Aug 14
Hudson Westbrook’s ‘Made You Look’ (River House Artists/Warner Records Nashville ) First, Hudson Westbrook Made You Look with his breakthrough #1, “House Again,” and now he’s prepping his sophomore album. “The last two years have been insane,” the Texas native reflects. “If you would have asked me what I thought my life would look like …
Aug 14
Gavin Adcock’s ‘The Day I Hang It Up’ (Warner Records Nashville) Newcomer Gavin Adcock weighs the cost of his success in his new track, “Shoes.” “I’ll have to admit/ I don’t have a problem paying bills/ But I don’t ever make it back home/ To any of Mama’s Sunday meals,” he sings. “And I had …
Aug 14
Zach John King’s ‘I’m What You Get’ (Sony Music Nashville) Brooks & Dunn topped the country chart with “That Ain’t No Way to Go” in 1994, about three years before Zach John King was born. Now the newcomer’s releasing his own “Way to Go” — and the Country Music Hall of Famers are singing it with him. …
Aug 14
Josh Ross’ “Kicked Out of Bars” (Universal Music Canada/MCA/CORE Records) After two consecutive number ones, newcomer Josh Ross is getting “Kicked Out of Bars.” The new song follows “Single Again” and “Hate How You Look” as his latest radio single, and counts fellow Canadian Brad Rempel of High Valley as one of its co-writers. “‘Kicked Out …
Aug 13
Matthew McConaughey performs onstage during ‘The Rivals Of Amziah King’ special screening at Matthew McConaughey Cinema on August 10, 2026 in Austin, Texas. (Rick Kern/Getty Images) What’s better than having a song that’s been #1 for 17 weeks? Having an Oscar-winning actor sing that song. Wednesday night on The Late Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Matthew …
Aug 13
All for the Hall Los Angeles (Courtesy Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum) Lainey Wilson will lead this fall’s All for the Hall benefit Thursday, Sept. 17, at The Novo in Los Angeles. While the rest of the artists are yet to be revealed, we do know it’ll be a Nashville-style “guitar pull,” with …
Aug 13
Global Citizen Festival (Courtesy of Global Citizen) Lainey Wilson and Shaboozey are two of the artists set to perform at the 2026 Global Citizen Festival, happening Sept. 26 on the Great Lawn in New York’s Central Park. Other performers include Lenny Kravitz, Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean, who will be celebrating the 30th anniversary of …
Aug 13
Rhett Akins’ Opry Induction (Courtesy Grand Ole Opry) Rhett Akins will officially be inducted into the Grand Ole Opry on his birthday, Tuesday, Oct. 13. His son Thomas Rhett, Luke Bryan, Jamey Johnson and Jon Pardi are just some of the artists who’ll play that night in his honor. Jon surprised Rhett with the invitation …
Aug 13
Luke Combs’ My Kinda Saturday Night Tour (Courtesy Luke Combs/Sacks & Co.) Luke Combs’ My Kinda Saturday Night Tour didn’t end with his three sold-out shows at London’s Wembley Stadium. He’s extending the run into 2027. The “Be By You” hitmaker will restart the trek April 3 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The dozen-date itinerary wraps June …
Aug 12
Brooks & Dunn’s ‘Brand New Man’ (Arista Nashville) Nearly four decades after its release, the debut album by Brooks & Dunn will finally be pressed on vinyl. “When we released Brand New Man, we were two songwriters trying to make the best record we could and hoping people would connect with it,” Kix Brooks says. …