Country Music News

TuneIn recently announced a new partnership with CountryLine Radio to distribute The BIG 615 from Garth Brooks’ SEVENS Radio Network. The partnership not only extends the reach of The BIG 615 across the U.K. but positions TuneIn as a key driver of radio globalization and country music worldwide. Launched in June 2023, The BIG 615…

Taylor Swift has topped the Billboard Artist 100 chart dated December 16, extending her record for the most weeks as the top musical act in the United States to 89. Swift is riding high on the success of her latest re-recorded album, 1989 (Taylor’s Version), which is currently ranked second on the Billboard 200 chart.…

Country Radio Broadcasters (CRB) have unveiled the lineup for the New Faces of Country Music Show at the 2024 Country Radio Seminar. This year’s show will feature performances by George Birge, Dillon Carmichael, Corey Kent, Megan Moroney, and Conner Smith. The New Faces of Country Music Show will take place on Friday, March 1st during…

Season 24 of NBC’s “The Voice” will conclude with special performances from Keith Urban, Earth, Wind & Fire, AJR, Jelly Roll, Tyla and Season 25 coaches Dan + Shay. Top five finalists will compete for title during the finale, which will be telecast live on December 19 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Coaches Niall Horan, John…

Keith Urban, Thomas Rhett and Luke Bryan have been confirmed as headliners for GoldenSky 2024. The festival will also feature Turnpike Troubadours, Riley Green, Bailey Zimmerman, Ashley McBryde, Elle King and Gabby Barrett among others. The festival is set to take place from October 18-20, 2024 at Discovery Park in Sacramento, California. Urban will headline…

Dolly Parton’s Dollywood Company has acquired an 11-story office tower in downtown Nashville. PNH Properties LLC purchased 211 Commerce Street for $75 million on November 30, according to Davidson County property records. Dollywood partnered with Herschend Enterprises on the deal as PNH Properties, officials said. “Since the pandemic, commercial real estate is becoming an opportunity,”…

Michael Ray recently released a nostalgic new single “We Should Get A Drink Sometime” via Warner Music Nashville. Thomas Rhett, Rhett Akins, Mike Busbee and Josh Kerr co-wrote “We Should Get A Drink Sometime,” which sees Ray singing to solo piano accompaniment. “We should get a drink sometime/ Like old friends do/ I can tell…

CMT has announced “CMT Crossroads: Bret Michaels & Chris Janson,” featuring Poison frontman Bret Michaels and country singer-songwriter Chris Janson. Janson will be seen performing one of the first songs he learned to play on guitar, ’80s rock hit “Talk Dirty To Me,” along with Michaels during the show. The show also features the men…

Taylor Swift’s “The Eras Tour” has made history by becoming the highest grosser ever and the first to break the $1 billion mark, according to Pollstar data. “The Eras Tour” has dethroned Elton John’s years-long “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” tour for the top spot. Swift’s landmark “Eras Tour” was the No. 1 trek both worldwide…

Carrie Underwood has announced that following a sold-out week of performances, six new shows have been added in 2024 for her critically-acclaimed smash hit, REFLECTION: The Las Vegas Residency. The new dates are October 16, 18, 19, 23, 25 and 26, 2004. Tickets for Underwood’s three shows at the state-of-the-art venue last week were sold…