Country Music News

Kelly Clarkson will host NBC’s “Christmas in Rockefeller Center” special this year. The Emmy and Grammy Award winner will also perform at the iconic Christmas special. This year marks the 20th anniversary of Clarkson’s first “Christmas in Rockefeller Center” performance, and she has performed a handful of times since. NBC’s “Today” anchors Savannah Guthrie, Hoda…

The 2023 Christmas 4 Kids Benefit Concert will feature performance by Shenandoah and Chapel Hart, among others. Shenandoah will also host the show. The country music band’s frontman, Marty Raybon, said, “Christmas is such an exciting time for children. Whether it’s in need of essentials or the wants of a toy or two. Having the…

Reba McEntire’s new lifestyle book, “Not That Fancy: Simple Lessons on Living, Loving, Eating, and Dusting Off Your Boots,” has topped multiple Bestseller lists. Following its October 10 release, the book has topped The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists. “An homage to her faith, family, and…

Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallen and SZA lead the nominees for the 2023 Billboard Music Awards. Swift has been nominated in 20 categories, followed by Wallen and SZA with 17 nods each. The Weeknd received 16 nominations, while Drake and Zach Bryan were each nominated in 14 categories. Swift is on course to break the Drake’s…

Lainey Wilson has launched Heart Like A Truck, a new charitable fund that supports a variety of causes focused on changing lives for the better and celebrating triumph. The country music singer-songwriter announced her new endeavor while appearing on SiriusXM’s The Highway last week. Joined by her collaborators Dallas Wilson and Trannie Anderson, Wilson talked…

The Country Music Association has awarded Darius Rucker the 2023 CMA Foundation Humanitarian Award. The country music superstar was presented the award in a surprise announcement from Kelly Clarkson during his recent visit to “The Kelly Clarkson Show.” Rucker spoke about his late mother Carolyn Rucker and explained how the namesake of his new album,…

Thomas Rhett, Dierks Bentley and Billy Strings have been confirmed as headliners of the inaugural Big As Texas festival. Big As Texas, a new independently organized music festival, is set to take place at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds near Houston on May 10-12. Three-day general admission passes are on sale now, with payment plans starting…

A star-studded lineup of performers has been announced for the opening ceremony of the Las Vegas Grand Prix. In a news release, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority announced the official lineup for the opening ceremony of the inaugural race, taking place on Wednesday, November 15. The opening ceremony will feature performances from Journey,…

Staind’s Aaron Lewis recently came under fire for sharing a photo of 32 dead coyotes spelling out “Trump 24” on social media. Lewis shared the photo to his accounts on Facebook and Instagram early last week. “Successful morning in Texas”, he wrote in the caption. Lewis also posted the photo on Donald Trump’s social media…

CMT has announced a new televised music event celebrating groundbreaking women of music. The network said the television special, ‘”CMT SMASHING GLASS: A Celebration of the Groundbreaking Women of Music,” is an all-new, genre-defying musical salute to the incomparable women who smashed stereotypes, broke records and defiantly blazed trails for future generations of female artists.…