78-year-old Ronnie Milsap has 50 years in the music industry, 40-plus number one singles, and with the soulful, danceable, and just-released single “Big Bertha” (alongside Vince Gill), shows no signs of slowing down. The track is a part of A Better Word for Love—his first solo project in nearly a decade. “My friend Holly Gleason……

For Thomas Rhett, Country Again is more than just the title of a two-part project (the first of which, Country Again: Side A, releases today). For an artist who has become known for polished, pop-country smashes like “Die A Happy Man” and “Craving You,” the phrase encompasses an ethos of returning to his emotional and……

Of late, several exciting releases have featured some of country music’s fast-rising new stars, plus a few timeless favorites expanding their creative reach in some unique directions. Take a listen to CMT’s Roundup playlist of the following highlighted songs — and much more — by clicking here. Foremost, insofar as new singles being coupled with……

Embedded from www.youtube.com. Luke Bryan is a 44-year-old Georgia native responsible for 28 Billboard chart-topping singles. Blake Shelton is a 44-year-old Oklahoma native also responsible for 28 Billboard chart-topping singles. During a recent interview with Jimmy Fallon, the host shared a recent Instagram post of a news broadcast where Bryan, the 2021 ACM Entertainer of……

Embedded from www.youtube.com. Following in the footsteps of Brandi Carlile’s take on “I Remember Everything,” Sturgill Simpson recently released a cover version of John Prine’s 1971 single “Paradise” for Oh Boy Records’ Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine, Vol. 2, expected to be released on Oct. 8. In a press release, Oh……

Embedded from www.youtube.com. Country vocalist Kristen Kelly returns with her latest song, “Rich Folk$,” a detailed ode to weekend warriors and greasy bars. Billy’s chain-smoking while he’s dumping his change in the video poker machine/The felt’s worn off but the table’s wide open if you don’t mind a little left lean, she sings in the……

Jake Owen recently shared a photo from his daughter Paris’ second birthday—but it wasn’t quite the typical birthday snapshot one would expect. Owen shared that his daughter spent her birthday in the hospital at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt in Nashville. “Our little sweet Paris is TWO years old today,” he said in……

Embedded from www.youtube.com. Nathaniel Rateliff follows up his March 2021 appearance alongside Margo Price for CMT Crossroads with a cover of the Willie Nelson’s 1974 single, “It’s Not Supposed To Be That Way,” featuring Nelson himself. The track released today (April 29), on Nelson’s 88th birthday. The rootsy crooner’s a frequent collaborator with the “On……

Zac Brown Band has a new record label home. The group, led by lead singer and songwriter Zac Brown, has signed with Warner Music Nashville/Home Grown Music. Warner Music Nashville is also home to artists including Kenny Chesney, Blake Shelton and Dan+Shay. “We couldn’t be more excited to become part of the Warner Music Nashville……

One day after the May 7 release of her Marfa Tapes collaboration with frequent collaborators Jon Randall and Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert — via her Facebook page, at 7 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. CT — will premiere a full-length film taking fans behind the scenes of the album’s austere creative process. If unaware, the……