COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS

Graham Barham's "Breakup (Down)" (Sony)Up until now, Graham Barham found his biggest success at country radio by co-writing Blake Shelton's most recent #1, "Stay Country or Die Tryin'." Now, he aims to change all that by releasing a single of his own. "Breakup (Down)" is Graham's first radio tune, based on Jay Sean's Diamond-certified hit from

Carly Pearce & Riley Green's "If I Don't Leave I'm Gonna Stay" (Blue Highway Records)Just how powerful is Carly Pearce's new radio single, "If I Don't Leave I'm Gonna Stay"?Check out a new acoustic performance on her socials, and you're likely to have an opinion. In the clip, Carly sings the chorus of the song

Shaboozey & Jelly Roll (Disney/Connie Chornuk)Billboard's saying "Amen" to another week at #1 for Shaboozey and Jelly Roll, as their collaboration manages to stay atop the Country Airplay ranking.Both artists have had previous multi-week chart-toppers, with Shaboozey's "Good News" enjoying two weeks at #1 in 2025 and "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" hanging around for seven weeks in

We recently had the chance to catch up with Nashville-based country singer and Whitesboro native Jess Antonette, and let me tell you,

Nate Smith & Tyler Hubbard's "After Midnight" (Sony)After Tyler Hubbard co-wrote "After Midnight," he thought of Nate Smith."Tyler sent me the song and I freaked out," Nate recalls. "I loved it so much. And I thought about cutting it, and then I never cut it. And eventually I was like, 'Okay, I do want to

The debut radio single from Graham Barham is "Breakup (Down)." Graham wrote Blake Shelton's latest #1, "Stay Country or Die Tryin'." Ashley Monroe's surprise album, Dear Nashville, is out now. In the eight-song concept record, she confronts her conflicted feelings about Music City. You can check out the video for "I Hate Nashville" on YouTube.Ian Munsick's new radio song

Tigirlily Gold's "Country & Midwestern" (Sony)Much like 2025's "Call It Home (A Song for North Dakota)," Tigirlily Gold's new track, "Country & Midwestern," shines the spotlight on the duo's home state. “We grew up in North Dakota and when we moved to Nashville about nine years ago, people would always say ‘Wow, I’ve never met anybody

ERNEST's 'Deep Blue' (Big Loud) ERNEST's third studio album, Deep Blue, will be here May 1, featuring the title track and "End of the Night," which are both out now. Like his debut album from 2019, Deep Blue draws inspiration from the U.S. Virgin Islands. “I want to say thank you to the fans that have been