Yesterday evening, the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum celebrated the opening of its newest exhibition, Dolly Parton: Journey of a Seeker. The evening included special tribute performances of Parton’s songs “Coat of Many Colors” and "The Seeker” by Alison Krauss & Union Station. Parton concluded the evening with remarks of her own. The exhibit focuses on turning points...
Gavin Adcock performed in front of 8,000 fans this past weekend at his back-to-back sold out shows at Nashville’s new music venue, The Pinnacle. “Last time I played in Nashville it was for 500 people at Exit/In, now just over one year later I played for 8,000 over 2 nights at The Pinnacle. It blows my mind,” says Adcock. “They...
“Y’all may have heard that I’m kinda winding down. In fact, this is my last road show.” With those words, Alan Jackson made it official – a touring career that has taken his catalog of true country music from coast-to-coast countless times…crossed Canada from sea-to-sea…and even made its way to such far-reaching places as Australia, Brazil, and Europe…is nearing its...
The Grand Ole Opry, celebrating its 100th anniversary, is tipping its hat to Music City Rodeo, Nashville’s first-ever PRCA Pro Rodeo, with a special Tuesday night rodeo-themed show May 27, featuring performances by Opry member Vince Gill, Moe Bandy, Kaitlin Butts, Wyatt Flores, Marcus King, Lukas Nelson and Jenna Paulette. A number of PRCA rodeo athletes scheduled to participate in the weekend’s competitions will...
Lauren Watkins received the surprise of a lifetime on Friday night (5/16), while on tour with Zach Top. On his Cold Beer and Country Music Tour stop in Indianapolis, Ind., the Big Loud Records songbird was invited back to stage by Top to perform a cover of Barbara Mandrell's “I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool” during his headlining set. After...
Morgan Wallen's highly-anticipated fourth studio album, I'm The Problem, which has already notched three No. 1's at Country radio and six top 10's on the Billboard Hot 100 chart ahead of its release, dropped on Friday, May 16. Wallen already made history with the project, as it became Spotify's most-streamed country album of 2025 so far the day it released. Spanning...
Bryce Leatherwood's love of country music began with listening to the likes of George Jones, Merle Haggard and Conway Twitty in his grandfather’s truck. That love and a passion for performing took him from local stages playing for beer in college to being crowned season 22 champion of “The Voice” just over two years ago. But in many ways that...
West Virginia native Philip Bowen released his latest single “The Wheel" this past Friday. Solo-penned by the emerging artist, the emotive track is steeped in rich songwriting and captures the distressing reality of addiction. Now he's begging for a blessing - from some city on a hill He ain't really tried to change much - I guess he never will See him crawl back...
Sony Music Publishing Nashville announced the renewal of its partnership with Verse 2 Music, led by multi-platinum, award-winning country music superstar Kane Brown and industry veteran Kent Earls. Launched in 2021 as a joint venture with Sony Music Publishing, Verse 2 Music (V2) is dedicated to supporting emerging songwriters and artists. The company represents many of today’s top hitmakers across...
Already known for a roster of premiere talent like country superstar Thomas Rhett, G Major Mgmt is striking a new chord with its expanded team, focused on the changing pulse of music discovery. Led by founder and veteran artist manager Virginia Bunetta, G Major Mgmt announces a series of hires and internal promotions – moves which deepen the agile, forward-facing...
