"Comes with the Country" is the latest release from "Long Live Country" hitmaker Shane Profitt. He plays the Chevy Vibes Stage June 5 at CMA Fest, before joining Luke Bryan on his Word on the Street Tour June 11 in Fort Worth, Texas. 

The Highwomen's Live at The Gorge 2023 album is out now, ahead of their performance at the venue on Sunday. Maren Morris, Brandi Carlile, Amanda Shires and Natalie Hemby have also released a new live video for "Redesigning Women."

Zach John King's new song, "Beneath the Pines," follows his Grand Ole Opry debut last Saturday. Six dates on his upcoming Get to Drinkin Tour have already sold out.

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When Lauren Alaina hears her new song, she can't help but think about how far her life has come.

“I wrote 'Better Off' from the perspective of a girl who finally realizes she didn't lose anything by being cheated on ... in a lot of ways, she ended up much better off," she says. "It's full of sass and attitude, but underneath it all, it's really about growth and knowing your worth."

“I'm in such a beautiful season of life now with my husband and daughter," she adds, "and this song feels like finally closing the door on a different stage of my life.”

"Better Off" is the latest track from Lauren's new album, Stages, which drops Aug. 28. It also includes her top-25 hit with Chase Matthew, "All My Exes," and the previously released "Raining Whiskey."

After heading out on the Songs of Summer trek with Darius Rucker, Lauren's set to launch The Stages Tour Oct. 1 in Milwaukee.

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The Band Perry's new song, "Kill It," completes the "romantic-goth trilogy" they started with their previous tracks "PSYCHOLOGICAL" and "Buzzards." 

"I thought someone new could fix it/ Told myself some lies to trick it/ Drank too much just to forget it/ Tried to put it six feet deep in a hole," Kimberly Perry sings on the new song. "Thought I had the guts to pull the trigger but I didn’t/ If this is a game, I’d say that you’re winning/ My love’s still alive and kicking/ Guess only one of us knows how to kill it." 

Even though she didn't write it, it expresses a sentiment Kimberly knows well. 

“‘My love’s still alive and kicking’ is my favorite line in this song and, honestly, my entire personality,” she says. “I never know when to give up on someone ... or something. ‘Kill It’ is my confession that I’d rather lose with my heart still beating than win by burying mine first.”

Next up, Kimberly and husband Johnny Costello play CMA Fest in Nashville, complete with a June 5 set on the main stage at Nissan Stadium. 

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When Corey Kent's new record arrives Sept. 25, he'll have officially defined his sound, in more ways than one.

“Heartland Rock and Roll is my third major label album, and it’s really the first time I’ve been able to finally name the sound I’ve been working towards my entire career,” Corey says. “These songs sound like where I’m from. The lyrics span from nostalgia, to honest regrets and gratitude for the simple things I value most in life."

"From top to bottom, this is me," he continues. "Every artist wants to leave their mark in music ... a way to say, ‘I was here and I did it my way.’ This feels like mine. This is heartland rock and roll.”

The 16-track album features his top-10 hit with Koe Wetzel, "Rocky Mountain Low," as well as the previously released "Empty Words" and "Wannabe," plus "Cigarette Burns," which is out now.

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Tim McGraw is back with two new songs — and he's ready to talk about exactly why he's been away. 

The superstar dropped two new tracks on Friday, "Song for America" and "Pawn Shop Guitar."

“This is the first new music I’ve put out in over a year. It’s no secret that over the last few years I got sidelined with back and knee issues,” Tim says. “That time was challenging on so many levels, but one of the positive things that came out of it, aside from physically being back to 100%, was that it gave me time to reflect on my life and to write songs."

"I was able to really dig into some personal stories in those songs for the first time," he adds.

"Song for America" was recorded to celebrate the United States' upcoming 250th birthday, while the autobiographical "Pawn Shop Guitar" doubles as the name of his tour. 

It kicks off July 9 in Bethel, New York.

