The COVID-19 pandemic may have put the kibosh on the 2020 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, but you can still get a full slate of music with Virtual ROO-ALITY, a free three-night live broadcast airing via YouTube on Sept. 24–26. The online event will feature past footage from the Bonnaroo archives as well as brand-new…… MORE
Christie’s will host an online auction to benefit the ACM Lifting Lives COVID-19 Response Fund, which was created to support individuals in the country music community who are currently in need of pandemic relief assistance. One of the auction’s featured items is Dolly Parton’s Swarovski-crystal-studded dulcimer, which is estimated at $50,000 to $100,000. Dolly recently…… MORE
Keith Urban released his new duet with pop star Pink, “One Too Many,” on Sept. 16. Penned by Cleo Tighe, Daniel Davidsen, James Norton, Mich Hansen and Peter Wallevik, “One Too Many” is featured on Keith’s upcoming 11th studio album, The Speed of Now: Part I, which drops on Sept. 18. “When I collaborate, I’m…… MORE
The Grand Ole Opry tallied its 4,940th consecutive Saturday night broadcast on Sept. 5 with a showcase featuring a pair of country music’s biggest stars: Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood. In addition to performing their own solo tunes, the longtime CMA Awards co-hosts treated viewers to a number of duets, including “Remind Me,” “Will the…… MORE
Luke Combs helped kick off the sixth season of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Sept. 14 with a socially distanced performance of his quarantine-inspired tune, “Six Feet Apart.” Penned by Luke, Brent Cobb and Rob Snyder, “Six Feet Apart” features Luke crooning the chorus: “I miss my mom / I miss my dad…… MORE
Dolly Parton released her brand-new rendition of “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” on Sept. 14. Penned by Tommie Connor, “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” is featured on Dolly’s upcoming holiday album, A Holly Dolly Christmas, which drops on Oct. 2. The 12-song collection features several holiday standards, including “Holly Jolly Christmas,” “Mary, Did…… MORE
Following the blueprint Garth Brooks and Encore Live created with his concert event that aired across more than 300 drive-in theaters in June, Kane Brown is taking his talents to the drive-in on Sept. 26. Kane’s new, one-night-only concert, which was filmed exclusively for drive-in theaters across North America, is being presented by Encore Live…… MORE
Gabby Barrett’s “I Hope” is No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart (streaming, sales and airplay-based) for the eighth week. After topping the Billboard Country Airplay chart in April, “I Hope” reached the top of the Hot Country Songs chart in its 64th week, which is the longest trek to No. 1 in…… MORE
Cam revealed the track list for her upcoming sophomore album, The Otherside, which drops on Oct. 30. Over the past three years, Cam wrote the record with frequent collaborators Tyler Johnson and Jeff Bhasker in Los Angeles, Nashville and New York. The 11-song offering also features tunes co-penned by Sam Smith (“Happier for You”), Harry…… MORE
Luke Combs’ current single, “Lovin’ On You,” is No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart for the third consecutive week. “Lovin’ On You” is the first single in 2020 to lead the chart for three weeks. Luke is the first country artist in history whose first nine singles have reached No. 1 on the Billboard…… MORE
