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Reba McEntire is using her new song, “Seven Minutes in Heaven,” as a way of connecting with fans over some of life’s most bittersweet moments. The song finds McEntire wondering what she’d do if she could make a quick trip to the afterlife. Not even the singer’s musical heroes like Johnny Cash or Elvis Presley

For the two chart weeks dated Oct. 29 and Nov. 5, 1983, Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton pulled off quite a feat: The duo held the No. 1 position on the Billboard pop, adult contemporary and country charts with their duet “Islands in the Stream.” Written by the Bee Gees, “Islands in the Stream” was the first

Leading up to the Grammy nominations on Nov. 10, Rolling Stone is breaking down 16 different categories. For each, we’re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy night.  Lainey Wilson won Album of the Year and Female Artist of the Year at the Academy of Country Music Awards

After selling out his two scheduled shows for Las Vegas in December, Toby Keith is adding a third and final date to the run. “Had a big ol’ day Friday,” Keith told fans in a video message, explaining that concertgoers had “completely sold out” both original shows the same day that tickets went on sale.

Post Malone’s long, slow march toward a country music career continues. The tattooed rapper will make his 2023 CMA Awards performance debut when the Country Music Association hosts its centerpiece awards show in Nashville next week. Malone is slated to perform a medley of classic country songs alongside Morgan Wallen and Hardy. Malone is no

Email:[email protected]: @neillfrazer Tipped for a major breakthrough, Australian girl group H3rizon unveil a gripping new single today entitled “You Don’t Know Nothin’.” Listen the song HERE and watch out for the official music video, coming soon. Alongside the release, today the Sydney-based trio officially share that they are the first Australian and first Asian-Pacific girl group to sign with Epic Records, in

Ashley Kutcher recently released a brand new single “Favorite Color,”  via Darkroom/Interscope Records. “Favorite Color” showcases the songstress’s incredible songwriting and intimate vocals. While discussing the new track, Kutcher shares, “Favorite Color is about being scared to lose someone and the fear of having to go back to the shallow conversations of dating after loving someone so deeply.” This is

Today, Chris Stapleton‘s calling card is his voice: That rangy, raspy boom that effortlessly bounces between country, rock and soul, stamping everything he records with nuance and powerful emotion. But Stapleton’s voice wasn’t always so renowned. Before his now-legendary 2015 CMA Awards performance with Justin Timberlake, which launched him overnight into mainstream country stardom, he

Luke Bryan‘s youngest son, 13-year-old Tate, is keeping his priorities straight after a fishing accident landed him in the ER. Much like his country superstar dad, Tate is an outdoor enthusiast, and he knows that a few bumps, bruises and injuries are all part of the experience of living the country lifestyle. So the young

Lady A have released a fresh, yet nostalgic new track, “A Love Song.” The trio’s Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood penned the standout melancholy tune alongside Allison Veltz Cruz and Sam Ellis, and it boasts a warm sound that harkens back to Lady A’s early days. Their spellbinding harmonies shine centerstage as lead vocalists Scott

Any way you slice it, Dolly Parton is an icon. From her music catalog to her larger-than-life personality, the country veteran has always stuck to her guns and done things her own way. That hasn’t always been easy, though. Parton has been met with criticism over her looks in the past. In fact, she revealed

In the six years since Larry Fleet went from working blue-collar jobs to being signed to Big Loud Records, he has gotten to meet and work with some of his childhood idols. Most of those interactions have gone very well. I had the chance to sit down with the country star on the latest episode

Taylor Swift is the leading finalist at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards, with mentions in 20 categories, including the coveted, all-genre Top Artist Award. Swift holds the record for most decorated female artist at the BBMAs, with 29 wins in total to her name. But several country stars are hot on her tail: Multiple stars

Garth Brooks has announced a new album, with a catch: You need to go to the Bass Pro Shops to get it. On November 7, Brooks will release Time Traveler — his 14th studio album, and first since 2020’s Fun — as part of a 7-CD box set that’s the third installment of the country

