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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 […]

Fender Presents: Tele Town (Fender Musical Instruments Corporation) Zach Top, Brothers Osborne, Brad Paisley, Ricky Skaggs and Steve Warner will all step onto the legendary Ryman stage as Fender throws a 75th birthday party for the Telecaster on May 4.Defined by Fender as the "world's first mass-produced, solid-body electric guitar," the Telecaster will be center stage for the show titled Tele Town.Two-time ACM guitar player of the year Derek Wells […]

HARDY (Todd Owyoung/NBC) It hasn't even been two months since HARDY released "McArthur," and the generational saga is already a top-25 hit. While it seems to be making its way up the chart quickly, HARDY recalls it wasn't one of his quickest compositions."It took a couple, three hours maybe. I mean, to me that’s a medium one. A fast one is, I always like to think under an hour," he says. […]

The second annual Diffie Classic is set for Sept. 21-22. It starts with a golf tournament at 12 Stones Crossing Golf Club in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, and continues with a concert at the Nashville Palace. The event honors the late Joe Diffie. Proceeds will go to Nashville-based First Steps, a nonprofit that works with children with special needs.Parmalee's new radio single is "God Knew Better," their follow-up to their #1 "Cowgirl."Vince […]

"American Idol" judges Lionel Richie, Carrie Underwood, and Luke Bryan discuss season 25 of the singing competition show. (ABC News) The search for America's next superstar is heating up for the top 20 American Idol contestants.Judges Lionel Richie, Carrie Underwood and Luke Bryan dished on what to expect ahead of the first live show of the season — the 24th season overall and ninth on ABC — coming up next week."We're going to […]

Charles Kelley & Trisha Yearwood (Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for Susan G. Komen) Sunday's Band As One Nashville Concert for the Cure: Trisha Yearwood & Friends at the Grand Ole Opry raised more than $850,000 to help Susan G. Komen in the fight against breast cancer — and they're not done yet. The show's first year at the Ryman Auditorium raised more than $700,000 by comparison. To keep the fundraising going, they're auctioning off […]

Ashley McBryde's 'Wild' jacket (Courtesy Ashley McBryde) The track list for Ashley McBryde's fifth studio album, Wild, is out now, and she delivered it in a very unique way. Last week 11 patches were mailed to Ashley's top fans, who are members of her The Trybe fan club. The patches correspond to the ones on the jacket Ashley wears on the Wild cover, and each one included instructions on how to […]

Reba McEntire's One Night in Atoka (Courtesy Reba McEntire/The GreenRoom) Reba McEntire will spend One Night in Atoka performing a rare concert at her restaurant in her Oklahoma hometown. The stripped-down show will take place April 9 at Reba's Place. Starting Tuesday, fans will be able to win tickets online. You have to enter before March 31, with the lucky concertgoers to be notified by April 2. All winners will get two […]