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Cody Johnson's "Horseback" (COJO Music/Warner Records Nashville) Newly crowned ACM entertainer of the year Cody Johnson laid the foundation for his win with life-affirming songs like "'Til You Can't," "The Painter," "Dirt Cheap" and "The Fall."Now that he's clinched the coveted title, the Texas cowboy is ready to have some fun with his next album — and especially his new radio single.  "'Horseback' was probably one of the most fun […]

Carly Pearce's fifth annual Carly's Closet event during CMA Fest raised $20,000 for the CMA Foundation to support music education. Lee Brice commemorated the six-year anniversary of hitting #1 with Carly and "I Hope You're Happy Now" with a post that includes a flashback video of the arrival of the socially distanced news during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. You can check out Jo Dee Messina's cover of Aerosmith's "Dream On" […]

Josh Turner's 'Your Man: 20th Anniversary Edition' (MCA) Twenty years ago, an album came out that delivered firsts for both Chris Stapleton and Josh Turner: Chris wrote the title track of Josh's second record, Your Man.It would go on to give Josh his first #1 song and #1 album, and offer Chris his first #1 as a writer. This summer, their record label's celebrating with multiple 20th Anniversary Editions of the collection, which […]

Taylor Swift & Ella Langley (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for iHeartRadio) The era of Ella Langley continues at country radio, as "Be Her" tops both the Mediabase and Billboard Country Airplay rankings for the first time.While it's new to the pinnacle on Mediabase, it's currently taking its third victory lap atop the Billboard ranking.Of course, it continues Ella's unbroken streak of chart-toppers that started with "you look like you love me" and "Don't […]

'Kenny Chesney: Living in Fast Forward' (Courtesy Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum) Kenny Chesney was officially inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2025, and in 2026 he'll get his own exhibit. Kenny Chesney: Living in Fast Forward is set to open July 23 at the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum."When you’re so busy living life – literally in fast forward – you rarely pause […]

Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo are calling it quits.The singer-songwriter, born Jason Bradley DeFord, filed for divorce from the podcast host, born Alisa Andrea DeFord, on May 18 after nearly 10 years of marriage, according to court documents filed in Williamson County, Tennessee, last month.The court documents were filed May 18 and cite "irreconcilable differences" as the reason for the split.The pair initially tied the knot in August 2016 in Las Vegas. […]

Dierks Bentley's Off the Map Tour (Courtesy Dierks Bentley/The GreenRoom) Dierks Bentley's back in the headliner spot after spending most of the spring doing stadium dates with Luke Combs. His own Off the Map Tour is off the ground, after the first two dates Friday and Saturday in Rogers, Arkansas, and Kansas City, Missouri.Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder opened the show, as they'll do seven more times on the run. "Burning Man" lit […]

Lainey Wilson's "Phone, Keys, Wallet" (BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville) Lainey Wilson's got her "Phone, Keys, Wallet" and she's getting ready to unlock the new music she's been working on for quite awhile. And it sounds like her new radio single featuring John Mayer is just the beginning."To tell you the truth, we were already in the kitchen cooking it up before Whirlwind was even out," Lainey reveals. "I feel like we're […]

Chris Young's new radio single is the title track of his latest album, "I Didn't Come Here to Leave." Vince Gill's new EP in his 50 Years from Home series is A Mother's Prayer, which features a title track co-written with Jordan Fletcher and Maggie Rose, who also lends background vocals. Wade Bowen's 11th studio album will arrive Sept. 25, titled The Version of Me You Get.  Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. […]