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"You Had to Be There" artwork (Columbia Nashville/Blue Chair Records) Megan Moroney's latest hit chronicles the seemingly impossible trip from the cheap seats at a Kenny Chesney concert to standing right beside the superstar onstage several years later.For Megan, the journey she describes in "You Had to Be There" started when she was going to the University of Georgia. "The first verse is a flashback to 2018," she explains. "I bought […]

Toby Keith: American Icon will air again on NBC Aug. 27. After its premiere in 2024, the two-hour concert became the network's most-watched non-holiday special of the year.Lady A's Charles Kelley will play Y Live at Wean Park in Youngstown, Ohio, on Sept. 26 alongside John Mayer and The Clarks. Tickets for Cody Johnson's March 22, 2026, concert-only performance at RodeoHouston go on sale Thursday at 10 a.m. ET, with the online […]

Ashley McBryde (Disney/Larry McCormack) Ashley McBryde is adding more than half a dozen dates to her fall tour."What part of the year do you tour? Me: the entire part. The whole year. Every week. For as long as I can remember and for as long as my body is able," she shared on her socials and in a newsletter to her fans. "No rest for the weary, we’re keeping the […]

Chris Stapleton (Disney/Frank Micelotta) The Matthew Perry Foundation is pitching in to help the Healing Appalachia festival.Chris Stapleton and Tyler Childers are set to headline the Sept. 19-20 musical extravaganza that also features Molly Tuttle, Lukas Nelson, Blackberry Smoke, The Infamous Stringdusters and many more. Put on by the West Virginia-based nonprofit Hope in the Hills, the sixth annual festival works to further addiction recovery in the region. As part of […]

Old Dominion's 'Barbara' cover (Sony Music Nashville) Old Dominion's saying "Goodnight Music City" to close out their upcoming album, Barbara, but it's hardly a goodbye.The band calls the sweet, lullaby-like tune "our love letter to Nashville" in a new Instagram preview."Goodnight Broadway, goodnight boots/ Goodnight six-string honky-tonk grooves/ Turn the stools over, give the floor a sweep/ And rock yourself to sleep," lead singer Matthew Ramsey sings in the accompanying […]

Jordan Davis' 'Learn the Hard Way' (MCA) You may not realize it, but even if you've been streaming Jordan Davis' new Learn the Hard Way album, you're probably missing a track. Jordan revealed the extra tune — and how to get it — on his socials. "I wrote a song called 'Like God Intended' that didn’t make it on the record," Jordan said. "I played it during my album listening party and […]

Cam's The Slow Down Tour (Courtesy Cam) Cam's setting out on The Slow Down Tour to promote her new record, All Things Light. "Alright sweet friends, I’m traveling through the US and Europe to bring you this beautiful and raw album along with the hits to dance and cry to," Cam announced. "And as always there will be some belly laughs in between because in my family, we heal by making […]

Chase Matthew (Jason Kempin/NBC) With time to kill at a casino, some artists might indulge in some gambling, but not Chase Matthew. Instead, Chase played the odds and ended up with his top-15 hit "Darlin'.""We ended up in the Midwest where we couldn't really justify going home, just to have to turn back around and come back. So we ended staying there at the hotel," he tells ABC Audio. "And so […]

Tim McGraw's just put out the official music video for his version of "Paper Umbrellas" featuring Parker McCollum. Though you won't exactly see the pair performing the song, they do appear in animated photos and silhouettes. Scotty McCreery's Thursday date at Morris Farm Back 40 Live in Barco, North Carolina, has been rescheduled to May 23, 2026, because of the projected path of Hurricane Erin.Dustin Lynch is squeezing in another Pool […]