Lainey Wilson‘s Whirlwind Deluxe is out. The record features all 14 songs on her original Whirlwind record, plus five new songs. “I had just another time where I was like, songs were just coming out of me,” Wilson tells Apple Music‘s Zane Lowe. “And it was on the tail end of the Whirlwind, but I still felt like they…
Eric Church is opening up about his early days as an artist. Church recently received the ACM Icon Award at the ACM Honors. It’s a far cry from how Church began, performing at Woodlands BBQ in Blowing Rock, North Carolina as an 18-year-old. “I had the Monday night gig at 6:00,” Church recalls (via Country Now). “I knew 12…
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Ashley McBryde paid tribute to her good friend Luke Combs at the recent ACM Honors. McBryde performed a six-song medley, including “Beer Never Broke My Heart” in honor of Combs, who received the ACM International Award. Other songs McBryde performed were “Honky Tonk Highway,” “When It Rains It Pours,” “Beautiful Crazy,” “Where the Wild Things Are,” and “Whoever You…
Blake Shelton is returning to Las Vegas! The country music superstar announces 2026 dates for his Live in Vegas residency, taking place at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. “We had so much fun earlier this year, I figured—why not do it again,” Shelton says. “This time we’re gonna do it more country, with more cocktails, and probably make a…
Luke Combs is the latest recipient of the ACM Gene Weed Milestone Award, given to him at the recent ACM Honors. Combs was honored for his global tours, including his 2023 World Tour. Interestingly, for an artist who has had more than 20 hit singles, his biggest hit overseas is one that was actually a cover. “Definitely ‘Fast Car,’…
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Cody Johnson received the ACM Spirit Award at the ACM Honors. The Texan was honored with a performance by Luke Bryan, who sang Johnson’s 2021 single, “‘Til you Can’t.” “You want to do a great job, and not overthink it,” Bryan tells Billboard of honoring Johnson. “Put your natural spin on it, but honor the song. And what’s funny…
Alexandra Kay is opening up about the story behind her next album, Second Wind. The record will be out on October 24, the follow-up to her honest and vulnerable 2023 All I’ve Ever Known project. “I started writing Second Wind, the album, last year,” Kay tells Country Swag. “What I really wanted to do, and what I kept at…
It’s hard to imagine Lainey Wilson being anything but a country music superstar. But the Louisiana actually went to college to be a nurse, something she reveals in a letter she wrote to Tim McGraw while she was dreaming about a career in Nashville. Wilson’s Tough As Nails exhibit is open now at the Country Music Hall of Fame….
Brett Young is opening up about his health journey, which for him includes sobriety. Young recently revealed that he had completely cut out alcohol, as part of his quest to be the best version of himself that he could be, for himself, his family, and his fans. “I just decided that was not serving me at all,” Young…
Cody Johnson‘s newest single, “The Fall,” is already getting close to the Top 40. The song, from his Leather Deluxe Edition album, was written by Bobby Pinson, Ray Fulcher and Jeremy Stover, and is the follow-up to his No. 1 hit, “I’m Gonna Love You,” with Carrie Underwood. “’The Fall’ is one of those songs that I feel like should be on…
