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Zac Brown (Casey Durkin/NBC) Zac Brown Band's "Give It Away" is the 2026 anthem for March Madness. "This song's about just living in the moment and just bringing the best of what you've got every single second," Zac says of the track from ZBB's Love & Fear album, which he wrote with Needtobreathe's Bear Rinehart."Everybody's gonna be playing their hearts out, and I love that this song is helping people feel […]

Ella Langley (Catherine Powell/NBC) Fans from all genres are still "Choosin' Texas," and that's setting records for Ella Langley. The Alabama native tops the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 for a third time this week, tying Taylor Swift's record for the most weeks ever by a title that hit #1 on the Hot Country Songs chart in 2012: "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together." Ella's latest feat bests Beyonce's "Texas Hold 'Em" from […]

Kenny Chesney (Disney/Frank Micelotta) Kenny Chesney is the flagship artist on the new Hey Now Records. The Nashville-based label comes out of a meeting of the minds between Kenny's longtime manager, Clint Higham, former Warner Music Nashville head John Esposito and Big Machine veteran Kris Lamb. “When Clint, Espo and Kris came to me with the idea of creating our own team, I was curious,” Kenny says. “A label like this can […]

Chris Young (Jason Kempin/Getty Images) When Chris Young opens his Famous Friends sports bar sometime this summer in Music City, it won't be downtown on Lower Broadway, where most of the other stars' watering holes are. Instead, it'll be at a spot that's close to his heart: midtown Nashville. "Demonbreun [Street] is definitely a place that I spent a lot of time," Chris explains. "I lived over there for a while, and […]

Parker McCollum will perform his latest hit, "Killin' Me," Friday on FOX & Friends, coinciding with the release of Parker McCollum: The Deluxe Edition. Actor Gary Sinise stars in Stephen Wilson Jr.'s new music video for "Gary." You can check it out now on YouTube.April 23's Opry show will pay tribute to bluegrass, with appearances by Rhonda Vincent, Dailey & Vincent, The Gatlin Brothers and more.  Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. […]

Cole Swindell attends the Chairman’s Breakfast hosted by Jim France prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 15, 2026. (Sean Gardner/Getty Images) Cole Swindell is partnering with Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux to bring a new location to Nashville. Located at 215 Broadway, the Music City franchise is set to open sometime in 2027. "Anyone who knows me knows that outside of music, sports are my biggest passion," Cole […]

Kane Brown (ABC/Heidi Gutman) Kane Brown is booked to play two special shows for members of the military in May. The first will be May 8 in Charleston, South Carolina, followed by a May 31 concert in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Known as Navy Federal Jams, both shows are part of Navy Federal Credit Union's celebration of Military Appreciation Month. Complimentary tickets will be available for service members, veterans and their families.Each stop […]

Scotty McCreery's "Bottle Rockets" (Triple Tigers) Scotty McCreery and Darius Rucker finally got the chance to sing "Bottle Rockets" together Friday night at the Country 2 Country festival. “Unreal night in London!” Scotty wrote on Instagram, along with some photos. “Singing ‘Bottle Rockets’ with D for the first time at The O2 during C2C is definitely one for the memory book. Thanks for coming out, Darius!!”"Bottle Rockets" hit #1 in September for […]

Chris Young (Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images) "Famous Friends" will soon be more than Chris Young's #1 hit from 2021 -- it'll also be the name of his new Nashville sports bar.Famous Friends won't be located on Lower Broadway near most of the other country stars' bars, however. It'll call Demonbreun St. in midtown Nashville home. “I'm very excited for Famous Friends to be open in Nashville!" Chris tells Billboard. "I have been […]