Category Archives: Country News – ABC Audio

The Year in Music 2024: 'Pretty Little Poison' is just a hunk of Warren Zeiders' success
For newcomer Warren Zeiders, 2024 brought his first #1 with "Pretty Little Poison," as well as a CMT Music Award for Breakthrough Male Video of the Year for the same track.Along the way, he also devel...
Stephen Hubbard Dec 31, 2024

The Year in Music 2024: 'Holy Smokes,' it was a religious experience for Bailey Zimmerman
In 2024, Bailey Zimmerman finally had the chance to reflect on how his life has changed. Just a year earlier, he had three chart-topping, multi-Platinum hits with "Fall in Love," "Rock and a Hard Plac...
Stephen Hubbard Dec 30, 2024

Katelyn Brown, Bunnie Xo, Alana Springsteen + more added to Nashville's NYE special on CBS
CBSSingers, comedians, actors and more have joined the lineup for CBS' New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash.Katelyn Brown will perform onstage with her husband, Kane Br...
Jeremy Chua Dec 27, 2024

Watch Keith Urban, Luke Combs, Lady A, Mickey Guyton & more in two CBS Grammy specials
CBSThe Grammys are coming up on Feb. 1, but before we find out the 2025 winners, CBS is giving viewers a look back at winners past with two Grammy specials, airing Friday and Sunday.Grammy Greats...
Andrea Dresdale Dec 27, 2024

The Year in Music 2024: Dasha moves into the house that 'Austin' built
In 2024, a newcomer named Dasha metaphorically took both the country and pop worlds to "Austin." "I believed in the song so much, but obviously it had like 3,000 streams, and now we're sitting at...
Stephen Hubbard Dec 27, 2024

A real-life ho-ho-hoedown: Beyoncé slays Christmas Day halftime show with Post Malone, Shaboozey + more
Julian DakdoukBeyoncé, or should we say Cowboy Carter, took the stage at NRG Stadium on Christmas Day performing the halftime show at the Houston Texans vs. Baltimore Ravens game...
Mason Leib, Riley Hoffman and Andrea Dresdale Dec 26, 2024

The Year in Music 2024: With a 'World on Fire,' Nate Smith couldn't be more grateful
"World on Fire" spent 10 weeks at #1 in 2024, leaving Nate Smith in utter disbelief. "It went to like two weeks #1," he recalls. "I'm like, 'Wow, that's insane. Oh my gosh. Two weeks.' Then it we...
Stephen Hubbard Dec 26, 2024

Gifts Stop Workin': Dasha reflects on Christmas presents past and present
Peter Kramer/NBC via Getty ImagesOne of this year's breakout stars was Dasha, whose song "Austin (Boots Stop Workin')" was a major hit on country radio. Now that her touring is finished for the y...
Andrea Dresdale Dec 24, 2024

How Dan + Shay really feel about having a Christmas album out
Courtesy of Warner Music NashvilleReleasing a holiday record has been a long time coming for Dan + Shay.Their first Christmas song, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," arrived in 2013. And ...
Jeremy Chua + Stephen Hubbard Dec 24, 2024

Koe Wetzel + Jessie Murph ride their 'High Road to #1
Claire Schmitt Christmas came early for Koe Wetzel and Jessie Murph.The genre-bending newcomers scored their first #1 on the country charts with "High Road." "#1 on Count...
Jeremy Chua Dec 23, 2024
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