Country Music News

In a new interview on the Work in Progress podcast posted on Thursday (August 29), Maren Morris discussed the backlash she received after criticizing Morgan Wallen for using a racial slur back in 2021. “I mean, the death threat portion for me as a young mother was obviously scary,” Morris revealed to host Sophia Bush.…

Cody Johnson started a new clothing collection that is designed in partnership with Wrangler. The first items featured from the country star’s collection are a line of western dress shirts, with jeans and snap shirts set to arrive in the fall of 2025. For his collection, which he announced on Instagram Thursday, Johnson personally selected…

On July 26, three of the four members of the beloved gospel group the Nelons died in a tragic plane crash. On Friday (August 30), the Nelons final album, Loving You, will be released to hopefully ease the pain of their untimely deaths. Kelly Nelon Clark, her husband, Jason Clark, and their daughter Amber Nelon…

On Wednesday (August 28), Kelsea Ballerini revealed that her dog, Dibs, has been diagnosed with cancer. The country star shared the sad news on her Instagram Stories, writing, “The last few days we have discovered that dibby has inoperable cancer in his heart. He’s not in pain and luckily it hasn’t spread further.” Ballerini adopted…

Morgan Myles got engaged to Taylor Place at her home in Nashville back on July 14. But the one-time Voice contestant revealed that there was drama along with romance involved in her engagement. Myles returned home from a Los Angeles recording studio for what her parents told her was a surprise birthday party. “On the…

Spotify’s Homegrown playlist already shines the spotlight of acoustic-oriented country artists. And now, they are bringing that sound to live stages across the country with the Homegrown Presents Concert Series. The first two shows of the new series will feature Dylan Gossett playing a concert in his hometown of Austin, Texas, on September 8, and…

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library book giveaway program has spent the past three decades improving literacy by providing free books to kids throughout the country and the world. In a recent stop in Kasas City to promote her program, the 78-year-old country music legend shared a story about the inspiration behind her cause, her father, Robert…

Ahead of the debut show of Jelly Roll’s highly-anticipated Beautifully Broken Tour in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Tuesday night (August 27), the singer came across a lemonade stand run by a couple of young kids from the neighborhood. Jelly stopped and bought some lemonade, and gave the kids an unforgettable memory in the process.…

During NBC’s tribute concert special Toby Keith: American Icon that aired last night (August 28), the late country legend’s 38-year-old daughter, Krystal Keith, performed an emotional version of her father’s song, “Don’t Let the Old Man In.” Deciding to take part in the musical tribute to her dad was a tough decision for Krystal, as…

During a performance at the Colorado State Fair on Saturday night (August 24), Scotty McCreery brought his show to an immediate halt not even one full song into his set, after he apparently witnessed someone in the crowd hit a woman. During his opening song, ‘It Matters to Her’, the country star stopped singing in…