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Your smokeless nicotine habit could pay off with tickets to see country concert thanks to some rewards. Zyn is offering a rewards-only concert with Dierks Bentley on Oct. 12. You cannot purchase tickets to the show, which is going down at Nashville’s Brooklyn Bowl. Instead, you must redeem 3,000 Zyn reward points to get inside. The

Eric Church is officially working on new music. On Friday at midnight, he surprise-released the first taste with “Darkest Hour,” a majestic pledge of devotion to help loved ones in need. In this case, the North Carolina native means that literally. According to a release, Church has signed over all royalties of the song, in

McDonald’s is adding a new sandwich to its menus around the U.S. next week, but if you’ve been paying attention you might have seen this one somewhere before. What Is The New McDonald’s Sandwich? McDonald’s has announced the Chicken Big Mac will be available at all U.S. locations for a limited time starting Oct. 10.

“Kickin’ It With Kristofferson” celebrates one of Church’s songwriting heroes, who died last weekend at 88 A few days after the death of Kris Kristofferson, Eric Church shared the unreleased song “Kickin’ It With Kristofferson,” an acoustic demo he once wrote about one of his songwriting heroes. The previously unreleased track, which Church describes as a

Darius Rucker and his touring family are mourning the loss of someone who spent more than two decades working with him on the road. Jason Parkin, who died this week, was Rucker’s longtime production manager. Parkin hailed from Raleigh, N.C., and he also worked on Hootie & the Blowfish’s 2019 Group Therapy Tour, which Rucker fronted.

Rascal Flatts have announced their Life Is a Highway Tour, ahead of the country band’s 25th anniversary. The 21-date trek, named after the country trio’s 2006 hit “Life Is a Highway,” starts on Feb. 13 in Evansville, Indiana, and makes stops in Columbus, Ohio; Savannah, Georgia; and Fort Worth, Texas. The tour wraps on April

One of Trisha Yearwood‘s all-time dream-come-true moments came with Kris Kristofferson by her side. Her mind went there when she was asked of the legendary songwriter’s death and legacy. “This one hurt. This is a tough one. This is a legend that was lost,” she says. Garth Brooks is seated to Yearwood’s left. They talked to

Margo Price is honoring Kris Kristofferson with a poignant tribute. On Monday, following news of the country music star’s death at age 88, Price shared a set of photos with the musician over the years as she reminisced about performing with the late songwriter. “l’m lighting a candle for Kris Kristofferson & remembering every song

Morgan Wallen put his money where his mouth is. Less than a day after pledging to help flood-ravaged areas of east Tennessee and western North Carolina, the singer sent a very large check to the American Red Cross. Per Billboard, Wallen made a $500,000 donation. “Those hills and hollers are very important to me in

The country world is mourning after Kris Kristofferson died on Saturday (Sept. 28) at 88 years old. Whether you knew him best as a world-class songwriter, one-fourth of the legendary group The Highwaymen, a solo artist or for his work as a film actor, Kristofferson left an indelible impact on the entertainment industry, and its

As the songwriter of legendary compositions like “Help Me Make It Through the Night,” “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down,” and “Me and Bobby McGee,” Kris Kristofferson transformed lyrics into literature, elevating the craft to a legitimate American art form in a way few had done before. Part Romantic poet, part folk troubadour, part country-music storyteller, Kristofferson

 GRAMMY winning, multi-platinum selling superstar Ciara has released her latest single “Wassup” featuring GRAMMY nominated rapper Busta Rhymes – listen HERE – via her very own label, Beauty Marks Entertainment. Written by Ciara, Busta Rhymes and Courtlin Jabrae, and produced by J.R. Rotem, the energetic record taps into Ciara’s ATL roots with a current day Y2K sound. “’Wassup’ is a fun flex record. It

The ’90s were a strange and glorious time. The stock market was up. The internet made a weird series of mechanical noises every time you turned it on by accessing it via your phone. Cell phones were the size of bricks. And grocery stores were filled with foods never before dreamed of in human history. Some

The Granite Falls, North Carolina, native was to perform a live broadcast from his Nashville bar Chief’s on Monday When Eric Church recorded his last album, 2021’s Heart & Soul, he decamped for the mountains of his native North Carolina and created a makeshift studio in a shuttered restaurant. Over the weekend, he watched that

