MUSIC NEWS

You never know who will turn up for a surprise show in Nashville, Tennessee, and it’s one of the things that makes the music town unique. On Monday, June 21, Jimmy Buffett performed a private, unannounced show with his Coral Reefer Band at Nashville club Exit/In–the same small venue Buffett… Read more »

Several country artists including Mickey Guyton, Jon Pardi, Darius Rucker and Chris Stapleton are among more than 50 artists taking part in the upcoming The Metallica Blacklist tribute album, out Sept. 10 alongside a remastered version of the band’s original project. The artists each offer their own renditions of music… Read more »

Nashville songwriting circles are well known for oftentimes being as tiresome as they are necessary. For Brantley Gilbert and HARDY, the session that yielded the former’s collaboration with the latter — and Toby Keith — for new single “The Worst Country Song of All Time” was a “goofy” moment turned… Read more »

Dierks Bentley posted a photo to Instagram with a note attached that speaks directly to the much larger reach and impact that country artists often achieve: “Up until a month ago, I thought that the free gigs led to the gigs where I got paid in beer, and then tips… Read more »

Pittsburg, Texas native Koe Wetzel has spent nearly a decade touring and building up a following with his hard-hitting blend of rock and country, paired with irreverent lyrics that deal in striking honesty. Among his indie album releases are 2016’s Noise Complaint, which included the tracks “Something To Talk About,”… Read more »

Embedded from www.youtube.com. In a recent appearance at the Grand Ole Opry, country superstar Luke Combs premiered “Joe,” a song that, in telling one man’s struggle with recovery from alcoholism, offered a note that may seem odd coming from the same man whose recent vocal output includes the Jameson Rodgers… Read more »

During his career, Brett Young has earned several No. 1 hits with romantic fare such as “In Case You Didn’t Know” and “Catch.” As he and his wife Taylor welcomed their first child, Presley, in 2019, and are currently expecting the arrival of their second daughter this year, Young’s latest… Read more »

Embedded from embed.vevo.com. Soulful, rootsy singer-songwriter Valerie June’s “Smile” is a jazzy, poppy tune aimed at highlighting the Memphis-based artist’s optimistic, positive outlook on activism, centered on the idea that — as she tells CMT — “joy and hope are inner treasures that can never be taken from us unless… Read more »

During a recent concert, singer-songwriter HARDY surprised a military family with a sweet reunion, and took fans along for the surprise reveal via a video he posted to Instagram. HARDY helped a soldier named Richard, who has been serving overseas in the military and hasn’t seen his family in over… Read more »

Jason Aldean will return to Las Vegas for a three-night concert stint at Park MGM on Dec. 9-11, titled “Back in the Saddle: Las Vegas 2021.” The concerts will begin at 9 p.m. each evening, and tickets for the shows will go on sale to the general public on June… Read more »