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Dwight Yoakam looked to be country music’s most disrespected singer, but then we stumbled upon the resume of another legendary country act. Yoakam has a career .081 batting average (3-37) at the CMA, ACM and Grammy Awards, but he still has three wins. The Bellamy Brothers would be so lucky! This duo is an unbelievable 0-29 at

Emerging Oklahoma singer shares first new original song since his breakout 2023 EP Life Lessons Rising Oklahoma singer Wyatt Flores is back with the tender breakup track “Milwaukee,” one of the first new songs since the release of his 2023 breakout EP Life Lessons. “Milwaukee is for all the times that you’ve loved someone but

Morgan Wallen wasn’t planning to re-record and re-release his new song “Spin You Around,” and it sounds like he didn’t even want to. The singer shared the acoustic love ballad with fans on Friday, explaining how a decision made 10 years ago forced his hand. “Spin You Around” was part of the Stand Alone EP, released

Morgan Wallen is dropping a new song at midnight titled “Spin You Around (1/24)” in response to a batch of old songs that he alleges former managers are releasing against his wishes. Wallen detailed the situation to fans in a lengthy Instagram post on Thursday. According to Wallen, in 2014 he decamped to Florida to

Loretta Lynn‘s family is requesting prayer after her the singer’s son, Ernest Ray Lynn, underwent “a critical surgery” to address his kidney failure on Tuesday (Jan. 23). “In moments like these, we are reminded that all that really matters is faith and family. We would love to know that you are praying with us for

Surveillance video from the night of Chris Young’s arrest at a Nashville bar appears to contradict a Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission agent’s claims that the country star assaulted the officer during the incident Monday night. In a pair of surveillance videos posted Tuesday to Facebook by Nashville’s Newschannel 5 reporter Nick Beres, Young — wearing

Chris Young‘s lawyer has demanded an apology from the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission after the singer’s arrest on Monday night. Attorney Bill Ramsey is also asking that all charges against Young be dropped after video shows TABC agents pushing the star to the ground. Young was arrested at the Dawg House on Demonbreun Street in downtown Nashville at about

Chris Young, who will release the new album Young Love & Saturday Nights on March 22, was arrested on Monday night at a Nashville bar after allegedly getting into a confrontation with an agent for the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission. According to arrest documents obtained by Rolling Stone, Young, 38, was charged with disorderly conduct,

Chris Young was arrested on disorderly conduct charges on Monday night (Jan. 22) in Nashville. The “Young Love & Saturday Nights” singer allegedly assaulted an agent of the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission. Multiple media outlets report that Young was arrested at the Dawg House on Demonbreun Street in downtown Nashville at about 8:30PM. TABC agents

The Grand Ole Opry celebrated Dolly Parton’s 78th birthday on Jan. 19 with a night of performances at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on Friday. While the country legend herself wasn’t present for the Opry Goes Dolly event, other musicians took the stage to perform her hits in tribute — or at least they were supposed to.

A Grand Ole Opry-mounted Opry Goes Dolly show celebrating Dolly Parton‘s 78th birthday went sideways for Elle King — one of the performers on the bill — on Friday (Jan. 19). In fact, King’s performance got so mangled that the Opry even apologized on social media to outraged fans after the show. During her time

Jelly Roll has been an unstoppable force in country music over the last year. And while it has been a joy for his mother to watch his rise to fame, his father never had the opportunity to see just how high he would fly. Unfortunately, Jelly Roll’s dad, Horace “Buddy” DeFord, died on March 20, 2019 after a

Today marks Dolly Parton’s 78th birthday, and to celebrate, the country singer and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee has shared a deluxe digital version of her latest LP Rockstar, with nine additional songs and covers. “It’s my Birthday so I’m going to give you a present!,” Parton wrote on social media. “I’m releasing

The relationship between Kevin Costner and the Yellowstone team has been icy since last winter, when fans learned there was a major — and as it turns out, damning — contract snag. On Thursday (Jan. 18), both sides signaled a thaw. Yellowstone will wrap after Season 5 in late 2024, mostly because Costner and show producers

Thirty-four years ago today (Jan. 19, 1990) was a career-changing day for Reba McEntire: It was on that date that the singer made her film debut, appearing in the movie Tremors. Tremors, which stars Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward and Michael Gross, is about residents in a small town who are forced to defend themselves against underground creatures that are

