Country Music News

Thomas Rhett Notches His 21st Country Airplay No. 1 With "After All The Bars Are Closed"
Thomas Rhett claims his 21st career No. 1 on Billboard's Country Airplay chart with "After All the Bars Are Closed," which climbed two places to reach the top spot this week. Rhett co-wrote the track with Julian Bunetta, John Byron, Jaxson Free, and Ja...

Zach Bryan Threatens To "Never Play In Kansas City" Again During Social Media Spat With Chiefs Fans
Zach Bryan, a devoted Philadelphia Eagles fan, has vowed never to perform in Kansas City again after reigniting a social media feud with Chiefs fans ahead of the start to the NFL season. The country music superstar mocked the Chiefs' failed three-peat ...

Cole Swindell And Wife Courtney Celebrate The Birth Of Their First Child, Rainey Gail Swindell
Country music star Cole Swindell and his wife, Courtney Little Swindell, joyfully welcomed their first child, a baby girl named Rainey Gail Swindell, on Thursday (August 7). The couple, who announced their pregnancy in March and married in June 2024, s...

Morgan Wallen's 'I'm The Problem' Notches Tenth Week At No. 1 On Billboard 200
Morgan Wallen's I'm the Problem claims a tenth non-consecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, after earning 136,000 equivalent album units in the United States over the past seven days. Wallen's three chart-topping albums - I'm the Problem, ...

Emmylou Harris, Brad Paisley Among Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame 2025 Inductees
The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame has announced its Class of 2025 inductees. Emmylou Harris, Brad Paisley, Jim Lauderdale, Don Cook, Steve Bogard, and Tony Martin will be welcomed as the newest members of the esteemed organization. The six individ...

Lukas Nelson Quit Marijuana After Smoking 'Six, Seven Joints A Day'
Lukas Nelson, the son of Willie Nelson, has undergone a significant life change in recent years. He has given up drinking and smoking marijuana, got in shape, and even earned his pilot's license. However, Nelson stops short of calling himself "sober" c...

LOCASH Celebrates Multi-Week No. 1 'Hometown Home'
LOCASH celebrated their recent multi-week radio number one hit, "Hometown Home," at an event on the BMI rooftop. The song spent two weeks at the top of the charts earlier this year. The celebration, hosted by BMI and ASCAP, featured speeches from indus...

Ashley McBryde Reveals She 'Busted Up Vocal Cords' And Won't Talk For A Week
Ashley McBryde has revealed that she is currently on vocal rest to heal an injury to her vocal cords. In an Instagram video, the "One Night Standards" singer communicated with fans through handwritten notes, explaining the situation and suggesting they...