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Darius Rucker's Songs of Summer Tour (Live Nation) If you're longing for warmer weather, Darius Rucker's giving you something to look forward to with his just-announced Songs of Summer Tour. “For me, it’s not summer if we’re not playing music outdoors,” he says. “When I think of the concerts I love attending, it’s the people, the hits and the hot summer air… there’s nothing that compares, so Songs of Summer in a lot […]

Riley Green (Tibrina Hobson/CBS) Among Riley Green devotees, one of the only things that rivals seeing him shirtless is an appearance by his dog, Carl the Cowboy Corgi. Recently, Riley revealed that Carl has become a daddy."Carl and Carol Ann, that’s his little girlfriend, they had corgi blue heeler puppies, and it’s all that’s going on at the farm in Alabama right now.""It’s kinda nice," Riley continues. "Nobody talks to me, they […]

Brothers Osborne Live This Summer (Courtesy Brothers Osborne) Brothers Osborne are adding eight new dates to their schedule this summer, as they mark the 10th anniversary of their debut album."We’re back on the road and headed to a city near you this summer," they announced on their socials. "Scalpers can kick rocks."The new additions start June 11 in Deerfield, Massachusetts, and wrap June 28 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. Presales start Wednesday for The […]

Miranda Lambert (Mary Kouw/CBS) Miranda Lambert is just one of the honorees still processing what happened Saturday night at ACL Live in Austin. "Last night was one I will never forget as long as I live," she wrote on Sunday. "Being inducted into the Texas Songwriters Hall of Fame along with King George, Keith Gattis, and Don Cook was the biggest honor I could ever dream of.""Thank you to @parkermccollum, @nataliehemby, […]

61st ACM Awards (Academy of Country Music) The countdown is on for the ACM Awards' return to Sin City in 2026.The 61st Academy of Country Music Awards will be back at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17. The show was last in Las Vegas in 2022. We're also getting a preview of some of the big events leading up to the show.ACM Lifting Lives Country on the Green: Riley Green & Friends will […]

Jelly Roll (Jen Rosenstein) After announcing the second installment of The BIG A** Stadium Tour with Post Malone, Jelly Roll will scale things down for some shows in between.Jelly's Little A** Shed Tour will start May 28 in West Palm Beach, Florida, and is scheduled to run through a July 22 show in Walla Walla, Washington. It'll feature the "Save Me" singer performing in much smaller venues; Kashus Culpepper will […]

Baz Luhrmann's new documentary, EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, is now in IMAX theaters and will arrive in regular theaters on Feb. 27. It features long-lost footage from Elvis' 1970s Las Vegas residency and other concerts from that period, narrated by Elvis via a previously unheard interview. Luhrmann tells ABC Audio Elvis was talking about his life "in such an unguarded way" in the interview. He adds, "And in that moment, we went, 'Well, […]

Bailey Zimmerman launched his Different Night Same Rodeo tour Feb. 19 in Estero, Florida. In addition to his own hits, including "Rock and a Hard Place," "Where It Ends" and "Religiously," he threw in an unexpected cover of Miley Cyrus' "The Climb." Guess he's excited for that upcoming Hannah Montana 20th anniversary special.Keith Urban will appear at the 2026 Country Radio Seminar to take part in a special Q&A about […]

Corey Kent, 'Empty Words' (Sony Music Nashville) After Corey Kent teased his new song "Empty Words" on his socials, fans went crazy, so he rushed it out ahead of schedule."If I could’ve handpicked one song for you guys to care about, it would’ve been 'Empty Words,'” Corey writes on Instagram. "And then you guys went and blew it up before it even came out! Then you guys stayed patient as […]