Marty Stuart, Dean Dillon and Hank Williams, Jr. are the newest members of the Country Music Hall of Fame. The three were inducted during the Medallion Ceremony, held on Sunday, November 21. Stuart was honored with musical performances by Pastor Evelyn Hubbard performing “It’s Time to Go Home,” Emmylou Harris and Charlie Worsham singing “Tempted,” and Ashley McBryde singing…
Marty Stuart, Dean Dillon and Hank Williams, Jr. are going to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame! The honor, considered to be the pinnacle of success in country music, is chosen by an anonymous panel of industry leaders, appointed by the Country Music Association (CMA). The three will be inducted at a Medallion Ceremony held later…
Jamey Johnson‘s new Midnight Gasoline album might not have happened if not for the tragic loss of Toby Keith. It was the passing of the Country Music Hall of Fame member that inspired Johnson to return to the studio to record his first album of original songs in 14 years, since The Guitar Song came out in 2010. “The…
Jamey Johnson is proudly sober, mostly. The Grand Ole Opry member hasn’t had a drink in more than 13 years, although he admits on a rare occasion he still enjoys a little marijuana, albeit rarely. “I had my last drink in September 2011,” Johnson tells Billboard. “Then I quit smoking pot in 2015. I think that lasted about eight years,…
Jamey Johnson is back with new music. The 49-year-old has signed with a new record label, Warner Music Nashville, and will release a brand-new project, Midnight Gasoline, on November 8. The record will be his first solo studio album in 14 years, since The Guitar Song came out in 2010. “I think the only common thread would be me,”…
It was Brad Paisley who invited Post Malone to make his Grand Ole Opry debut, right before Post Malone’s first country album, F-1 Trillion, was released. The record, which includes collaborations with Lainey Wilson, Dolly Parton, Tim McGraw, Jelly Roll, Chris Stapleton, Blake Shelton, Luke Combs and more, might have seemed like a diversion for some for the rapper-turned-singer, but according to Paisley, Post Malone…
Miranda Lambert‘s Postcards from Texas album is out. The 14-track project is Lambert’s ninth studio record, and her first on a new label, Republic Records, after leaving Sony Music Nashville, where she had been for 20 years. “This record, because I have had so much full circle happen lately, with turning 40 and a new record label, and I felt…
Post Malone is a changed man, thanks in large part to Nashville and the country music community. The rapper and singer just released his first country album, F-1 Trillion, a sharp detour from the music he usually makes, and perhaps the start of an entirely new musical direction for Post Malone. “I am happy… I have a two-year-old. I’m…
Miranda Lambert has a new album coming out, her first since leaving her longtime label, Sony Music Nashville, in 2023. The singer-songwriter announces the release of Postcards from Texas, a 14-song project that marks her first release on Republic Records. Postcards from Texas includes her Top 40 single, “Wranglers,” plus the already-released “Dammit Randy,” which features her husband, Brendan McLoughlin…
A new song from George Strait is here! The 72-year-old just dropped “Three Drinks Behind,” from his forthcoming Cowboys and Dreamers album. The song was written by Benjamin Gaither, Jeff Silvey and Kim Williams. Strait has already released other tracks from Cowboys and Dreamers, including “MIA Down in MIA,” “The Little Things,” “Waymore’s Blues” and “Honky Tonk Hall of Fame,”…
