Ricky Skaggs' first new music in a decade arrives June 26 with his new track, "Say a Prayer." He joins Dierks Bentley on select dates on the Off the Map Summer Tour starting Friday.
The debut album from Redferrin, Been There Done That, drops Friday. It features 13 songs, including "Palm Trees" with Wiz Khalifa.
You can check out Midland's performance of "Shooting Memories with Tequila" from The Kelly Clarkson Show on YouTube now. Their fifth studio album, Stages, comes out Friday.
Vincent Mason & Stella Lefty (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
There's a brand-new voice on country radio, and she just happens to be Vincent Mason's girlfriend.
Stella Lefty is nobody's arm candy, however, with plenty of country — and pop — cred of her own. Her breakout single, "Boston," is a top-30 hit on the country chart. It's an even bigger smash on the all-genre Hot 100, clocking in at #15.
“Seeing people around the world discover ‘Boston’ has been so awesome,” she says. “I made this song with my friends so it only made sense to make this video with my friends as well. I hope people love it as much as we loved making it!"
The 23-year-old L.A.-based singer/songwriter sold out her first headlining tour in a matter of minutes on the strength of the song. She'll also be opening dates on Tucker Wetmore's The Brunette Tour in August and September.
Stella's new EP, Is This Heaven?, features a duet with her significant other on "Something to Lose."
You can check out a new performance video of "Boston" on YouTube now.
Miranda Lambert & Reba McEntire in December 2014 (Rick Diamond/Getty Images for dcp)
What happens when Ella Langley, Miranda Lambert and Reba McEntire get together for a gab session?
You can find out in the newest installment of Elle's Three Generations, available as both a short article and a 20-minute video.
The three recently got together at Nashville's Urban Cowboy Bar.
"This never happened, because we were always on tour with the guys," Reba points out. "We’ve only started doing more of the girl hangout stuff in the last five years. Man, what I would have given to have that."
It's a sentiment Miranda can relate to.
“There wasn’t really a sisterhood because there wasn’t,” she adds. “We were all out with, on the road with men, and they were great, like Dierks [Bentley] was my brother back then. ... That's why even when I first met you, [Reba], and you were so kind, I felt like I’d known you my whole life. That was the first kind of taste of that that I got. ... It feels good to have a sisterhood like this."
Even though Ella's finding unprecedented success these days, she recognizes the challenges and believes in helping each other.
“I think, you know, sometimes being a woman is a little tougher to ... crawl up the chain,” Ella adds. ”But when we all do it together, you know what I mean? [We’re a] lot more powerful in numbers.”
You can check out the entire conversation on YouTube.
Cole Swindell's "Girl Dad" (Warner Records Nashville)
Cole Swindell's bringing his heartbreak and his happiness together in his new song, "Girl Dad."
"If my Dad could see me now I’d like to think he’d be proud of where I am in life," he posted on Instagram. "Especially these last few years. If I could update him on what it all looks like these days…What would I say?"
The message includes what appears to be the beginning of the music video for the song, as Cole's bus stops at the cemetery where his father is buried.
Cole's dad died unexpectedly in 2013, inspiring his 2015 smash "You Should Be Here."
"I met a girl, Dad, I told her I loved her/ We got married up in California," he sings in another clip. "Sunset on her white dress, God it was beautiful/ We saved a cold one and a chair for ya/ And I know you're looking down from up there, I believe it/ And I just wish that I could see you see this/ A little black and white picture that I wanted so bad to tell you in person/ We're having a girl, Dad."
Cole married Courtney Little in June 2024 and they welcomed their daughter, Rainey Gail Swindell, in August 2025.
You'll be able to hear "Girl Dad" in its entirety on June 19.
Dolly Parton single-handedly taught the world that "a cup of ambition" is code for coffee.
Now, the phrase from her 1980 crossover hit, "9 to 5," is officially becoming java as Dolly launches her own brand with Baton Rogue's Community Coffee.
“I've spent a lifetime workin’ 9 to 5, 5 to 9, and every hour in between!" she says in a news release. "It takes a lot of energy to pursue your passion and navigate each day. That’s why I wanted to make a coffee that works just as hard."
"You know, I begin each morning with a head full of dreams, a notepad full of ideas, and a cup or two of coffee,” Dolly continues. “Whether you’re chasing dreams, tackling that to-do list, or just enjoying a quiet morning at home, I hope it brings a smile with every sip."
The superstar worked with the Saurage family, Community Coffee's founders, to develop light, medium and dark roasts.
You'll be able to get your first taste of Cup of Ambition June 24 at the opening of Dolly's Tennessean Travel Stop, at Exit 22 off I-65 south of Nashville.
It'll be available as ground coffee and K-Cups later this year. You can sign up to be among the first to know at CupOfAmbition.com.
