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Having your first-ever song blow up is nice, but Russell Dickerson says he’s glad that his current hit, “Happen to Me,” didn’t happen to him until now. “I think about this year a lot, like, what if this was my first song, and [it became] like the biggest [one],” he mused to ABC Audio. The song has become his… Continue reading 10 years in, Russell Dickerson was ready for ‘Happen to Me’ to happen to him

Morgan Wallen is Billboard‘s most successful artist of 2025. Wallen finishes the year at #1 on Billboard‘s Top Artists ranking for the first time, on the strength of his I’m the Problem album.  The record debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart on May 31, going on to spend a dozen weeks at the top.  He also charted more titles on the… Continue reading Billboard crowns Morgan Wallen its Top Artist of 2025

Parmalee claims the fifth #1 of their career as “Cowgirl” arrives at the top of Billboard‘s Country Airplay chart.  “Words can’t describe how excited we are to see Cowgirl sitting at #1!” the band shared on its socials. “We all had a gut feeling about this song and believed in it from day one[.] It’s been great to see it… Continue reading Parmalee’s ‘Cowgirl’ rides to the top of Billboard Country Airplay

It would make a great country music story if Riley Green‘s favorite Christmas present paved the way for the flourishing career he has now. And while the Alabama native did ask Santa for a musical instrument growing up, he admits it didn’t really go anywhere.  “You know, I feel like a guitar should have been like… Continue reading How Santa tried to turn Riley Green into a drummer

Corey Kent‘s new radio single is “Rocky Mountain Low,” a collaboration with Koe Wetzel. “Villain,” the breakthrough single from Lily Rose, has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Farm Aid is distributing more than $1.3 million in grants to family farmers after the success of its 40th anniversary festival Sept. 20 in Minneapolis, with performances from Willie… Continue reading Nashville notes: Corey Kent’s ‘Rocky Mt. Low’ + Lily Rose’s Platinum ‘Villain’

More than 1,000 kids now have Christmas presents under the tree after Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams-Paisley hosted their third annual Toy Store in Nashville.  The yuletide event, which also included gift wrapping and other holiday festivities, is part of The Store, the “free referral-based grocery store” the celebrity couple founded in Music City. Six hundred volunteers helped distribute more… Continue reading Brad Paisley plays Santa in a Snow Globe Town

Jake Owen will be dreaming his dreams on the road in 2026. The “Barefoot Blue Jean Night” hitmaker will set out on a 12-date tour of intimate venues starting Feb. 26 in Washington, D.C. He’ll play a stripped-back version of his new Dreams to Dream album in its entirety each night. “All my friends who have heard my… Continue reading Dreams to Dream: Jake Owen to showcase album in its entirety on tour

At least for now, country duo Maddie & Tae is coming to an end, Maddie Font and Tae Kerr announced via People. “We’re leaving this so open-ended because, you know, we might make another record one day,” Maddie says. “We might go do some tour dates one day.” In fact, the duo still has concerts on the books, primarily in February and March… Continue reading Die from a Broken Heart? Maddie & Tae go separate ways as a duo

Tucker Wetmore‘s enjoying the second #1 of his career as “3,2,1” tops the Mediabase country radio chart.  That makes him the 14th artist in chart history to collect his first two number ones in the same calendar year, following in the footsteps of Post Malone, Jelly Roll, Luke Combs and Carrie Underwood. Tucker’s debut single, “Wind Up Missin’ You,” made it to the top… Continue reading ‘3,2,1’: Tucker Wetmore has his second #1

A Charlie Brown Christmas premiered December 9, 1965, on CBS, complete with a now-classic soundtrack that includes “Christmastime Is Here” by Vince Guaraldi and Lee Mendelson. Fast forward to 2005, and that song would play a major part in the Tulsa, Oklahoma, wedding of two country superstars: Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks. “I actually walked down the aisle to that song at… Continue reading Trisha Yearwood recorded her wedding song on Christmastime