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Jason Aldean took to Instagram on Tuesday (January 21) to announce the dates and details of his Full Throttle Tour 2025. The 30-date North American run gets underway on May 23 in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, and finishes up on October 4 in West Palm Beach, Florida, with stops at major music markets throughout the U.S.…

On Monday night (January 20), Billy Ray Cyrus performed as part of the 2025 Inauguration Liberty Ball in Washington, D.C. The country star’s twelve minute set was plagued by technical difficulties and confusing improvisations, and ultimately unraveled into what some attendees described on social media as “an epic disaster” and “A Billy Cyrus trainwreck.” One…

On Friday, January 31st, Grateful Dead will be honored as the 2025 MusiCares Persons of the Year in a concert and ceremony taking place at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The all-star tribute show is one of the few annual Grammy week events that will take place as scheduled this year due to the fires…

On Tuesday (January 21), FireAid organizers took to Instagram to share complete details about its upcoming benefit concerts on January 30. FireAid disclosed the full music lineups for their two host venues – Inglewood, California’s Intuit Dome and neighboring Kia Forum – while also revealing that they are waiving all ticket fees in order to…

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With a Smile” scores its third consecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. This marks Gaga’s second longest chart-topping reign of her career, tying the three-week run at No. 1 of her 2009 debut hit “Just Dance,” featuring Colby O’Donis, which sits behind the…

The Recording Academy announced on Instagram on Tuesday (January 21) that Trevor Noah will once again serve as host of the 67th annual Grammy Awards on February 2. This will be the fifth consecutive year that the Emmy Award-winner will be master of ceremonies at the Grammys, becoming the first comedian to host the music…

On Saturday (January 18), Martina McBride revealed the sad news that her father, Daryl Schiff, has died at the age of 86.  The country star made the announcement with an Instagram post where she paid tribute to her dad, who was also a beloved musician as well as a proud third-generation farmer. McBride disclosed that…

Last week, Kenny Chesney revealed that he will be the first country artist to perform at Las Vegas’ iconic Sphere when he headlines the venue this May. During Chesney’s 2024 Sun Goes Down stadium tour, the singer became friends and occasional live collaborator with his opening act, Megan Moroney. Now, the reigning CMA New Artist…

Melba Montgomery, a country singer who was famous for singing memorable duets, has died at the age of 86. Montgomery’s death was confirmed in a Facebook post shared by her daughter, Melissa Solomon Barrett, on Wednesday (January 15). The late singer is best known for her celebrated duets with country legends Gene Pitney, Charlie Louvin,…

Carrie Underwood was forced to perform an a cappella rendition of “America the Beautiful” at Donald Trump‘s inauguration on Monday due to an audio malfunction. Shortly after Underwood was introduced to perform at the ceremony, the audio accompaniment abruptly cut out, leaving the Grammy winner and the accompanying Armed Forces Chorus to sing the patriotic…