Keith Urban will be part of an all-genre bill leading the Formula 1 Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix next month, an event that’ll kick off race weekend in Las Vegas, Nev. Urban is the lone artist repping country music during the show. The other performers are Andra Day, Bishop Briggs, J Balvin, Journey, Steve

Lainey Wilson, Chris Stapleton, Old Dominion, Little Big Town, and others will also perform at awards show next month This year’s CMAs will feature a typically stacked lineup of performers. Luke Bryan, Lainey Wilson, and Tanya Tucker, among others, are all set to perform at the awards ceremony, which is at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on

The look on Patty Loveless‘ face said it all. The newest member of the Country Music Hall of Fame didn’t know who would pay tribute to her during the induction ceremony on Sunday (Oct. 22), but she didn’t expect this. Loveless, Tanya Tucker and songwriter Bob McDill were inducted into the Country Music Hall of

Tanya Tucker and Patty Loveless were the two well-known stars inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday (Oct. 22), but both took a moment to recognize the third. Songwriter Bob McDill finally got his moment, as well. The annual Medallion Ceremony at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum allows for three tribute

Luke Bryan lashed out at a music critic who said he “phoned it in” during a recent concert in Minnesota. Then, he told another country music publication to “kiss my a–.” Bryan’s show at the Xcel Energy Center in Minneapolis received an unfavorable review from the St. Paul Pioneer Press, a daily newspaper that serves the

Lainey Wilson will spend the bulk of 2024 on the road as the breakout country star has announced her Country’s Cool Again Tour, hitting amphitheaters across North America next summer. “Nothing gets me buzzin’ like putting on a show and singing along with the crowd,” Wilson said in a statement. “I want to give a

Apparently, not even Dolly Parton‘s closest musical friends have ever texted with her. During a recent appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, while fielding a question about her last text exchange with her fellow country legend, Reba McEntire revealed that she and Parton have never used that form of communication. “Dolly does

Toby Keith has revealed plans to get back onstage amid his battle with stomach cancer, with the country singer booking two Las Vegas shows in December. “It’s been awhile. You know what I’ve been doing. Been on the ol’ roller coaster, but the Almighty is riding shotgun, he’s letting me drive,” Keith told fans Friday

What do Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood have in common with a former U.S. President and First Lady? Plenty. Over the years, the country power couple have grown close to President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn over their mutual passion for building affordable housing through Habitat for Humanity builds and the Jimmy and Rosalynn

Dolly Parton and her goddaughter, Miley Cyrus, find new heartache on a new rendition of “Wrecking Ball,” which will appear on Parton’s upcoming Rockstar album, out Nov. 17. The song begins as a traditional piano ballad, with Parton taking the first verse, her voice quivering with longing as she sings, “I will always want you.”

Blake Shelton will do another round of his Back to the Honky Tonk Tour, with new dates and openers scheduled for 2024. The second leg of the trek will launch early in 2024, with Dustin Lynch and Emily Ann Roberts — a former Team Blake member on The Voice — bellying up to the bar as openers.

Jason Aldean defended his controversial song and music video “Try That in a Small Town” this week. “If you’ve got common sense, you can look at the video and see, I’m not sayin’ anything that’s not true,” the singer, who has sparked many a controversy, claimed on the podcast Coop’s Rockin’ Country Saturday Night (via

Who says that a string-swept love song has to be over-the-top and saccharine? Tyler Childers‘ “In Your Love” tells a love story that even curmudgeons can get behind, because of its emphasis on grit, pain and the price that two people are willing to pay for each other. The “In Your Love” music video shows

Maren Morris and her husband, fellow singer-songwriter Ryan Hurd, are getting divorced. The Davidson County Circuit Court Clerk’s office confirms to Taste of Country that Morris filed for divorce on Oct. 2. Divorce documents obtained by Taste of Country state that Oct. 2 — the same date as the filing — was listed as their date

Happy birthday, Alan Jackson! The singer was born 65 years ago today, on Oct. 17, 1958, in Newnan, Ga. Jackson was born to Joseph Eugene and Ruth Musick and was the youngest of five children — and the only boy. He and his family lived in a tiny home, built around his grandfather’s tool shed, on