Carly Pearce's 'Honest Woman' (BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville)Carly Pearce will do a series of two-night residencies across America this fall to introduce her new album, Honest Woman, which arrives Aug. 28. She co-produced her fifth record herself, leaning into the influences that started her career with guest appearances from bluegrass stars Dan Tyminski and Molly Tuttle."When I

CMA Fest (Country Music Association/ABC)Lainey Wilson steps into the spotlight Thursday night for a headlining performance on ABC's annual three-hour CMA Fest special. But Lainey has a history with the festival, formerly known as Fan Fair, that dates back to her teens. "I was probably 14 or 15 when I saw Sugarland in a big blow-up ball and

Brantley Gilbert's 'Sins of the Father' (BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville)The release of Brantley Gilbert's eighth studio album is still a little more than a month away, but he's just released two new songs early. The first is the title track, "Sins of the Father," which he calls the "most country song on the album.""I’ve done my dirt/

'Reba McEntire: Songs from Annie Get Your Gun' (MCA)It's been a quarter-century since Reba McEntire made her celebrated Broadway debut in Irving Berlin's Annie Get Your Gun. Though her five-month run replacing Bernadette Peters in 2001 remains her only stint on the Great White Way so far, there are a couple new souvenirs you can experience. "I