Blake Shelton scored the 26th No. 1 single of his career as “God’s Country” ascended to No. 1 on both the Mediabase chart and Billboard Country Airplay chart this week. Penned by Michael Hardy, Jordan Schmidt and Devin Dawson, “God’s Country” is Blake’s first No. 1 single since “I’ll Name the Dogs” topped the charts…… MORE
Chuck Wicks and Kasi Williams to Get Married in Mexico This Week
After getting engaged in March, Chuck Wicks and fiancée Kasi Williams—who is the younger sister of Jason Aldean—will get married in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, on July 12. Chuck told NCD that he expects 103 people at the destination wedding that will take place in the evening. After the wedding, Chuck and Kasi will head…… MORE
Old Dominion to Release New Self-Titled Album on Oct. 25
The guys from Old Dominion—Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, Geoff Sprung, Brad Tursi and Whit Sellers—announced they will release their third studio album on Oct. 25. The upcoming self-titled project follows the quintet’s 2015 debut album, Meat and Candy, and 2017 sophomore album, Happy Endings. The band will be co-producing the album with Shane McAnally, who…… MORE
Thomas Rhett Releases Nostalgic New Single, “Remember You Young” [Listen]
Thomas Rhett will follow up his 13th No. 1 hit with the release of a nostalgic new single, “Remember You Young,” which will impact country radio on July 15. Penned by TR, Jesse Frasure and Ashley Gorley, “Remember You Young” is featured on TR’s fourth studio album, Center Point Road, and follows the release of…… MORE
Chris Stapleton Featured on Ed Sheeran’s New Rock Song, “Blow” [Listen]
Chris Stapleton has once again lent his vocal chops to an artist outside of the country genre. Chris is featured on a new song, “Blow,” from Ed Sheeran’s upcoming duets album, No. 6 Collaborations Project, which will drop on July 12. In addition to Chris, the high-energy anthemic rock song features Bruno Mars. “Bruno, Chris…… MORE
Garth Brooks Reveals Plans for a 7-Date “Dive Bar Tour”
In honor of National Dive Bar Day on July 7, Garth Brooks hosted a special Inside Studio G on Facebook Live to announce he’ll be embarking on a seven-date Dive Bar Tour this summer. The new trek takes its name from Garth current single, “Dive Bar,” which features Blake Shelton. Garth’s first show will take…… MORE
The Biggest July Fourthin’ Country Playlist Ever Created [Listen]
Fourth of July country playlists have been done to death . . . and they all end with Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA.” While’s there’s nothing wrong with that, this year we decided to fire things up with the Biggest July Fourthin’ Country Playlist ever created. To build our list, we combed through the…… MORE
Watch Caroline Jones’ New Video for “Gulf Coast Girl,” Featuring Kenny Chesney, Jimmy Buffett & More
Caroline Jones may have some complex musical skills—guitar, banjo, mandolin, Dobro, keys and lap steel—but if you want a simple look at who she is as an artist, check out her new song, “Gulf Coast Girl,” which features Kenny Chesney, Jimmy Buffett, Lukas Nelson and Mac McAnally (aka The Pelicanaires). Co-written by Buffett and McAnally…… MORE
Kacey Musgraves’ New Exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame Opens [Photo Gallery]
Industry insiders, media, family and friends gathered at the Country Music Hall of Fame on July 1 for a sneak peek at Kacey Musgraves’ new exhibit. Officially opening on July 2 and running through June 7, 2020, Kacey Musgraves: All of the Colors explores the musical and personal journey of the six-time Grammy winner, from…… MORE
One Constant in Tim McGraw’s 26-Year Music Career? His Longtime Producer and “Best Friend”
Since the release of his self-titled debut album in 1993 to his duets album with Faith Hill in 2017—and the 13 studio albums in between—there’s been at least one constant in Tim McGraw’s music career: producer Byron Gallimore, who also produced Tim’s newest songs, “Neon Church” and “Thought About You.” Byron has been at the…… MORE
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Keep Those Texas Babies Reading
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…