Music City is ringing in the New Year in a big way. Comedian and actor Bert Kreischer will team up with country hitmaker HARDY to host NEW YEAR’S EVE LIVE: Nashville’s Big Bash, airing live Wednesday, December 31, on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. The broadcast runs 8–10 p.m. ET/PT, …

Nashville singer/songwriter and guitarist Melody Guy is set to release her most ambitious and fully realized project to date. Her new album, Train to Dreamland, arrives January 18, 2026, on all major streaming platforms, marking a bold new chapter for one of Americana’s most compelling voices. The 15-track collection blends …

John Michael Montgomery brought the curtain down on his more than 30-year touring career in unforgettable fashion, closing things out in front of a sold-out Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky on Friday, December 12. The landmark evening marked the final stop of The Road Home Tour and served as a …

Langhorne Slim is giving fans a fresh Nashville-flavored take on his new single “Rock N Roll,” releasing a reimagined version today in collaboration with Lockeland Strings, the Nashville-based community arts organization known for pairing local artists with string quartets to transform their songs in unexpected ways. Alongside the release, Slim …

Ashley McBryde had plenty to celebrate at last week’s Redemption Residency shows, where the Warner Records Nashville artist was surprised onstage with a plaque honoring the RIAA Gold certification of her deeply personal song, “Light On In The Kitchen.” The moment was a fitting one for a track that has …

Morgan Wallen continues to rewrite the record books. Fresh off being named Billboard’s Top Artist of 2025 and entering Spotify’s elite Billions Club with three singles—“Whiskey Glasses,” “I Had Some Help” with Post Malone, and “Last Night”—the East Tennessee native has added yet another milestone to his ever-growing résumé, becoming …

GRAMMY-nominated roots and bluegrass quartet Della Mae is ushering in its next chapter with the announcement of a new album, Magic Accident, arriving January 23 via Nashville-based Compass Records. The band offers a first taste of the project with the release of the title track, a reflective and groove-forward song …

Multiplatinum artist BRELAND has announced the return of one of Nashville’s most meaningful nights of music, with the fifth annual BRELAND & Friends benefit concert set for April 8 at the Ryman Auditorium. Tickets are officially on sale now to the general public, with Ashley Cooke, Dasha and Pink Sweat$ …

Lucinda Williams has joined forces with the legendary Mavis Staples for a powerful duet on Bob Marley’s “So Much Trouble In The World,” a timely tribute to the late icon’s message of hope and perseverance. The track appears on Williams’ upcoming album World’s Gone Wrong, set for release on January …

Keith Urban is giving fans the ultimate front-row experience with the release of HIGH AND A(LIVE), the four-time GRAMMY winner’s first-ever full-length live album. Recorded during his recently wrapped HIGH AND ALIVE WORLD TOUR—Urban’s first major global run in nearly three years—the album delivers every electrifying minute of his two-hour …