Carrie Underwood is getting emotional looking back at her time on American Idol. The 42-year-old reflected on the show, and how much it transformed her life, as her first season as a judge recently came to an end. “I think about my journey on American Idol all the time, because it’s so grand. It’s so unbelievable. If somebody were…
Dan + Shay have something big planned. The duo, made up of Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney, reveal they stepped away from social media because they are working on a new album, the follow-up to their 2023 Bigger Houses album. The two returned to reflect on their recent American Music Award win, for Favorite Country Duo or Group. “We won…
Jason Aldean has a lot of respect for Kenny Chesney. Aldean recalls seeing Chesney perform in the mid-’90s, at the International Cherry Blossom Festival in Aldean’s hometown of Macon, Georgia. Aldean was still a teenager at the time, but was blown away by Chesney, even back then. “We used to have two radio stations and two country stations,” Aldean reveals…
It’s a bittersweet day for Dolly Parton, who is experiencing her first 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…
We now know who will be performing at next year’s Gulf Coast Jam Presented by Jim Beam, and it’s an incredible lineup of talent. Keith Urban and Post Malone are among the headliners, along with Riley Green and Chris Stapleton. Urban will headline on Thursday, May 28, with Stapleton headlining on Friday, May 29. Green will headline Saturday, May…
Lainey Wilson is opening up about her personal struggles. The Grand Ole Opry member has been vocal that she sometimes deals with imposter syndrome, even as her career continues to soar to new heights. But now, Wilson reveals she is coming to terms with her own success, and the hard work she has done to achieve it. “At the end…
Megan Moroney has a lot of fans, but perhaps none as big as Kenny Chesney. The future Country Music Hall of Fame member invited Moroney to join him as part of his Live at Sphere Las Vegas residency, later praising Moroney for her performance. “No one has more fun onstage than Megan Moroney,” Chesney says. “She doesn’t just radiate…
Keith Urban is so happy to be back on the road. The singer-songwriter just launched his High and Alive World Tour, marking his first tour in three years, since his 2022 The Speed of Now World Tour. Urban originally planned to tour in 2024, but when he decided to scrap the album he had made, that also meant prolonging…
Miranda Lambert has her sights set on the Country Music Hall of Fame. The 41-year-old has had a lot of big dreams come true, but says being a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame would be a career pinnacle, and one she fully plans on achieving. “I have a lot of work to do before I get in…
Scotty McCreery is opening up about his new single, “Bottle Rockets,” a collaboration with Hootie & the Blowfish. The song was the most-added at radio the week it was released. But for McCreery, the ability to have a song out with Hootie & the Blowfish is a dream come true, for a much more personal reason. “I love those…
