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CMA logo (Country Music Association) The Country Music Association is extending its partnership with Disney for six more years, meaning annual specials like CMA Awards, CMA Fest and CMA Country Christmas will air on ABC through 2032. The new contract adds an important new aspect, with the 2026 CMA Awards set to stream live on Disney+ for the first time ever. “For two decades, Disney has been CMA’s partner in celebrating excellence in […]

Chris Stapleton (Academy of Country Music) Leave it to Chris Stapleton to wax philosophical about country music awards shows. Of course, he does know a thing or two about the topic, since he's the most-nominated male artist at Sunday's 61st ACMs, with a chance to take home six more trophies. "These things are fantastic things to win, but when you get nominated or invited to these kinda parties, in my estimation, you've […]

Tickets for the Luke Bryan & Friends concert Sept. 24 at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena go on sale Friday. Billed as a "one-of-a-kind show," it'll celebrate his new Signs album, which drops Sept. 18. Chris Cagle's adding 17 new dates to his Play It Loud 25th Anniversary Tour, starting with his May 23 show at Paragon Casino in Marksville, Louisiana. Lee Ann Womack will duet with Parker McCollum on his latest hit, "Killin' Me," […]

Ashley Cooke's the baby blues world tour (Courtesy Ashley Cooke/Sweet Talk Publicity) Ashley Cooke will launch the baby blues world tour this fall, with an itinerary set to take her both across the U.S. and across the pond. The 28-date trek kicks off Sept. 17 in Cleveland, Ohio, and will pass through Washington, D.C., New York City and Los Angeles before wrapping Feb. 25 at Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium. In January, the "your […]

Hannah Harper & Lee Ann Womack (Disney/Eric McCandless) A mom of three who auditioned for American Idol with a song about postpartum depression and motherhood was named the show's newest champion on Monday night.Hannah Harper, of Willow Springs, Missouri, won the season after overcoming runner-up Jordan McCullough and third-place finisher Keyla Richardson."I can't believe this is real life," Harper said in a special message for ABC's Good Morning America after […]

Luke Combs (Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images) For the fifth week in a row, Luke Combs is still waking up the Billboard Country Airplay chart by keeping "Sleepless in a Hotel Room" at #1.While that's plenty impressive, it's just par for the course for a Luke Combs hit. It's his third-longest stay atop the tally so far, matching the performance of 2023's "Fast Car," 2021's "Better Together" and 2019's "Even Though I'm Leaving.""Forever […]

Riley Green (Trae Patton/NBC) It's official: NBC confirms Riley Green will join The Voice when it premieres in September. "I guess y’all can start calling me coach… see ya this fall," the "Change My Mind" hitmaker teased. Fellow coach Kelly Clarkson left Riley a voicemail welcoming him to the show, going on to jump-start the rivalry that's sure to ensue between their teams.The two join longtime coach Adam Levine, who'll return alongside […]

Luke Bryan's 'Signs' (MCA) Luke Bryan's ninth studio album, Signs, is coming Sept. 18, he revealed as he wrapped his ninth season as a judge on American Idol on Monday. “It is always a great day when I get the chance to release new music,” he says in the news release announcing the record. “I’ve been working on this album for the past year, and I just love how it turned out. […]

Dan + Shay (Disney/Michael Le Brecht) Dan + Shay have been performing during the Academy of Country Music Awards since the 50th anniversary show at AT&T Stadium in Dallas in 2015, just as they'll be Sunday for the 61st ceremony in Vegas.But the hitmaking duo admits they still get some butterflies — and with good reason.  "The last time we performed at the ACMs, we opened the show," Dan Smyers […]