COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS

Luke Bryan (Disney/Connie Chornuk)If there's a naughty list at CMA Fest, Luke Bryan's probably on it. It's a confession the superstar made backstage as he prepared to close out the 2026 Nissan Stadium shows earlier in June, making him the final artist to play the festival in the original home of the Tennessee Titans. In 2027

Keith Urban's 'flow state' (MCA)Could a top-10 album inspire Keith Urban to cut another record of yacht rock tunes? If so, he's well on his way to a sequel, as flow state debuts at #7 on Billboard's Top Album Sales chart. With versions of everything from Seals & Crofts' "Summer Breeze" to Player's "Baby Come Back," the record

Country Cruising 2027 (Courtesy Country Cruising/Flying Dutchmen Travel)Russell Dickerson will be Country Cruising into 2027.He's the latest artist to join next year's voyage through Tampa, Cozumel, Belize and Costa Maya, alongside Craig Morgan, Randy Travis, David Nail, Paul Overstreet, Drake White, James Otto, Filmore, Hannah Dasher, Alana Springsteen, Tiera Kennedy and more.You can find complete details

Miranda Lambert (Disney/Frank Micelotta)If you like the groove Miranda Lambert's been throwing down lately, there's more to come. Though she hinted at it with "A Song to Sing," her duet with Chris Stapleton from July 2025, Miranda came right out and said it in "Crisco," which dropped in May: "Ain't we mixin' country and disco?"She also spells

Blake Shelton's "Let Him In" (BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville)Blake Shelton's latest album may be called For Recreational Use Only, but his latest hit is one he doesn't take lightly. Co-written by HARDY, "Let Him in Anyway" comes from the viewpoint of someone worried his best friend may not make it into heaven. “If you can hear this

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/