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As Riley Green drops the latest track from his upcoming fourth studio album, he's giving fans more details about the record he first announced Thursday in Billboard.

"This record came together during a pretty big season of life for me," he explains of That's Just Me. "I was out on the road on the biggest tour I’ve ever had, writing and recording while a lot was changing at the same time."

"There are songs on here that are more emotional, some that are made for having a good time with your buddies, and others that come from real moments I was living through," he continues. "I never wanted it to feel like one thing, I wanted it to feel like me, and all the different sides that come with that."

The cover of That's Just Me shows Riley looking right at home behind the wheel of a pick-up truck. 

Riley's new radio single, "Think as You Drunk," draws inspiration from Toby Keith's "As Good As I Once Was." You'll even hear the late singer's voice as the new song draws to a close.

That's Just Me comes out Sept. 18. 

Riley's Cowboy As It Gets Tour makes a stop at Gulf Coast Jam in Panama City Beach, Florida, on Friday night. 

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(NEW YORK) -- Tucker Wetmore's career momentum continues to intensify, as his third single becomes his third #1 on the Mediabase chart: "Brunette" is sitting atop the radio ranking, following "3,2,1" and "Wind Up Missin' You."

"Brunette" also becomes his first #1 on the comparable Billboard Country Airplay tally. 

His mom surprised him with the news he'd won the Academy of Country Music's new male artist of the year trophy while he was in London on April 30, a revelation significant enough to trigger his disbelief.

"Overwhelmed, excited — I don't think this is real," he summed it up, following the May 17 ACMs in Las Vegas. "If I wake up tomorrow and it's all fake, I wouldn't be surprised."

"I'm just blessed, honestly," he added. "It's all God. It's all it is, is God and his blessing towards me. So, I'm just happy to be a vessel to enjoy it, you know?"

What's next? For now, Tucker's on HARDY's COUNTRY! COUNTRY! Tour, before he plays the main stage during CMA Fest at Nashville's Nissan Stadium on June 4. 

He'll kick off the second leg of The Brunette World Tour later this summer. 

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"Cheap Thrills," the new collab from Gavin Adcock and Hudson Westbrook, drops Friday. The two debuted the tune earlier in May during an appearance on the Grand Ole Opry. 

Craig Campbell's new song, "Better by the Sea," will be out June 12. On Tuesday, he hosts the 12th annual Craig Campbell Celebrity Cornhole Challenge starting at 11 a.m. CT at Nashville's 6th & Peabody. Thirty stars are on board to help raise money for colorectal cancer research, the disease that took Craig's father at age 36.  

Chase Rice has teamed up with Coors Banquet x Wrangler for a new limited-edition apparel drop that features "Beer Chords," which are jeans with lyrics printed directly on the denim from his new song, "Connie Lou." You can check out the full fashion collection online.

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If you're somebody who'd like to dress like the stars, you'll want to check out the Artist Closet Sale June 4-7 during CMA Fest in Nashville. 

The daily event runs from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. CT at Fan Fair X inside Music City Center.

This year's sale features a record number of participants, 23, including: Ashley McBryde, Bailey Zimmerman, BunnieXO, Carter Faith, Ella Langley, Jason Aldean, Jelly Roll, Jon Pardi, Jordan Davis, Kassi Ashton, Little Big Town, Luke Combs, Maddie & Tae, MaRynn Taylor, Megan Moroney, Miranda Lambert, Riley Green, Russell Dickerson, Terri Clark, The Band Perry, Tucker Wetmore and Wynonna Judd. 

Over the last two years, the event's raised more than $62,000 for the CMA Foundation, while being sponsored by The Archives Nashville, a digital archiving and storage company specializing in musicians' wardrobes.

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The teammates have been chosen for Monday's Rock 'N Jock Celebrity Softball Game at Nashville's First Horizon Park. 

Riley Green will be team captain for Team Military, playing alongside Gavin Adcock, RaeLynn, Jordan Davis, Warren Zeiders, Jessie James Decker, Eric Decker and more.

