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Will Jennings, a distinguished Grammy and Oscar-winning songwriter and lyricist, has died at the age of 80. No cause of death was publicly announced, although Jennings had apparently been ill for quite some time. Jennings will be remembered for co-writing two emotional Academy Award-winning anthems, “My Heart Will Go On” from Titanic that was recorded…

Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet remains on top of the Billboard 200 chart for a second week, after debuting at No. 1 a week ago. Short n’ Sweet had a big second week, with the album earning 159,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. Only three other albums have topped Carpenter’s second week sales total…

Lainey Wilson scores her first ever Top 10 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart for her fifth studio album, Whirlwind, and also racked up her best sales week ever in the process. Whirlwind debuts at No. 3 with 34,000 copies sold in the U.S. in the week. Wilson’s new album is the follow-up to her…

On Thursday (September 5), Blake Shelton announced the dates for his upcoming Friends & Heroes Tour 2025. The 12-date run will feature dates throughout North America, and include special guests Craig Morgan, Deana Carter, Trace Adkins, and The Voice alum Emily Ann Roberts. Shelton made the announcement with a clever Instagram video, featuring a car…

The 2025 Stagecoach Festival is set to take place from April 25-27 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, with headliners Luke Combs, Jelly Roll, and Zach Bryan. This will be the first time that Bryan and Jelly Roll will headline the main stage, while Combs will headline for the first time since 2022.…

During a recent episode of Nova 96.9’s Fitzy and Wippa with Kate Ritchie in Sydney, Australia, Keith Urban was busy praising Miley Cyrus when he paid the Grammy-winning singer a strange compliment. Urban had just performed a cover of Cyrus’ hit song, “Flowers,” on the show, and the 56-year-old country superstar then gushed about how…

49 Winchester just released their new album, Escape The Holler, last month, and the Appalachian country sextet is currently touring the U.S. in support of the record. Opening for Tyler Childers this past spring showed the band just how big their star could rise, and how easily their rousing sound transfers to larger venues. “Those…

During a new episode of Theo Von’s This Past Weekend podcast, Post Malone discussed his chart-topping new album, F-1 Trillion, his high-profile music collaborations, and potential new European tour dates. Theo asked Posty what it was like writing “I Had Some Help” with Morgan Wallen, a No. 1 hit that was just named Billboard’s 2024…

Morgan Wade released her new album, Obsessed, on August 16. But the songs didn’t start out as something meant for a record. “As long as I can remember it was me writing songs for myself and that is what this was,” Wade disclosed. “I didn’t know what I was doing with these songs. I just…

Chase Matthew made an immediate impact on the country music scene with his hit song, “Love You Again.” The rising country star’s single currently sits at No. 11 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart, and has racked up 154.9 million streams in the U.S. This is just the start for the Tennessee native, a former full-time…