Category Archives: Country News – ABC Audio
Lainey Wilson's live Stagecoach EP coming Friday
'Lainey Wilson (Amazon Music presents: Live from Stagecoach 2026)' (Amazon) Lainey Wilson's Saturday night headlining set at Stagecoach will live on as an EP available exclusively on Amazon.You'll be ...
Apr 29, 2026
Country Music Association sets date for 60th annual CMA Awards
CMA logo (Country Music Association)The CMA Awards mark a significant milestone in 2026, as country music's most prestigious honors celebrate six decades.The 60th annual CMA Awards will take plac...
Apr 29, 2026
Ease into Keith Urban's 'Flow State' with some yacht rock covers
Keith Urban's 'Flow State' (MCA)Keith Urban's yacht rock covers album, Flow State, will arrive June 12, just in time to hit the beach. You can now sample his version of Seals & Crofts' "Summe...
Apr 29, 2026
'I Never Lie,' but I do forget: Why Zach Top almost missed the ACM noms for golf
Zach Top (Joseph Okpako/WireImage)Zach Top is the second-most nominated male artist at the upcoming Academy of Country Music Awards, news he almost missed since he was headed to the Masters golf tourn...
Apr 29, 2026
Nashville notes: New Summerfest seats to see Garth + Opry expands to RFD
ERNEST is set to make his Today show debut Wednesday during the 10 a.m. hour, ahead of the release of his third studio album, Deep Blue, on Friday.Opry Live will start airing every Saturday on RFD-TV ...
Apr 28, 2026
Your chance to see Tucker Wetmore and The Red Clay Strays free in Nashville
'Billboard' Country Live (Billboard)How'd you like to see Tucker Wetmore and The Red Clay Strays for free the week of CMA Fest? Thanks to Billboard, that's certainly in the realm of possibility. ...
Apr 28, 2026
Scotty McCreery celebrates his first #1 in the Great White North
Spence Peppard, Scotty McCreery & Jeffrey Harper perform at Casino Rama Resort on April 25 in Rama, Ontario. (Jeremychanphotography/Getty Images)When Scotty McCreery topped the chart with "Bottle ...
Apr 28, 2026
Kacey Musgraves to debut 'Middle of Nowhere' live at Gruene Hall
Kacey Musgraves' 'Middle of Nowhere' (Lost Highway)Kacey Musgraves' sixth studio album, Middle of Nowhere, drops Friday, and fans will get their first chance to hear her sing it live during three show...
Apr 28, 2026
Shaboozey's Outlaws Never Die Tour to follow concept album
Shaboozey's Outlaws Never Die Tour (Live Nation) Shaboozey's taking Cherie Lee on tour this fall. The "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" hitmaker will launch his Outlaws Never Die Tour Sept. 8 in Phoenix,...
Apr 28, 2026
No 'Sleepless' 'Days' for Luke Combs with two songs at #1
Luke Combs' 'The Way I Am' (Sony)Luke Combs is enjoying an extraordinary week at #1, with two different songs topping two different charts."Days Like These" comes out on top on the Mediabase country a...
Apr 28, 2026