In a recent interview with The Standard promoting her BBC Radio 6 Music and BBC Sounds series, “Courtney Love’s Women,” Courtney Love slammed Taylor Swift, saying “she’s not important” and “not interesting as an artist.” “Taylor is not important,” Love said. “She might be a safe space for girls, and she’s probably the Madonna of…… read more

Thunder Ridge Nature Arena in Ridgedale, Missouri, will open with a music concert for conservation on May 21. Missouri’s country music sensation Chris Janson; newest member of the Country Music Hall of Fame John Anderson; The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, who are on their farewell tour; Big Cedar Lodge’s own Grand Ole Opry entertainer Clay Self…… read more

A new Lainey Wilson documentary-style special will stream on Hulu beginning on May 29. The special is being produced by Robin Roberts’ production unit at ABC News Studios. “I look forward to telling stories about talented women who are strong and authentic,” Roberts said in a statement. “Lainey is definitely one of those women, and…… read more

Chris Stapleton joined Guns ‘N’ Roses guitarist Slash for a cover version of Fleetwood Mac’s 1969 hit “Oh Well.” The cover will feature on Slash’s upcoming blues album, Orgy of the Damned. “I knew from the beginning I wanted to do [‘Oh Well’] on this record,” Slash said in a statement. “It was also one…… read more

Morgan Wallen’s “Man Made a Bar,” featuring Eric Church, has risen to No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart. The single earned 31.1 million audience impressions in the April 5-11, according to Luminate. Wallen scored his 12th Country Airplay leader and Church scored his 11th. The track was written by Rocky Block, Jordan Dozzi, Larry…… read more

Lynyrd Skynyrd and Riley Green have joined previously announced headliners Erich Church and Lainey Wilson as co-headliners of the inaugural Field & Stream Music Fest. The Field & Stream Music Fest takes place on October 4-6 in Winnsboro, South Carolina. It will feature over 30 artists across two stages. The Field & Stream Music Fest…… read more

Taylor Swift’s songs are back on TikTok a few days ahead of the release of her new album, The Tortured Poets Department, which is due out on April 19. Several Swift songs, including “You Belong With Me,” “Lover,” “Cardigan,” “Mirrorball,” “Fearless (Taylor’s Version),” “Cruel Summer,” “Cardigan,” “Style (Taylor’s Version),” “Is It Over Now? (Taylor’s Version),”…… read more

A documentary on the making of a Chet Atkins tribute album will premiere on CMT on April 19 at 10 p.m. ET. The one-hour documentary, titled We Still Can’t Say Goodbye – The Making of a Musician’s Tribute to Chet Atkins and his Legacy Remembered, is produced by Opry Entertainment Group and Morningstar Music Productions.…… read more

Kelly Clarkson covered Miley Cyrus and Stevie Nicks’ 2020 hit “Edge of Midnight” during the “Kellyoke” segment of a recent episode of “The Kelly Clarkson Show.” Clarkson, wearing a black leather skirt and a vintage Billy Joel concert tee, rendered the lead single from Miley’s seventh studio album, Plastic Hearts. “Yeah, it’s been a long…… read more

Fresh off their collaborative performance at the 2024 CMT Music Awards, Little Big Town have announced the “Take Me Home Tour” along with Sugarland. The “Take Me Home U.S. Tour” kicks off on October 24 at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina. The trek will wrap-up on December 13 with a special homecoming…… read more

John Morgan has enlisted his buddy, mentor and country superstar Jason Aldean for a ramped up, new version of his fan-favorite hit “Friends Like That.” The new version of “Friends Like That” will impact on country radio on April 22. “To have Jason Aldean as a mentor over the past few years, he went from…… read more

Beyonce has scored an historic, record-breaking U.K. Official Chart Double. Beyonce has becomes the first black artist to take a country album to No. 1 on the U.K.’s Official Albums Chart. The pop music icon has also become the first artist to achieve a U.K. Official Chart double with a country album and country single.…… read more

Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter has debuted atop the Billboard 200 albums chart dated April 13. Cowboy Carter, also referred to as Act II: Cowboy Carter, earned 407,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending April 4, according to Luminate. The album marks the superstar’s eighth No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard 200. Cowboy…… read more