Country Music News

On August 21, the Academy of Country Music will recognize Tony Brown’s lasting impact on country music as he will receive the ACM Icon Award during the ACM Honors at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. Brown’s early days in music were spent playing piano alongside Elvis Presley, the Oak Ridge Boys, and Emmylou Harris, before eventually finding…

On Saturday (August 17), Jelly Roll played an intimate show at Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett, New York. Jelly played a series of songs from his back catalog, as well as choice covers of classic hits for the star-studded event filled with VIP guests. The music star was introduced by the co-hosts of the SmartLess podcast,…

Country superstar Miranda Lambert is the special guest on the new episode of Bunnie XO’s Dumb Blonde podcast. The two have an open and honest discussion about the music industry, and Lambert shares how mentoring a new generation of country stars through her label, Big Loud Texas, inspired her own approach to her career. “Just…

Post Malone has been seen all over Nashville over the past week, going from his debut performance at the Grand Ole Opry on Wednesday, to showing up to his own album listening party at Loser’s bar in Midtown on Thursday, to stopping by Nashville’s legendary honky-tonk, Robert’s Western World, for a surprise performance late Saturday…

Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” is No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the sixth nonconsecutive week. The single is Shaboozey’s first No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 of his breakout career, and his crossover hit also sits atop the Hot Country Songs chart for the 10th week. “A Bar…

Post Malone’s long-awaited debut country album, F-1 Trillion, finally dropped on Friday (August 16). But Posty wasn’t done sharing new music with his fans, as he surprise released,  F-1 Trillion: Long Bed, an extended version of his new album featuring an additional nine songs. While the main album is filled with high-profile collaborations with A-list…

In an interview with the New York Times, Jelly Roll opened up about attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and how they have inspired his songwriting and improved his life. Jelly was asked about his song, “Winning Streak,” which is featured on his upcoming album, Beautifully Broken. Jelly disclosed that the song comes “from the perspective of…

Shelby Lynne’s new album, Consequences of the Crown, was released on Friday (August 16). But the record almost didn’t happen, because Lynne believed that her album making days were behind her. The country star recently moved back to Nashville and took part in a series of writing sessions with Little Big Town’s Karen Fairchild, recording…

On Friday night (August 16), Keith Urban put on a free concert outside of a Buc-ee’s in north Alabama. Hundreds of people turned out for the show, which took place in the parking lot of the popular roadside store in Athens, located about 100 miles south of Nashville. “I came down to this Buc-ee’s about…

On Friday morning, a Missouri woman was arrested on federal charges tied to an alleged scheme to defraud Elvis Presley‘s family of “millions” of dollars, as well as attempting to steal ownership of the Graceland estate. According to reports from the U.S. Department of Justice, the woman charged is 53-year-old Lisa Jeanine Findley. In a…