Category Archives: Country News – ABC Audio
LOCASH is 'Hometown Home' with their own label & 4th #1
ABC/Paula LoboWhen LOCASH locked in their fourth #1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart dated April 12, it was different. In many ways they'd done this one on their own, having relea...
Apr 11, 2025
'Truth Be Told': A sneak peek at the new The Judds docuseries
LifetimeThe trailer for The Judd Family: Truth Be Told, a four-part Lifetime documentary, is here, featuring Wynonna Judd and Ashley Judd.It opens with footage of Wynonna and the late Naomi Judd ...
Apr 10, 2025
See Garth Brooks enter the ACL Hall of Fame in new PBS special
Jason Kempin/Getty ImagesThe iconic PBS show Austin City Limits is marking its 50th anniversary with an hourlong special inducting Garth Brooks into the ACL Hall of Fame.Garth first appeared on the sh...
Apr 10, 2025
Make that Dr. 'Girl Goin' Nowhere': Ashley McBryde to be honored by Arkansas State
Disney/Robbie KleinYou'll soon be able to call her Dr. Ashley McBryde. The "One Night Standards" hitmaker recently found out she's getting an honorary doctorate in music from her alma mater, Arka...
Apr 10, 2025
HARDY gets 'COUNTRY!' as he makes Opry debut and drops new EP
Disney/Tanner YeagerBelieve it or not, HARDY's never played the Grand Ole Opry. But that's something he plans to change on April 29, as he prepares to launch his new EP, COUNTRY!The first two tracks f...
Apr 10, 2025
Jelly Roll gives update on weight-loss journey: 'I'm gonna go skydiving'
Disney/Eric McCandlessJelly Roll has been keeping fans updated on his weight-loss journey. Back in November he said he'd lost 120 pounds ... and he's still losing.While appearing at sports analys...
Apr 10, 2025
The Nashville awards where the stars played song-of-the-year switcheroo
Charles Sykes/BravoJordan Davis was named artist-writer of the year at the 2025 AIMP Country Music Awards Tuesday in Music City."I moved to this town to chase a dream of writing songs for a livin...
Apr 10, 2025
Teardrops, Trails + Angel Kisses: Country's historic contributions to American culture
Silver Screen Collection/Getty ImagesA husband-and-wife singing cowboy duo, and groundbreaking Black and Tejano artists are the voices behind country's contributions to the National Recordin...
Apr 10, 2025
'Honkytonk Hollywood' may be more mature Pardi, but it's still a party
Capitol NashvilleGet ready to meet a slightly more grown-up version of Jon Pardi when his new album, Honkytonk Hollywood, drops Friday."There is less beer drinking and more soul searching on...
Apr 10, 2025
Nashville notes: Warren Zeiders' 'Reason' + Eddie Montgomery's ambassadorship
If you missed Warren Zeiders performing "You for a Reason" on the Today show, you can check it out online now. Montgomery Gentry's Eddie Montgomery has been named brand ambassador for Southern Ke...
Apr 09, 2025
