Nashville notes
Burke/Triolo Productions/ThinkstockTrisha Yearwood will do her new single, "Every Girl in This Town," next Sunday during the closing night of CMA Fest at Nashville's Nissan Stadium. Michael Ray is set to play on Fox & Friends on...
Why Keith Urban loves bringing Guns N’ Roses and Def Leppard to country radio
ABC/Image Group LAKeith Urban's new single, "We Were," is his second recent hit to namecheck a classic rock song. In 2016's "Wasted Time," he gives a shout-out to "Sweet Child of Mine" by Guns N' Roses, while in "We Were," it's Def Leppard's ...
Vince Gill takes listeners inside his relationship with Amy Grant on “When My Amy Prays”
MCA NashvilleVince Gill tackles tough topics like abuse, race relations, and religion on his new album, Okie, which comes out August 23. He also tips his hat to legends like Merle Haggard and Guy Clark, and gives listeners a gl...
Reba regrets recording Beyonce’s “If I Were a Boy”
ABC/Image Group LAIn retrospect, Reba McEntire thinks cutting Beyonce’s “If I Were a Boy” was a misstep. “We had done that for [Unplugged on CMT in 2010],” she tells Billboard, “and the recor...
Thomas Rhett thanks his wife Lauren for the “Dream [She] Never Had” on “Center Point Road”
The Valory Music Co. Thomas Rhett scored a career-defining smash in 2015 when he released "Die a Happy Man," the autobiographical ode to his relationship with his wife Lauren. TR's confessional trend continues on his new album, Center Po...
Runaway June is sending you “Blue Roses” on June 28
BBRThe long-awaited debut album from Runaway June will finally arrive on June 28. Blue Roses contains their current top-25 hit, "Buy My Own Drinks," and their cover of the Dwight Yoakam classic "Fast As You," plus eight more so...
Cole Swindell hits the million mark with “Break Up in the End”
ABC/Image Group LACole Swindell’s Grammy-nominated number one, “Break Up in the End,” has now been certified platinum. The Georgia native found out the first single from his All of It album is now a million seller on Wednesd...
Fitness fanatic Walker Hayes reveals he gave up drinking in favor of working out
ABC/Image Group LANext week during CMA Fest, Walker Hayes is inviting his fans to work out with him to raise money for his Be a Craig Fund, named for the friend who helped him out when he really needed it. The "You Broke Up with Me" hitmaker ...
It’s not a Croc: Luke Combs wants you to walk in his shoes
Riverhouse/Columbia Nashville Luke Combs continues setting records with his string of number ones, his chart-topping debut album, and his sold-out tour dates. But now the “Beer Never Broke My Heart” singer has accomplished a new feat: ...
Kenny Rogers remains in a Georgia hospital, but “plans on sticking around through the years to come”
Donald Kravitz/Getty ImagesKenny Rogers is responding to what he calls “wild misinformation and speculation from several media outlets” about his health by issuing a statement on Instagram. “Kenny was recently admitted to a ...