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Nate Smith & Tyler Hubbard's "After Midnight" (Sony) Nate Smith enlisted a new collaborator on his latest single, "After Midnight."“Having a song with Tyler Hubbard is bucket list for me since I have always been a huge fan of his voice, energy, and songwriting,” Nate says. “When I first heard ‘After Midnight,’ I was immediately hooked because it embodies everything I love in a song, and it’s just so freakin’ fun. […]

Riley Green (Disney/Scott Kirkland) Even though Riley Green's nominated for four trophies and he's set to perform during the CMA Awards Wednesday, he confesses he still feels a little like an outsider at Country Music's Biggest Night."It’s never something that you really expect," he says of the attention. "I always think about things as just a fan of country music because it’s not too long ago that I was, you know.""And you see […]

Luke Bryan and Ella Langley have teamed up for a new collaboration on the Christmas classic "Winter Wonderland," which drops at midnight.Brad Paisley discussed his new holiday album, Snow Globe, and singing the national anthem at the World Series on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon Wednesday. You can check out his appearance on YouTube. Cole Swindell's new lyric video for "Make Heaven Crowded" is out now. Copyright © 2025, ABC […]

Old Dominion (Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images) Old Dominion's one of the newest artists on the Nashville Walk of Fame, after Vince Gill presented the band with their star on Tuesday. “This is such a humbling experience, especially for a bunch of guys that consider themselves underdogs," lead singer Matthew Ramsey said at the ceremony. "We bled for this in a lot of ways. Not for recognition or awards but for songs and […]

Carly Pearce (Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal) Carly Pearce is making a "Dream Come True" with the lead single from her upcoming fifth album. She revealed the title Thursday on her Instagram Story, as the song premiered exclusively on some radio stations ahead of its streaming debut at midnight Thursday. "Trying to make the dream come true," she captioned another post, showing her standing onstage in a theater wearing a sparkling gown. "Dream Come True" is […]

Little Big Town's 'The Christmas Record' (MCA) Little Big Town's adding a new track to their holiday album in time for the 2025 season. "We wanted to give you another Christmas song as a thank you for this incredible year," they teased on their socials Thursday. "'The Innkeeper' is available at midnight. Pre-save/add now at the link in bio."The Christmas Record was originally released in October 2024 with 11 tracks. You can get […]

Kenny Chesney's 'Heart Life Music' (William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers) Kenny Chesney's first book is now a bestseller, debuting atop two New York Times rankings.Heart Life Music tops both the Hardcover Nonfiction Best Sellers and Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction Best Sellers lists."When it sunk it, and it took a minute, I was thrilled," Kenny says. "Talk about the unthinkable: I had a New York Times No. 1 […]

59th CMA Awards, hosted by Lainey Wilson (ABC/Country Music Association) You can add Kelsea Ballerini, Brandi Carlile, Kenny Chesney, Riley Green, Miranda Lambert, Patty Loveless, Old Dominion, The Red Clay Strays and Chris Stapleton to the list of performers who'll take the stage at the 59th Annual CMA Awards. Kelsea will debut her new song, "I Sit in Parks," while Riley will deliver his #1, "Worst Way."Old Dominion will perform a medley of their […]

Madeline DeMarcus, Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts, Allison DeMarcus & Dylan DeMarcus (Omar Vega/WireImage) While some country stars prefer to keep their awards away from their family life, others take inspiration from seeing their accolades on display in everyday life. For Rascal Flatts' Jay DeMarcus, his trophies are front and center, though that has a lot to do with the decorating choices of his wife, Allison DeMarcus. "When we bought the house […]