Americana-rama

The Americana Music Association announced its final round of artists performing during the 17th annual AmericanaFest in Nashville from Sept. 20–25. The lineup now includes Dwight Yoakam, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Rodney Crowell, Sam Outlaw, Town Mountain, William Clark Green, Wynonna, Jim Lauderdale and many, many more. Tickets are on sale now.MORE

Super Dupré

James Dupré, a former member of Adam Levine’s team on The Voice, released “Stoned to Death” to country radio on Aug. 15. The new tune is the title track to James’ new album that dropped in June.MORE

Texas First State To Offer Prescription Free Mosquito Repellant

Texas has become the first state to issue a standing order that will allow mosquito repellent prescriptions for women who are between the ages of 10 and 45 or pregnant. The decision was taken to help combat the spread of the Zika virus throughout the state. Eligible Texas women on Medicaid can go straight to…MORE

Brad Paisley Goes Back to College . . . Again

Brad Paisley had so much fun on his 2015 Country Nation College Tour that he decided to do it all again. The 2016 Country Nation College Tour presented by Frontier Communications returns with Brad hitting up a new group of colleges this fall. The new tour will kickoff off on Sunday, Sept. 4, in downtown…MORE

Emmylou Harris Tour

Grammy Award-winning artists Emmylou Harris announced a North American tour this fall with special guests Steve Earle, Patty Griffin, Buddy Miller and The Milk Carton Kids (not all artists will appear at all venues). The 11-stop tour, Lampedusa: Concerts for Refugees, will raise awareness for the unprecedented worldwide refugee crisis. Oct. 6: Boulder Theater, Boulder,…MORE

Jon Pardi Scores First Career No. 1 With “Head Over Boots”

Jon Pardi got some party-worthy news over the weekend: “Head Over Boots,” the lead single from his 2016 album, California Sunrise, is No. 1 on both the Billboard Country Airplay and MediaBase charts. Written by Jon and Luke Laird, the tune is Jon’s first career No. 1, besting his 2013 No. 10, “Up All Night.”…MORE

Photo Gallery of Vince Gill’s 25th Grand Ole Opry Anniversary

The nicest guy in country music, Vince Gill, celebrated his 25th anniversary as a member of the Grand Ole Opry with two three-hour sets on Saturday night (Aug. 13). Over the course of the two memorable shows, Vince was joined onstage by his wife, Amy Grant, and a bevy of close friends, including Rodney Crowell, Patty Loveless,…MORE

Cuteness Alert! Watch Brett Eldredge and Puppy Edgar Prep for Big Show

What’s cuter than a man and his dog. Well, we think it could possibly be Brett Eldredge and his puppy Edgar getting ready for their big performance at Watershed Festival in The Gorge, Wash. You may have seen the pictures of Brett and Edgar on his Snapchat and Instgram pages and even here at Nash…MORE