Category Archives: Country News – ABC Audio
HARDY adds 4 new tracks and an extra 'COUNTRY!' to new album
HARDY's 'COUNTRY! COUNTRY!' (Big Loud)Even though HARDY's new album, COUNTRY! COUNTRY!, just came out on Friday, he's already following it up with a deluxe edition.The expanded version, titled COUNTRY...
Sep 30, 2025
Reba McEntire reunites with 'Reba' castmates
Rex Linn, Melissa Peterman & Reba McEntire (Griffin Nagel/NBCUniversal)Several stars from the television sitcom Reba had a reunion over the weekend.On Saturday, Melissa Peterman shared several pho...
Sep 30, 2025
Lainey Wilson returns to host the 59th CMA Awards
Lainey Wilson (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)Lainey Wilson will return as the host of the 59th annual CMA Awards, the Country Music Association revealed Tuesday on Good Morning America.The "Somewhere Over...
Sep 30, 2025
Hang out at Odie's? 'Some People Do,' especially one member of Old Dominion
Old Dominion (Catherine Powell/NBC)Now that Old Dominion's bar in Midtown Nashville is open, how often will you find OD hanging out at Odie's?Well, there is one member of the band you're most likely t...
Sep 30, 2025
Keith Urban & Nicole Kidman separate after 19 years of marriage
Nicole Kidman & Keith Urban (Richard Pelham/Getty Images)Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman have separated, ABC News has learned.The Nine Perfect Strangers actress and the "Straight Line" hitmaker have...
Sep 29, 2025
Nashville notes: Aaron Watson's 'Pontiac' + 'Willie Sings Merle'
Aaron Watson's new song, "Pontiac (So Tell Me Momma)," previews his new album, A Horse Named Texas, which comes out in March 2026. Chris Janson kicks off his Wild Horses Untamed Tour Oct. 3 in La...
Sep 29, 2025
Megan Patrick issues a warning with 'Jessica, Jezebel'
Megan Patrick's 'Golden Child' (Riser House)Much like Dolly Parton did with "Jolene," Meghan Patrick is squaring off with the other woman in her new track.“'Jessica, Jezebel' is about the kind o...
Sep 29, 2025
'Beer Back Home': Morgan Evans readies new round of music
Morgan Evans (Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images)Morgan Evans is turning the page in his career, signing with a new label and getting ready to release new music."Beer Back Home" will arrive Oct. 10 as his fi...
Sep 29, 2025
Opry celebrates 100th birthday at London's Royal Albert Hall
'Grand Ole Opry: Live in London' (Courtesy Grand Ole Opry)The Grand Ole Opry's first-ever live broadcast outside of the U.S. is now one for the history books.Grand Ole Opry: Live in London took place ...
Sep 29, 2025
'Bottle Rockets' blasts to #1 for Scotty McCreery + Hootie & the Blowfish
Scotty McCreery's "Bottle Rockets" (Triple Tigers) "Bottle Rockets" has risen to the top of the Billboard Country Airplay and Mediabase charts, giving Scotty McCreery his shortest run to #1 at only 20...
Sep 29, 2025