Randy Travis has released a new single, “Horses in Heaven.” The ballad, written by Jon Randall and Matt Nolen and created with the help of vocal AI, finds the country singer intoning, “There are horses in heaven/so I bet that God’s a cowboy/headin’ off into the sunset in a big …
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Lainey Wilson‘s latest album Whirlwind will spin her all across North America later this year. The country star has announced an extensive tour in support of the record with special appearances from Ernest, Muscadine Bloodline, Kaitlin Butts, Maddox Batson, Drake Milligan, Lauren Watkins, and Zach Meadows. The Whirlwind tour will …
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Jesse Welles, the gravelly-voiced songwriter who is reviving protest songs through a series of self-shot videos, will release his new studio album, Middle, next month. But there’s nothing “middle” about Welles: He’s unflinchingly addressed hot-button topics like the war in Gaza, capitalism, and the U.S. healthcare system in his viral …
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Kelsea Ballerini thinks Beyoncé‘s country music Grammy nods are more than deserved. While visiting SiriusXM’s Fierce: Women in Music, the country star stood behind Cowboy Carter‘s industry recognition in country music categories alongside dedicated country stars. “That category, to me, represents what countrymusichas been this year, and that’s what the …
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Faster Horses, the country music festival held at Michigan International Speedway since 2013, will not return this summer. A message on the festival’s website announced what it described as a “pause” for 2025. “Dear fans,” the letter read, “we have made the decision to pause Faster Horses Festival in 2025. …
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Despite winning the CMA and ACM new artist awards back in 1980, Terri Gibbs remains a little known figure in country music history. Summer Dean, the rising country vocalist out of Texas, is seeking to change that. This week, Dean releases a smoldering cover of Gibbs’ 1980 hit “Somebody’s Knockin’,” …
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Dolly Parton is finally bringing her long-gestating autobiographical production Dolly: An Original Musical to the stage this summer. Parton announced the world premiere from the campus of Belmont University this week, sharing that the musical, which blends some of her most beloved tunes with newly penned material, will play a …
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Chris Stapleton returns to Austin City Limits to help celebrate the show’s 50th anniversary. In a performance set to premiere Saturday, the country vocalist and songwriter takes the stage to perform a set of country gems including Higher standouts “South Dakota” and “It Takes a Woman,” the current Grammy-nominated song …
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Luke Bryan will spend the summer on the road for the Country Song Came On tour. The country artist will perform across North American with special guests George Birge, Avery Anna, Ashland Craft, Mae Estes, Cole Goodwin, Braxton Keith, Randall King, Vincent Mason, Drake Milligan, Adrien Nunez, and Owen Riegling. …
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Morgan Wallen will spend the summer on the road performing his newly announced fourth studio album I’m the Problem. The record doesn’t yet have a set release date, but will begin unraveling with the release of its title track on Friday, Jan. 31. He previously shared the single “Smile.” The …
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