Category Archives: Country News – ABC Audio

61st ACM Awards (Academy of Country Music) Just as they did at last November's CMA Awards, the women of country lead the nominations for the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards, with Megan Moroney co...

Maddie & Tae (Disney/Michael Le Brecht)Maddie & Tae only have one concert to go as they close this chapter of their lives as a duo. The "Girl in a Country Song" hitmakers chose a fit...

Hudson Westbrook's "Painted You Pretty" (Warner Records Nashville)Is newcomer Hudson Westbrook becoming a media darling?The 21-year-old Texan didn't made his national TV debut until early this year, b...

Country Summer Music Festival (Country Summer Music Festival/PR Newswire)Country music is headed for California wine country this summer. Cole Swindell, Keith Urban and Koe Wetzel are set to head...

Brantley Gilbert's The Real American Tour (Courtesy Brantley Gilbert) Brantley Gilbert's gearing up for The Real American Tour, which is set to kick off May 1 at Dos Equis Pavilion in Dallas.Opening a...

'Lainey Wilson: Keepin' Country Cool' (Netflix)"I busted out of my britches. That's how you know it's gonna be a good night." That's the beginning of the just-released trailer for Lainey Wilson's...

Carly Pearce (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)Carly Pearce's Monday benefit at City Winery raised $45,000 for Nashville's Pet Community Center.Ashley Cooke opened the show and returned during Carly's s...

Lauren Alaina & Chase Matthew's "All My Exes" (Big Loud)Lauren Alaina currently has her biggest hit on the radio since 2021's "Getting Over Him" with Jon Pardi. If there's any downside to her...

Country Music Hall of Famer Ray Stevens is recovering at home from a March 29 fall that left him with a broken neck. According to a news release, he's "fully mobile and in good spirits," though he has...

Thomas Rhett (Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images)With just six words, Marshmello solved the mystery that Thomas Rhett started last week with a "teaser" that was simply a video of him eating marshma...