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A 70th Anniversary Tribute to the Gatlin Brothers (Courtesy The Gatlin Brothers/Absolute Publicity, Inc.) The Gatlin Brothers will be honored with a special show marking their 70th anniversary Feb. 23 at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium The Gatlins will take the stage, as well as The Oak Ridge Boys, Big & Rich, Mae Estes, Lee Greenwood, T. Graham Brown, John Berry, Lorrie Morgan, The Isaacs, Mark Wills, Red Steagall, T.G. Sheppard and others performing […]

Ashley McBryde (Disney/Robby Klein) Ashley McBryde's "Light on in the Kitchen" has just been certified Gold by the RIAA.Ashley's team surprised her with a plaque commemorating the milestone at her most recent Redemption Residency shows at Chief's on Broadway in Nashville. "Light on in the Kitchen" was the lead single from Ashley's 2023 The Devil I Know album, and was inspired by her mother and her mother's two sisters. In early December […]

Keith Urban (Disney/Frank Micelotta) Keith Urban kicked off the week spreading some Christmas cheer to the patients and their families at Nashville's Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. During his two-hour visit Monday afternoon, the Aussie superstar answered questions, took photos and gave an acoustic performance complete with a sing-along. He also donated guitars to the hospital's music therapy program. “We are truly grateful to Keith Urban for sharing his time […]

'New Year's Eve Live: Nashville's Big Bash' (CBS) HARDY and comedian/actor Bert Kreischer will host New Year's Eve Live: Nashville's Big Bash this year on CBS.“Celebrating New Year's in Music City is always a blast,” HARDY says. “It's great to be back playing Nashville's Big Bash and I'm stoked to co-host this year with one of the funniest dudes I know.”Kreischer adds, “This event, which I was a very small part […]

Brett Young & Taylor Mills Young (Disney/Michael Le Brecht) As the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season consumes many of us these days, take comfort from Brett Young.Even he has trouble finding that perfect gift, which is complicated by the fact that his wife, Taylor Mills Young, is so good at it. "She’s like the most thoughtful gift giver," Brett says. "I’m sure that no matter how well I do, […]

Dolly Parton (Courtesy Dolly Parton) After its 2025 premiere with the Nashville Symphony, Dolly Parton's new orchestral show will keep the music playing in 2026.Threads: My Songs in Symphony will play a dozen U.S. cities starting Jan. 3 in Denver with the Colorado Symphony. The multimedia experience includes new arrangements of Dolly's classics, immersive visuals and storytelling by the legend herself. Even though she doesn't appear in person at the shows, the concerts […]

Jon Pardi's The Christmas Show (Courtesy Jon Pardi/The GreenRoom) "What a rowdy Christmas show!" was Jon Pardi's comment after he kicked off his yuletide tour Friday in St. Augustine, Florida. Of course, that's at least partially Jon's fault, considering he's bringing pyro to the Christmas party. The trek continued Saturday with another St. Augustine show, complete with a 13-piece band with twin fiddles and a horn section. The set list for The […]

Trace Adkins 30th Anniversary Tour (Courtesy Trace Adkins/Sweet Talk Publicity) Trace Adkins will commemorate three decades of his debut album with a special 2026 tour.Trace Adkins 30th Anniversary Tour kicks off Jan. 16 in Oxford, Alabama, playing 24 dates before it wraps Sept. 19 in Charles Town, West Virginia. The run includes two nights in May at Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium. "I recently read that if you lined up all the […]

Kelsea Ballerini (Disney/Frank Micelotta) Kelsea Ballerini's touring year has come to a close with her Saturday night show Down Under."Brisbane, i couldn’t have asked for a better way to end the year and this life changing tour," she posted on Monday. "thank you to all 11,000 of you for being one of the best crowds we had the honor to play for this year, and thank you for having cute […]