Country Music News

Jimmy Buffett’s Christmas Island is due to be reissued on vinyl for the first time ever on December 15 via MCA/UMe. The holiday album arrives with two vinyl options for fans to choose from: standard black vinyl and limited-edition red vinyl. Christmas Island, Buffett’s twenty-first studio album overall, was originally released on October 8, 1996.…

Breakout country star Oliver Anthony has announced his massive “Out of the Woods” World Tour in 2024. The “Out of the Woods” tour will kick off on February 1 at Cirkus Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, and wrap up on September 13 at Allegan County Fair in Allegan, Michigan. The U.S. leg of the trek will…

Country music star Clint Black has announced a tour in celebration of the 35th anniversary of his breakthrough debut album, Killin’ Time. The award-winning singer-songwriter will kick off the trek on February 16th with three back-to-back shows at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. The tour also includes stops in Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia, Minnesota, and Canada, along with…

Post Malone has earned his first entry on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart, as his duet with the late Joe Diffie on the latter’s 1990s classic “Pickup Man” debuts at No. 54. “Pickup Man,” billed as Joe Diffie featuring Post Malone, dropped on November 9 via Mercury/Republic/Big Loud Records. It earned 826,000 country format audience impressions…

Jana Kramer and her fiance Allan Russell welcomed their first child, a baby boy, on Monday morning, November 13. “Allan and I are both overjoyed and truly grateful to announce the birth of our son, Roman James Russell,” Kramer told People. “We feel blessed to have been given the chance to create something so special…

Taylor Swift’s “Cruel Summer” has reclaimed the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100, earning a third non-consecutive week at No. 1 on the chart. “Cruel Summer” reclaimed the top spot from Swift’s 11th No. 1 “Is It Over Now? (Taylor’s Version) [From the Vault],” which had debuted atop the chart last week. “Cruel Summer”…

Global superstar Taylor Swift has added two more London dates to her acclaimed “The Eras Tour.” The U.K./European leg of Swift’s stadium tour is set to kick off on May 9 at the LA Defense Arena in Paris. The U.K. leg will start on June 7 with a show at Edinburgh’s BT Murrayfield Stadium. The…

Jason Aldean and Kid Rock are set to co-headline the Rock the Country Festival Tour. The festival tour will stick mainly to the South, spending two nights at each stop in Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, South Carolina, Missouri, Kentucky, and Georgia. “Rock The Country is for everyone who makes this country run and loves America. Nobody…

The Country Music Association has revealed this year’s hosts and performers for its 14th annual holiday television special, “CMA Country Christmas.” Hosted by country music stars Amy Grant and Trisha Yearwood, “CMA Country Christmas” will feature performances by Grant, Yearwood, Jordan Davis, Lady A, Ashley McBryde, Jon Pardi, Lindsey Stirling, The War And Treaty, Zach…

Paramount+ has announced a new documentary profiling the late June Carter Cash. The documentary, titled June, will debut on Paramount+ on January 16, 2024. Directed by Kristen Vaurio, the film will shine a light on the life and work of the multiple Grammy Award-winning singer, comedian, musician, actor, and author. The documentary will feature never-before-seen…