Category Archives: Country Now

CMA Fest 50th Anniversary Documentary To Debut On Hulu

CMA Fest 50th Anniversary Documentary To Debut On Hulu

An original documentary film that tells the story of CMA Fest will debut on Hulu on July 5. CMA Fest: 50 Years of Fan Fair marks CMA’s first feature-length film, with CMA Chief Executive Officer Sarah Trahern and CMA Senior Vice President, Marketing, Content & Communications Strategy Kelly Striewski serving as the film’s executive producers.…MORE

Morgan Wade Reveals Plans To Undergo Double Mastectomy

Morgan Wade Reveals Plans To Undergo Double Mastectomy

Morgan Wade has revealed that she plans to undergo a double mastectomy in November after testing positive for a cancerous gene. The 28-year-old country star told Page Six that she had tested positive for the RAD51D gene – a mutation in one of the breast cancer genes. The RAD51D gene typically helps prevent cancers, but…MORE

Jimmy Buffett Provides Health Update Following Hospitalization

Jimmy Buffett Provides Health Update Following Hospitalization

Jimmy Buffett, who was briefly hospitalized to address some issues that required immediate attention, recently took to social media last week to provide an update about his health. “Thank you for the outpouring of support and well-wishes,” Buffett wrote. “I head home tomorrow for a while, and then will go for a fishing trip with…MORE

Brandi Carlile To Receive NMPA’s 2023 Songwriter Icon Award

Brandi Carlile To Receive NMPA’s 2023 Songwriter Icon Award

Brandi Carlile will receive the National Music Publishers’ Association’s (NMPA) Songwriter Icon Award at the 2023 annual meeting. In a statement about Carlile, NMPA president/CEO David Israelite said the singer-songwriter is “in a class of her own. A critical success who has become a cultural and commercial force, she consistently has delivered stunning lyrics and…MORE

Jake Owen Announces New Album ‘Loose Cannon’

Jake Owen Announces New Album ‘Loose Cannon’

Jake Owen has announced that his highly anticipated seventh studio album, Loose Cannon, will be released on June 23. The country hit maker is dropping four new songs from the album – “On The Boat Again,” “Solo, Solo,” “Nothing,” and “Hot Truck Beer” – on Friday. The lyrics to the 16-track album were penned by…MORE

Jelly Roll Reveals ‘Whitsitt Chapel’ Tracklist

Jelly Roll Reveals ‘Whitsitt Chapel’ Tracklist

Country singer Jelly Roll has revealed the tracklist for his upcoming debut project Whitsitt Chapel. The 13-track album’s co-writers include Miranda Lambert, Ashley McBryde, Hardy, Jesse Frasure, Hillary Lindsey, Matt Jenkins, Jessie Jo Dillon, Austin Nivarel, Hunter Phelps, Michael Whitworth, producer Zach Crowell, and more. Roll performed two songs from Whitsitt Chapel on the finale…MORE

Craig Morgan Announces ‘God, Family, Country Tour 2023’

Craig Morgan Announces ‘God, Family, Country Tour 2023’

Following his sold-out tour stop at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium last year, Craig Morgan has announced that his headlining tour will get on the road this fall. With new music anticipated yet this year, the “God, Family, Country Tour 2023,” in partnership with Operation Finally Home, will introduce new tunes to Morgan’s set, in addition to…MORE

Runaway June Share New Single ‘Make Me Wanna Smoke’

Runaway June Share New Single ‘Make Me Wanna Smoke’

Country trio Runaway June recently released a new single, “Make Me Wanna Smoke.” Co-written by Jason Sellers, Bobby Hamrick and Ella Langley, “Make Me Wanna Smoke” features rock elements along with the group’s traditional country music. It was produced by Mickey Jack Cones. The song is the trio’s first release since signing with Quartz Hill…MORE