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Kelsea Ballerini took to Instagram on Wednesday (October 23) to announce the dates for her 2025 U.S. tour supporting her forthcoming album, Patterns, which is due out on Friday (Oct. 25). The 30-date arena tour kicks off on January 21 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and winds down on March 30 in Denver, Colorado. Ballerini will…

Both Maren Morris and her ex-husband Ryan Hurd are releasing new music on the same day this week. On Friday (October 25), Morris is set to release her new single, “People Still Show Up,” while Hurd is sharing his brand new song, “This Party Sucks.” The one-time couple – who share custody of their 4-year-old…

Last weekend, Morgan Wallen brought his two-year, blockbuster One Night At A Time World Tour to a triumphant close in Charlotte, North Carolina. The country superstar announced to the crowd that he’s planning on heading into the woods to take some much deserved time off for a while. Wallen has clearly earned the break, after…

Rhiannon Giddens announced on Instagram on Tuesday her plans to headline and curate her own music festival called Biscuits & Banjos. The inaugural festival will celebrate Black culture and roots musicians, and will take place in Durham, North Carolina on April 25-27, 2025. Giddens, a Pulitzer Prize-winning artist, will not only perform solo during the…

When the latest Elvis Presley archival collection, Memphis, was released back in August, it represented the next wave of potentially unreleased – and possibly enhanced – recordings on the way from The King. Onetime BMG executive Ernst Jorgensen has been in charge of overseeing Presley’s reissues since the late Eighties, and he suggests that there…

The 99-year-old Nashville country music institution the Grand Ole Opry is ready to broaden its horizons and embrace new musical styles going forward. Scott Stapp, the lead singer of hard rock band Creed, made his Opry debut on Wednesday (October 23), while celebrated jam band Leftover Salmon and Andrew Farriss of Australian rock band INXS…

Scoring his very first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart with Beautifully Broken wasn’t the only milestone that Jelly Roll had to celebrate this week. The country star shared his ongoing fitness journey with his fans on Instagram on Monday (October 21), where his personal chef and nutrition coach Ian Larios reveals that…

Zach Bryan announced on his Instagram stories on Tuesday (October 22) that he and his former girlfriend, Brianna LaPaglia (known on social media as Brianna Chickenfry) have split up. “Brianna and me have broken up with each other and I respect and love her with every ounce of my heart,” Byran wrote. “She has loved…

Justin Moore has reached the top of the charts for the 13th time with his current single, “This Is My Dirt,” the title track of his just-released album which came out on October 11. “This Is My Dirt” has reached the top spot on the Country Mediabase chart, while also topping the Country Aircheck Chart,…

Bailey Zimmerman has been out on the road supporting Morgan Wallen for two years. After the final show on Wallen’s 2024 One Night At A Time world tour on Saturday night (October 19) in Charlotte, North Carolina, the young musician took to Instagram to pay tribute to Wallen and thank the country superstar for everything…