Country
How to Get Tickets to Dierks Bentley’s 2023 Tour
The "Gravel & Gold Tour” begins in June. Get details and pre-sale info here. How to Get Tickets to Dierks Bentley’s 2023 Tour Bryan Kress
How to Get Tickets to Jelly Roll’s 2023 Tour
The 44-date "Backroad Baptism Tour" runs through October. Get details and pre-sale info here. How to Get Tickets to Jelly Roll’s 2023 Tour Bryan Kress
Kyle Jacobs, Country Musician and Kellie Pickler’s Husband, Dead from Apparent Suicide
Jacobs wrote music for Garth Brooks, Lee Brice, Kelly Clarkson, and more. Kyle Jacobs, Country Musician and Kellie Pickler’s Husband, Dead from Apparent Suicide Consequence Staff
The Chicks Announce 2023 Tour
Special guests Maren Morris, Ben Harper, and Wild Rivers will open in select cities. The Chicks Announce 2023 Tour Eddie Fu
How to Get Tickets to Billy Strings’ 2023 Tour
The new itinerary includes a fresh run of summer shows. Get details and pre-sale info here. How to Get Tickets to Billy Strings’ 2023 Tour Bryan Kress
Chris Stapleton Performs National Anthem Ahead of Super Bowl LVII: Watch
The spirited rendition preceded Rihanna's Halftime Show performance. Chris Stapleton Performs National Anthem Ahead of Super Bowl LVII: Watch Bryan Kress
How to Get Tickets to Luke Bryan’s 2023 Tour
The "Country On Tour" follows the singer's Las Vegas residency this winter. Get details and pre-sale info here. How to Get Tickets to Luke Bryan’s 2023 Tour Bryan Kress
Shania Twain Recalls “Very Scary” Airlift to Hospital with COVID
In a new interview, the country-pop star talked about her frightening COVID pneumonia experience while living in Switzerland. Shania Twain Recalls “Very Scary” Airlift to Hospital with COVID Abby Jones
God Is Disappointed on Dolly Parton’s New Song “Don’t Make Me Have to Come Down There”: Stream
Today, January 19th is Dolly Parton’s birthday, but her fans are the ones getting a present. The country legend has shared the sly new song, “Don’t Make Me Have to Come Down There,” which is told from the perspective of a disappointed parental figure: God. As the new Rock and Roll Hall of Famer explains in the song’s intro, the idea came to her in a dream, while many of the lyrics sound like something your mom and dad might have yelled down the stairs. “Don’t make me have to come down there,” she sings, “My children you had best beware/ Clean up this mess and put on something decent to wear/ Don’t make me have to come down there.” She also threatens to “take my Bible belt and whip you into shape,” and warns, “You know I put you in this world and I can take you out....
Lainey Wilson’s ‘Heart Like a Truck’ Rumbles Into Hot Country Songs Chart’s Top 10
Lainey Wilson’s “Heart Like a Truck” ascends to the top 10 on Billboard’s streaming-, airplay and sales based Hot Country Songs chart, giving the singer-songwriter her fourth career-opening hit in the tier. On the chart dated Jan. 21, it climbs from No. 12 to No. 8. Wilson co-penned “Truck” with Trannie Anderson and Dallas Wilson, and it was produced by Jay Joyce. The song drew 8.8 million official streams (up 1%) and sold 4,000 downloads in the U.S. in Jan. 6-12, according to Luminate. On Country Airplay, it rolls 13-12 for a new high (16.4 million impressions, up 14%, in the same span). Concurrently, Wilson’s featured turn on HARDY‘s “Wait in the Truck” ranks at No. 11 after hitting No. 7 in November. On Country Airplay, it pushes 14-13 (15.3 million, up 12%). Plus, it attracted 9.9 mill...
Dolly Parton’s 15 Best Songs: Critic’s Picks
Since releasing her debut solo album, 1967’s Hello, I’m Dolly, more than 50 years ago, Dolly Parton has changed the face of the entertainment industry. Kicking down doors for female performers in both country and pop music, she has soared in the worlds of books, television, philanthropy and movies — and pretty much whatever else she tackled. On top of it all, her expansive roster of hits reads like a “best of” list of the 1970s and 1980s, and it remains one of the strongest song catalogs of any singer-songwriter in any genre. As a writer, she has penned everything from poignant, detailed ballads about life in the Smoky Mountains, where she grew up, to some of the most defining love songs of all time. Her prowess as a songwriter and performer is so great, it earned her a hist...
CMT’s Next Women of Country Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary, Reveals Largest Class to Date
As CMT’s Next Women of Country celebrates its 10th anniversary, the franchise welcomes its largest class so far. Revealed on Tuesday night (Jan. 17) at Nashville’s City Winery, the 16 rising female artists in the class of 2023 are Sony Music Nashville/Columbia artist Alana Springsteen, Angie K, Big Loud’s Ashley Cooke, Warner Music Nashville’s Avery Anna, Carter Faith, Catie Offerman, Sony’s Georgia Webster, Julie Williams, Kasey Tyndall, Kimberly Kelly, Mackenzie Carpenter, Black River’s MaRynn Taylor, Sony Music Nashville/Columbia’s Megan Moroney, O.N.E The Duo, Pillbox Patti and Roberta Lea. Over the next year, the new CMT Next Women of Country class will receive cross-brand support for their music and videos on CMT, CMT Music, PlutoTV’s CMT Equal Play Channel, CMT Hot 20 Countdown, CMT...
