Category Archives: Country News

Michael Tyler And Megan Moroney Lead Honorees At SESAC Nashville Music Awards

Michael Tyler And Megan Moroney Lead Honorees At SESAC Nashville Music Awards

SESAC honored songwriters and publishers at its annual Nashville Music Awards on Sunday night (November 16), celebrating the most-performed country and Americana songs with over 500 industry creatives in attendance at the Country Music Hall of Fame. Highlights included performances by Stephen Wilson, Jr., Emily Ann Roberts, and Megan Moroney, who played her new single,…Continue Reading

Dolly Parton Receives Honorary Oscar At 2025 Governors Awards

Dolly Parton Receives Honorary Oscar At 2025 Governors Awards

Dolly Parton was honored with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the 2025 Governors Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday (November 16). Due to recent health issues, the 79-year-old country music icon accepted the Oscar statuette via video message from her Nashville home. This marks Parton’s first Oscar win following two previous Best Original Song…Continue Reading

Luke Bryan And Ella Langley Collaborate On A Countrified Version Of The Holiday Classic “Winter Wonderland”

Luke Bryan And Ella Langley Collaborate On A Countrified Version Of The Holiday Classic “Winter Wonderland”

On Friday (November 14), Luke Bryan and Ella Langley released their country-flavored rendition of the holiday classic, “Winter Wonderland,” which is featured on Bryan’s newly released three-song EP, Luke Bryan Christmas. The project marks Bryan’s first holiday EP of his career, and it also includes his versions of “Run Run Rudolph” and “O Holy Night.”…Continue Reading

Dasha’s Viral Hit, “Austin,” Joins Spotify’s Billion Streams Club In Only Two Years

Dasha’s Viral Hit, “Austin,” Joins Spotify’s Billion Streams Club In Only Two Years

Dasha is celebrating her breakthrough hit, “Austin (Boots Stop Workin’),” becoming only the second solo female country song to reach 1 billion streams – joining Taylor Swift’s “Love Story” – with the track achieving the milestone within only two years. The 25-year-old California-raised, Nashville-based artist’s first major single was released in November 2023, with the…Continue Reading

Todd Snider, Alt-Country And Americana Singer-Songwriter, Dies At 59

Todd Snider, Alt-Country And Americana Singer-Songwriter, Dies At 59

Todd Snider, a beloved singer-songwriter known for his candid storytelling and wit within the Americana music scene, has died at 59. News of Snider’s death was announced on Saturday (November 15) on his official social media accounts. His passing follows a recent battle with walking pneumonia that was discovered after a troubling incident in Salt…Continue Reading