Category Archives: Country News – ABC Audio

ABC/Eric McCandlessJimmie Allen has landed the coveted job of performing the national anthem ahead of the 2021 Indianapolis 500 this Memorial Day weekend. The "Best Shot" singer will take the sta...

Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Essential Broadcast MediaGeorge Strait is returning to his roots with a performance at the 2022 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Set to take place over the course o...

Kevin Mazur/BBMA2020/Getty Images for dcpAs Garth Brooks heads to Washington, D.C. this week where he'll be celebrated at the Kennedy Center Honors, he and wife Trisha Yearwood&nbs...

Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for CMAIn addition to their recently announced The Band Behind the Curtain Tour, Old Dominion will embark on the Ballpark Tour that takes them to a handful of baseba...

ABC/Chris HolloGood Morning America's 2021 Summer Concert Series is stacked with country stars.  The virtual series, which kicks off on May 28, will feature performances by Dierks Bentley,&n...

UMG NashvilleSam Hunt is taking the '90s to #1.  The Georgia native has ascended to the top of the country charts this week with "Breaking Up Was Easy in the 90s," his eighth #1 so...

Comstock/Thinkstock Today, this "Amarillo by Morning" singer who is dubbed the "King of Country" celebrates his 69th birthday. Can you guess who it is? ANSWER: George Strait. Copyright © 202...

Natalie OsborneTy Herndon's Concert for Love and Acceptance is returning for the seventh consecutive year.    Created by Ty and GLAAD in 2015 shortly after the "What Mattered ...

Burke/Triolo Productions/Thinkstock Alan Jackson is headlining a show in his hometown of Newman, Georgia on June 26 to help with tornado relief efforts. "Where I Come From: Tornado Benefit Featur...

BBR Music GroupChase Rice is releasing The Album on May 28. The project will combine The Album Part I and The Album Part II, both released in 2020.  The Al...