Month: December 2025

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“NEW YEAR’S EVE LIVE: NASHVILLE’S BIG BASH” ADDS DWIGHT YOAKAM TO THE PERFORMANCE LINEUP TO HELP RING IN THE NEW YEAR, LIVE FROM CATEGORY 10 ON DEC. 31

Special Appearances by SiriusXM and CMT Host Cody Alan and SiriusXM host Caylee Hammack Free to the Public, Tickets for Guaranteed Entry and VIP Upgrades Available HERE Nashville, TN – Dec. 4, 2025 – This year’s NEW YEAR’S EVE LIVE: NASHVILLE’S BIG BASH official watch party will take place at Luke Combs’ Category 10, kicking off at 6PM on Wednesday, December 31. Grammy-award winning country superstar Dwight Yoakam … Continue reading “NEW YEAR’S EVE LIVE: NASHVILLE’S BIG BASH” ADDS DWIGHT YOAKAM TO THE PERFORMANCE LINEUP TO HELP RING IN THE NEW YEAR, LIVE FROM CATEGORY 10 ON DEC. 31

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MEGADETH TEAM WITH TRAFALGAR RELEASING TO PREMIERE MEGADETH : BEHIND THE MASK JANUARY 22, 2026

GLOBAL CINEMATIC EVENT THAT CHRONICLES THE BAND’S 40-YEAR CAREER TO DEBUT ON MORE THAN 1,000 SCREENS WORLDWIDE TICKETS GO ON SALE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11 CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO SIGN UP FOR UPDATES FIRST LISTEN EVENT TO COINCIDE WITH THE JANUARY 23 RELEASE OF MEGADETH’S SELF-TITLED ALBUM, THE BAND’S FINAL STUDIO RELEASE (LOS ANGELES, CA – THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2025) – Legendary metal titans MEGADETH have teamed … Continue reading MEGADETH TEAM WITH TRAFALGAR RELEASING TO PREMIERE MEGADETH : BEHIND THE MASK JANUARY 22, 2026

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DUSTIN LYNCH’S FUNDRAISING EFFORTS FROM SOLD-OUT TENTH ANNUAL HOMETOWN BENEFIT SHOW AID EDUCATION

NASHVILLE, TN (December 4, 2025) — Hosting his annual DUSTIN LYNCH AND FRIENDS BENEFIT CONCERT at his former high school, Tullahoma High School, for the tenth year on Tuesday night (12/2), Tullahoma, TN-native Dustin Lynch raised over $32K for two local organizations making a direct impact on children and families in Coffee County: Bel Aire PTO Inclusive Playground, which is raising funds to build the … Continue reading DUSTIN LYNCH’S FUNDRAISING EFFORTS FROM SOLD-OUT TENTH ANNUAL HOMETOWN BENEFIT SHOW AID EDUCATION

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COUNTRY THUNDER WISCONSIN CONFIRMS POWERHOUSE 2026 LINEUP

HEADLINED BY GAVIN ADCOCK, THE RED CLAY STRAYS, RILEY GREEN,& KEITH URBAN WITH GRETCHEN WILSON, IAN MUNSICK, NATE SMITH, SHABOOZEY, & MORE ON DECK—RETURNS TO SHADOW HILL RANCH IN TWIN LAKES, WI JULY 16–19, 2026—TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE   NASHVILLE, TENN. (December 4, 2025) – Country Thunder — the largest Country music festival brand in North America — excitedly uncovers the robust lineup for next year’s much-anticipated Country Thunder Wisconsin at Shadow Hill Ranch in Twin … Continue reading COUNTRY THUNDER WISCONSIN CONFIRMS POWERHOUSE 2026 LINEUP

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MEGAN MORONEY ANNOUNCES THE CLOUD 9 TOUR

