Luke Combs Ready to “Bat Cleanup” on First Headlining Arena Tour

After hitting the road as part of Brantley Gilbert’s The Devil Don’t Sleep Tour in 2017 and Jason Alean’s High Noon Neon Tour in 2018, Luke Combs will embark on his first headlining arena tour in 2019. Luke’s Beer Never Broke My Heart Tour will kick off on Jan. 31 in Birmingham, Ala., with more…MORE

Dierks Bentley Scores 18th No. 1 Single With “Burning Man”

Dierks Bentley scored the 18th No. 1 single of his career as “Burning Man” ascended to the top spot on the Mediabase chart this week. The tune is the second single from Dierks’ 2018 album, The Mountain, to reach No. 1, following lead single, “Woman, Amen.” Penned by Bobby Pinson and Luke Dick, “Burning Man”…MORE

Tim McGraw to Headline Super Bowl Pregame Concert

Tim McGraw will headline a pregame concert at Super Bowl LIII on  Feb. 3 in Atlanta. In addition to performing many of his hits at the NFL Tailgate Party, Tim will perform his new song, “Thought About You,” which will be televised live on CBS’s pregame show, The Super Bowl Today. Earlier in the day,…MORE

Randy Houser and Wife Tatiana Are Expecting a Baby

Randy Houser and wife Tatiana announced via Instagram on Jan. 27 that they are expecting their first child together in June. The couple, which married in 2016, donned “Daddy Houser” and “Mamma Houser embroidered shirts for the pic, while their dog displayed an ultrasound image of Baby Houser around its neck. “2019 just keeps getting…MORE

Recordings by Dolly Parton, Brenda Lee, Jackson Browne, Jeannie C. Riley & More Added to 2019 Grammy Hall of Fame

The Recording Academy announced its list of 25 singles/albums that have been added to the Grammy Hall of Fame. The 2019 inductees include a number of country-centric recordings, including Dolly Parton’s “Coat of Many Colors,” Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” Jeannie C. Riley’s “Harper Valley P.T.A.” and Jackson Browne’s 1972 self-titled album. The…MORE

Watch Metallica Cover Loretta Lynn’s “You’re Lookin’ at Country” During Nashville Concert

Metallica invaded Nashville on Jan. 24 to play before a packed house at Bridgestone Arena. As expected, the biggest metal band of all time performed a number of their crowd-favorite hits, including “The Unforgiven,” “For Whom the Bell Tolls,” “Fuel,” “One” and more. Metallica even had something in store for the country fans in the…MORE

Maren Morris Drops New “Girl” Video [Watch]

One week after Maren Morris released her uplifting new single, “Girl,” she dropped a new video for the tune on Jan. 24. The new song is the lead single from Maren’s upcoming album, which will follow her 2016 award-winning major-label debut album, Hero. Penned by Maren, Sarah Aarons and Greg Kurstin, who also produced the…MORE

Randy Travis Readies New Book, “Forever and Ever, Amen”

Randy Travis revealed that his new book, Forever and Ever, Amen: A Memoir of Music, Faith, and Braving the Storms of Life, will be released on May 14 via HarperCollins. Randy, with the help of author Ken Abraham, shares stories of his working-class childhood, country music career, medical problems, broken marriage and more. “I didn’t…MORE

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