Parker McCollum has a hit single at radio right now, with “Handle On You.” The song, which McCollum wrote with Monty Criswell, is from Never Enough, McCollum’s upcoming sophomore album on MCA, out on May 12. “He had a title ‘Handle On You’ and I don’t like titles,” McCollum shares with his record label. “I usually tell them to…
Eric Church now has a star on the Music City Walk of Fame in Nashville. The country music superstar was honored alongside Joe and Linda Chambers, co-founders of the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum, and Nashville Convention & Visitors Corporation CEO Butch Spyridon, Joe, who passed away in September, was inducted posthumously. “I thought I had big dreams,…
Luke Bryan‘s fun new summer single, “But I Got A Beer In My Hand,” is out now. The song, from his 2022 Prayin’ in a Deer Stand album, follows his 30th No. 1 hit, with “Country On.” “It’s about a guy that obviously, his girl leaves him and he’s expecting to really be down about it,” Bryan says. “Instead,…
Justin Moore‘s Stray Dog album is out now. The eight-track record includes both his “You, Me, and Whiskey” duet with Priscilla Block, as well as a collaboration with Riley Green on “Everybody Get Along,” “I’ve never just gone along with the crowd,” Moore says of Stray Dog. “I’ve always tried to follow my heart and let the chips fall where they may,…
“21 Forever,” Chris Janson‘s unlikely collaboration with Dolly Parton and Slash, is out now. The song with the Country Music Hall of Fame member and the rock legend, written by Janson along with Tom Douglas and Tommy Cecil, is about the realization that growing up is inevitable. “21 Forever” is about that transitional time in life when you’ve grown…
Scotty McCreery has a new version of “Why You Gotta Be Like That,” this one “Why She Gotta Be Like That” instead, featuring Colombian singer, GUSI. The new version is in both English and Spanish, a fitting collaboration since McCreery is one-quarter Puerto Rican. “Why You Gotta Be Like That” is from McCreery’s 2021 Same Truck album. “I’ve always thought…
Lauren Alaina is very, very excited about her forthcoming new album, her first on Big Loud Records. The American Idol alum announced last year that she had left her longtime label, Mercury Records, later revealing she had signed with Big Loud instead. Now, Alaina is eager to share her new project with her fans, one she says is “a whole…
Sheryl Crow will be inducted later this year into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, along with Willie Nelson, Kate Bush, Rage Against the Machine, Missy Elliott, the late George Michael and the Spinners. For Crow, there isn’t another artist that she would rather join her in this year’s class than Nelson. “I got to sing with Willie the other…
Thomas Rhett‘s four children found an epic way to help him kick off his Home Team Tour. The 33-year-old showed framed artwork from his daughters, as a way to celebrate his summer trek. “My team trying to make me cry first night of tour… sheesh,” he captioned the photos. My team trying to make me cry first night of…
Happy birthday, Randy Travis! One of country music’s biggest influencers turns 64 on May 4. To celebrate, we found 11 things to know about the living legend. 1. His last name isn’t Travis. It’s true! Randy Travis’ full name is Randy Bruce Traywick. Travis, who had been performing under the stage name, Randy Ray, changed his last name to…
