If you want to catch the “Cowboy” onstage in 2018, you’d better get cracking. George Strait is only scheduled to play a handful of dates this year, including stops in New Orleans, Austin and Tulsa. However, there is good news coming out of George’s camp: he will close out 2018 with two newly announced shows…… MORE
Cole Swindell will try to score his eighth career No. 1 single with the release of “Break Up In the End.” Written by Jon Nite, Chase McGill and Jessie Jo Dillon, “Break Up in the End” is the lead single from Cole’s upcoming album, which follows his 2016 sophomore album, You Should Be Here. “Knowing…… MORE
Ashley Monroe announced she will release her new album, Sparrow, on April 20. The 12-song offering, which was produced by Dave Cobb, was recorded at Nashville’s RCA Studio A. Working with some of her closest collaborators, including Brendan Benson and Waylon Payne, Ashley recorded and wrote many songs on Sparrow while she was pregnant with…… MORE
Jake Owen is ready to play ball this spring with the announcement of his new Life’s Whatcha Make It Tour. Most of the shows for the 20-plus-date trek will take place at baseball stadiums. The tour kicks off on May 5 in Chattanooga, Tenn., and makes stops in Little Rock, Birmingham, Sacramento and more. Chris…… MORE
An online fundraiser on YouCaring.com has been organized by Franklin Synergy Bank for the family of country singer Daryle Singletary, who died unexpectedly on Feb. 12 at his home in Lebanon, Tennessee. He was 46 years old. Daryle is survived by his wife, Holly, two sons, Jonah and Mercer, and two daughters, Nora and Charlotte.…… MORE
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Kacey Musgraves announced she will drop her new album, Golden Hour, on March 30. The new 13-song offering follows Kacey’s 2013 debut album, Same Trailer Different Park, and her 2015 sophomore album, Pageant Material, both of which hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart. Kacey co-wrote and co-produced the new album with Ian…… MORE
Jim Casey talks with Randy Rogers about: his very successful 2017 writing his first songs as an 11-year-old the best song he’s ever written, “In My Arms Instead” the healing power of music getting his start singing in the church choir picking up the guitar for the first time as a 12-year-old the path that…… MORE
Dwight Yoakam will curate a new channel on SiriusXM, Dwight Yoakam & The Bakersfield Beat, which will feature music from his career as well his musical friends and heroes, including Buck Owens, The Byrds, The Blasters, Eagles and more. Dwight’s new channel will launch this spring, with a special preview airing Feb. 23–26 on SiriusXM’s…… MORE
After topping the charts this week with the lead single, “Legend,” from her sophomore album, Unapologetically, Kelsea Ballerini announced her next single will be “I Hate Love Songs.” Co-penned by Kelsea, Shane McAnally and Trevor Rosen, the tongue-and-cheek ode to modern-day romance will impact country radio on March 12. “I will never forget introducing ‘I Hate…… MORE
In the lead-up to the premiere of Season 14 of The Voice on Feb. 26, the coaches—Blake Shelton, Adam Levine, Kelly Clarkson and Alicia Keys—paired off to perform a couple of vintage Vegas tunes in a new digital elusive. Blake and Adam tackled Frank Sinatra’s “Fly Me to the Moon,” while Kelly and Alicia put…… MORE
