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Jo Dee Messina Focuses on Family and Faith, Returns With New Album, ‘Bridges’

Jo Dee Messina Focuses on Family and Faith, Returns With New Album, 'Bridges'

Jo Dee Messina is back. Her next album, Bridges, out on Friday, June 5, is her first record more than a decade, since Me came out in 2014. In the 11 years between the two, much has happened in Messina’s life, including a bout with cancer, a painful divorce, and the loss of both of her parents. She also…

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Rita Wilson Talks Empowering and Honest ‘Sound of a Woman’ Album [EXCLUSIVE]

Rita Wilson Talks Empowering and Honest 'Sound of a Woman' Album, Out Now [EXCLUSIVE]

Rita Wilson’s new album, Sound of a Woman, is out. The record, Wilson’s sixth, is a deeply personal project, anchored by the title track, which Wilson wrote with Amy Wadge. “We were just talking about what it’s like to be able to use your voice,” Wilson tells Everything Nash. “And sometimes how our voices are muted, so that we…

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Kip Moore Releases ‘Reason to Believe’ Album, Inspired By the Late Songwriter, Brett James

Kip Moore Releases 'Reason to Believe' Album, Inspired By the Late Songwriter, Brett James

Songwriter Brett James tragically passed away on September 18, 2025, in an airplane crash. His loss deeply affected so many people in the country music community, including Kip Moore, who still deeply misses his close friend. “I don’t know if there’s been anyone in my adult life that made a more profound impact on me,” Moore tells Billboard. “Brett…

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Kenny Chesney, ‘Carry On’: Story Behind the Song

Kenny Chesney Shares the Message in His New Single, 'Carry On'

Kenny Chesney has a big hit at radio right now, with “Carry On,.” The song, which is his 100th charting single, is from a forthcoming new album. “When I think about ‘American Kids,’ ‘Young,’ ‘You and Tequila,’ ‘When the Sun Goes Down,’ all the way back to ‘The Tin Man,’ it’s hearing my life in music,” Chesney tells Billboard, referring…

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Riley Green Reveals How He Became a Coach On ‘The Voice’

Riley Green Reveals How He Became a Coach On 'The Voice'

Almost any country artist would love the chance to be a coach on The Voice. But for the upcoming Season 30, the role goes to Riley Green, who reveals how he got one of the most coveted TV roles. “There were mentions that there was interest, that I might be a possible candidate,” he reveals on Country Coutndown USA….

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Grand Ole Opry Host Bill Cody in Critical Condition, Family Asks for Prayers

Grand Ole Opry Host Bill Cody in Critical Condition, Family Asks for Prayers

The family of Bill Cody is asking for prayers for the Grand Ole Opry host, who is in critical condition. Cody is a member of the Country Radio Hall of Fame and the Country Music Disc Jockey Hall of Fame. He is currently also the host of the WSM Radio morning show, Coffee, Country & Cody. Cody’s daughter, Hannah…

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60 Years Ago: Dolly Parton and Carl Dean Were Married

It’s a bittersweet day for Dolly Parton, who is experiencing her second wedding anniversary without her husband, Carl Dean. The two were married on May 30, 1966, in Ringgold, Georgia. Dean passed away on March 3, 2025, a few months shy of what would have been their 59th wedding anniversary. When Parton and Dean tied the knot, she was…

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Chris Young and Shaylen, ‘One Of Us’: Story Behind the Song

Chris Young and Shaylen, 'One Of Us': Story Behind the Song

Chris Young and Shaylen are sharing new details of their “One Of Us” duet. The song, part of Young’s forthcoming deluxe version of I Didn’t Come Here To Leave, is out now. “Our new song, ‘One of Us,’ kind of came across in a completely organic way,” Young says in a video shared on social media. “I know that gets said…

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Tim McGraw Releases 2 New Songs After Overcoming Health Challenges

Tim McGraw Releases 2 New Songs After Overcoming Health Challenges

Tim McGraw has two new songs, out now. The 59-year-old just released the personal “Pawn Shop Guitar” and “Song for America,” the latter in celebration of America’s 250th anniversary. “This is the first new music I’ve put out in over a year. It’s no secret that over the last few years I got sidelined with back and knee issues,”…

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Riley Green Is Joined by Toby Keith on ‘Think As You Drunk,’ Announces New Album [LISTEN]

Riley Green Is Joined by Toby Keith on 'Think As You Drunk,' Announces New Album [LISTEN]

Riley Green is joined by one of his musical heroes on his new song, out now. Green just released “Think As You Drunk,” a track from his next album, That’s Just Me. At the end of the song, Toby Keith can be heard singing part of his hit single, “As Good As I Once Was.” Although Green tells Billboard…

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