GRAMMY-nominated R&B legend Mario’s officially unleashes his brand new single, “Space,” “Space” is produced by James Fauntleroy, with whom Mario has been working a new project with for well over a year. “James and I have a similar philosophy when it comes to the love of timeless music,” Mario says about his working relationship with

That constant quest for a complete night’s sleep, almost or totally uninterrupted, waking up refreshed and ready for the day is a thing. That in itself is something we all dream about. From spraying lavender on our pillows to a hot shower or bath, taking a sleeping pill or having a warm glass of milk or

Jerry Douglas took the stage and stood proudly while being inducted into the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame during the 35th annual International Bluegrass Music Association awards show Thursday night in Raleigh. “You don’t get here alone,” the 68-year-old Dobro legend told the audience at the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts. “I’ve covered

Jelly Roll was a breakout star at the 2023 People’s Choice Country Awards, but he was nowhere to be found on Thursday night (Sept. 26). The “I Am Not Okay” singer was referenced by MGK during his acceptance speech for Crossover Song of 2024. Overall, he was nominated in seven PCCA categories. So, what happened?

Up-and-comer Dasha won Female Song of 2024 at the People’s Choice Country Awards in a thrilling upset on Thursday night (Sept. 26). Dasha’s hit song, “Austin (Boots Stop Workin’),” beat out country veterans and stratospheric superstars in this category, besting artists including Beyoncé, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson and more. No one was more surprised than the

As the intro to “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!” blared behind her, the host was lowered from the rafters to join a cadre of male dancers — but not perform To be fair, when the People’s Choice Country Awards announced Shania Twain as their host for 2024, they never said the country music pioneer

In a new interview with People, Lisa Marie Presley‘s daughter Riley Keough says that her brother Benjamin’s 2020 death played a big role in their mother’s death. “My mom tried her best to find strength for me and my younger sisters after Ben died, but we knew how much pain she was in,” Keough relates.

Standing on the State Street Stage, which straddles the Tennessee-Virginia border, at this month’s Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion, 49 Winchester’s Isaac Gibson looked out at the sprawling audience facing him and sang the chorus that so many came to hear: “And if you wonder how I’m doing/know that I am doing fine,” Gibson cried

It’s all thanks to an asteroid that it will look like the earth has two moons for a couple of month. To be specific it’s Asteroid 2024 PT5 which is going to start orbiting our planet. According to CBS News, it won’t be as big as our moon nor act like the moon but will look

Willie Nelson and Margo Price encouraged their fans in Texas and Tennessee to register to vote and cast a ballot in favor of the states’ respective Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate. In Texas, Colin Allred is trying to unseat Republican Ted Cruz, while Gloria Johnson — one of the Tennessee Three — is challenging Republican

With the divorce rate hovering near 43 percent in America, wedding bliss can be just that, or your marriage can end in divorce. That doesn’t stop people from taking the risk, however — nearly 90 percent of people get married by the age of 50. America has the highest divorce rate in the world, and it’s especially

Morgan Wallen spent this weekend playing to more than 150,000 people over two shows at the Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. The gigs were about as close as the country star gets to a homecoming blowout — he grew up in Sneedville, about 90 minutes away — so he marked the occasion with a slew

Joshua Ray Walker let fans know he’s doing fine after surgery to start treatment for cancer. Earlier this month, the singer revealed that tumors had appeared on his lungs, and his prognosis was not was good as it once was. Following surgery on Sept. 20, Walker thanked fans and family for support. “Breathing hurts. Coughing hurts,”

Kelsea Ballerini released “Two Things” on Friday, the most recent track from her upcoming album, Patterns, out Oct. 25. On the heartache ballad’s chorus, Ballerini sings: “Two things can be true/I’ll love and hate you/I’ll be your best and your worst day/I’ll be your blessing and curse, babe.” The artist hinted at the track and

Spotify recently named 2024 “The Year of the Cowgirl,” and if you’re looking to celebrate, there’s only one genre to reach for: Country music. Below, Taste of Country has compiled the ultimate playlist of country songs about loving, losing and being cowgirls. You’ll find newer selections here — like Beyoncé‘s “Texas Hold ‘Em” and Morgan Wallen‘s

Track is latest single off rapper/singer’s album Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going Shaboozey finds himself on a long and lonesome road in the new video for “Highway,” the rising country star’s latest single from his album Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going. The visual sees Shaboozey wandering Paris, Texas-style through the picturesque