Post Malone and Jelly Roll Present: The BIG A** Stadium Tour Part 2 (Live Nation)
Post Malone's BIG A** Stadium Tour Part 2 is bound for Indianapolis on Friday, after he set the trek in motion Tuesday at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Following a starting set by Carter Faith, Jelly Roll took the stage, delivering hits like "Liar," "I Am Not Okay," "Need a Favor," "Save Me" and more. He's simultaneously on his own comically-named Little A** Shed Tour.
Posty's headlining set included "I Had Some Help," "Losers," "Circles" and "Congratulations," among others.
Originally scheduled to start in May, Posty canceled six shows of the BIG A** Stadium Tour Part 2 to finish his upcoming album, The Eternal Buzz.
With the tour now underway, he will move through 15 more cities, wrapping July 28 in Salt Lake City. This fall, it morphs into The BIG A** World Tour and heads for Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
Posty's 2025 run was his bestselling, most-attended tour so far, drawing more than 1 million fans.
Miranda Lambert & Ella Langley (David Becker/Getty Images)
Could "Choosin' Texas" be the most unstoppable country song of all time?
The hit co-written by Ella Langley and Miranda Lambert topped both the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 and Country Airplay way back on Valentine's Day.
Since then, it's gone on to spend 10 nonconsecutive weeks at #1.
"We loved the song when we wrote it," Ella recalls. "It was the song that I think me and Miranda clicked on where it was like, 'Alright, we're gonna work together in a bigger way.' But did we think it could do something like this? I don't know if you can predict that."
"No, absolutely not," Miranda answers. "My favorite thing about it is it's a country song and it was universal. And the music that we love got a big shot in the world, and that makes me happy."
"It just really [opened] a platform for a great country song and true country songwriters to have like this moment that doesn't happen that often," she adds.
Miranda went on to co-produce Ella's sophomore album, Dandelion. Here's to staying power: "Choosin' Texas" remains at #2 after 33 weeks on the Hot 100. Its follow-up, "Be Her," is #4. "I Can't Love You Anymore" is #9.
The 12th annual Craig Campbell Celebrity Cornhole Challenge during CMA Fest raised more than $35,000 for The Kenny Campbell Foundation. This year boasts both the most money raised for colorectal cancer so far and the biggest number of stars.
The new track from "Somebody Like That" hitmaker Tenille Arts, "Lonely Weekend," comes out on Friday.
If you haven't seen Lainey Wilson's movie debut in Reminders of Him, it's coming to Peacock on July 10.
Even if you can't be at the Grand Ole Opry for the 15th anniversary of Scotty McCreery's debut on Thursday, you can catch up with him live backstage.
The "Bottle Rockets" hitmaker will perform and answer fan questions starting at 8 p.m. ET on TalkShopLive.
Of course, you'll also be able to order autographed copies of his new collection, 15, which comes out July 17. It'll be available on vinyl, CD and digitally.
15 collects nine hits and adds the four new tracks "Your Man" with Josh Turner, "Hello Darlin'," "Why Me, Lord?" and "Been a Good Run" to Scotty's catalog.
Russell Dickerson & Fetty Wap (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
A week after the kickoff of CMA Fest 2026, Russell Dickerson's still living in the afterglow.
"THAT WAS THE BEST CMA FEST OF MY LIFE!!!!" he posted on his socials Wednesday, along with a photo of Fetty Wap.
The rap icon surprised fans onstage with Russell during the final performance at Nashville's Nissan Stadium on Sunday.
Russell started his set with mainstay hits "Blue Tacoma" and "Yours" before doing his current hit, "Worth Your Wild." That's when Fetty appeared onstage to do the pair's new collab, "Boots," before the two segued into his classic "Trap Queen."
Earlier, Russell kicked off CMA Fest with a Riverfront Stage performance, an Artist of the Day gig at Fan Fair X and the Blue Tacomies Fan Club Party.
You'll have a chance to check out part of Russell's set during the annual CMA Fest special, which airs Thursday, June 25, on ABC and premieres the next day on Hulu.
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Another week, another record for Ella Langley's nonstop hit "Choosin' Texas." Spending its 28th week atop Billboard Hot Country Songs, it's now the longest-reigning solo hit by a female artist in the chart's history.
Gabby Barrett previously held the record, spending 27 weeks at #1 in 2020-21.
Of course, Ella's chart domination doesn't end there. "Be Her" and "I Can't Love You Anymore" are at #2 and #3, respectively, on Hot Country Songs.
Over on the Country Airplay tally, "Be Her" is spending its second week at #1, while Ella's duet with Morgan Wallen just broke into the top 10 as well.
With Carly Pearce's fifth studio album on the horizon, there comes an unexpected change: The "I Hope You're Happy Now" hitmaker is changing record labels. She's leaving Blue Highway Records for BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville.
