Jelly Roll is back at the top of the charts again. The Nashville native is celebrating his sixth No. 1 single, with “I Am Not Okay.” The song is the debut single from his latest Beautifully Broken album, released last month. “I believe in the power that music has to connect with people, and being able to see the…
Scotty McCreery will celebrate a career first in 2025. The North Carolina native will play his first show in Music City in five years, and mark his first-ever show at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, when he serves as an opening act for Kane Brown on Brown’s The High Road Tour. McCreery spoke out about the important date on social media….
Luke Combs‘ Category 10 bar is officially open in downtown Nashville. The four-story, 67,000-square-foot venue, located at 120 Second Avenue North, at the space where the Wildhorse Saloon once existed, is opened by Combs in partnership with Opry Entertainment Group. “This is a dream come true, and I am excited to share it with y’all,” Combs said when Category…
Jamey Johnson‘s new Midnight Gasoline album might not have happened if not for the tragic loss of Toby Keith. It was the passing of the Country Music Hall of Fame member that inspired Johnson to return to the studio to record his first album of original songs in 14 years, since The Guitar Song came out in 2010. “The…
Keith Urban loves watching his girls grow up. The singer-songwriter, who shares daughters Sunday Rose, 16, and Faith Margaret, 13, with his wife, Nicole Kidman, is embracing every part of fatherhood, including the part where his children spread their wings. Urban’s oldest daughter recently made her runway debut during Paris Fashion Week, and while some fathers might be mourning…
Cody Johnson‘s Leather Deluxe Edition is out now. The new record, the follow-up to his Leather album, out last year, is 13 more songs that Johnson released, in many ways as a thank-you to his fans. “I’ll try not to get emotional, but it means the world to me, because at the end of the day, we’re all human,…
Jamey Johnson is proudly sober, mostly. The Grand Ole Opry member hasn’t had a drink in more than 13 years, although he admits on a rare occasion he still enjoys a little marijuana, albeit rarely. “I had my last drink in September 2011,” Johnson tells Billboard. “Then I quit smoking pot in 2015. I think that lasted about eight years,…
Tim McGraw has a Top 10 hit with his current single, “One Bad Habit.” The song, from his surprise Poet’s Resumé EP, out last year, was written by Marc Beeson, Aaron Eshuis and Tony Lane. McGraw knew right away he wanted to include it on his newest project, even if he needed to rework it a bit to make it…
Reba McEntire is thrilled to be part of Happy’s Place, her new sitcom on NBC. The multi-talented superstar is no stranger to acting, but feels a special excitement about being part of the debut season of the comedic show. “I love that genre,” McEntire says on the Today Show. “I like sitcoms. I was a huge fan of them…
Joe Nichols‘ new album, Honky Tonks and Country Songs, is out. The 11-track album includes Nichols’ current single, “Better Than You,” a collaboration with Annie Bosko. The song, written by Derek George and John Pierce, was among the most-added at radio when it was released, and with good reason. “It’s one of those rare songs that’s actually written as…
