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George Strait and Chris Stapleton have been playing stadiums together for the past few summers. They finally come together in the studio on “Honky Tonk Hall of Fame,” a boisterous trad-country duet on Strait’s new album Cowboys and Dreamers, out now. The pairing is a match made in honky-tonk heaven, …

On his first album in nearly a decade, Dwight Yoakam is getting a little help from a musician who wasn’t even a country artist when his last album came out. “I Don’t Know How to Say Goodbye (Bang Bang Boom Boom),” the first single from Yoakam’s forthcoming Brighter Days, features …

One of the magic touches of Stagecoach has always been its ability to book interesting artists outside of the country genre. For 2025, the California country festival is poised to deliver its most bonkers lineup yet. Creed, Backstreet Boys, and T-Pain will all play late-night sets on the Palomino stage, …

It’s not lost on Isaac Gibson how quickly his band 49 Winchester have rocketed from near obscurity into the Americana and country music spotlight and onto stages not just across the U.S., but around the world. Leaning forward on the couch in the group’s tour bus, Gibson raises his head …

Maren Morris said that her infant son faced death threats after the singer criticized Morgan Wallen over his infamous use of a racial slur in 2021, with Morris opening up about the experience this week on Sophia Bush’s Work in Progress Podcast. “The death threat portion for me as a …

Earlier this summer, when Josh Abbott learned he achieved a third gold single, his first thought was about the big-picture symbolism. “To have it happen in the second decade of my career, makes me feel validated,” Abbott says. “It says that we are a band that will last and be …

Remember how Chris Stapleton’s powerful video for “Fire Away” knocked viewers off their feet despite the country star barely appearing in the clip? Then say hello to “Think I’m in Love With You,” the singer’s jubilant new music video that depicts an afterlife full of family reunions and disco dancing …

After playing a solo acoustic residency at his Nashville bar Chief’s earlier this summer, Eric Church will return to the honky-tonk with his full band for special SiriusXM live performance on Sept. 30. The concert, set for Chief’s intimate Neon Steeple venue, aims to evoke the close-quarters confines of the …

Six months after Toby Keith‘s untimely death, Luke Combs is remembering the late country legend with pride. On Thursday, an official video debuted of Combs and Keith in the studio recording a cover of the late Joe Diffie‘s “Ships That Don’t Come In,” which dropped earlier this year. “To be …

A new tribute album to David Olney puts the late songwriter’s poetic lyrics in the hands of artists like Steve Earle, Lucinda Williams, and Mary Gauthier. Can’t Steal My Fire: The Songs of David Olney will be released Oct. 18 via New West Records. Ahead of the album’s release, two …