The 2025 ACM Awards have announced their show-opening number. The 60th annual ACMs will kick off next Thursday, May 8, with what is being called a “Songs of the Decades” performance that highlights past Songs of the Year winners. Host Reba McEntire, Sugarland, Dan + Shay, Wynonna Judd, LeAnn Rimes, …
Read More »Morgan Wallen Radio Coming to SiriusXM
A channel devoted to the music of Morgan Wallen is coming to SiriusXM as part of the build-up to his upcoming LP I‘m the Problem, which arrives May 16. Morgan Wallen Radio will be available on channel 57 and the SiriusXM app through the end of May, and spotlight music …
Read More »Eric Church Maps Out Free the Machine Tour
Eric Church will take his upcoming album Evangeline vs. The Machine on the road this fall with a North American jaunt dubbed the “Free the Machine” Tour. Elle King, Marcus King Band, or Charles Wesley Godwin will serve as the supporting act on the 22-date arena trek, which kicks off …
Read More »Kacey Musgraves on Returning to Country Music: 'I Never Left'
Kacey Musgraves is returning to the first label that signed her, Lost Highway Records, and she’s celebrating with a cover of the Hank Williams song that gave the imprint its name. Lost Highway isn’t a new label, but an old Universal Music Group Nashville subsidiary that was founded in 2000, …
Read More »Toby Keith's Horse Is Running in the 2025 Kentucky Derby
A horse co-owned by Toby Keith will race at the 151st Kentucky Derby this weekend, posthumously fulfilling a longtime dream of the late country legend. The horse, Render Judgment, will start out of Gate 15 when the race takes place this Saturday, May 3, at Churchill Downs in Louisville. Render …
Read More »Why Is Trump Posting About Country Singer Warren Zeiders?
Maybe he got him confused with Warren Zevon? On the same morning that news was circulating about the eclectic songwriter finally being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the president of the United States was singing the praises of Warren Zeiders. For the uninitiated, Zeiders is a …
Read More »Luke Combs Closes Out Stagecoach Set With Garth Brooks and Good Charlotte
Luke Combs made the most out of every moment onstage at Stagecoach 2025 — even during other artist’s performances. The country star headlined the country music fest on Sunday, April 27, with an extensive set list full of original hits, cover songs, and special guests. The musician ran through 10 …
Read More »Lana Del Rey Confesses at Stagecoach: 'I Kissed Morgan Wallen'
Lana Del Rey had a huge confession (and a little diss) to make at Stagecoach. While performing her new song “57.5” Friday night, the musician revealed she and Morgan Wallen once shared a kiss. “I kissed Morgan Wallen/I guess kissing me kind of went to his head,” Del Rey sang. …
Read More »Lana Del Rey Transforms Stagecoach Into a Romantic, Bayou Fairytale
When you’re Lana Del Rey, you can do whatever the fuck you want. You can postpone your country album, rename it, and then admit it’s not really a country album. You can play a main stage-worthy performance at Stagecoach, bring out little-known country singers for duets of their songs and …
Read More »Stephen Wilson Jr. Hypnotizes With National Anthem at 2025 NFL Draft
Being asked to sing the National Anthem is one of a performer’s greatest honors. Agreeing to it, however, is the biggest risk. That didn’t scare off Stephen Wilson Jr., who delivered an understated but hypnotic version of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the 2025 NFL Draft on Thursday in Green Bay, …
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