Morgan Wallen has been named the RIAA’s highest certified country artist of all time, with 239.5 million certified singles and 26 million albums. Wallen surpasses Luke Combs, who earlier this year was named with the same honor by the RIAA. Morgan now ranks third among all artists behind only Drake and Taylor Swift. With five…… READ MORE
Joe Ely, a pioneering Texas singer-songwriter who helped shape the progressive country sound and Americana genre, died Monday (December 15) in Taos, New Mexico, at the age of 78, from complications related to Lewy Body Dementia, Parkinson’s disease, and pneumonia. Raised in Lubbock and later based in Austin, Ely was renowned for his dynamic live…… READ MORE
Billboard’s 2025 year-end Boxscore charts reveal that Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Tour was the highest-grossing country tour ever, earning $407.6 million from 32 shows across North America and Europe, while selling 1.6 million tickets. Following Beyoncé are Post Malone’s Big Ass Stadium Tour with $231.1 million earned while selling 1.6 million tickets over 51 shows, while…… READ MORE
Dylan Scott, fresh off a record-breaking 2025 featuring two No. 1 hits and major tours including his first arena show, just announced details of his 2026 Till I Can’t I Will Tour. The 18-date jaunt kicks off on March 12 in Syracuse, with stops in major cities like Chicago, Fort Worth, and Las Vegas, before…… READ MORE
Cody Jinks is celebrating the 10th anniversary and rerelease of his 2015 album, Adobe Sessions, with a special commemorative collection featuring premium packaging and collectible formats, including a previously unreleased exclusive track, “Everything.” The deluxe vinyl includes dual-sided gatefold artwork, while the CD comes in a reversible digipack, with ultra-limited autographed pressings, indie-exclusive color variants,…… READ MORE
Thomas Rhett is hinting at a potential shift into Contemporary Christian Music for his next era. The country star has a batch of new songs co-written alongside Brandon Lake during the CCM star’s recent writing retreat which brought in over 25 singer-songwriters that produced over 40 collaborative tracks blending country and Christian influences. Sharing photos…… READ MORE
Bailey Zimmerman praised Ella Langley’s viral hit single, “Choosin’ Texas,” on social media, sharing a video of himself eagerly singing along to the track. “Ella got me in a chokehold,” Zimmerman wrote over the clip, while captioning his post, “I listen to this song at least 10x a day🤌 @ellalangleymusic INSANE🔥.” Langley’s heartbreak anthem was…… READ MORE
Riley Green and Ella Langley have scored their second No. 1 together on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart with “Don’t Mind If I Do,” which rose two places to reach the top spot on the strength of a 14% increase to 29.7 million audience impressions. Green and Langley join Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani as only…… READ MORE
Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” was the most-played song on TouchTunes jukeboxes for the second consecutive year in 2025, continuing its 2024 reign that coincided with its record-tying run as the longest-running No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart throughout that year. Released in April 2024, the track dominated each of TouchTunes’ quarterly Frontline…… READ MORE
In a recent discussion about Christmas traditions with his record label, Big Loud, Morgan Wallen revealed that his favorite holiday movie is the 2003 comedy Elf, starring Will Ferrell. “I don’t watch many Christmas movies, but if I had to pick, probably Elf,” Wallen said. When the country superstar was asked if he preferred real…… READ MORE