Team First Responders will be led by Zach Top, with Roger Clemens, Jay Cutler, HARDY, Ashley Cooke, Priscilla Block, Zach John King, Parker McCollum, Chris Lane, Waka Flocka Flame and more filling out the roster. 

You'll be able to livestream the game at 6:30 p.m. CT on FOX Nation. Riley and sponsor Black Rifle Coffee have agreed to match donations during the event up to $50,000.

Lee Greenwood's set to sing "God Bless the U.S.A." during the seventh-inning stretch.

You can still buy tickets at FirstHorizonPark.com. 

Proceeds go to Folds of Honor, which provides scholarships to spouses and children of fallen or disabled military service members and first responders.

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Little Big Town's 12th studio album, It's a Dying Art, will arrive Aug. 28, featuring collabs with Kelsea Ballerini, Ashley Monroe and Jason Isbell. 

Co-produced by Karen Fairchild, the record finds the foursome "leaning into the sound and spirit of human-made music, embracing imperfection, emotion, and lived experience" according to a release announcing the news. 

Kelsea guests on "Closing Time," while Ashley drops in on "Sucker for a Sad Song." Jason Isbell appears on "The Door." 

LBT performed the album's lead track, "Hey There Sunshine," for the first time at the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards. Earlier, they debuted "Over and Over" during their set at Stagecoach.

Here's the complete track listing for Little Big Town's It's a Dying Art: 

"Intro"
"Sucker for a Sad Song" (with Ashley Monroe)
"The Door" (with Jason Isbell)
"Dying Art" 
"Hey There Sunshine" 
"Over and Over"
"The Idea"
"We Could Have It All"
"Crickets"
"Closing Time" (with Kelsea Ballerini)
"Long Way to Your Heart"
"It's Coming Around" 
"Jet Plane"

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Zac Brown and Kendra Scott are now officially husband and wife, People reports.

The "Chicken Fried" hitmaker and the jewelry designer reportedly tied the knot on Monday at Canaves Epitome Resort in Santorini, Greece, surrounded by a small group of their nearest and dearest. 

ABC Audio has reached out to Zac's rep for confirmation.

Introduced by mutual friends, Zac and Kendra made their red carpet debut at the 2025 American Music Awards, following that with a July 2025 engagement complete with a pink diamond ring. 

The two have eight children between them, ranging in age from 11 to 23. They were all on hand for the wedding. 

Zac Brown Band kicks off this summer's Love & Fear Tour July 17 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. 

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Riley Green's fourth album, That's Just Me, will come out Sept. 18, he reveals in a new Billboard cover story. 

The record includes "My Way," which he debuted while acting on Marshals, as well as the new track "10 Pairs of Boots Ago." It also features "Think as You Drunk," which comes out Thursday and samples Toby Keith's 2005 hit, "As Good As I Once Was." 

In the article titled "Riley Green: From slow-burn success to smoking-hot star," the Alabama native admits he's now gotten so famous he has to use a pseudonym at hotels, and points to Tim McGraw as a role model who also gave him some acting advice.

He also addresses the popularity of his mustache, and the much-discussed but never confirmed rumor he and Megan Moroney dated. Specifically, he talks about posting his song "POS Like Me" on the same day the diss track "Who Hurt You" from her Cloud 9 album dropped. 

“What I was doing was I was playing this song that I’d written, you know, for my fans," he tells Billboard. "And I wrote ‘POS’ like six months before that. It just happened to be that day I was at home and I was wanting to post a song, and it got talked about a lot.”

The article notes that Riley failed to keep a straight face while delivering the explanation.

You can check out the full Billboard article online now. 

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If you happen to be going through a tough time, Tyler Hubbard's new song, "Land," may just be the bit of encouragement you need. 

“When the rug gets pulled on your best made plans/ It’s how you fall and where you land,” he sings on the track.

