Carly Pearce is paying tribute to her longtime friend, songwriting partner and producer, busbee, with the release of a new song, “Show Me Around.” Michael James Ryan—known professionally as busbee—died in 2019 at the age of 43 from an aggressive form of brain cancer. “As my mentor and friend, busbee helped me share the parts…… MORE
Dolly Parton Shares Surprise Bonus Track, “I Still Believe,” From New Holiday Album [Listen]
Surprise! On Dec. 3, Dolly Parton shared a digital bonus track, “I Still Believe,” from her new holiday album, A Holly Dolly Christmas. Penned by Dolly and Kent Wells, the new track is only available digitally. A Holly Dolly Christmas debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart in October. The new…… MORE
Tracy Lawrence’s 15th Annual Turkey Fry & Concert Raises $125,000 for Nashville Homeless
Tracy Lawrence’s 15th annual Mission Possible Turkey Fry and Benefit Concert on Nov. 24 raised more than $125,000 for the Nashville Rescue Mission. This year’s concert at Nashville’s Wildhorse Saloon, which featured Tracy, Chris Young, Tim McGraw, Cole Swindell, John Rich, Mitchell Tenpenny and more, was live-streamed for free, but viewers were encouraged to make…… MORE
Florida Georgia Line to Release New Album, “Life Rolls On,” Feb. 12
Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley of Florida Georgia Line announced they will release their fifth studio album, Life Rolls On, on Feb. 12. The duo revealed the news via Instagram on Dec. 4, stating: “It’s time y’all! Humbled and excited to announce our fifth studio album, #LifeRollsOn, is out February 12th! This year has been…… MORE
Watch Carrie Underwood’s Beautiful Rendition of “O Holy Night” on “The Tonight Show”
Carrie Underwood made a virtual appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Dec. 3. In addition to chatting with the titular host, Carrie treated viewers to a beautiful rendition of “O Holy Night.” The tune is featured on Carrie’s recent Christmas album, My Gift. Composed in the mid-1800s by Adolphe Adam and John…… MORE
Watch Maddie & Tae’s Festive New Holiday Video, “We Need Christmas”
Maddie & Tae released a new video for the title track to their recent holiday EP, We Need Christmas. Penned by the duo’s Maddie Font and Taylor Kerr with Matthew West and AJ Pruis, “We Need Christmas” is one of the two original tunes on the new EP, along with “Merry Married Christmas.” The EP…… MORE
Exclusive: Matt Stell Debuts Acoustic Performance of “Chase It Down”
Fresh off of his No. 1 hit, “Everywhere But On,” Matt Stell is releasing a special acoustic performance of “Chase It Down.” Both tracks, along with his 2019 No. 1 single, “Prayed For You,” are included on his eight-song EP, Better Than That. Matt co-wrote “Chase It Down” with Jarrod Ingram and Blake Hubbard—together known…… MORE
Billboard’s Top 100 Artists of 2020 Include Luke Combs, Morgan Wallen, Kane Brown, Maren Morris & More
Billboard revealed its all-genre Top 100 Artists of 2020—and the country music industry is represented with more than a dozen artists/acts. Luke Combs (No. 13), Morgan Wallen (No. 24), Kane Brown (No. 31), Maren Morris (No. 34) and Gabby Barret (No. 43) tallied Top 50 rankings. The list ranks the best-performing overall acts of the…… MORE
St. Jude’s New “We Won’t Stop” Campaign Features Miranda Lambert, Reba, Darius Rucker, Tim McGraw & More
A number of country stars are helping St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital launch its new We Won’t Stop campaign, including Miranda Lambert, Darius Rucker, Tim McGraw, Reba McEntire, Thomas Rhett, Kelsea Ballerini, Little Big Town, Dan + Shay, Florida Georgia Line, Gabby Barrett, Lady A and more. The stars are encouraging their fans to make…… MORE
Carrie Underwood Teams With David Bisbal for Soaring Bilingual Ballad, “Tears of Gold” [Watch Video]
Carrie Underwood teamed with Latin star David Bisbal for a new bilingual duet, “Tears of Gold.” The soaring ballad features both artists trading vocals in English and Spanish. Penned by Paul Harris, Matt Schwartz, Cameron Forbes, Andrés Torres and Mauricio Rengifo, “Tears of Gold” is expected to be featured on David’s upcoming En Tus Planes…… MORE
