John and TJ Osborne of Brothers Osborne will headline a livestream concert—Brothers Osborne: Let’s Play Live—on Aug. 21 to benefit ACM Lifting Lives. During the free concert, fans will be encouraged to donate to the ACM Lifting Lives COVID-19 Response Fund, which was created to support individuals in the country music community who are currently…… MORE
A number of artists—from many genres of music—will take part in Music Gives: Together on Aug. 13 to support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The free virtual event will feature musicians, chefs and St. Jude patients who will entertain, inspire and highlight the lifesaving mission of St. Jude. On the country music front, the livesteam…… MORE
Morgan Wallen’s 2018 debut album, If I Know Me, reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart for the first time this week (8/6/20). The album needed 114 weeks to reach the summit, smashing the previous record held by Hunter Hayes’ 2011 self-titled album (89 weeks). If I Know Me moved 21,910 equivalent…… MORE
![Locash Reconnects With New Single, “Beers to Catch Up On” [Listen]](https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/521/2020/08/10145712/Locash.jpg#aqua_resizer_image_not_local)
Preston Brust and Chris Lucas of Locash will follow up their recent No. 1 single, “One Big Country Song,” by releasing “Beers to Catch Up On.” Penned by Rhett Akins, Jeremy Stover and Paul DiGiovanni, “Beers to Catch Up On” is featured on Locash’s 2019 album, Brothers. The 11-song offering was the first album on…… MORE
Luke Bryan may be busy hitting the talk-show circuit this week to promote his brand-new album, Born Here, Live Here, Die Here, but one month ago he was using his free time to check an item off of his bucket list. In July, Luke loaded up all of his boys—Til, 18, Bo, 12, and Tate,…… MORE
Chris Janson’s wife-inspired single, “Done,” is No. 1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart for the second straight week. In addition, the tune topped the Mediabase chart for the first time. Penned by Chris, Mitch Oglesby, Jamie Paulin and Matt Roy, “Done” is featured on Chris’ 2019 album, Real Friends. “This is the greatest feeling…… MORE
Kane Brown will release a new seven-song EP, Mixtape Vol. 1, on Aug. 14. The new EP features four previously released tracks (“Worldwide Beautiful,” “Cool Again,” “Be Like That” and “Last Time I Say Sorry”) as well as three brand-new songs (“Worship You,” “BFE” and “Didn’t Know What Love Was”). Kane co-wrote every track on…… MORE
Willie Nelson teamed with 10 “new” artists to remake his iconic hit, “On the Road Again.” The remix includes this year’s 10 ACM Award New Artist of the Year nominees: Ingrid Andress, Gabby Barrett, Jordan Davis, Russell Dickerson, Lindsay Ell, Riley Green, Caylee Hammack, Cody Johnson, Tenille Townes and Morgan Wallen. Proceeds from the single,…… MORE
Clay Walker, 50, and wife Jessica, 37, are expecting a baby boy—their fifth child together. The new bundle of joy is due in January 2021, according to People. Clay and Jessica, who were married in September 2007, have three sons and a daughter that range in age from 2 to 12. Clay also has two…… MORE
![You Gotta Be Kitten Me! Old Dominion Releases Self-Titled Album With “Meow Mix” Vocals [Listen]](https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/521/2020/08/07132911/Old-Dominion-AFF.jpg#aqua_resizer_image_not_local)
Leave it to the guys from Old Dominon—Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, Geoff Sprung, Brad Tursi and Whit Sellers—to give us a truly purr-fect album. The band dropped a remix of their 2019 self-titled album featuring only the vocal “meow.” Every song . . . nothing but meows. “Cat’s out of the bag!” said OD via…… MORE
