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Midland's "Drinkin' Dark Whiskey" (Blue Highway Records) You can find out what it sounds like when Midland covers Chris Stapleton on their latest track, one the ACM male artist of the year co-wrote with his SteelDrivers bandmate Mike Henderson. “‘Drinkin’ Dark Whiskey’ is a seminal honky tonk up tempo classic that Stapleton wrote and fine artists like Gary Allan and The SteelDrivers have cut and performed,” lead singer Mark Wystrach says. […]

Dolly Parton's 'Jolene' (Sony) Megan Moroney slides into Dolly Parton's 1974 cover of the Jolene album for PEOPLE's new World's Most Beautiful Issue.Sporting a blue-striped pajama-esque outfit with white sleeves, Megan steps into the graphics for the classic album and assumes the same position as Dolly in a moment you can only see on the PEOPLE website. The "Beautiful" hitmaker can't remember a time the global superstar wasn't part of her life.“I […]

Cody Johnson & Jay Buchanan's "Rabbit Gets the Gun" (Amazon) Cody Johnson is ready to rock ahead of his headlining set Friday at Stagecoach. His new Amazon Music Original, "Rabbit Gets the Gun," features Jay Buchanan, lead singer of Rival Sons.“Rival Sons has always been my favorite rock band,” Cody says. “I loved the chance to write with Jay, and being in the studio with him was an out-of-this-world experience.""He has […]

Morgan Wallen (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for SiriusXM) Morgan Wallen's planning to give $1.2 million to his alma mater to revamp its baseball field, according to ABC's Knoxville affiliate, WATE. The 2011 graduate of Gibbs High School in Corryton, Tennessee, was on the baseball team when it made it to the national championship in 2010. In 2025, the school renamed the field after the "Don't We" hitmaker.The money would be used to transform Morgan […]

Dylan Scott's 'Easy Does It' (Curb Records) Dylan Scott secures the seventh #1 of his career, as "What He'll Never Have" tops the Mediabase country airplay chart. This is the first one co-written by his brother, Logan Robinson, alongside Ricky Rowton and Robbie Gatlin.“Grateful to notch another No. 1 in the belt," Dylan says. "Country radio and the country music fans have been too good to me. To the kid who grew up […]

Darius Rucker (Disney/Larry McCormack) Darius Rucker hasn't put out a new album since 2023's Carolyn's Boy, but there's new music on the way, he revealed at the recent #1 party for Scotty McCreery and Hootie & the Blowfish's "Bottle Rockets." "I['ve] got a single coming out soon, as soon as we figure out what it is," he told reporters. "We have a couple of songs we love. So we're trying to […]

Vincent Mason's new track, "Don't Ask Me," is out now. The ACM new male artist of the year nominee currently has a top-20 hit with his debut single, "Wish You Well." The Bellamy Brothers are celebrating five decades of hits like "Let Your Love Flow" with their new song and video, "50 Years On."You can check out ACM new female artist of the year nominee Dasha's performance of "She's So Gone" […]

Bailey Zimmerman: Live in Las Vegas (Live Nation/Caesars Entertainment) Bailey Zimmerman will park his metaphorical "Chevy Silverado" in Sin City for one night during the 2026 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo week. The "Rock and a Hard Place" hitmaker will bring his show to PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on Saturday, Dec. 5.Presales are underway now, with tickets becoming available to the public on Friday. Next up […]

Shaboozey's 'The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales' (American Dogwood/EMPIRE) Shaboozey will preview his new album, The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales, with a "pop-up saloon experience" starting Friday at Stagecoach. The fourth record from the "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" superstar is a concept album that is set to arrive July 31. "It’s a western about revenge told continuously through every song, centered on the character Cherie Lee," he explains. "It […]