2 Country Stars Featured on Forbes’ 2020 List of the “Top 100 World’s Highest-Paid Celebrities”

Two country stars are featured on Forbes’ 2020 list of the Top 100 World’s Highest-Paid Celebrities. No. 62: Luke Bryan, $45.5 million No. 70: Blake Shelton, $43.5 million With that kind of earning power, don’t let your parents talk you out of pursuing your country music dreams. In addition to their earnings from touring and

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“A Night for Austin” Benefit Concert to Feature Willie Nelson, Paul Simon, James Taylor, Vince Gill, Bonnie Raitt & More

Where there’s a Willie, there’s a way. Willie Nelson and wife Annie Nelson are teaming with Paul Simon and Edie Brickell to organize A Night for Austin, a fundraising event on June 10 at 8 p.m. CT to benefit the Austin Community Foundation. The two-hour, commercial-free, telethon-style fundraiser will benefit the Austin Community Foundation in

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Ingrid Andress Is Introducing “The Stranger” to Country Radio [Listen]

Ingrid Andress will follow up her debut No. 1 single, “More Hearts Than Mine,” with the release of “The Stranger.” Penned by Ingrid and Ryan Lafferty, “The Stranger” will impact country radio on June 6. The tune is one of eight tracks featured on Ingrid’s debut album, Lady Like, which dropped on March 27. “‘The

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Brantley Gilbert Releases Hopeful New Single, “Hard Days” [Listen]

Brantley Gilbert announced the release of a brand-new single, “Hard Days,” which will impact country radio on June 15. Penned by Brantley, Jimi Bell, Brock Berryhill, Jay Brunswick and Logan Wall, “Hard Days” follows the release of “Fire’t Up” (No. 44) and “What Happens in a Small Town” (No. 1), both of which were featured

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Watch Tim McGraw Perform “I Called Mama” on “Late Night”

Tim McGraw performed his new single, “I Called Mama,” on Late Night With Seth Meyers on June 3. Penned by Lance Miller, Marv Green and Jimmy Yeary, “I Called Mama” is about the special connection mothers share with their children, especially when times are tough. “My mom worked hard,” said Tim, when the song was released

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Jamie O’Neal Plans Upcoming Album With New Single, “The World Goes On” [Listen]

Jamie O’Neal is planning to release a new album, Now and Then, this fall. The upcoming album will feature six news songs, as well as new versions of songs from Jamie’s past catalog, including “There Is No Arizona” and “Somebody’s Hero.” Jamie topped the charts with back-to-back No. 1 hits “There Is No Arizona” and

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Watch Kelsea Ballerini Cover “You’ve Got a Friend” on “CMT Celebrates Our Heroes”

Kelsea Ballerini covered the timeless classic, “You’ve Got a Friend,” on CMT Celebrates Our Heroes: An Artists of the Year Special on June 3. The two-hour special featured tributes and performances as a number of stars perform from their own homes. The show highlighted stories of unsung heroes who have done exceptional things for their

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Kip Moore Says New Album “Wild World” Is “Rowdy, Like an Old Analog Record”

Kip Moore released his fourth studio album, Wild World, on May 29. The 13-song offering features 12 songs that Kip co-wrote, including lead singe, “She’s Mine,” which is currently No. 26 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart after 38 weeks. In addition, Kip co-produced the album with David Garcia, Luke Dick and Blair Daly on select

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 2025

TV Tonight:  Game 1 of “The Stanley Cup Finals”, the premiere of “Power Moves with Shaquille O’Neal”, and the premiere of Owen Wilson’s golf comedy “Stick”. Ella Langley is currently supporting Riley Green on his Tour.  But the other day, she messed up onstage and went online and apologized for it. Before Ella performed, country


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