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Maddie & Tae only have one concert to go as they close this chapter of their lives as a duo.  The “Girl in a Country Song” hitmakers chose a fitting lyric for one of their final recordings: a cover of Phil Collins’ “You’ll Be in My Heart” from the 1999 Disney movie Tarzan. “We’re in a really bittersweet season of… Continue reading ‘You’ll Be in My Heart’: Maddie & Tae’s Main Street Country goodbye

Is newcomer Hudson Westbrook becoming a media darling? The 21-year-old Texan didn’t made his national TV debut until early this year, but he’s followed that up with multiple high-profile bookings.  His Jan. 22 appearance on NBC’s Today show was the first time he’d performed for a national TV audience, doing his breakthrough #1, “House Again.” He followed… Continue reading Painted [Him] Pretty? Hudson Westbrook’s next TV gig

“I busted out of my britches. That’s how you know it’s gonna be a good night.”  That’s the beginning of the just-released trailer for Lainey Wilson’s new Netflix documentary, before cutting to her singing “Hang Tight Honey” for a packed arena.  While the preview’s only two minutes long, it packs some major revelations — and lets the CMA… Continue reading Lainey Wilson reveals she’s making plans for motherhood

Lauren Alaina currently has her biggest hit on the radio since 2021’s “Getting Over Him” with Jon Pardi.  If there’s any downside to her new duet with Chase Matthew, it’s that the song Lauren co-wrote was, in fact, ripped from the pages of her own life.  “I wrote ‘All My Exes’ about a relationship I… Continue reading ‘All My Exes’: Lauren Alaina’s hit duet was inspired by a fight on Broadway

Country Music Hall of Famer Ray Stevens is recovering at home from a March 29 fall that left him with a broken neck. According to a news release, he’s “fully mobile and in good spirits,” though he has to wear a neck brace for a month. His latest album, Favorites Old & New, comes out Friday. … Continue reading Nashville notes: Ray Stevens’ fall + Craig Campbell’s cornhole competition

With just six words, Marshmello solved the mystery that Thomas Rhett started last week with a “teaser” that was simply a video of him eating marshmallows out of the bag with an instrumental music bed behind it. “Where We Go available everywhere Friday,” the DJ/producer said in a joint post on both artists’ accounts. The update was accompanied by a photo… Continue reading ‘Where We Go’: Thomas Rhett and Marshmello name-check Conway Twitty in new collab

Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town and Kacey Musgraves have been added to the performance lineup as the 61st ACM Awards return to the traditional Sunday time slot on May 17.  Kacey will do a song from her upcoming sixth studio album, Middle of Nowhere, which drops May 1. The Academy of Country Music didn’t reveal what Miranda… Continue reading Miranda Lambert, LBT and Kacey Musgraves join 61st ACMs, with noms coming Thursday

Ella Langley not only chose the title of her second album very deliberately, she decided on Dandelion long ago. “I’m so excited for these new songs,” she tells ABC Audio. “We’ve been working so hard on it. … I’ve known the title for this record, I mean, over a year now. It’s been like a year and a… Continue reading Ella Langley picked Dandelion very deliberately

Cody Johnson’s paying tribute to Merle Haggard on what would’ve been his 79th birthday. It’s also the 10th anniversary of his passing.  The reigning CMA male vocalist of the year recorded his own version of the legend’s self-penned “Footlights,” which opens his 1979 album, Serving 190 Proof. Though it wasn’t a single, the song about the… Continue reading Hear Cody Johnson step into the ‘Footlights’ with Merle Haggard

When Cody Johnson recorded his current top-10 hit for Leather Deluxe Edition, it was a decision he made quite intentionally, because he connected so much with the message of “The Fall.” “I was in the mode of cutting an album and saying, ‘This is what I want people to hear,’” he recalls. “I want people to… Continue reading Cody Johnson hopes ‘The Fall’ will find you when you need it