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Dolly Parton and her goddaughter, Miley Cyrus, find new heartache on a new rendition of “Wrecking Ball,” which will appear on Parton’s upcoming Rockstar album, out Nov. 17. The song begins as a traditional piano ballad, with Parton taking the first verse, her voice quivering with longing as she sings, …

Lainey Wilson will spend the bulk of 2024 on the road as the breakout country star has announced her Country’s Cool Again Tour, hitting amphitheaters across North America next summer. “Nothing gets me buzzin’ like putting on a show and singing along with the crowd,” Wilson said in a statement. …

Toby Keith has revealed plans to get back onstage amid his battle with stomach cancer, with the country singer booking two Las Vegas shows in December. “It’s been awhile. You know what I’ve been doing. Been on the ol’ roller coaster, but the Almighty is riding shotgun, he’s letting me …

Jason Aldean defended his controversial song and music video “Try That in a Small Town” this week. “If you’ve got common sense, you can look at the video and see, I’m not sayin’ anything that’s not true,” the singer, who has sparked many a controversy, claimed on the podcast Coop’s …

Last month, Mike and the Moonpies made their debut at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium as part of a three-band bill of Red Dirt stalwarts including Jason Boland and Reckless Kelly. Despite going on first, Mike Harmeier and co. found the Ryman’s pews full and the crowd at attention. The fans knew …

Ronnie Milsap played what is being billed as his final Nashville concert on Tuesday night at Music City’s Bridgestone Arena. But before he took the stage, a parade of artists from all genres paid him tribute: Keith Urban, Ricky Skaggs, Elizabeth Cook, Los Lonely Boys, and, at the top of …

Hardy has canceled two upcoming concerts and postponed a third scheduled for this weekend. The “Truck Bed” country singer, currently on tour in support of his album The Mockingbird & The Crow, cited “serious anxiety” as the reason for the nixed shows. Hardy was involved in a tour bus accident …

Lainey Wilson was the first winner at the inaugural People’s Choice Country Awards. The Louisiana native, who just headlined Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado, in support of her album Bell Bottom Country, was named Female Artist of the Year. Dan + Shay were named Group/Duo of 2023. “I didn’t …

Toby Keith performed “Don’t Let the Old Man In” at the inaugural People’s Choice Country Awards, marking his first live TV performance since being diagnosed with stomach cancer in 2021. Keith, looking thin but strong, sang the ballad, which he wrote for the 2018 Clint Eastwood film The Mule, in …

Wynonna Judd received the Country Champion Award at the 2023 People’s Choice Country Awards. Brothers Osborne presented Wynonna with the award, which recognized her “commitment to philanthropy and social advocacy.” And then she performed “I Saw the Light” and “No One Else on Earth” while standing in the circle of …