Beyonce’s new album Cowboy Carter has topped the Billboard 200 for a second straight week. The eighth solo album from the superstar, released on March 29, earned 125,500 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the April 5-11 tracking week, according to Luminate. However, album sales went down from last week, when Cowboy Carter debuted…… Continue Reading
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…… Continue Reading
Country singer-songwriter Cole Swindell recently shared a new romantic ballad, “Forever to Me.” The song was co-written by Swindell and follows a guy recounting putting a ring on his sweetheart and all it entails. “She gave eighteen summers to Caroline/ Spent a few more wild and free/ Gave a long shot chance to a Georgia…… Continue Reading
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…… Continue Reading
Tracy Lawrence recently shared the next track off his forthcoming EP, Out Here In It, the soulful heartbreak country ballad “Gulf of Mexico.” “Gulf of Mexico” is the second release off his six-song EP, which is due to be released on June 7. “I love a good ballad,” said Lawrence. “These kind of songs have…… Continue Reading
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…… Continue Reading
Country star Sam Hunt has called his 2019 arrest on driving under the influence charges a “wake-up call.” During an interview with Evan Paul on Taste of Country Nights, Hunt said, “Well, it was a wake-up call immediately, you know, the next day. I think over time, you know, you reflect on it, you realize,…… Continue Reading
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),”…… Continue Reading
Kimberly Perry is set to headline the “CMT Next Women of Country Tour.” “CMT Next Women of Country Tour Presents: Kimberly Perry (of the Band Perry)” will kick off on August 15 in Birmingham, Alabama, and includes 25 tour stops. Joining Perry will be members of CMT’s Next Women of Country, including Abbey Cone, HunterGirl,…… Continue Reading
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.…… Continue Reading