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Maren Morris recently marked her divorce from Ryan Hurd by sharing a video of her singing a line from Tammy Wynette’s 1968 track “D-I-V-O-R-C-E.” In the video shared on TikTok, Morris plays the guitar and sings the lyrics, “Our D-I-V-O-R-C-E becomes final today.” Marris also stitched a clip from a wedding ceremony where the groom…

Country duo Dan + Shay’s “10,000 Hours” featuring Justin Bieber, has joined Spotify’s Billions Club. “A billion is a difficult number to comprehend in general, but to know that one song has been streamed over a billion times on a single platform is just incredible,” Dan Smyers says. “We’re grateful for everyone who had a…

Old Dominion have announced plans to open a bar/music venue, called Odie’s, in Nashville next year. Odie’s will be functioning at 1919 Division Street near Red Door and Winners and Losers in the old ReBar location in Nashville’s Midtown area. The idea was born out of discussions between Old Dominion’s guitarist Trevor Rosen and his…

Country trio Midland recently shared a new single, “Up In Texas,” a tribute to the band’s home state Texas. The track, also the namesake of their recently announced tour, was written by Midland’s Jess Carson and Cameron Duddy along with Josh Osborne and Bryan Simpson. “‘Up in Texas’ might be an ode to the place…

“Willie Nelson & Family,” a documentary series exploring the extraordinary life of the music icon, will premiere as a four-part series on Paramount+ on December 21. The docuseries, which received widespread critical acclaim following its original world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, looks into the seven-decade career of Willie Nelson and underscores both…

Luke Combs has apologized to a fan after he unwittingly sued her in federal court and won a $250,000 judgment. NBC affiliate WFLA of Tampa reported that resident Nicol Harness was sued for $250,000 by Combs’ legal team for selling unofficial merchandise featuring the country star’s likeness on Amazon. Combs later posted a video on…

Country rocker Brantley Gilbert has announced the Off The Rails Tour 2024, with special guests Dylan Marlowe, Struggle Jennings and Demun Jones. The tour kicks of on February 9 at Premier Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, and will wrap up on July 26 at Rock the Country in Anderson, South Carolina. Tickets…

Morgan Wallen and Blake Shelton are among a number of big-name artists who have been added to the lineup for “New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash.” The string of new performers also include Trace Adkins, Grace Bowers, Kane Brown, Jackson Dean, HARDY, Cody Johnson, Parker McCollum, Megan Moroney, Brothers Osborne, Jon Pardi, Carly Pearce,…

Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit performed “Cover Me Up” on a recent episode of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.” Released as the opening track on Southeastern in 2013, “Cover Me Up” has been covered by the likes of Zac Brown, Morgan Wallen, and more. In September, Isbell reissued Southeastern in celebration of the…

Kid Rock has decided to end his boycott of Bud Light after being convinced that Anheuser-Busch “got the message.” In April, Rock posted a video on social media of him wearing a white MAGA hat and shooting cases of Bud Light with an assault rifle, yelling, “F**k Bud Light, and f**k Anheuser-Busch.” Rock was venting…