Carrie Underwood closed her set at the Glastonbury Festival in Somerset, England, on June 29 with a rendition of “Before He Cheats” that had the zealous crowd singing along. The five-day festival, which debuted in 1970, drew an estimated crowd of more than 200,000 patrons. Carrie was featured on the headlining Pyramid stage with a…… MORE
Lee Brice scored his sixth No. 1 single as “Rumor” hit the top spot on both the Mediabase chart and Billboard Country Airplay chart this week. Co-penned by Lee, Ashley Gorley and Kyle Jacobs, “Rumor” is Lee’s first No. 1 single since “Drinking Class” reached the top of the Mediabase chart in Summer 2015. “Watching…… MORE
Eric Church has another Top 5 hit on his hands with “Some of It,” which is the second single from his 2018 album, Desperate Man. Co-penned by Eric, Jeff Hyde, Clint Daniels and Bobby Pinson, “Some of It” finds Eric dispensing “some” fatherly advice during the chorus: “Some of it you learn the hard way…… MORE
Almost a year after releasing his previous single, Kenny Chesney will return to country radio on July 12 with “Tip of My Tongue.” Co-penned by Kenny, Ross Copperman and Ed Sheeran, “Tip of My Tongue” will be the first taste of Kenny’s upcoming 18th studio album, which will be released via Blue Chair/Warner Music Nashville.…… MORE
CMT Crossroads crossed up its playbook its recent episode featuring Brooks & Dunn. Instead of collaborating with a cross-genre artist—as is the norm on CMT Crossroads—Ronnie Dunn and Kix Brooks joined forces with a number of country stars featured on their recent Reboot album, including Brett Young, Cody Johnson, Jon Pardi, Luke Combs, Midland and…… MORE
The Grand Ole Opry released a video of Chris Young debuting his touching new song, “Drowning,” on the Opry in June. Co-penned by Chris, Corey Crowder and Josh Hoge, “Drowning” was partly inspired by the death of Chris’ close friend, Adam, and features lyrics: “So tonight I’m gonna pull out pictures, ones with you in…… MORE
Decked out in tuxedos and backed by a cellist and pianist, Little Big Town performed a stylish rendition of their new song, “The Daughters,” on The Tonight Show on June 26. Written by Sean McConnell, Ashley Ray and LBT’s Karen Fairchild—who also provides lead vocals—“The Daughters” is expected to be the lead single from the…… MORE
Luke Bryan has given fans the first taste of his upcoming seventh studio album with the release of his new single, “Knockin’ Boots,” which is currently No. 14 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart after 13 weeks. Co-penned by Hillary Lindsey, Gordie Sampson and Jon Nite, “Knockin’ Boots” was helmed by Luke’s longtime producers Jeff…… MORE
No one in country music has had a bigger month that Maren Morris. In addition to notching her fourth Top 10 single with “Girl” (currently No. 8), Maren landed on cover of Women’s Health and scored a feature in Playboy. She’s also been hitting the touring trail, creating new music with supergroup The Highwomen (Brandi…… MORE
Happy Fireworks! That is to say, happy 4th of July! Or happy Independence Day, even! Look, summer’s here, and we all know that means two things: BBQ and fireworks. Here are five local events that will literally give you some bang for your buck. TWN’s Freedom Fest at Splash Kingdom Admission: $5 per person, $15…… MORE