The Georgia-born singer releases first new music since breakout debut LP Lucky, which landed Number One on Rolling Stone’s 25 Best Country and Americana Albums of 2023 list Fresh off landing at Number One on Rolling Stone’s 25 Best Country and Americana Albums of 2023 list, Megan Moroney is back with her new single “No

On Jan. 19, 1963, 61 years ago today, “The Ballad of Jed Clampett” hit No. 1 on the Billboard country charts. Known to most as an adaptation of the The Beverly Hillbillies theme, the tune highlights the inimitable bluegrass stylings of country legends Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs. (Guitarist Flatt also sang the single version, although the

Jelly Roll has one of the most unique backstories in country music, and recently, his past led him to speak on Capitol Hill about fentanyl abuse in America. A former felon, Roll offered testimony on his real-life experiences with the opioid epidemic in front of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee. For someone who once was

Isbell and the 400 Unit nixed a gig in Kansas on Thursday night; they’re scheduled to play their first arena concert with Turnpike Troubadours on Friday in Oklahoma City Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit have scrapped their sold-out concert slated for Thursday night at Liberty Hall in Lawrence, Kansas, citing a vocal cord issue

Joe Don Rooney‘s recent flight to Nashville was a tremendous test to his recovery journey. The Rascal Flatts guitarist describes three excruciating hours spent mostly in an airplane bathroom. Rooney’s battle with alcohol became public in September 2021, when he ran his car into a tree. He was arrested and later pled guilty after receiving

Blake Shelton‘s Ole Red is open for business in Sin City. The brand’s sixth location officially opened its doors on Monday (Jan. 15) with a line out the door waiting to get in. “Ok everybody, don’t tear the place up on the first day,” the country singer told fans in his Instagram Stories. “@OleRed Vegas baby!!!!!!!” InstagramInstagram

Jelly Roll and Ashley McBryde are also on the lineup of the May 4 concert in Austin Mainstream country music singers will once again gather under the iHeartMedia banner when the broadcasting giant stages its annual iHeartCountry Festival this spring in Austin. Set for May 4 at the Moody Center in the Texas capital, the

His government name is Jason Bradley DeFord, but since he was a child, his mother and everyone else have called him Jelly Roll. So that’s what he goes by in country music, too. “My mother named me that whenever I was a little chubby kid,” the “Save Me” singer explained. It stuck, with some variations: Some

Lainey Wilson has recorded a new song with the Black Crowes that’s set to appear on Happiness Bastards, the rock group’s first album in 15 years. Wilson harmonizes with vocalist Chris Robinson on “Wilted Rose,” a gospel-tinged number. According to Rich Robinson, the group’s guitarist, the seed for Wilson’s guest appearance was planted backstage at

Late Monkees star Michael Nesmith’s luxurious estate in an exclusive part of California has sold, and pictures show a stunning property that is a perfect mix of comfort and class. Nesmith’s gated estate in Carmel Valley sold for $3.25 million in a deal that closed on Dec. 7, 2023, according to online property sites. The

Singer also shares spoken word track that calls back to his defiant 2022 ACM Honors speech Hardy will spend the early summer months on the road as the Nashville country rocker has announced his “Quit!!” Tour. In addition to mapping out the trek’s 15 dates, Hardy has also shared a new spoken word track also

Hardy revealed a fiery new song and a spring / summer tour on Friday (Jan. 12). The “Truck Bed” singer will begin his Quit! Tour in May. Kip Moore, Travis Denning, Ella Langley and Stephen Wilson Jr. will split shows in an opening role. The 15-date tour takes him up and down the East Coast, with

After making his Martin Scorsese debut, the New Jersey folk-rocker hides in the shadows of an art deco movie house in a noir music video Killers of the Flower Moon had a remarkable amount of musician cameos: Jason Isbell, Randy Houser, Sturgill Simpson, and even Jack White all turned up. But Pete Yorn’s role may

Scotty McCreery fans have never heard him sing something like his stomping new honky-tonk hit. “Can’t Pass the Bar” is a traditional country play on words that signals a big change for his upcoming record. Spoiler alert: This isn’t a song about trying (and failing) to become a lawyer. McCreery and his co-writing team (Brent Anderson,