Jason Isbell’s seventh studio album, Reunions, reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart in the week ending on May 21. Reunions moved 37,000 equivalent album units, according to Nielsen Music, which was also good enough for the No. 9 spot on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart. Reunions was released one week early…… MORE
Luke Combs Scores Record 8th Consecutive No. 1 Single With “Does to Me,” Featuring Eric Church
Luke Combs continues to break his own records. In baseball parlance, he’s batting a thousand. Luke’s current single, “Does to Me,” featuring Eric Church, ascended to No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart this week. With his latest No. 1 single, Luke is the first country artist in history whose first eight singles have reached…… MORE
Brad Paisley Says “It’s Fun to Watch a New Generation Reinvent This Business” With Their Musicality & Social Media Savvy
Since releasing his debut album in 1999, Brad Paisley has seen—and accomplished—some things. Over the course of his 20-plus-year career, Brad has earned three Grammy Awards, 15 ACM Awards and 14 CMA Awards, including Entertainer of the Year. The Grand Ole Opry member (2001) has scored 19 No. 1 singles on the Billboard Country Airplay…… MORE
Joseph Pendergraft
The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office most wanted person of the week is: Joseph Duane Pendergraft of Fresno. An arrest warrant has been issued for assault with a deadly weapon. In January, two men were at a house near Valentine and Princeton in Fresno when they got into an argument over a woman. Things escalated into…… MORE
Alan Jackson Announces 2 “Small Town Drive-In” Concerts in June
Alan Jackson announced he will perform two “Small Town Drive-In” concerts in Alabama in June. The unique shows will feature Alan performing in front of audiences of approximately 2,000 parked vehicles. The first show will take place on June 5 in Cullman, Ala., on the open-field site of the Rock the South festival, while the…… MORE
Little Big Town Releases Spirited New Single, “Wine, Beer, Whiskey” [Listen]
Little Big Town will ship new single, “Wine, Beer, Whiskey,” to country radio on June 1. The new tune, which was penned by Tofer Brown, Sean McConnell and LBT’s Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Phillip Sweet and Jimi Westbrook, is featured on the quartet’s ninth studio album, Nightfall, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard…… MORE
Carrie Underwood & Mike Fisher Open Up About Faith, Marriage, Loss & More in 4-Part Short Film, “God & Country” [Watch Trailer]
Carrie Underwood and husband Mike Fisher open up about their faith, love, family, marriage, friendship and more in a new four-part digital short film, Mike and Carrie: God & Country. The four-part weekly series will air its first episode on May 27 via iamsecond.com, a nonprofit that features athletes and entertainers “who have found hope…… MORE
Maren Morris’ “The Bones” Sets Record on Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart
Maren Morris’ “The Bones” is No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the 11th week, which is the longest run by a solo female artist in the history of the chart. Taylor Swift’s “We Are Never Getting Back Together” ruled the chart for 10 weeks beginning in October 2012. The longest run…… MORE
Sam Hunt Says He’s Drawing Inspiration From Many of “Today’s Country” Artists, Including Kane, Kelsea, Maren & More
Sam Hunt has another Top 10 hit on his hands as “Hard to Forget” reached No. 10 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. The new tune, which samples Webb Pierce’s 1953 hit, “There Stands the Glass,” was co-penned by Sam, Luke Laird, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne and Ashley Gorley, as well as “There Stands the…… MORE
Watch Keith Urban Bring New Song, “Polaroid,” Into Focus With Visualizer Video
Keith Urban released a visualizer video—basically a simplified video accompaniment—for his new song, “Polaroid.” Penned by Sam Fischer, Steph Jones, Geoff Warburton, Griffen Palmer and Mark Trussell, “Polaroid” will be featured on Keith’s upcoming album, The Speed of Now Part 1, which is slated to drop on Sept. 18. “I really connected with the song,”…… MORE
