Melba Montgomery, a country singer who was famous for singing memorable duets, has died at the age of 86. Montgomery’s death was confirmed in a Facebook post shared by her daughter, Melissa Solomon Barrett, on Wednesday (January 15). The late singer is best known for her celebrated duets with country legends Gene Pitney, Charlie Louvin,…… MORE
Carrie Underwood was forced to perform an a cappella rendition of “America the Beautiful” at Donald Trump‘s inauguration on Monday due to an audio malfunction. Shortly after Underwood was introduced to perform at the ceremony, the audio accompaniment abruptly cut out, leaving the Grammy winner and the accompanying Armed Forces Chorus to sing the patriotic…… MORE
On Friday (January 17), Morgan Wallen shared a new behind-the-scenes clip taken from his music video shoot for “Smile.” In the video, Wallen shares his personal thoughts about his current hit single, with the country superstar admitting that he had a good feeling about “Smile” right from the start, similar to how he felt about…… MORE
During a recent appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Kenny Chesney recounted a story about his planned tour with Taylor Swift in her early days that never materialized. The 56-year-old country star said that Swift was set to open for him back when she was a rising 17-year-old country singer, but because the…… MORE
Jelly Roll’s current single, “Liar,” jumped up five spots this week to reach No. 8 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart. That move helped Jelly secure his seventh consecutive Top 10 on the Country Airplay chart in as many tries. “Liar” is the second single drawn from Jelly Roll’s recent album, Beautifully Broken, which debuted as…… MORE
On Friday (January 17), Jon Pardi took to Instagram to announce the upcoming release of his new album, Honkytonk Hollywood, which is due out on April 11. Pardi also shared the project’s title-track on Friday. The 17-song record will be the first offering from the country star since his acclaimed 2022 release, Mr. Saturday Night.…… MORE
Ahead of the 67th annual Daytona 500 on February 16, the Great American Race will have a distinctive country music flavor in 2025. Chris Stapleton has just announced that he is partnering with Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s JR Motorsports to field the group’s inaugural entry into the Daytona 500. Stapleton and JRM joined in a partnership…… MORE
Bad Bunny’s Debí Tirar Más Fotos has climbed to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart following its first full week of activity. It becomes the fourth chart-topping album in Bad Bunny’s celebrated career. Debí Tirar Más Fotos previously debuted at No. 2 on last week’s Billboard 200, after being released on an off-cycle…… MORE
The lineup for the upcoming FireAid benefit concert has just been revealed, topped by music superstars Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, Green Day, and a special No Doubt reunion. The January 30 fundraiser for Los Angeles area fire victims will take place at L.A.’s Intuit Dome, but the amount of artists committing to take part in…… MORE
Darius Rucker couldn’t resist sharing a recent fan encounter that took place when the country star was out with his good friend Woody Harrelson. Rucker shared screengrabs on Instagram on Wednesday (January 15) of a fan’s TikTok, which captured the hilarious moment when fans approached the singer asking to take a picture with him. “Storytime.…… MORE
