New Country & Your All Time Favorites
If you’re looking for a reason to book a fall trip to Arizona, The Hondo Rodeo Fest just gave you one.
Arizona’s biggest rodeo-meets-music event is officially returning to Chase Field in Phoenix on November 13–15, 2026, bringing back its signature blend of world-class rodeo competition, nightly concerts, and an all-out Western culture street festival experience.
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Lainey Wilson is taking another big step beyond the stage and into the living room. Netflix has officially acquired her new documentary, Lainey Wilson: Keepin’ Country Cool, set to premiere globally on April 22, 2026.
Every year around this time, Country Radio Seminar quietly tips its hand.
CRS isn’t a fan-voted award show or a streaming popularity contest. It’s the room where the people who program country radio actually sit together and decide what gets spun, tested, and pushed. When CRS names its New Faces class, they are essentially saying, “These are the artists we believe can break through next.”
And historically, they’re usually right.
Source: Country Music News Blog
We’ve Got What to Watch, Who’s Performing, and How to Ring in the New Year Without Leaving the Couch
Look, not everyone wants to scream over drunk strangers at midnight. Some of us want good music, a solid drink, and the ability to be horizontal by 12:07 a.m.
Source: Country Music News Blog
If you have ever seen Keith Urban live, you already know this record was inevitable. Today, the four-time GRAMMY Award winner officially released HIGH AND A(LIVE), his first full-length live album, and it captures exactly why his concerts hit the way they do.
Yesterday videos went around where people screen-recorded country sensation Jake Owen as he had an emotional “crash out” on his Instagram story. What followed was the most love-filled outpouring of fan and peer support, in the comments and through linked videos. Jake has since shared a statement addressing his outburst, which iHeart Country has covered extensively here.
If your holiday season hasn’t officially started yet, it will tonight. CMA Country Christmas is back on ABC with a brand new special that promises cozy vibes, stunning performances, and that warm glow only country music can deliver.
Every once in a while the country music world gets hit with a story none of us ever want to read, and this is one of them. While the incident occurred weeks ago, news broke yesterday that Parker McCollum’s former guitar tech, who had since moved up to a stage manager role, was arrested on disturbing online child solicitation charges. As awful as the details are, Parker’s response was immediate and clear: the man was fired on the spot and removed from the touring operation the moment the accusations surfaced.
When the press release hit my inbox, I swear my eyes rolled so hard I saw the ceiling of heaven. Zach Bryan and the Jack Kerouac Estate are launching a limited-edition T-shirt line. The proceeds will help turn a historic church in Lowell, Massachusetts, into the Jack Kerouac Center. On paper, that sounds noble. In reality, it’s the most predictable pairing imaginable.
Country superstar Morgan Wallen just dropped the news fans have been waiting for. After wrapping his record-breaking I’m The Problem Tour, Wallen is hitting the road again for 2026 with the Still The Problem Tour, a massive stadium run that kicks off April 10 in Minneapolis.
