CBS’ “New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash” had more viewers than ever across the nation doubling viewership from last year. The show is 2023’s #1 country program of the year––followed by the CMA’s (6.84m), CMT’s (5.64m) as well as “CMA Fest” (3.65m), “People’s Choice Country Awards” (3.90m), NBC’s “Christmas …

CMA New Artist of the Year Jelly Roll continues his momentum in 2024 with the launch of his next single at Country Radio, “Halfway To Hell.” (listen above) Impacting January 22, the song follows Jelly’s three consecutive #1 singles at Country radio in 2023 – his multi-week hit “Son of …

RECORDS Nashville artist-songwriter George Birge just scored his first ever Country radio #1 with debut single, “Mind On You.” Co-written by the Texas native with Jaron Boyer, Michael Tyler and Colt Ford, the hypnotic late-night anthem tops the Country Aircheck/Mediabase Country Airplay chart this week – and alongside other accolades, …

Putting truth to the viral rumors, Joe Bonsall, tenor singer for fifty years for The Oak Ridge Boys, has officially announced his plans to retire from touring. During a Saturday, December 30th concert in Greenville, Mississippi, Duane Allen, William Lee Golden, and Richard Sterban introduced Ben James (Doyle Lawson, Dailey …

Carrie Underwood joined the SiriusXM lineup with her very own year-round channel, CARRIE’S COUNTRY (Ch. 60), back in June. Now, the eight-time GRAMMY Award-winning artist is creating a second channel: CARR-DIO by CARRIE’S COUNTRY, available to stream anytime exclusively on the SiriusXM app. Underwood’s channel plays high-energy workout tracks alongside …

Winnipeg native and Nashville based singer-songwriter Leanne Pearson just released her latest single, “I Do Again.” (watch above) The track stands as a fresh ode to marriage and love. The inspiration behind “I Do Again” stems from Pearson’s deeply personal journey with her husband as they navigated the tumultuous path …

With an illustrious career spanning thirty-plus years encompassing sales of more than 16 million albums, 36 radio singles and numerous hits, including seven No. 1’s, Country music 90’s superstar John Michael Montgomery is officially announcing that he will be retiring from touring by the end of 2025. The Danville, Kentucky, …

On the heels of a four-night Michigan run to ring in the New Year, one of Nashville.com’s favorites, Greensky Bluegrass has announced the support acts for their upcoming 2024 Winter Tour. On select dates the band will welcome Duane Betts & Palmetto Motel, Melt, Molly Tuttle (solo), The High Hawks, …

Charley Crockett and Willie Nelson just released a new duet, “That’s What Makes The World Go Around.” (listen above) The laid back two-beat swing was co-written by Crockett, Kullen Fox, Rich Brotherton and Taylor Grace. Crockett and Nelson trade verses throughout, telling the story of a woman pulled between late …

Dan + Shay can call themselves ‘billionaires’ on Spotify, having crossed the 1 billion streams mark, a rarity that only a handful of country artists have achieved. “A billion is a difficult number to comprehend in general, but to know that one song has been streamed over a billion times …