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R&B star Monica has revealed that she is working on a country album. The singer-songwriter, who is also set to release a new R&B album Trenches shortly, told Billboard that she has collaborated with Brandi Carlile on the project. “I grew up loving country music and my stepfather, who raised me, is a Methodist minister,…

Country singer-songwriter Billy Currington released a surprise new album, Intuition, on Friday (August 6). The record is Currington’s first full-length album since the release of his sixth studio album Summer Forever, which came out in 2015. Before the surprise release of the new album, Currington’s last effort was the “Seaside” track in July 2020. Billy…

Robert Plant has reunited with Alison Krauss for a new album, Raise the Roof, which is due November 19. The pair also dropped the lead single, a cover of the 1998 Lucinda Williams song “Can’t Let Go.” The 12-track Raise the Roof, a collection of covers like the pair’s previous album Raising Sand, was produced…

During Lady A’s performance in St. Louis on Sunday (August 8), the group’s Hillary Scott and her 8-year-old daughter, Eisele, performed Amy Grant’s “Baby Baby.” Eisele, wearing a patterned purple dress that matched Scott’s outfit, got onstage, to render Amy’s 1991 hit and hit all the powerful high notes with ease. “St. Louis, you came…

Country crooner Chris Stapleton has put his own spin on the Metallica classic “Nothing Else Matters.” The 43-year-old singer-songwriter released his cover of the song on Thursday, August 12. The song will be included in the forthcoming record, The Metallica Blacklist, a Metallica cover compilation featuring over 50 artists, being released in honor of the…

Toby Keith and Alabama are set to co-headline a Labor Day Weekend concert that will air at hundreds of drive-in movie theaters. “The Country Kickoff” is scheduled to take place on September 2. The show will also feature Michael Ray and Blanco Brown. Ray will open the show, and Brown will host. “Over the years,…

Country superstar Tim McGraw sells his truck to get over heartbreak in his new single “7500 OBO” In the latest single, McGraw can’t bear to keep his 2006 Ford F-150 as it reminds of his lost lover. McGraw sings, “Got an ’06 stick-shift, dark blue F-150 in good condition / Got 119,000 miles, only five…

Darius Rucker, Zac Brown and Chris Young are set to headline the “Stars And Strings” 9/11 benefit concert. The “Stars and Strings” line-up also includes American Country Music Award-winning singer/songwriter Lee Brice, American Country Music Award nominee singer/songwriter Tenille Arts and singer/songwriter Caroline Jones. The Audacy live events series kicks off with “Stars and Strings,”…

Chase Rice has earned his second No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart after his “Drinkin’ Beer. Talkin’ God. Amen,” featuring Florida Georgia Line, topped the chart. The song rose from No. 2 to No. 1 on the survey dated August 14. It generated 32.5 million audience impressions in the week ending August 8, according…

Jason Isbell’s show in Houston this week was canceled after the venue-owner “flat-out refused” to comply with the singer’s recently announced COVID-safe policies. Isbell earlier this week said that strict safety measures would be in place for all his shows going forward. According to a statement from the venue, “We are all on the same…