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…
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…
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 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…
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 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…
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 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…
Cody Johnson and Carrie Underwood rise into the Country Airplay Top 10 with their hit collaboration, “I’m Gonna Love You,” while Morgan Wallen’s “Love Somebody” maintains its two-week streak at No. 1. Johnson’s track, lifted from the deluxe version of his album, Leather, marks his fifth career Top 10, while earning Underwood her 31st Top…
In a surprising announcement, Darius Rucker revealed on Instagram on Thursday (January 30) that he has relocated to London. The 58-year-old South Carolina native, known for hits like “Wagon Wheel,” previously called Nashville and Charleston home. The Grammy-winning country artist excitedly shared his future plans for upcoming shows in the UK, captioning his post, “I…
Universal Music Group has just unveiled the rebranding of its Nashville operations to Music Corporation of America (MCA). The rebrand is led by recently appointed President/CEO Mike Harris and CCO Dave Cobb, with MCA continuing to operate and support their frontline labels: Mercury Nashville, EMI Nashville, Capitol Nashville and MCA Nashville, along with the newly…
During her final show of her Las Vegas residency on April 12, Carrie Underwood was reunited with Noel Miller, a Make-A-Wish recipient with a severe heart condition she first met 15 years ago. The country superstar also donated over $235,000 to the foundation, a portion of which came from her residency ticket sales. Underwood, who…
In a new interview clip featured on Spotify to promote his new album, Morgan Wallen discussed his collaboration with Post Malone on their just released track, “I Ain’t Comin’ Back.” The country superstar revealed how the song ended up on his upcoming album, I’m the Problem, instead of on Malone’s F-1 Trillion. “This was written…
Miranda Lambert, Chris Stapleton, and LeAnn Rimes lead the list of performers who have just been added to the live lineup at the 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards taking place on May 8. The other new additions to the ACM performance roster are Cody Johnson, Kelsea Ballerini, Alan Jackson, Brooks & Dunn, Clint Black,…
Drew Baldridge finds himself on the brink of possibly securing another No. 1 hit with his current Top 15 single, “Tough People,” following up the success of his groundbreaking self-released No. 1 hit from 2024, “She’s Somebody’s Daughter.” Working alongside Luke Combs to co-write the impactful song with Adam Sanders and Jordan Walker, Baldridge initially…