Country Music News

Return of the King: The Fall & Rise of Elvis Presley is set to premiere on Netflix on Wednesday (November 13). The new documentary is directed by Jason Hehir, and it presents a more vulnerable side of the music legend. The film focuses on the story behind Presley’s celebrated 1968 comeback TV special, Elvis, which…

Noah Kahan finished up his successful We’ll All Be Here Forever Tour back in September. During those shows, the hit songwriter raised over $2.5 million for his mental health organization, The Busyhead Project. Some of Kahan’s tour stops also included The Busyhead Project Action Village, which featured stalls and displays that informed fans of various…

Jelly Roll took to Instagram on Tuesday (November 12) to announce a 12-date Canadian leg of his Beautifully Broken Tour. Jelly even dubbed his 2025 Canadian dates The Beautifully Broken Great Northern Tour, which gets underway on March 6 in Victoria, British Columbia. Jelly then hits Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Regina, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Toronto, London,…

During a recent interview with the Associated Press to promote his 76th solo studio album, Last Leaf on the Tree, Willie Nelson reflected on his mortality while sharing his creative plans for the future. The 91-year-old country legend says his new record doesn’t represent the “last” of anything, and that he isn’t very concerned about…

During the CMA Awards ceremony in Nashville next Wednesday (November 20), George Strait will be presented with the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award. The country icon will also be honored during the ceremony with a tribute to his music performed by an all-star group of musicians. Strait will join the eight previous recipients of the…

Live Nation announced that they posted their biggest summer concert season in their history. The ticketing and live entertainment giant saw its profitability rise 39% to $474 million over the previous year, with a recorded revenue of $7.7 billion. This news comes after Live Nation recorded its all-time biggest first quarter earlier this year, which…

In an Instagram post on Tuesday (November 12), the Songwriters Hall of Fame revealed the impressive list of 2025 nominees for possible induction into the venerable institution. The nominees in the Performing Songwriters category feature Eminem, N.W.A., Janet Jackson, Alanis Morissette, Boy George, Bryan Adams, Steve Winwood, Sheryl Crow, George Clinton, Doobie Brothers, Tommy James,…

Following a turn in the pop music world which included touring with Ariana Grande, Fancy Hagood returns to Nashville to reconnect with his past as a gay country musician. The 33-year-old singer admits that his exploration of pop music was a result of him getting “sidetracked by people not being able to see someone like…

When the Grammy nominations were announced on Friday (November 8), Gillian Welch and David Rawlings were recognized with a Best Folk Album Grammy nomination for their new album, Woodland, alongside a Best Americana Performance nod for “Empty Trainload of Sky.” The duo are capitalizing on that notoriety by announcing their plans for a 25-date US…

Brooks & Dunn are set to release their guest star-studded new album, Reboot II, on Friday (November 15). That record is filled with modern reinterpretations of their classic country songs, done alongside contemporary stars working in tandem with the music legends. The last album of all original music that Brooks & Dunn released was their…