie Caillat on "Adderall." “This album is very reflective," Walker says. "I think you can tell I’m in the middle of losing my dad and raising kids. I’m at that corner of the road in life when you’re looking back on […]

Lady A's 'On This Winter's Night (Volume 2)' (Big Machine) Lady A's adding 11 new songs to their Christmas canon as On This Winter's Night (Volume 2) drops Sept. 26.Arriving 13 years after their original album, the new set includes covers of Wham's "Last Christmas," Paul McCartney's "Wonderful Christmastime" and The Beach Boys' "Little Saint Nick." Ricky Skaggs joins the trio on the original "Why We Sing Noel," while Chris […]

Parker McCollum (Disney/Connie Chornuk) "What Kinda Man" doesn't love a happy ending? Well, quite simply, his name is Parker McCollum, who's made no bones about the fact that he much prefers a sad song.It's actually such a trademark for Parker that his wife had begun to wonder if he even had a happy ending in him. So, for his self-titled fifth album, he acquiesced, at least a little bit."The whole […]

The Grand Ole Opry celebration of Connie Smith's 60th anniversary as a member had to be postponed Wednesday night, since both she and her husband, Marty Stuart, have COVID-19, she confirmed on her socials. It'll be rescheduled once the two have recovered. Carrie Underwood's celebrating the 10th anniversary of her hit "Smoke Break" and the Storyteller album by rereleasing the merchandise from that era.Craft Recordings is reissuing the 2002 Live album […]

'A Song to Sing' cover (Big Loud/Republic) If you like Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton's "A Song to Sing," it looks like you'll have something to watch on Friday. Miranda, Chris and his wife and musical partner, Morgane Stapleton, all shared a clip of what appears to be the song's music video on Thursday, with text that simply says "8.22.25."In the snippet, Chris, Miranda, Morgane and another man walk down the […]

Tim McGraw's 'Field of Dreams' concert (U.S. Concert Agency) What started out as a Tim McGraw concert has sprouted into a full-blown music festival.The two-day event kicks off Saturday, Aug. 30, in Dyersville, Iowa, at the site made famous by Kevin Costner's 1989 film Field of Dreams. The Saturday show will honor Tim's father, Tug McGraw, who played for the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies, on what would've been […]

Zach Top's 'Not in It for My Health' (Leo33) The Aug. 29 arrival of Zach Top's second album is still more than a week away, but you can check out the new music video for the track "South of Sanity" now.So far, it's the only preview of Ain't in It for My Health save for its radio single, "Good Times & Tan Lines." The Washington native keeps it pretty simple in […]

'The Grandest Stage: The Opry at 100' (Courtesy Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum/Grand Ole Opry) Carly Pearce and Vince Gill will kick off the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's new Opry exhibit with an opening day panel discussion on Sept. 18. The Grandest Stage: The Opry at 100 will run through March 2027 and feature many artifacts from the radio show's early days, including Minnie Pearl's iconic […]

'Blake Shelton: Live in Las Vegas' (Live Nation Las Vegas/Caesars Entertainment) Blake Shelton enjoyed his 2025 Las Vegas residency so much that he's coming back to do it again.“We had so much fun earlier this year, I figured – why not do it again,” he says. “This time we’re gonna do it more country, with more cocktails, and probably make a few more questionable decisions. Let’s go, Vegas.”Blake Shelton: Live […]