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Gershwin Country, a duets collection from Michael Feinstein, will feature several country music superstars, including Dolly Parton, Alison Krauss, Brad Paisley and Rosanne Cash. In Gershwin Country, the Grammy and Emmy-nominated entertainer reimagines the classic songs of George and Ira Gershwin through the contemporary lens of country music. Executive produced by his longtime friend and…

Fox has postponed the premiere of country music drama series “Monarch” until the fall, citing Covid-related impacts on production. The musical drama, starring Susan Sarandon, Trace Adkins, Anna Friel and Beth Ditto as members of the Romans – a dynastic family in the country music world – was scheduled to premiere on January 30. The…

A star-studded lineup for this year’s Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival has been announced. Scheduled to be held from June 16-19 on Bonnaroo Farm, in Manchester, Tennessee, the festival will see a wide array of artists performing on more than ten unique stages. The Bonnaroo headliners include J. Cole, The Chicks, Illenium, Tool, Flume, 21…

Producer and Grammy-winning songwriter Josh Kerr recently took to Instagram to share an update about his pregnant wife Taylor Dye’s month-long hospitalization following a routine check-up. The Maddie & Tae singer and her husband posed for a photo from the hospital bed, giving a thumbs up. The picture was captioned, “T went in for a…

Destination festival promoter CID Presents has announced plans to move forward with its Mexican destination events featuring Luke Bryan and Hootie and the Blowfish in January, despite the recent cancellation of Dead & Company’s Playing in the Sand event. Playing in the Sand, which was set to take place between January 7-10 and 13-16 in…

Jimmie Allen and Brad Paisley ‘s “Freedom Was a Highway” has entered the top 10 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart dated January 15. The track, jointly written by Allen, Ash Bowers and Matt Rogers, jumped four spots from No. 13 to No. 9. Allen’s performance on CBS’ “New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash”…

The BottleRock Festival, California’s premiere food, wine and music festival, has confirmed rock legends Metallica, pop star P!ink, musical duo Twenty One Pilots and country star Luke Combs as headliners for this year’s edition. The BottleRock Festival is set to take place on Memorial Day weekend, May 27-29, at the Napa Valley Expo in Napa,…

Jason Isbell has canceled a couple of concerts and postponed a few upcoming shows after he tested positive with Covid-19. Announcing the news on Twitter, Isbell wrote, “Got myself a breakthrough case of Covid- feeling fine but we’ll have to cancel the next few shows.” “Refunds at point of purchase but we’re working on rescheduling,”…

Mickey Guyton, a 38-year-old country music star, was recently a victim of online racism. After she called the abuser out, fellow country music stars came out in support of Guyton, while Twitter has officially banned the offender’s account. Last week, Mickey posted a screenshot of the abusive tweet captioned, “Started off 2022 with a good…

Mitchell Tenpenny has announced that he is resuming his 2021 headlining club and theater tour this year. The tour is titled the “2 Us It Did Tour,” named after a song from Tenpenny’s Midtown Diaries album. The second leg, consisting of 13 concerts, is scheduled to kick off in Denver, Colorado, on January 21. The…