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John Hiatt Honored By Americana Stars During Troubadour Tribute Show

John Hiatt Honored By Americana Stars During Troubadour Tribute Show

Legendary singer-songwriter John Hiatt was honored at a special tribute show at the Troubadour in L.A., on Saturday (February 1). The event featured performances by acclaimed artists from multiple genres who have been impacted by Hiatt’s music, such as Los Lobos, Sara Watkins, Lyle Lovett, Sarah Jarosz, Michael McDonald, Shemekia Copeland, Tom Morello, Maggie Rose,…

Kacey Musgraves Shuts Down Rumors She Was Angry About Beyoncé’s Grammy Win

Kacey Musgraves Shuts Down Rumors She Was Angry About Beyoncé’s Grammy Win

Kacey Musgraves firmly dismissed rumors that she was upset after Beyoncé won Best Country Album for Cowboy Carter at the 2025 Grammy Awards, after her televised reaction to the moment went viral on social media. Musgraves’ representative spoke to E! News and downplayed the incident, saying, “It’s a sensationalistic false narrative meant to pit two…

Jelly Roll Joins ‘American Idol’ As First-Ever ‘Artist in Residence’

Jelly Roll Joins ‘American Idol’ As First-Ever ‘Artist in Residence’

Jelly Roll will be American Idol’s first-ever “artist in residence” for the upcoming season, joining the show during “Hollywood Week” and continuing to be a permanent fixture throughout. As a previous guest mentor and performer on the show, Jelly Roll will offer direct guidance to the Idol hopefuls. This news coincides with Carrie Underwood replacing…

Alex Hall And Wife Bri Welcome Baby Number 2

Alex Hall And Wife Bri Welcome Baby Number 2

Country singer Alex Hall and his wife Bri have welcomed their second child, a daughter named Etta Marie Hall, who joins big brother Preston English. The couple expressed their excitement about the new addition to their family, who arrived on Wednesday (January 29) at 3:08 p.m., measuring 20.5 inches long and weighing 8 lbs., 1…

Jelly Roll Hosts Free Benefit Concert For L.A. Firefighters And First Responders

Jelly Roll Hosts Free Benefit Concert For L.A. Firefighters And First Responders

On Saturday (February 1), Jelly Roll hosted a free benefit concert at the Rose Bowl to support relief efforts following the Los Angeles wildfires. The event was attended by almost 16,000 people, primarily comprising firefighters and first responders along with their families, including over 1,000 incarcerated firefighters. The country superstar was joined at the benefit…

Shaboozey Hints At Future Morgan Wallen Collaboration Following Grammy Performance

Shaboozey Hints At Future Morgan Wallen Collaboration Following Grammy Performance

Shaboozey still had a memorable night at the 2025 Grammy Awards, despite not winning any of the five awards he was nominated for. The breakout country sensation performed a medley of his hits, “Good News” and “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” alongside his fellow Best New Artist nominees. During a backstage interview with Billboard following the…

Willie Nelson And Bob Dylan Top Lineup For 2025 Outlaw Music Festival Summer Tour

Willie Nelson And Bob Dylan Top Lineup For 2025 Outlaw Music Festival Summer Tour

Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson are set to headline the 35-date Outlaw Music Festival tour this summer. The shows will mark the 10-year anniversary of the annual traveling festival, and will feature an impressive lineup including Sheryl Crow, Wilco, Billy Strings, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, the Avett Brothers, Lake Street Dive, Waxahatchee, Lucinda…

Travis Scott’s ‘4X4’ Debuts At No. 1 On Billboard Hot 100 Chart

Travis Scott’s ‘4X4’ Debuts At No. 1 On Billboard Hot 100 Chart

Travis Scott’s new single, “4X4,” debuts at No. 1 on this week’s Billboard Hot 100 chart. The track – which the Houston rapper debuted during the halftime show of the College Football Playoff National Championship on January 20 – becomes Scott’s fifth Hot 100 chart-topper of his career. Another notable achievement this week comes from…

Kendrick Lamar, Beyonce Win Big At The 2025 Grammy Awards

The 67th Annual Grammy Awards took place on Sunday night (February 2) at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Comedian Trevor Noah hosted the ceremony for the fifth consecutive year, which kicked off with a fitting tribute to Los Angeles after the devastating wildfires. L.A. band Dawes (whose brothers, Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith lost their…

Lainey Wilson Announces 2025 Whirlwind World Tour

Lainey Wilson Announces 2025 Whirlwind World Tour

Lainey Wilson took to Instagram on Friday (January 31) to share a video announcement for her upcoming 2025 Whirlwind World Tour. The country superstar is set to hit the road on a series of dates that will span Europe and North America which kicks off in March. “Life is a whirlwind, but I’ll tell you…

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Carly Pearce Says Her “Debilitating” Symptoms Were Dismissed By Doctors Before Getting Diagnosed With Heart Condition

Carly Pearce Says Her “Debilitating” Symptoms Were Dismissed By Doctors Before Getting Diagnosed With Heart Condition

In a new interview with Fox News, Carly Pearce revealed that the “debilitating” symptoms she was experiencing were initially dismissed by doctors, before she was eventually diagnosed with pericarditis, a swelling and irritation of the tissue around the heart. The 34-year-old country star received the heart condition diagnosis in 2024, after experiencing symptoms such as…

Dolly Parton Collaborates With Good American On Limited-Edition Collection ‘Dolly’s Joleans’

Dolly Parton Collaborates With Good American On Limited-Edition Collection ‘Dolly’s Joleans’

Dolly Parton has partnered with Khloé Kardashian and Emma Grede’s Good American brand to create a limited-edition collection called Dolly’s Joleans, inspired by her signature country-glam style. The clothing features denim pieces adorned with rhinestones and country-inspired details, and pays homage to the 79-year-old music icon’s fashion choices throughout her celebrated career. “I think this…

Morgan Wallen Shares Teaser For New Song, “Come Back As A Redneck”

Morgan Wallen Shares Teaser For New Song, “Come Back As A Redneck”

Following his controversial early exit from Saturday Night Live this past weekend, Morgan Wallen has shifted his focus back on his music. On Monday (March 31), the country superstar shared a teaser on Instagram for his new song, “Come Back As A Redneck,” which will be included on Wallen’s highly-anticipated new album, I’m The Problem,…