Category Archives: Country News – ABC Audio

HARDY and his wife have their hands full with their 1-year-old
HARDY and wife, Caleigh Ryan Hardy (Scott Kirkland/Disney via Getty Images) When it comes to writing hit songs for himself and other artists, HARDY is an undeniable master of the craft, having penned ...
Stephen Hubbard Apr 14, 2026

Nashville notes: Hudson Westbrook's 'Backwards' track + 'The Story of Shane Profitt'
You can check out Hudson Westbrook's performance of "Painted You Pretty" from Friday's The Kelly Clarkson Show on YouTube. His new track, "Backwards," is set to drop April 24. You can now listen ...
Stephen Hubbard Apr 13, 2026

Something 'Different' for Tim McGraw: Playing the villain in Hulu's 'Southern Bastards'
Tim McGraw (ABC/Connie Chornuk)Tim McGraw could be coming back to your TV screen if a new pilot in the works at Hulu gets picked up.He's set to play a lead role in Southern Bastards, which is based on...
Stephen Hubbard Apr 13, 2026

25 number ones in less than 14 years 'Ain't a Bad Life' for Thomas Rhett
Thomas Rhett & Jordan Davis' "Ain't a Bad Life" (Blue Highway Records)It "Ain't a Bad Life" when your 25th #1 just hit the top of the chart. Thomas Rhett's collab with Jordan Davis cements that mi...
Stephen Hubbard Apr 13, 2026

Eric Church looks back on 20 years of music during 5 new shows this summer
New Eric Church shows in July (Courtesy Eric Church/Essential Broadcast Media)Eric Church's Free the Machine Tour came to an end Saturday night in Tampa, but fans shouldn't worry that he's about ...
Stephen Hubbard Apr 13, 2026

Zach Top will keep supplying 'Cold Beer & Country Music' this summer on tour
Zach Top's Cold Beer & Country Music Summer Tour (Courtesy Zach Top/Sacks & Co.)The "Cold Beer & Country Music" will keep flowing for Zach Top, as he extends his so-named tour throughout t...
Stephen Hubbard Apr 13, 2026

Morgan Wallen switches things up on the sold-out Still the Problem Tour launch
Morgan Wallen (Kevin Mazur/Kevin MazurGetty Images for SiriusXM)Morgan Wallen is officially back on the road, after setting his Still the Problem Tour in motion to a sold-out crowd Friday night at U.S...
Stephen Hubbard Apr 13, 2026

'Beauty and the Beast': Why Katelyn Brown led the way down 'Main Street Country'
Katelyn Brown & Kane Brown (Catherine Powell/NBC)Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown are adding to their collection of collabs, which started with 2022's chart-topping "Thank God." In 2025, Kane's T...
Stephen Hubbard Apr 13, 2026

Nashville notes: Emily Ann Roberts' 'Future' + Vince Gill's Lady A collab
Warren Zeiders' new track recasts an on-and-off relationship as a "Drinking Game" he can't stop playing. It follows "Born to Be Yours," which came out in February.Vince Gill's sixth EP in the 50 Years...
Stephen Hubbard Apr 10, 2026

No more waiting for 'Dandelion' to bloom: Ella Langley's second record is here
Ella Langley's 'Dandelion' (SAWGOD/ Columbia Records)If you want to get to know Ella Langley better, she says all you need to do is listen to her much-anticipated second album, which is out now. ...
Stephen Hubbard Apr 10, 2026
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