The music data tracking company Luminate announced on Wednesday (January 15) that Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department was the most popular album of 2024 in the U.S. This marks the third time in Swift’s career that she has topped Luminate’s year-end list, after previously claiming the top album in 2014 with 1989 and in…… MORE
Dylan Marlowe has officially scored his first No. 1 single on the MediaBase Country Radio chart with “Boys Back Home,” which also features fellow chart-topper Dylan Scott. The track marks the first chart-topping song of the rising country star’s career, and will surely add to his rapid rise in the contemporary music scene. Marlowe took…… MORE
On Monday, Hardy shared an emotional story about his late grandfather in a post on Instagram. The country music star is an avid hunter, as was his grandfather, and in the post Hardy revealed the inspiration behind a new song called “Buck on the Wall” that he wrote in honor of him. “Some of you…… MORE
The iHeartCountry Festival announced their lineup on Instagram on Tuesday (January 14), and the impressive list of performers includes Country Music Hall of Famers, award-winning hitmakers, and rising newcomers. The 12th annual country music festival is set to take place on May 3 at the Moody Center in Austin, and will feature performances from Brooks…… MORE
Jason Isbell announced on Instagram on Tuesday (January 14) that he is set to release his new album, Foxes in the Snow, on March 7 via Southeastern Records. The new 11-song collection will be Isbell’s first proper solo album in ten years, following 2015’s Something More Than Free. To give fans a taste of what…… MORE
Ringo Starr announced on Tuesday (January 14) that he is leading benefit concerts for L.A. wildfire relief at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium. Ringo’s event is also being recorded for a TV special titled, Ringo & Friends at the Ryman, which will air this spring on CBS and Paramount+. The two-hour special will feature Starr performing…… MORE
On Sunday (January 12), Priscilla Presley paid tribute to her daughter Lisa Marie Presley two years after her tragic death in 2023 at the age of 54. Priscilla posted a loving remembrance of Lisa Marie on Instagram, which features a stylish photograph of the late singer/songwriter and only child of Priscilla and Elvis Presley. “I…… MORE
Thomas Rhett took to Instagram on Monday (January 13) to share a video announcing his headlining show at Boston’s historic Fenway Park on July 19. And Rhett is bringing a bunch of his talented friends along with him for the special night which will feature some of the biggest rising stars in country music. Rhett…… MORE
During a recent appearance on Audacy’s Friday Night Takeover with Rob + Holly, Brooks & Dunn reflected on the success of their recent Reboot album series. The collections feature the country legends reworking their classic songs with contemporary music stars, introducing B&D’s music to a new generation of fans. “I give Luke Combs and Kacey…… MORE
Morgan Wallen recently shared an Instagram story which teases that the country superstar is hunkered down in the recording studio and working on a new album. The post features a smiling Wallen sitting on a stool in the studio, but it is the caption to the story that really excited country music fans. “Locked in,”…… MORE
The lineup for the January 30th FireAid concert includes Billie Eilish, Green Day, Gwen Stefani, Jelly Roll, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Pink, Sting, Stevie Nicks, Earth, Wind & FIRE. Conan O’Brien will receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on March 23rd. Jelly Roll laid down some pearls of parenting wisdom in an interview…
Kelly Osbourne blasted celebrities who are out helping wildfire victims just to get a photo-op. She said, “No-one asked you to come out and give hugs, go home.” (Full Story) Leonardo DiCaprio is donating $1 million to wildfire relief, the Eagles are chipping in $2.5 million, and Dave Grohl spent his 56th birthday making chili…