MADDOX BATSON’S LATEST TRACK IS NO “COINCIDENCE”

Watch the Music Video Featuring Madeline McGraw Here Batson’s 29 City I Need A Truck Tour Underway NASHVILLE, Tenn. – On the heels of his I Need A Truck Tour kick-off, rising 15-year-old artist and Billboard Magazine’s youngest male artist to appear on 21 Under 21, Maddox Batson, releases the upbeat, sentimental track “Coincidence.” Available via Prosper Entertainment / Warner Records, Batson’s latest admits that a certain kind of love is no … Continue reading MADDOX BATSON’S LATEST TRACK IS NO “COINCIDENCE”

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CHASE RICE RELEASES NEW ALBUM, ELDORA

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – After helping ignite an entire era of country music’s modern history, Chase Rice is no stranger to blazing trails. But on his new album ELDORA, out now, his instincts point deep into the creative wilderness.… To the rugged, untamed authenticity of the American West. Fifteen years into an adventurous career, Rice has seen it all (and done most of it twice) – a … Continue reading CHASE RICE RELEASES NEW ALBUM, ELDORA

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Hit-Making Country Trio Runaway June Releases Girl-Power Celebration Album New Kind of Emotion, AVAILABLE NOW

Hit-Making Country Trio Runaway June Releases Girl-Power Celebration Album New Kind of Emotion, AVAILABLE NOW Long-Awaited Sophomore Album’s Focus Track Is ‘Drink Champagne,’ a Latin-Flavored Fiesta Runaway June Takes Over iHeartCountry Instagram, Live From the iHeartRadio Music Festival Presented by Capital One, in Las Vegas TONIGHT (9/19) NASHVILLE, TN (Sept. 19, 2025) – QHMG / Quartz Hill Records’ Runaway June today released the Gold-selling trio’s 13-track sophomore album, New Kind of Emotion. The long-awaited … Continue reading Hit-Making Country Trio Runaway June Releases Girl-Power Celebration Album New Kind of Emotion, AVAILABLE NOW

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Modern Country Traditionalist Spencer Hatcher Releases Romantic New ‘Western Version’ of Steamy Focus Track ‘When She Calls Me Cowboy’

NASHVILLE, TN (Sept. 19, 2025) – QHMG / Stone Country Records’ modern country traditionalist Spencer Hatcher today released “When She Calls Me Cowboy (Western Version),” a stripped-down, alone-on-the-prairie, acoustic rendering of his current focus track. Whereas the steamy, full-band original version of “When She Calls Me Cowboy” would still be at home in a honky-tonk, the “Western Version” leans into the intimacy of the song’s lyric, peeling off everything except … Continue reading Modern Country Traditionalist Spencer Hatcher Releases Romantic New ‘Western Version’ of Steamy Focus Track ‘When She Calls Me Cowboy’

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CHASE MCDANIEL CALLS OUT TO ALL LOST ONESWITH DEBUT ALBUM OUT NOW

CATHARTIC COUNTRY-ROCK LP DETAILS AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL JOURNEYFROM MENTAL HEALTH STRUGGLES TO HOPE AND HEALING—MAKES ITS MARK DURING NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH—STUNS WITH SOULFUL NEW SONG “DIE TRYING”AS CURRENT SINGLE “BURNED DOWN HEAVEN” RISES AT COUNTRY RADIO NASHVILLE, TENN. (September 19, 2025) — Today (9/19) marks the anticipated release of Lost Ones – the bravely autobiographical debut album from Big Machine Records singer-songwriter Chase McDaniel. Intentionally released during National Suicide Prevention Month, the … Continue reading CHASE MCDANIEL CALLS OUT TO ALL LOST ONESWITH DEBUT ALBUM OUT NOW

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THE KODY NORRIS SHOW WINS FIRST IBMA AWARD: MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR FOR “THE AUCTIONEER”

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The Kody Norris Show has won their first International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Bluegrass Music Award, taking home Music Video of the Year for their rousing take on “The Auctioneer.” The trophy was presented last night at the 36th Annual IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards in Chattanooga, Tennessee.Lifted from the band’s 2025 Rebel Records release Highfalutin Hillbilly, “The Auctioneer” salutes a timeless country staple penned by Leroy Van Dyke … Continue reading THE KODY NORRIS SHOW WINS FIRST IBMA AWARD: MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR FOR “THE AUCTIONEER”

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GOING TO PILGRIMAGE MUSIC & CULTURAL FESTIVAL 2025? HERE’S EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

LAST CHANCE FOR 20% OFF GA TICKETS USING CODE “SUNSHINE” HERE—SUNNY WEATHER WELCOMES FESTIVAL ON SEPTEMBER 27-28WITH HEADLINERS JOHN MAYER (FULL BAND), KINGS OF LEON, & MORE—LIMITED VIP AND PARKING PASSES REMAIN!—OFFICIAL APP NOW LIVE, DOWNLOAD HERE NASHVILLE, TENN. (September 18, 2025) – With a little over a week until what the forecast promises to be a sunny weekend filled with great music at Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival, … Continue reading GOING TO PILGRIMAGE MUSIC & CULTURAL FESTIVAL 2025? HERE’S EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

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ERIC CHURCH’S FREE THE MACHINE TOURKICKS OFF IN PITTSBURGH + COLUMBUS

PITTSBURGH, Penn. – Eric Church kicked off his 2025 Free The Machine Tour with stops in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Friday (Sept. 12) and Columbus, Ohio on Saturday (Sept. 13), bringing critically acclaimed eight-song Evangeline vs. The Machine, rounded out with performances of his biggest hits, to the northeast in his first of 22 arena shows this year. With a chorus of backup singers in tow, Church belted out his 27-song … Continue reading ERIC CHURCH’S FREE THE MACHINE TOURKICKS OFF IN PITTSBURGH + COLUMBUS

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CHARLEY CROCKETT “BAD COMPANY”

PRODUCED BY SHOOTER JENNINGS AVAILABLE NOW from forthcoming album CAN’T GET ENOUGH: A TRIBUTE TO BAD COMPANY First Ever Tribute Album to Bad Company out October 24, 2025 September 17, 2025 – One of today’s most authentic and fast-rising voices in Americana and country music, Charley Crockett has released his rendition of the classic, “Bad Company”(written by Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke) from the forthcoming tribute album, Can’t … Continue reading CHARLEY CROCKETT “BAD COMPANY”

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MORGAN WALLEN WRAPS 2025 I’M THE PROBLEM TOUR

EDMONTON, AB – With band members Mark “Taco” Annino (Drums/MD), Luke Rice (Bass/Guitar), Dominic Frost (Guitar/BGV), Tyler Tomlinson (Guitar/BGV), Chris Gladden (Aux/Keys) and Tony Aichele (Aux/Guitar/Pedal Steel) by his side, Morgan Wallen made his final walkout of the 2025 I’m The Problem Tour in Edmonton, Alberta on Saturday night (Sep. 13). After bursting onto the stage performing his upbeat, rock-inspired “Ain’t That Some,” Wallen thanked his fans for … Continue reading MORGAN WALLEN WRAPS 2025 I’M THE PROBLEM TOUR

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