John Prine announced that he will postpone eight summer North Americaan tour dates due to his upcoming heart surgery. The legendary folk singer-songwriter posted a message to his website, informing fans about his need for surgery and sharing ticket refund information: website message Prine released his critically acclaimed latest album The Tree
The Academy of Country Music announced its part of the linkeup appearing at the 13th annual ACM Honors Ceremony, taking place on August 21 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. The lineup includes Keith Urban, Chris Janson, Maddie & Tae, Barbara Mandrell, Ashley McBryde, Tenille Townes and Trisha Yearwood. More performers will be announced in
Sturgill Simpson announced he will release his fourth studio album, Sound & Fury, this fall. The new album will be released in conjunction with an anime film of the same name that will be available via Netflix. The new Sturgill-produced album will be his first since the 2016 release of A Sailor’s Guide to Earth, which won a Grammy
Country legends Loretta Lynn and George Strait will each receive a special award at the second annual Nashville Songwriter Awards, to be held September 17 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Lynn will become just the third recipient of the Kris Kristofferson Lifetime Achievement Award. The Nashville Songwriters Association International
Eric Church’s current single, “Some of It,” reached No. 1 on both the BillboardCountry Airplay chart and Mediabase chart this week. ‘Some Of It’ was written by Church together with Jeff Hyde, Clint Daniels and Bobby Pinson and is the second single off Church’s sixth studio album, Desperate Man. Eric is also going back out on the
Kip Moore has announced new tour plans! Kip will embark on a six-date Dive Bar Tour in August, with stops in Detroit, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and more. Tickets for the Dive Bar Tour are available via an online contest. Kip also announced the third leg of his Room to Spare: Acoustic Tour, with stops in Seattle, Phoenix and more.
Kane Brown has joined forces with electronic music producer/DJ Marshmello for the new single, “One Thing Right.” “One Thing Right” is Marshmello’s first collaboration with a country artist. The tune was initially set to appear on Brown’s 2018 sophomore album, Experiment, but Kane decided to send it to Marshmello after meeting
Alabama has been forced to dates on their 50th Anniversary Tour as frontman Randy Owen deals with vertigo and migraines. The group – consisting of Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry and Jeff Cook – cancelled their shows at TD Place Stadium in Ottawa, ON, on July 19 and at the Big Sky Music Festival in Oro-Medonte, ON, on July 20. “We hope to
The Highwomen, consisting of Brandi Carlile, Amanda Shires, Maren Morris and Natalie Hemby, have released their first single, “Redesigning Women,” from their upcoming self-titled album, which will be released on September 6. The new track was written by Natalie Hemby and Rodney Clawson, and produced by Dave Cobb. The supergroup’s name is a
Miranda Lambert is back with new music. The 35-year-old country singer just released two new songs – “It All Comes Out in the Wash” and “Locomotive.” The two new songs are the first new music Lamber has released in over 15 months, in which time she tied the knot with husband Brendan McLoughlin back in February. Miranda‘s last
