When Luke Combs taught himself to play “Fast Car,” he had no idea what that song would ultimately do for his career. The multi-week No. 1 song just won two CMA Awards , one to Combs for Single of the Year, and one to the song’s writer and original performer, Tracy Chapman, for Song of the Year. “It’s insane, really,”…
Keith Urban will have an entirely new record, out soon. The country music hitmaker reveals that his next project is already completed, although he isn’t ready to share it with the world, at least not yet. “It’s so frustrating sitting on so much,” Urban told Access Hollywood. “It is a whole album of new music that I’m jonesing to…
Walker Hayes had a viral hit with “Fancy Like” in 2021, and now he is returning with a holiday version of his career-changing single. The father of six just released a new song, “Fancy Like Christmas,” out now. The feel-good track, which says in part, “Go Jesus, it’s your birthday / Bougie like blowups in the front yard /…
It’s safe to say that Lainey Wilson is having an unforgettable November. The 31-year-old walked away with five CMA Awards last week, including for the night’s highest honor, Entertainer of the Year. Two days later, Wilson scored her first two Grammy Awards nominations. “Bell Bottom Country is nominated for Country Album Of The Year at this year’s #GRAMMYs and my…
Jelly Roll is overcome with emotion at his two Grammy Awards nominations. The 39-year-old was nominated in the all-genre Best New Artist category, plus for Best Country Duo/Group Performance, for his “Save Me” performance with Lainey Wilson, Jelly Roll posted a video of his emotions on social media, captioning it by saying he was unsure if he should share…
Jelly Roll and Lainey Wilson are among the country artists who have received multiple Grammy Awards nominations. Jelly Roll received two nominations, both in the all-genre Best New Artist category, and for Best Country Duo/Group Performance, for his “Save Me” performance with Wilson. The “Watermelon Moonshine” singer also received another nomination, for Best Country Album, for her 2022 Bell…
Kenny Chesney has a new single, out now. The country music hitmaker just released “Take Her Home,” a song that he didn’t write, but fell in love with the first time he heard it. “When I heard ‘Take Her Home,’ I just laughed,” Chesney says. “It was everything life is made of in less than four minutes. It’s true,…
Chris Stapleton‘s Higher album is out. The 14-track record, which includes his current single, “White Horse,” is Stapleton’s first new album in three years, since Starting Over came out in 2020. “Whenever we’re releasing new music, we don’t have a specific ritual really, but I think there’s a little bit of apprehension, a little bit of excitement mixed together…
Not only was Lainey Wilson the most-nominated artist at the CMA Awards, but she also walked away with the most trophies. The 31-year-old won a total of five awards, for Female Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year, for Bell Bottom Country, Video of the Year and Musical Event of the Year, both for “wait in the truck”…
Cody Johnson showed off his softer side with his performance of his current single, “The Painter,” at the 2023 CMA Awards. The father of two sang his Top 25 hit, with paintings of his wife, Brandi in the background, a fitting backdrop since it’s Brandi who inspired Johnson to record “The Painter,” from his latest Leather album, out now. It…
