COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS
Lady A (Courtesy of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum)Lady A made what may turn out to be a rare 2026 concert appearance Wednesday night in Nashville.Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood played an exclusive show in the Country Music Hall of Fame's CMA Theater in front of an audience made up solely
Luke Bryan (Disney/Larry McCormack)Luke Bryan's annual Crash My Playa fan getaway will continue for a 12th year in 2027, taking over Riviera Cancun, Mexico, Jan. 13-16. The announcement hit the Crash My Playa socials Thursday morning, along with a promotional video promising the usual four days of music during the all-inclusive weekend, complete "with the best
2026 Country Music Hall of Fame inductees announcement (CMA)We're about a week away from learning the identities of the newest members of the Country Music Hall of Fame. Marty Stuart will host the official announcement of the 2026 inductees March 20 from the Hall of Fame's rotunda.You'll be able to livestream this year's big reveal starting
Carly Pearce & Riley Green's "If I Don't Leave I'm Gonna Stay" (Blue Highway Records)Carly Pearce and Riley Green bring a simmering intensity to their vocals in the first preview of their duet, "If I Don't Leave I'm Gonna Stay," which officially drops Friday. "We're getting close to losing clothes, I should go/ Look at the
Conner Smith's new album, Stories I've Never Told — Acoustic Tapes, will arrive on Friday, featuring six songs Conner wrote, as well as a cover of Zac Brown Band's "Free." He's currently working on more new music to arrive later this year.Clint Black's new exhibit, The Hard Way on Purpose, is set to open at
Vince Gill & Kix Brooks (Rick Diamond/WireImage)Country Music Hall of Famers Kix Brooks and Vince Gill are coming together for a writers round in Nashville to raise money for a nonprofit Kix co-founded. Kix started Hope on the Inside with fellow Louisiana native Briana Calhoun in 2023 to help people in correctional facilities.“I can’t wait to share
Chris Janson's 'Fun' (Harpeth 60 Records/Warner Music Nashville)The men behind "Buy Me a Boat" and "Dust on the Bottle" are getting together to have some "Fun." Chris Janson teased his new collaboration with David Lee Murphy on his socials on Wednesday."They can’t say we didn’t have fun! New song and music video feat. @davidleemurphy out Friday,"
Kacey Musgraves' 'Middle of Nowhere' (Lost Highway)Kacey Musgraves' sixth studio album, Middle of Nowhere, is set to arrive May 1 and includes guest appearances from Miranda Lambert, Willie Nelson and Billy Strings.It was inspired by a sign in her hometown that reads "Golden, TX: Somewhere in the Middle of Nowhere" — and also by her private life. “The
