COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS

Dolly's Tennessean Travel Stop (Courtesy of Dolly Parton) The first Dolly [Parton]'s Tennessean Travel Stop will officially open June 24 in Cornersville, Tennessee. Located at exit 22 off 1-65 about an hour south of Nashville, the convenience store offers custom merch; food including DLY BBQ and Dolly's Cup of Ambition Coffee; and a full-service sit-down cafe

Alan Jackson’s Last Call: One More for the Road – The Finale (Doussan Music Group and Peachtree Entertainment)George Strait and Lainey Wilson are joining the lineup for Alan Jackson's final touring show of his career Saturday, June 27, at Nashville's Nissan Stadium. Of course, George and Alan have worked together many times throughout their careers, duetting

CMA Fest (Country Music Association)As CMA Fest prepares to take over downtown Nashville June 4-7, the Country Music Association and ABC have revealed the hosts and airdate for the annual three-hour special to follow.Riley Green and Good Morning America's Lara Spencer will host the show, set to air Thursday, June 25, at 8 p.m. ET on

Ashley Cooke's self-titled second album (Big Loud)The unofficial start of summer is here, with Memorial Day weekend now in the rearview mirror.That's good news for folks like Ashley Cooke, who's ready to get things rolling ahead of the official start of the season on June 21. "I’m a big water girl," she explains. "I love the ocean

Ella Langley (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for ACM)Ella Langley's lock on the Billboard charts continues, as the hitmaker occupies the top three spots on the Hot Country Songs chart. Not only that, she's done it for an entire month.For the fourth week, "Choosin' Texas" is at #1, followed by its follow-up radio single, "Be Her," at #2

Koe Wetzel's 'The Night Champion' (Columbia Records)Koe Wetzel took the "High Road" to land the most-played song at country radio in 2025.Now he's following up the double Platinum, five-week #1 with Jessie Murph with a new radio single from his upcoming sixth studio album. “‘Hurts Like You’ was one of the first songs that we wrote

Lauren Alaina's The Stages Tour (Courtesy Lauren Alaina/Big Loud)Lauren Alaina's 15-date fall headlining tour borrows its name from her upcoming album, Stages, which drops Aug. 28. The trek kicks off Oct. 1 in Milwaukee and wraps Nov. 12 at Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium. “This tour feels like my most personal yet,” Lauren says. “Stages is all about

Tucker Wetmore (Denise Truscello/WireImage)Tucker Wetmore claims his first #1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart as "Brunette" rises to the top.His previous hits "Wind Up Missin' You" and "3,2,1" both made it to #2 on the tally, in January and December 2025, respectively, while simultaneously making it to #1 on the comparable Mediabase ranking. "Brunette" completed its