Category Archives: Country News – ABC Audio
Jackson Dean’s strangest job was on the high seas: “I was a pirate for one year”
Danielle Del Valle/Getty ImagesBefore pursuing his country music career, Jackson Dean spent most of his time working in his dad’s construction business. “Me and my brothers, from birth, wo...
Sep 01, 2022
Nashville notes: Tyler Hubbard’s 'TODAY' stop, Randy Rogers Band’s football season kickoff + more
In case you missed it, Tyler Hubbard made a stop on NBC’s TODAY this week to perform his single, “5 Foot 9.” You can watch his performance now. Randy Rogers Band celebrated the begin...
Aug 31, 2022
Ashley Judd recalls feeling “cornered and powerless” during investigation after Naomi Judd’s suicide
Jason Kempin/Getty Images Ashley Judd takes an unflinching look back at the traumatic final moments of Naomi Judd’s life in a new op-ed penned for The New York Times. In it, she recounts the exp...
Aug 31, 2022
Jon Pardi explains the story behind 'Mr. Saturday Night'’s most NSFW song title
Jason Koerner/Getty ImagesWhen Jon Pardi drops his Mr. Saturday Night album on Friday, he’ll likely turn some heads with one song on the album: There’s a track on the project called &ldquo...
Aug 31, 2022
Kelsea Ballerini + more lead the first round of 'New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash' performers
ABC/Connie ChornukKelsea Ballerini, Zac Brown Band, Brooks & Dunn and Little Big Town have been announced as the first round of performers scheduled to take the stage during Nashville’s big ...
Aug 31, 2022
"Puppy Love": Dolly Parton launches her very own pet apparel line called Doggy Parton
Rick Kern/FilmMagicDolly Parton’s newest venture is made specifically with her four-legged friends in mind. On Wednesday, the country legend announced her new pet apparel and accessories line ca...
Aug 31, 2022
Jon Pardi is pretty sure he helped create a new pickup line with “Last Night Lonely”
Capitol Records NashvilleJon Pardi is celebrating his fifth #1 hit Wednesday with “Last Night Lonely,” the lead single from his upcoming Mr. Saturday Night album. But even though he a...
Aug 31, 2022
Nashville notes: Luke Combs’ hometown performance, Jon Langston’s new music video
Luke Combs’ hometown rendition of “Any Given Friday Night,” from his Apple Music Live performance, is available to watch now. Jon Langston just released the music video for his new s...
Aug 30, 2022
Hardy says he’s “excited to see the impact” of “Wait in the Truck” as the song sees impressive early success
Brett Carlsen/Getty ImagesAfter Hardy dropped his much-buzzed-about duet with Lainey Wilson, “Wait in the Truck,” on Friday, the song saw an immediate impact at country radio -- and the si...
Aug 30, 2022
Walker Hayes still texts his late father about his biggest career successes
ABCWalker Hayes might be known as the good-timing “Fancy Like” guy, but fans of the artist’s deeper cuts already know that his song catalog is full of tear-jerking ballads, too. For ...
Aug 30, 2022
