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Two-time ACM Award winner Carly Pearce will host the 14th Annual Academy of Country Music Honors on August 25. Artists confirmed to perform include Lauren Alaina, Devin Dawson, Sara Evans, HARDY, Chris Janson, Lady A, Ashley McBryde, RaeLynn and Lee Ann Womack. Additional performers will be announced in the coming weeks. Pearce said she is…

Dierks Bentley surprise-dropped his new ‘Live From Telluride’ EP overnight on Tuesday (July 13). The album, recorded during Bentley’s performance at the 48th annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival last month, is now available on all digital platforms. Speaking about his performance at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, the multi-Platinum singer-songwriter said, “This really was a once in…

Cassadee Pope announced her upcoming album Thrive during a recent appearance on “The Kelly Clarkson Show.” “I’m so honored to be revealing that on your show,” Pope told the host Kelly Clarkson, who had enlisted Pope to help mentor her team on NBC’s “The Voice.” “I’m so proud of it.” “I’ve been a fan of…

Garth Brooks has announced that he will play a concert at Baltimore’s M&T Bank Stadium on October 2. The show will be the country star’s first-ever concert at M&T Bank Stadium and his first appearance in Baltimore in 6 years. This will also be Garth’s only Mid-Atlantic stadium tour stop in 2021. The No. 1…

Toby Keith will release his first studio album in more than five years, Peso In My Pocket, on October 15. Co-produced by Kenny Greenberg and Keith, the album features the highest Billboard Country Airplay chart debut of his career with the lead single “Old School.” A new studio album from Keith was long overdue since…

Country music superstar Keith Urban is set to return as a coach on “The Voice Australia.” Urban had previously been a coach on the Australian version of the singing reality show in its inaugural season, nine years ago. The country singer will be back in the show’s 10th season. He will be joined by Rita…

Staind frontman Aaron Lewis has debuted atop Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart with the help of “Am I the Only One.” “Am I the Only One”, which dropped on July 2, debuted with 59,300 units sold in its first week ending July 8, according to MRC Data. The song was written by Lewis along with…

Ashley Monroe recently revealed that she has been diagnosed with a rare form of blood cancer. The country artist wrote on Instagram that she is about to undergo chemotherapy to treat waldenstrom macroglobulinemia – a type of cancer that causes severe anemia. “I start chemo tomorrow. Seems like such a negative thing to say. Until…

Toby Keith and Amy Grant are among the 2021 nominees for the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Rhett Akins, Buddy Cannon and John Scott Sherrill will join them at the “50/51” Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala on November 1 at the Music City Center alongside the organization’s previously named Class of 2020. In addition,…

Thomas Rhett, Carrie Underwood and Luke Combs have been announced as headliners for the Stagecoach Festival 2022. Stagecoach 2022 is scheduled to take place from Friday, April 29 to Sunday, May 1, at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. The festival organizers said that Rhett will headline on Friday, April 29; Underwood will perform…