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R.E.M.’s Mike Mills recently joined Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit at the Georgia Theatre in Athens for a performance of the R.E.M. classic “Driver 8.” “About to go onstage with #JasonIsbell and the #400Unit to sing Driver 8. #psyched #GATH #Athens” Mills tweeted. “We’ve got a friend who has agreed to come up and…

A politically-charged new song, “We the People,” recently released by Kid Rock sees him coming down strongly on U.S. President Joe Biden and the country’s leading infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci about their handling of the Covid issue. The song opens with Kid Rock shouting the line, “We the people in all we do…

Bonnie Raitt, Doja Cat and Phoebe Bridgers are among artists to be honored at Billboard’s Women In Music Awards. Doja will take home the Powerhouse Award, Bridgers the Trailblazer Award, Saweetie the Game Changer Award, Gabby Barrett the Rising Star Award, Raitt the Icon Award, Karol G the Rule Breaker Award and Summer Walker the…

Kenny Chesney has announced plans to release a new single, “Everyone She Knows,” on Valentine’s Day. This will be the fifth single that the country singer has shared from his 2020 album Here and Now after “Tip of My Tongue,” “Happy Does,” “Knowing You” and the title track. Chesney announced the new single on Instagram,…

Kane Brown and his wife Katelyn recently took to Instagram to show off the new matching tattoos they got in honor of their newborn daughter. Brown got “Kodi” tattooed on his hand, while Katelyn had her daughter’s first and middle names, Kodi Jane, tattooed on her arm. Kane captioned the picture of the couple holding…

Eric Church has revealed plans to open a 6-story Honky-Tonk in Nashville in partnership with investment group AJ Capital Partners. The property, called “Chief’s,” is located at the corner of 2nd Avenue and Broadway in downtown Nashville. The multi-Platinum superstar and real estate and hospitality entrepreneur Ben Weprin will be the property’s co-owners. They said…

Kid Rock recently announced that he will embark on a U.S. tour in April. The “Bad Reputation Tour” will see Foreigner, Grand Funk Railroad, and Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening supporting him on select dates. Trey Lewis, who is best known for his 2020 single “Dicked Down in Dallas,” will also be supporting Kid Rock…

The iHeartCountry Festival has unveiled an all-star lineup for this year’s edition, featuring the likes of Thomas Rhett, Maren Morris, Carrie Underwood and Zac Brown Band. The iHeartCountry Festival is set to take place on May 7 at Austin, Texas’ Moody Center. Other performers include Dustin Lynch, Jimmie Allen, Cody Johnson and Scotty McCreery, with…

The Under the Big Sky Festival is set feature Turnpike Troubadours, Margo Price and Midland among others. The three-day event is scheduled to take place on July 15-17 at Big Mountain Ranch in Whitefish, Montana. The festival will also feature Cody Jinks, Lord Huron, Lainey Wilson, Jamey Johnson, Zach Bryan, Black Pumas and Trampled by…

Jason Aldean has been announced as the recipient of the 2022 Country Radio Broadcasters Artist Humanitarian Award. The country recording artist will be presented the award at the annual Country Radio Seminar, to be held in Nashville and virtually on February 23. Following his award presentation, Aldean will reveal the Country Radio Hall of Fame…