Rhiannon Giddens announced on Instagram on Tuesday her plans to headline and curate her own music festival called Biscuits & Banjos. The inaugural festival will celebrate Black culture and roots musicians, and will take place in Durham, North Carolina on April 25-27, 2025. Giddens, a Pulitzer Prize-winning artist, will not only perform solo during the…… MORE
When the latest Elvis Presley archival collection, Memphis, was released back in August, it represented the next wave of potentially unreleased – and possibly enhanced – recordings on the way from The King. Onetime BMG executive Ernst Jorgensen has been in charge of overseeing Presley’s reissues since the late Eighties, and he suggests that there…… MORE
The 99-year-old Nashville country music institution the Grand Ole Opry is ready to broaden its horizons and embrace new musical styles going forward. Scott Stapp, the lead singer of hard rock band Creed, made his Opry debut on Wednesday (October 23), while celebrated jam band Leftover Salmon and Andrew Farriss of Australian rock band INXS…… MORE
Scoring his very first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart with Beautifully Broken wasn’t the only milestone that Jelly Roll had to celebrate this week. The country star shared his ongoing fitness journey with his fans on Instagram on Monday (October 21), where his personal chef and nutrition coach Ian Larios reveals that…… MORE
Zach Bryan announced on his Instagram stories on Tuesday (October 22) that he and his former girlfriend, Brianna LaPaglia (known on social media as Brianna Chickenfry) have split up. “Brianna and me have broken up with each other and I respect and love her with every ounce of my heart,” Byran wrote. “She has loved…… MORE
Justin Moore has reached the top of the charts for the 13th time with his current single, “This Is My Dirt,” the title track of his just-released album which came out on October 11. “This Is My Dirt” has reached the top spot on the Country Mediabase chart, while also topping the Country Aircheck Chart,…… MORE
Bailey Zimmerman has been out on the road supporting Morgan Wallen for two years. After the final show on Wallen’s 2024 One Night At A Time world tour on Saturday night (October 19) in Charlotte, North Carolina, the young musician took to Instagram to pay tribute to Wallen and thank the country superstar for everything…… MORE
A selection of previously-unreleased George Jones songs will be shared for the very first time on the forthcoming collection, George Jones: The Lost Nashville Sessions. The album is set to be released on November 15 via Country Rewind Records. The tracks were originally recorded for artist promotion on radio airplay in the 1970s, and were…… MORE
Morgan Wallen took to Instagram on Monday (October 21) to reveal the stacked lineup for his newly announced music festival, Sand In My Boots. The festival will take place on the beaches of Gulf Shores, Alabama between May 16-18, 2025. In addition to a headlining set from the host himself, Wallen will be joined by…… MORE
Things got emotional during the 2024 induction ceremony for the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday night (October 20). The event honored new inductees James Burton, John Anderson, and the late Toby Keith. To pay tribute to Keith, Post Malone did a rendition of “I’m Just Talkin’ ‘About Tonight,” Eric Church covered “Don’t Let…… MORE
