On Sunday night (September 28), Dolly Parton announced on Instagram that she has to postpone her upcoming Las Vegas residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace due to undisclosed “health challenges.” The dates were originally scheduled to begin in December, marking Parton’s first extended Vegas residency since the early ’90s. The 79-year-old country music superstar…
Scotty McCreery and Hootie & the Blowfish’s new collaboration, “Bottle Rockets,” which reworks the band’s ’90s hit “Hold My Hand,” moves up two spots to reach No. 1 on this week’s Country Airplay chart. This marks McCreery’s sixth career chart-topper while becoming Hootie’s first No. 1 hit on the tally. The achievement also places Darius…
Cardi B claims her second No. 1 album of her career as her sophomore release, Am I The Drama?, debuts atop the Billboard 200 chart. Am I The Drama? earned 200,000 equivalent album units in the United States in its first week, marking 2025’s biggest week for an R&B/hip-hop album by a woman, while serving…
On Wednesday (September 24), Raul Malo, lead singer of The Mavericks, provided an update on his colon cancer battle, which he was diagnosed with back in 2024. Malo revealed that he has developed Leptomeningeal Disease (LMD), a serious condition involving cancer spreading to the brain and spinal cord membranes, and he will soon begin radiation…
Lainey Wilson made her first appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Wednesday night (September 24), with the Grammy-winning country star sitting down for an interview as well as performing her current hit single, “Somewhere Over Laredo.” Wilson shared stories about her small hometown of Baskin, Louisiana (population 156 after she moved to…
In celebration of October’s Country Music Month, Amazon Music’s flagship country brand, Country Heat, is hosting a special themed evening at the Grand Ole Opry on October 21. The event will feature performances by Lainey Wilson, Dan + Shay, Russell Dickerson, Lauren Alaina, and Carter Faith, with the iconic Opry set to be illuminated in…
On Thursday (September 25), event organizers revealed the lineup for the 2026 Stagecoach Festival, which is set to take place from April 24–26 in Indio, California. The event will be headlined by Lainey Wilson, Post Malone, and Cody Johnson, who will all be marking their first time topping the bill at the popular country music-based…
Spotify has removed over 75 million spammy tracks in the past year and is intensifying efforts to combat AI-related abuses on its platform through a three-pronged approach. The streaming service will be implementing a new impersonation policy to protect artists from unauthorized AI voice cloning, while updating its spam filter to detect and block mass…
Briley King went viral on TikTok for her self-described “homemade Hermès lampshade” outfit she wore during Monday night’s (September 22) performance at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry. Briley joined her husband, Grammy-nominated Americana musician Marcus King, to cover Reba McEntire’s “The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia.” Her eye-catching ensemble featured a plaid dress with…
Maren Morris’ new song, “Beat The Devil,” is featured prominently in the trailer for CBS’s upcoming series, Sheriff Country, which is set to premiere on October 17. The song complements the show’s ominous storyline, which follows sheriff Mickey Fox, played by Morena Baccarin, as she investigates crime in small-town Edgewater while navigating complex family dynamics.…
Getting our kids to read in the summer can sometimes be challenging but there are lots of teacher approved ideas and incentive programs available to keep them on track! They can earn game tokens from our Friends at Chuck E Cheese who has tons of rewards ideas for being a good student and a good…