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Disney/Larry McCormack Jordan Davis was just named artist-writer of the year by the Association for Independent Music Publishers, so it's a bit ironic that he didn't happen to write his new single. Instead, it came to him the old-fashioned way: a songwriter sent him a demo of it. "'Bar None' is a song that was sent to me," Jordan explains. "A song that truly from the demo just kind of stood out […]

Elemental Music/Deep Digs More than 60 years after her death in a plane crash, 48 unissued recordings by Patsy Cline are finally making their debut on Record Store Day 2025. Imagine That: The Lost Recordings (1954-1963) is a double-disc vinyl set made up of four dozen recordings from radio broadcasts, TV shows and demos that have been meticulously restored with today's technology.The set was assembled with the cooperation of the Patsy […]

NBCUniversal What will it look like when Kenny Chesney takes the stage at Sphere in Las Vegas in May? We now have a bit of a clue, as the superstar revealed the Sphere creative team was "embedded" during some of last year's Sun Goes Down shows and spent time with him "shooting footage that reflects [his] life, experience and musical meaning."“We didn’t know when we signed on what we were signing up […]

T Vill Records/Goat Island Sound As singer/songwriter Jacob Hackworth sets out on the Waves on a Sunset Tour with his buddy Tucker Wetmore, he's also launching his first track as an artist.Previously, Jacob wrote Tucker's "Wine into Whiskey," Bailey Zimmerman's six-week #1 "Rock and a Hard Place" and Corey Kent's current hit, "This Heart," as well as several songs on Jelly Roll's Beautifully Broken album.“There is a feeling of reassurance that happens […]

Big Loud Move over, Morgan Wallen. ERNEST is replacing you with Snoop Dogg. Of course, Morgan helped ERNEST grab his first #1 as an artist with "Cowgirls." Now, the singer/songwriter's teaming up with the veteran rapper for "Gettin' Gone." The collaboration came together after ERNEST shared the song "informally" with Snoop, "who immediately asked to be on the track," according to a press release. Fast forward, and the two not only recorded […]

Capitol Nashville "Why Aren't You Listening to Jon Pardi?" a new Esquire article asks, as it explores the making of his new album.It also ponders why Jon doesn't seem to have the same kind of recognition among pop fans as artists like Luke Combs and Morgan Wallen do, in spite of his six number ones and his two hits — "Head Over Boots" and "Dirt on My Boots" — which […]

Empire Shaboozey and Myles Smith have both been on rocket ship rides to fame over the past year, so it's fitting that the two artists would team up for a song.Their collab, "Blink Twice," is out now. In it, both artists seem to reference their nonstop schedules: "Oh God, would you tell me why I'm worn down to the bone?/ Even though I've only seen half of the world, I'm coming […]

ABC/Paula Lobo When LOCASH locked in their fourth #1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart dated April 12, it was different. In many ways they'd done this one on their own, having released "Hometown Home" as the first single on their own Galaxy Label Group. "It's a fantastic feeling," Chris Lucas says. "You know, it's everything we dreamed about. When we first started, you know, we were two guys, like, 'Hey man, we'd like […]

Lifetime The trailer for The Judd Family: Truth Be Told, a four-part Lifetime documentary, is here, featuring Wynonna Judd and Ashley Judd.It opens with footage of Wynonna and the late Naomi Judd as the mother-daughter duo The Judds doing interviews and performing together onstage.Ashley comments on their fame in one clip, saying, "I was so proud of their success."But amid the stardom, Wynonna said, "It was magical on stage, but off […]