Gabby Barrett‘s sophomore record will be out next year. The American Idol alum announces the release of Chapter & Verse, a deeply personal album that will be released on February 2. The record follows Barrett’s debut Goldmine record, out in 2020, which included two No. 1 hits, “I Hope” and “The Good Ones,” plus her Top 10 hit, “Pick…
The lineup for this year’s CMA Country Christmas has been announced, and it features many of today’s reigning hitmakers, including Lainey Wilson, Ashley McBryde, Jordan Davis, Lady A, Jon Pardi, The War And Treaty, Lindsay Stirling and Zach Williams. The holiday event will be hosted by Trisha Yearwood and Amy Grant, who will each perform as well. The lineup…
Jay DeMarcus just teased something pretty big on social media. The singer-songwriter posted a photo of himself with his former Rascal Flatts bandmate, Joe Don Rooney, on social media, revealing the two had been in the studio together. “Hung out with this guy in the studio today!!” DeMarcus captioned the photo. “So good seeing !!!” Hung out…
It’s safe to say that Lainey Wilson is having an unforgettable November. The 31-year-old walked away with five CMA Awards last week, including for the night’s highest honor, Entertainer of the Year. Two days later, Wilson scored her first two Grammy Awards nominations. “Bell Bottom Country is nominated for Country Album Of The Year at this year’s #GRAMMYs and my…
Jelly Roll and Lainey Wilson are among the country artists who have received multiple Grammy Awards nominations. Jelly Roll received two nominations, both in the all-genre Best New Artist category, and for Best Country Duo/Group Performance, for his “Save Me” performance with Wilson. The “Watermelon Moonshine” singer also received another nomination, for Best Country Album, for her 2022 Bell…
Kenny Chesney has a new single, out now. The country music hitmaker just released “Take Her Home,” a song that he didn’t write, but fell in love with the first time he heard it. “When I heard ‘Take Her Home,’ I just laughed,” Chesney says. “It was everything life is made of in less than four minutes. It’s true,…
Chris Stapleton‘s Higher album is out. The 14-track record, which includes his current single, “White Horse,” is Stapleton’s first new album in three years, since Starting Over came out in 2020. “Whenever we’re releasing new music, we don’t have a specific ritual really, but I think there’s a little bit of apprehension, a little bit of excitement mixed together…
Cody Johnson showed off his softer side with his performance of his current single, “The Painter,” at the 2023 CMA Awards. The father of two sang his Top 25 hit, with paintings of his wife, Brandi in the background, a fitting backdrop since it’s Brandi who inspired Johnson to record “The Painter,” from his latest Leather album, out now. It…
We now know who the winners are for the 2023 CMA Awards! Lainey Wilson led the list of nominees with nine nods, walking away with five trophies. Jelly Roll, nominated for five, won the CMA Award for New Artist of the Year, while Old Dominion continued their reign as the Vocal Group of the Year. See who else walked away…
The first winner of the 2023 CMA Awards is Luke Combs, for Single of the Year, with “Fast Car.” The song, a cover of Tracy Chapman’s 1988 hit, was on Combs’ Gettin’ Old album. ‘First and foremost, I want to thank Tracy Chapman for writing one of the best songs of all time,” Combs said from stage. “I never, never intended…
