Country Music News

On Tuesday (September 10), Darius Rucker appeared in a Williamson County courtroom in Franklin, Tennessee, and pleaded no contest to his charge of simple possession of a controlled substance. Following his no contest plea, Rucker’s other charges of simple possession and one count of driving with expired tags were dismissed. The charges are tied to…

Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” spends its 10th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, extending its run of the most weeks spent at the top of the singles chart in 2024. “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” also becomes one of only 45 No. 1 hits in the 66-year history of the Hot…

Tucker Wetmore’s breakout year continues with his catchy new single, “Silverado Blue,” which is taken from his just-announced debut EP, Waves On a Sunset, due out October 4. Wetmore just made his well-received debut at the Grand Ole Opry on Tuesday (September 10), and the  Washington State native keeps his creative momentum going by sharing…

On Friday (September 13), Alex Lambert released his new single, “Wine.” According to Lambert, “Wine is an honest depiction of a man, wrestling with his own loneliness and broken heart, trying to drown his sorrows with a past lover who is doing the same with him. It’s the hard story of the things we sometimes…

Dustin Lynch’s new single, “Chevrolet,” featuring Jelly Roll, jumps up two spots this week to reach No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart. The hit collaboration becomes Lynch’s ninth Country Airplay chart-topper and Jelly Roll’s fifth. Songwriting credits on “Chevrolet” go to Chase McGill, Jessi Alexander, and Hunter Phelps. Mentor Williams also receives a songwriter…

Tommy Cash, the younger brother of Johnny Cash and a country singer in his own right, has died at the age of 84. Tommy’s passing was announced on Saturday (September 14) in an Instagram post made by Nashville’s Johnny Cash Museum. “We are saddened to announce that the world lost a bright light last evening…

Garth Brooks announced in an Instagram post on Friday that his long-running residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas will come to an end in 2025. The final concerts of the country superstar’s Garth Brooks/Plus ONE residency are scheduled to take place early next year on February 21st-23rd, February 28th, March 1st-2nd,…

Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet notches its third consecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Short n’ Sweet is only the second album to spend its first three weeks atop the Billboard 200 chart in 2024, joining Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department, which also spent its first three weeks at…

Margo Price just released a new collaboration with Billy Strings called, “Too Stoned To Cry.” Price and Strings are both featured on vocals on the bluegrass-drenched duet, with their voices blending together perfectly on the aching chorus, “I ain’t happy, I’m just too stoned to cry.” Price was thrilled to work with Strings while praising…

During an interview with E! News before the 2024 MTV VMAs on Wednesday (September 11), Shaboozey weighed in on the controversy surrounding Beyoncé receiving zero nominations at the 2024 CMA Awards. Shaboozey currently has the Billboard No. 1 song for nine weeks running with “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” while he was also featured on “Spaghettii”…