“Signing with BMG feels less like turning a new page and more like finding the best next chapter," Carly says. "I am incredibly grateful to be surrounded by a team that truly hears my voice and matches my ambition. The horizon looks exactly how it’s supposed to."
Carly's new home at BBR/BMG makes her labelmates with Lainey Wilson, Jason Aldean, Blake Shelton and Jelly Roll, among others. She's been with Blue Highway, formerly known as Big Machine, since the start of her career in 2017. Her current single is "If I Don't Leave I'm Gonna Stay" with Riley Green.
The news comes on the heels of a busy week of CMA Fest, where Carly was a CMA Artist of the Day at Fan Fair X, hosted her fifth annual Carly's Closet benefit for the CMA Foundation and played the main stage at Nissan Stadium.
If that wasn't enough, she also performed at Billboard Live at Category 10 and Spotify House at Ole Red, as well as mentoring teens at Grammy Camp in Nashville.
Joan Cusack, the voice of Jessie, and Taylor Swift attend the 'Toy Story 5' Los Angeles World Premiere in Los Angeles, California on June 9, 2026. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for for TAS Rights Management)
Taylor Swift has her biggest country hit in years with "I Knew It, I Knew You," her original song for Toy Story 5; it'scurrently #25 on the Mediabase radio chart.
Swift said in a new interview with ABC News that she was inspired by the journey of Jessie, the beloved cowgirl ragdoll in the animated movie franchise.
"We have seen her go through such heartbreak and such, you know, triumphs and loss, and we learned her back story," Swift said in an interview that aired Wednesday on Good Morning America. "But in Toy Story 5, we see such a character development and, really, lessons that I could relate to as she's grown up and as she has learned more about her experiences and her memories."
The singer continued, "Just the feeling that, like, sometimes people's paths diverge, and that doesn't mean that that's the last time that you get to feel those memories or know that person."
When the song was released on June 5, Swift revealed that she collaborated on it with singer-songwriter and producer Jack Antonoff. She shared on social media that they wrote the song with "adoration" for the Toy Story characters that were staples of their childhoods.
Swift performed "I Knew It, I Knew You" for the first time live at the Toy Story 5 world premiere Tuesday night in Los Angeles. She also performed "You've Got a Friend in Me" alongside Randy Newman, the man who wrote and sang Toy Story's signature tune.
Toy Story 5, a Disney and Pixar film, is scheduled to premiere in theaters on Friday, June 19. Swift posed at the film's premiere with its stars, including Joan Cusack, who voices Jessie on the big screen.
The 14-time Grammy winner said that as a longtime Toy Story fan herself, it was a "poignant" moment for her to pen and perform a song for the movie's latest release.
"I watched Toy Story when I was 5 and I've watched every single one of the films so many times," she said. "So I really think that, like, to be able to be welcomed into something that has welcomed me, unknowingly, its entire existence, just as a fan, feels like very poignant for me and for my family."
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What's HARDY's biggest source of fun on the road? (Besides the fans, of course.) Well, the "Favorite Country Song" hitmaker says all you have to do is look behind him for the answer.
"The band is awesome," he says. "I have two guitar players and a drummer and, man, they are all unique in their own way. And I have such a great relationship with my guys."
"We’ve been through a lot," he continues, "and we’ve had to have, like, sometimes, like, difficult conversations and things like that, but they always resolve, and I think that just builds for, like, a really strong relationship. So I can’t say enough about how great my band is onstage and off."
To hear HARDY talk about it, you'd think they can even cure a hangover.
"My favorite thing to do on tour, outside of playing the show, is literally — let’s just say we tied one on the night before," he begins. "And my favorite thing to do is get off of my bus and go get on the band bus and just sit around and shoot the s*** with them for hours and we just laugh. We make jokes and it’s the favorite part of my day."
HARDY happens to have enough guys to form a superstar band with him on his latest hit. Eric Church, Morgan Wallen and Tim McGraw all join him on the top-20 hit "McArthur."
ACM entertainer of the year Cody Johnson is changing things up with his new radio single, "Horse Back."
While the full song won't be out until Friday, he's offering fans a sneak peek via his socials.
"Y’all are going to have fun with this next one," he teases. "If you’ve seen this horse or want to hear the rest of the chorus, visit codyjohnson.com/horseback."
Cody's "horse" seems to be leading him into rap territory, as you'll hear in the extended clip.
"Now he's a double-wide on the county line/ Sippin' on a six-pack of Lone Star Lite/ She did him dirty, took him to the cleaners/ Now her pockets and her pastures are greener," he talk/sings, before slipping into a more traditional chorus.
"Horse Back" is the follow-up to "The Fall," which became Cody's fifth #1 in May, on the heels of winning entertainer at the ACMs.
Kenny Chesney's next album is done, but the discovery of three new songs has thrown an unexpected challenge into the mix.