43-DATE INTERNATIONAL HEADLINE RUN INCLUDES STOPS ATMAJOR ARENAS ACROSS THE U.S., ALL TICKETS ON SALE 12/12—VARIETY TO HONOR MORONEY AS STORYTELLER OF THE YEARAT NINTH ANNUAL HITMAKERS EVENT THIS SATURDAY (12/6)  NASHVILLE, TENN. (December 4, 2025) – Today, Sony Music Nashville/Columbia Records singer/songwriter Megan Moroney announces her forthcoming THE CLOUD 9 TOUR — a 2026 international headline run launching on May 29 at Schottenstein Center in Columbus, OH, with dates currently scheduled through October. The … Continue reading MEGAN MORONEY ANNOUNCES THE CLOUD 9 TOUR

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MIRANDA LAMBERT’S MUTTNATION FOUNDATIONANNOUNCES 2025 IDYLLWIND AWARD  HONORING HORSE HAVEN OF TENNESSEE WITH $25,000In Partnership With Boot Barn

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Country music icon and passionate animal advocate Miranda Lambert announces her MuttNation Foundation’s 2025 Idyllwind Award, honoring Horse Haven of Tennessee in Seymour, Tenn. with a $25,000 donation. The Idyllwind Award, named in honor of Lambert’s first horse, Idyllwind Ellund, annually recognizes an outstanding U.S. equine rescue or sanctuary that rehabilitates and/or rehomes horses that have been neglected, abused or abandoned, while also educating … Continue reading MIRANDA LAMBERT’S MUTTNATION FOUNDATIONANNOUNCES 2025 IDYLLWIND AWARD  HONORING HORSE HAVEN OF TENNESSEE WITH $25,000In Partnership With Boot Barn

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LAINEY WILSON DEBUTS NEW HOLIDAY VIDEO FOR “LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW!” WITH BING CROSBY

EARNS NINTH #1 AT COUNTRY RADIO WITH “SOMEWHERE OVER LAREDO” PERFORMS DURING 99TH ANNUAL MACY’S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE NOMINATED FOR THREE AWARDS AT THE 68TH GRAMMY AWARDS Nashville, TN (December 2, 2025) – Lainey Wilson shares a new video for her version of “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” with Bing Crosby today, which was created in partnership with Hershey’s and features animated versions of the two artists. Watch/share HERE.   … Continue reading LAINEY WILSON DEBUTS NEW HOLIDAY VIDEO FOR “LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW!” WITH BING CROSBY

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HEART LIFE MUSIC Gets Stern…Kenny Chesney Debuts on “The Howard Stern Show”

Kenny Chesney’s Love Letter to an Unthinkable DreamDelivers a Far-Ranging Conversation + Worlds Merging Following Tonight’s Book Event at NYC’s Kaufman Music Center,Tapes Podcast at The Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music NEW YORK, N.Y. – It was all heart, life, music when Kenny Chesney joined iconic radio host Howard Stern to discuss his No. 1 New York Times best seller on Stern’s SiriusXM morning show. … Continue reading HEART LIFE MUSIC Gets Stern…Kenny Chesney Debuts on “The Howard Stern Show”

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LAINEY WILSON SOARS TO #1 WITH “SOMEWHERE OVER LAREDO”

WILSON’S MILESTONE NINTH #1 ALSO UP FOR TWO GRAMMYS — BEST COUNTRY SONG & BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE Nashville, TN (December 1, 2025) – Lainey Wilson lands her ninth number one at country radio with “Somewhere Over Laredo,” the lead single from her Whirlwind (Deluxe) album. The chart topping single, which she just performed at the 99th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, also anchors two of Lainey’s three nominations at the GRAMMY … Continue reading LAINEY WILSON SOARS TO #1 WITH “SOMEWHERE OVER LAREDO”

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STYX AND CHICAGO

“THE WINDY CITIES TOUR – ALL THE HITS…YOUR KIND OF TOUR” KICKING OFF JULY 13, 2026 TICKETS ON SALE STARTING FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5 AT 10AM LOCAL TIME ON LIVENATION.COM December 1, 2025 –Two of music’s biggest bands, legendary multi-Platinum rockers Chicago and Styx, got their start in Chicago, and now they’re joining together for their first-ever co-headlining tour, bringing the best of the Midwest to venues nationwide with “The Windy … Continue reading STYX AND CHICAGO

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