"Really, it’s about overcoming obstacles in life," Tyler says of the new song. "It’s about how you handle curveballs, if you will, and hurdles and speed bumps and all the things along the way."

"And you know, it also talks about celebrating the good things in life and the successes," he continues, "but it’s really, I think what makes a man is how you handle and how you overcome the hard, difficult seasons of life."

"Land" is the beginning of Tyler's next chapter of music, which is coming soon. 

He heads out on the road in September with Dan + Shay on The Young Tour. 

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In what's become a CMA Fest tradition, MCA will take over Nashville's Skydeck on Broadway for two days during the annual country music extravaganza.

Performances kick off Friday, June 5, with Saturday, June 6, starting with Miranda Lambert's Crisco Disco Brunch.

Little Big Town, Wyatt Flores, Dalton Davis, Deanna Carter, Lamont Landers, Landon Smith, Jacob Hackworth, Travis Denning and more are set to play. 

Admission for MCA Presents: Live from Sky Deck is free, you just need to register online. If you can't make it in person, you can check out the performances on Universal Music Live's Twitch channel.

The Little Big Town set will be the band's only performance during CMA Fest 2026. 

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The Chicks will celebrate the anniversary of a pivotal album this fall with the Taking the Long Way 20th Anniversary Tour. 

The 16-show run kicks off Sept. 30 at Detroit's Fox Theatre, with stops in Chicago, New York City, Nashville, San Antonio, Austin, Seattle and San Francisco. It will wrap with two nights at Hollywood's Dolby Theatre Nov. 1 and 2.

Presales start June 3, before tickets become available to the public June 4. 

2006's Taking the Long Way topped the Billboard 200 album chart and won five Grammys, including album, record and song of the year.

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The first Dolly [Parton]'s Tennessean Travel Stop will officially open June 24 in Cornersville, Tennessee. 

Located at exit 22 off 1-65 about an hour south of Nashville, the convenience store offers custom merch; food including DLY BBQ and Dolly's Cup of Ambition Coffee; and a full-service sit-down cafe and restaurant.

There's also a tour bus on the property inspired by the one the icon traveled in for many years. 

This is the first of many planned locations, and you can find out more at DollysTravelStops.com.

Look for details about the grand opening to be revealed in the weeks to come. 

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George Strait and Lainey Wilson are joining the lineup for Alan Jackson's final touring show of his career Saturday, June 27, at Nashville's Nissan Stadium. 

Of course, George and Alan have worked together many times throughout their careers, duetting on the iconic "Murder on Music Row," as well as "Designated Drinker." 

George and Lainey join Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Riley Green, Cody Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Jake Owen, Jon Pardi, Thomas Rhett, Carrie Underwood and Lee Ann Womack.

Though Alan Jackson's Last Call: One More for the Road - The Finale is officially sold out, tickets are on sale now to watch the livestream from The Fisher Center on the campus of Belmont University. 

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As CMA Fest prepares to take over downtown Nashville June 4-7, the Country Music Association and ABC have revealed the hosts and airdate for the annual three-hour special to follow.

Riley Green and Good Morning America's Lara Spencer will host the show, set to air Thursday, June 25, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. You'll be able to stream it the next day on Hulu.  

2026 marks 23 years of the ABC special and the 53rd year of CMA Fest, which was formerly known as Fan Fair.

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The unofficial start of summer is here, with Memorial Day weekend now in the rearview mirror.

That's good news for folks like Ashley Cooke, who's ready to get things rolling ahead of the official start of the season on June 21. 

"I’m a big water girl," she explains. "I love the ocean, I love the lake, I love the pool, whatever it is, I love being near water. I love to wakeboard. I love to just lay out, read a book under the sun."

"Summer is my favorite season," she adds, "and I feel like the most 'me' as soon as summer comes back around."

The self-titled sophomore album from the "your place" hitmaker also drops this summer, arriving Aug. 14. It features her latest hit, "the hell you are." 

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