“It’s a little bit like putting a puzzle together," he says, "you know the best possible thing is there, you just have to figure it out. It’s been kind of fun, kind of crazymaking, but it reminds me the power of an actual album, you know? Ten, twelve songs that hold together, not as a concept, but more as a vibe rather than just a flood of songs.”
It's a vibe that was set in motion by his top-20 hit "Carry On."
The three new songs fundamentally change the record he's co-producing with longtime collaborator Buddy Cannon, Kenny's first for the new HEY NOW Records.
“I’m trying to find the sequence and make some decisions, but those three songs make this a whole other project," Kenny reveals. "Shane McAnally and I had a conversation – just like ‘Noise’ – and a great song came out of it; someone sent me a song that my friends Brett James and Tony Lane had written that says it all about life… and I’ve got one that’s about a place, but it’s also a state of mind and a state of being that’s really special. Are they singles? I don’t know, but they’re great, that’s what matters.”
As Kenny works to turn in his record, you can check out his new conversation with rock/rap producer Rick Rubin on his Tetragrammaton podcast, which premieres Wednesday.
Wynonna is a "Kentucky Queen" on her first new solo album in a decade.
She co-wrote the lead single from The Hard Truth, which comes out Oct. 2, with her husband and producer, Cactus Moser, who first rose to fame with his band Highway 101.
"I've spent a lifetime singing about heartbreak, healing, faith, and survival, but I've never made a record like this one,” Wynonna says. “These songs tell the truth about where I've been, what I've lost, what I've overcome, and who I've become."
"This album asked me to be brave enough to tell the truth," she continues, "even when my voice shook. It challenged me to let go of perfectionism and embrace the beauty of honest emotion. My hope is that when you hear these songs, you feel what I was feeling while writing and recording them. If they help someone feel seen, understood, or a little less alone, then every hard truth was worth telling."
You'll have your chance to chat with Wy about the album on June 15, as she autographs copies live on TalkShopLive.
She'll also do a special release day show Oct. 2 in her hometown of Ashland, Kentucky.
You can catch Wynonna on her co-headling trek with rock legend Melissa Etheridge this summer.
Here's the complete track listing for The Hard Truth: "Prelude (All Downhill From Ashland)" "All Downhill From Ashland" "Everything" (feat. Patterson Hood) "Am I Missing Out" "Broken And Blessed" "Hear Me Now" (feat. Iron & Wine) "The Hopeful Lie" (feat. The War And Treaty) "Kentucky Queen" "Girl Who Could Sing" "Drive" "Love Ain’t Got The Best Of Me"
Justin Moore's coming off the road for a short time to take care of something personal, he revealed Monday on social media.
"I've made the decision to take some time to focus on my health," his post begins. "As a result, I'll be stepping away from touring for a short period and will be unable to perform some upcoming shows."
"This is the right decision for me and my family," he continues, "and I appreciate everyone's understanding and support. I look forward to getting back out there later this summer and doing what I love most."
The Poyen, Arkansas, resident didn't get any more specific about what's going on, as fellow artists like Jake Owen, Caylee Hammack and his "You, Me and Whiskey" duet partner, Priscilla Block, offering their support.
So far, there aren't any more specific instructions about shows, either, with his full schedule through November still appearing on his website as of now.
Justin scored the 14th #1 of his career back in April with "Time's Ticking."
Jackson Dean's "My Cross to Bear" (Blue Highway Records)
When the Gregg Allman documentary The Music of My Soul premieres Tuesday night at New York City's Gramercy Theatre, Jackson Dean will deliver the closing theme.
Director/producer James Keach — also the man behind the Johnny Cash biopic, Walk the Line — enlisted Grammy-winning music maker Julian Raymond to create the track.
“I loved, I have listened/ I trusted, and I cared/ It was never enough for me,” Jackson sings on "My Cross to Bear," which is out now.
Ultimately, it's Jackson's tribute to the man behind the Allman Brothers Band and iconic songs like "Midnight Rider" and "I'm No Angel."
“Gregg Allman lived a life that was so much larger than life, both the highs and the lows, and to sing a song that represents all of that is a lot," Jackson says. "For me, I wanted to honor him, put everything I had, all that I know about living between the cracks and on those blazing stages into it. But I also knew I wanted to just let the power of who he was move through me and not think…just be."
“He was an influence and hero to anyone who loves the blues, who chooses to live this life," the man behind "Don't Come Lookin'" and "Heavens to Betsy" says. "He was so much more than a song, an album or even the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and it’s all there when you hear him sing. He wrote some of the greatest Southern rock songs ever, but it’s not the words, it’s what’s in the notes when he sings them.”
After the Big Apple premiere, Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul travels to Macon, Georgia, for a hometown opening on June 11. It goes into wider release on June 17.
