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Hardy earned his third No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart thanks to “Truck Bed.” “Truck Bed,” released on Big Loud, rose from No. 2 to No. 1 on the survey dated March 30. The song saw a 13% increase to 31 million audience impressions in the week of March 15-21, according to Luminate. Hardy…

Dierks Bentley recently shared a music video for his cover of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ “American Girl.” The video shows Bentley playing Petty’s own Rickenbacker guitar, flown in from the rock icon’s archives in California for the shoot. The Wes Edwards-directed music video was shot at the Clementine in Nashville, Tennessee, with Bentley teaming…

The War And Treaty recently released a steamy new track, called “Stealing A Kiss.” Written by the husband-and-wife pair and inspired by their passion for each other, Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Trotter put their undeniable chemistry on full display in this soulful and seductive new tune. “This song feels like a shot of red…

Milwaukee’s Summerfest has revealed a star-studded lineup for this year’s edition, including headliners Maroon 5, Lil Uzi Vert, and Keith Urban. The annual event takes place over three weekends with totally different lineups. Summerfest is scheduled for June 20 through 22, June 27 through 29, and July 4 through 6. Opening weekend will feature Kane…

NEEDTOBREATHE and Jordan Davis are joining forces to create musical memories for the CMT Music Awards next month in Austin, Texas. The rock band will join “Next Thing You Know” singer Davis for an outdoor taping of “CMT Crossroads” at the University of Texas at Austin’s UT Tower on April 5 before they perform on…

Alabama recently announced the 20-city 2024 Roll On II North America Tour. The second edition of their 2023 tour of the same name kicked off at Lucas Oil Live in Thackerville, Oklahoma, on March 23. Artists such as The Marshall Tucker Band, Diamond Rio, Jamey Johnson, the Bellamy Brothers, and Lee Greenwood will perform as…

Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale has described his divorce from Gwen Stefani as his “simplest shame.” In the latest episode of the Amy & T.J. podcast with Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes, Rossdale opened up about his 2015 divorce from the No Doubt singer. “I never thought I’d ever get divorced. So there’s a simple shame…

The Grand Ole Opry has announced that Jelly Roll will host the Opry NextStage Live From Texas show at Lava Cantina on May 15 at 2:30 pm CT in The Colony, Texas. “Opry NextStage is important because I think it’s creating a culture around younger artists, introducing them to the Opry the right way, and…

Maren Morris has announced her 2024 RSVP Redux North American Tour. The 11-date tour will start on May 29 at The Masonic in San Francisco, California. Betty Who will join Morris as special guest on select dates. Announcing the tour on Instagram, Morris said, “RSVP Redux Tour – the tour that never was, gets a…

Kip Moore has announced his departure from MCA Nashville, his label home for more than a decade. Moore revealed his decision and future plans in a post on Instagram, saying, “I’ve been extremely grateful for the opportunity to make records on a label like MCA over the last 10 plus years. They’ve been such a…