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Jelly Roll was named New Artist of the Year at the 57th annual CMA Awards. “Most importantly there is something poetic about a 39-year-old man winning New Artist of the Year,” Jelly Roll hollered from the stage. “Keep going, baby! Success is on the other side of it.” But the …

Kenny Chesney has some big tour plans in store for 2024, announcing a North American stadium trek for next spring and summer. Chesney will not only headline the Sun Goes Down Tour, but will be joined by an all-star supporting cast, including Zac Brown Band, Megan Moroney, and Uncle Kracker. …

Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium may be the crown jewel of Tennessee music venues, but no live-music space goes as deep as the Caverns in Pelham, just southeast of town. Literally an underground performance venue, the natural cave will host the 13th season of The Caverns Sessions, a live-music PBS series, next …

In a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times, Jason Aldean was an open book about why he has “nothing but good things to say” about Donald Trump and why he decided against receiving the Covid-19 vaccine. But he was also a decidedly closed book — one with missing pages …

Dolly Parton knows Kid Rock can be, uh, polarizing but she decided to release “Either Or,” her duet with the Bud Light-blasting personality anyway. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the Country Music (and Rock & Roll) Hall of Fame member said she could accept Kid Rock for who …

Post Malone’s long, slow march toward a country music career continues. The tattooed rapper will make his 2023 CMA Awards performance debut when the Country Music Association hosts its centerpiece awards show in Nashville next week. Malone is slated to perform a medley of classic country songs alongside Morgan Wallen …

Give Billy Strings the Halloween Championship Belt. The bluegrass picker and apparent pro-wrestling fan dressed up as Hulk Hogan to deliver a concert experience for the ages on Tuesday night at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan. But Strings didn’t go it alone: each one of his bandmates …

Leading up to the Grammy nominations on Nov. 10, Rolling Stone is breaking down 16 different categories. For each, we’re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy night. Lainey Wilson won Album of the Year and Female Artist of the Year at the …

This year’s CMAs will feature a typically stacked lineup of performers. Luke Bryan, Lainey Wilson, and Tanya Tucker, among others, are all set to perform at the awards ceremony, which is at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Nov. 8. Those who can’t attend can watch it live on ABC that night …

Garth Brooks has announced a new album, with a catch: You need to go to the Bass Pro Shops to get it. On November 7, Brooks will release Time Traveler — his 14th studio album, and first since 2020’s Fun — as part of a 7-CD box set that’s the …