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Morgan Wallen & Ella Langley (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for SiriusXM) Not only is Ella Langley blocking her duet partner Riley Green on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, she's also still setting records. "Be Her" is currently spending its second week at #1, keeping Riley's "Change My Mind" from the top spot, at least for now. That makes "Be Her" Ella's second multiweek #1, following "Choosin' Texas," which reigned for three weeks in February […]

Shaboozey on 'Rolling Stone' cover (Courtesy Rolling Stone) Shaboozey "Rides Again" on the new digital cover of Rolling Stone. In the new article, the "Tipsy (A Bar Song)" hitmaker reveals the inspiration for his new album, The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales, which comes out July 31.“It’s a revisionist Western challenging the norms of what you see in Westerns. It’s about this woman wanting to get revenge against a […]

Riley Green's "Change My Mind" (Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment) Riley Green's collecting his seventh career #1 as "Change My Mind" climbs to the top of the Mediabase country airplay chart. The news comes as the Alabama native's just locked in the final piece of his total TV domination, having just wrapped his hosting gig on ABC's CMA Fest special, which airs June 24 on ABC. This spring, he made his acting […]

Little Big Town's For the Art of It Tour (Live Nation) Little Big Town's taking their Art on the road this fall. "It’s a dying art," the foursome wrote on their socials. "So we’re keeping it alive the only way we know how — live, in a room with you. For The Art Of It Tour, this fall."The trek derives its name from their album It's a Dying Art, which arrives Aug. […]

Lady A's This Winter's Night Tour 2026 (Courtesy Lady A/The GreenRoom) Lady A's first Christmas run in 2025 went so well, they're doing it again this year.The trio's This Winter's Night Tour 2026 kicks off Dec. 10 in Northfield, Ohio, with an eight-show run that wraps Dec. 21 with two shows at Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium. “Last year’s Christmas shows truly filled our hearts with the magic of the season,” Dave Haywood […]

Riley Green Francis (Specker/CBS) There's no denying Riley Green is one of the hottest artists in country music right now, with two songs currently climbing the country chart.The fun "Think As You Drunk" is the first radio single from his upcoming That's Just Me album and borrows from 2005's "As Good As I Once Was," a hit from one of his heroes, Toby Keith."I don't think I've ever written a […]

Melissa Etheridge & Ashley McBryde (Rick Kern/Getty Images for Spotify) If you're bummed you're not at CMA Fest in Nashville this weekend, here's a little something to get you through: You can check out a three-song set by Ashley McBryde on CBS Saturday Morning.The "Little Dive Bar in Dahlonega" hitmaker will showcase tunes from her fifth studio album, Wild, just as she did Thursday during her set at Spotify House […]

Ella Langley & ERNEST (Jason Kempin/Getty Images) A group of now-legendary songwriters came together Tuesday at the historic Ryman Auditorium to raise nearly half a million dollars for Second Harvest Food Bank. Ella Langley headlined the night, which was organized by Nashville native ERNEST and started with a guitar pull.ERNEST, HARDY, Lee Thomas Miller and Dean Dillon offered George Strait’s “The Chair,” Jamey Johnson’s “In Color,” Morgan Wallen’s “Wasted On You” […]

Darius Rucker (Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Darius Rucker's annual CMA Fest activities have raised $1.1 million for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in 2026. The week started with a Sunday event headlined by Walker Hayes, before the 17th annual Darius and Friends show at the Ryman. Jason Aldean, Lauren Alaina, Randy Houser, Mark Wills and Carter Faith were the surprise guests at this year's sold-out show. “Every year it amazes me how quick my […]