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March 13, 2026 - Johnny Blue Skies & the Dark Clouds drops "Mutiny After Midnight." The moniker is actually Sturgill Simpson, who pledged he would only release a certain number of albums under his own name. This is the follow-up to "Passage du Desir" in 2024. The new album was recorded in Nashville in between ...

March 12, 2026 - Josiah and the Bonnevilles will release a new single "Mountain Girl" from his forthcoming album, "As Is," on Friday. The record arrives May 8 via Rounder Records. Co-written with Natalie Hemby, the song is a tender ode to true love that trades the reality of our digital age for the natural world. ...

March 11, 2026 - Rhys Rutherford released the slow burning "Problem For Tomorrow (featuring Lauren Watkins)" today. Collaborating with his labelmate, the pair trade verses on the duet. The song was written by Rutherford, Clara Park and Ash Ruder, with production by ERNEST, Jacob Durrett and Rhys' father, ...

March 11, 2026 - Drayton Farley will hit the East Coast for a run of shows in support of his upcoming album "A Heavy Duty Heart," out March 27 via One Riot Records. The seven-show run kicks off May 14 in Decatur, Ga., with Farley winding his way up the East Coast after that. Farley, who is currently on the road with ...

March 11, 2026 - Conner Smith will release "Stories I've Never Told - Acoustic Tapes" on Friday, he announced today. Smith co-wrote six of the 10 songs. "I'm incredibly proud of these songs – they're real, they're honest and a true representation of my artistry and songwriting," sai]d Smith. ...

March 11, 2026 - Jelly Roll officially became the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry on Tuesday. He was inducted by fellow Opry member Lainey Wilson. Joining in Jelly Roll's Opry induction celebration included his friend and mentor, Opry member Craig Morgan, plus Leanne Morgan and ERNEST. In a full circle moment, ...

March 11, 2026 - Kacey Musgraves will release her sixth album, "Middle of Nowhere," on May 1 on Log Highway, she announced today. Musgraves released the album's first single, "Dry Spell." Musgraves also released a video, which she co-directed with Hannah Lux Davis. The record features ...

March 10, 2026 - Thomas Rhett and Niall Horan set two-nights-only of stadium shows in 2026, they announced today. The pair will take the stage on Thursday, July 9 at GEODIS Park in Nashville, and on Saturday, July 18 at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, Pa. The run marks the first time the duo have performed stadium ...

March 10, 2026 - Emily Nenni will release "Movin' Shoes" on May 1, 2025, via New West Records. The 13-song set was produced by John James Tourville of the Deslondes and recorded and mixed by Matt Ross-Spang at Southern Grooves in Memphis. "Movin' Shoes" is Nenni's follow-up to her 2024 album "Drive & Cry" The new ...

March 10, 2026 - Kane Brown's new single "Woman" will be out this Friday. This will be the singer's first release since "2 Pair" came out in 2025. The 32-year-old Georgia native's most recent record was 2025's "The High Road," which yielded the hits "I Can Feel It," ...

March 9, 2026 - Augie Meyers, the Tex-Mex organ player who co-founded the Sir Douglas Quintet and Texas Tornados, passed away Monday at 85. Meyers also played on Bob Dylan's "Time Out of Mind" and "Love and Theft." Meyers, a native of San Antonio, was the last surviving member of the Texas ...

March 9, 2026 - Melissa Etheridge and Wynonna Judd will tour together on their co-headlining Raised On Radio Tour. "I've spent my entire adult life onstage, but before any of that, I was just a girl sitting close to a radio speaker, hanging on every word. That's where it all started for me," said Judd. ...

March 9, 2026 - Ingrid Andress announced her Low-Key Sessions Tour, a six-date run kicking off May 8 in the Cincinnati area and wrapping up May 15 in Minneapolis. After gathering solicitations from fans via social media, Andress curated a selection of the six-city run based on the submissions and will share her ...

March 9, 2026 - Thomas Rhett will be back on the road this summer with The Soundtrack to Life Tour. The tour will launch July 9 in Nashville, hitting more than 20 cities across the country. ERNEST, Kashus Culpepper, Zach John King, Vincent Mason and Conner Smith will join over the course of the summer in rotating ...

March 9, 2026 - Gabby Barrett released the video on Friday for her break-up song "The Easy Part." Directed by Quentin Cook and filmed in Nashville, the video mirrors the song's tension, blending flashbacks of a once-joyful couple with the present-day journey of a woman finding strength in closure. ...

March 7, 2026 - Mary Chapin Carpenter put out a two-song collaboration with John Darnielle's indie folk band The Mountain Goats on Friday via Cadmean Dawn. The release features covers of "Put the Message in the Box," by World Party,and "Migrations," by Christine Fellows "John Darnielle and I have ...

March 7, 2026 - Kip Moore returned with the song "Levee" through Virgin Music Group on Friday. Moore also released a video of the song and plans for the Reason to Believe World Tour visiting Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Europe, the United Kingdom and the U.S. Moore co-produced alongside Andrew DeRoberts and ...

March 6, 2026 - Kameron Marlowe released the song "No Need For Leavin'" today. Marlowe sings about a relationship on the ropes, but deciding to fight for it. Built on bluesy grooves and steel guitar accents, the track marks a vocal evolution for Marlowe, who grew up listening to everything from Keith Whitley to ...

March 6, 2026 - Aaron Watson dropped the lengthy "Horse Named Texas,"a 26-song collection. Watson co-wrote every song on the record. The title track is the focal point of the release. The song is a cowboy tale. Watson likens his journey to an honest, faithful horse—steady, spirited and relentless—one that ...

March 5, 2026 - Singer/songwriter Lily Meola is releasing "Tumbleweeds and Chewing Gum." The new single is the latest peek at her forthcoming debut album coming later this year. Melo said, "This song is about not taking things too seriously. Life is short, and we're all just figuring it out day by day. ...