Tradition Lives for country music artist Mark Chestnutt...

This is going to be one ragged-running week for county artists Mark Chesnutt… It looks like the man whose new material has been sorely missed from the general publics’ ears comes back fists swingin’ in the next seven days. Announced on July 1 via Webster PR, July 8 drops the album of fresh material...

Rafi Bookstaber's 'Late Summer' album released on Woodsist

Patryk Mrozek of AdHoc recently announced the release of Rafi Bookstaber’s latest album, Late Summer. The album itself was released July 1, 2016 on Woodsist Records and is available for streaming via Soundcloud. Late Summer follows previous solo album, Microphones In The Trees, which was released...

Jake Owen was inspired by father’s cancer fight while recording new music

Jake Owen is busy working on his next album, the fifth of his career, and has some big ideas for how he wants the still untitled album to feel. Owen has said that his first four albums have some great songs, but they are just random tracks that fit well on radio. With this fifth album, Owen wants to...

Carrie Underwood reveals additional information about upcoming album

Fans of Carrie Underwood have been waiting for her to put out new music and it looks like that time is finally coming. This country singer has been busy with being pregnant and having her son Isiah, but now she is sharing that a new album is on the way. Taste of Country shared that she will be...

Alan Jackson shares details about his new album ‘Angels and Alcohol’

Alan Jackson is sharing details about his upcoming album Angels and Alcohol, and he explains the meaning of the name. He considers his wife, Denise, to be the angel while he is the alcohol. The new album was released on July 17 and will include 10 songs from the star. The album shares its name with...

Jewel plans to release new album titled ‘Picking Up The Pieces’

Jewel is planning to release a new album, Picking Up The Pieces, in September. The singer states that the songs are her poetry and a reflection of her life. The 41-year-old star states she produced the new album on her own, but she actually worked with several musicians to create some of the songs...

Willie Nelson announces new album 'Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin'

Willie Nelson is ready to release yet another new album. Nelson is certainly doing what he loves year after year as he takes his music out on the road, recording music with Merle Haggard and soon to have his 2016 festival while SXSW is happening. Ahead of the festival on Feb. 26, Nelson will release...

The Rowdy Chats with Confederate Railroad's Danny Shirley

It takes a Hell of a lot of gusto to back the likes of Johnny Paycheck or David Allen Coe. Kind of the like the rowdier version of “A Boy Named Sue,” it’s a performers’ strength conditioning that put Confederate Railroad on track for success. They hit the early 90’s like a fat lady hit the Western...

Jordyn Mallory's looking for a 'boat friend'

CMT has found itself good talent for that seasonal romance that everyone seems to be looking for in Jordyn Mallory, whose self-titled debut EP just hit iTunes on Monday, June 27. The singer-songwriter’s current tune “Boat Friend” has been getting a good rotation on both CMT Music and CMT’s website...

J Balvin's second album is full of 'Energía'

J Balvin is no 'bobo' (nerd) and obviously wastes no time. Since his tremendous popularity and success in the U.S. Latin music industry, he's already released his second studio album this past Friday, June 24 titled Energía. The title came at a spur of the moment when he felt so much energy (energía...

Dreamers announce debut album with release of new single

Born in Brooklyn, the grunge-pop band Dreamers today announced their first full-length LP, This Album Does Not Exist, due out via Fairfax Recordings on August 26, 2016. The band celebrates the announcement with the release of a new track, “Sweet Disaster,” available for streaming on Soundcloud. Now...

Grammy winner Sam Bush releases new album

Known as the Father of Newgrass, Sam Bush releases his highly anticipated new solo album, Storyman, on June 24, 2016. The recording, his first since 2009’s Circles Around Me, features songs Bush co-wrote with his many musical friends, including the late Guy Clark, Emmylou Harris, Jon Randall Stewart...

Town Mountain brings new album to the Rabbit Hole

Asheville-based bluegrass band Town Mountain comes to Charlotte’s Rabbit Hole on Friday, June 17, 2016. This is the band’s first appearance in the Queen City since the release of its fifth album, Southern Crescent, on April 1 of this year. Singer/songwriter Brock Butler, best known for his guitar...

Miranda Lambert drops a hint about her new album

So some huge details just dropped regarding Miranda Lambert’s next creative project, if anyone’s curious... Shared via Rolling Stone Country on June 10, news came out that Miranda has been lyrically bottling the various woes of her private life and plans to let them air out in music form sooner than...

The Dead Daisies release new album in August

The Dead Daisies are still going strong with their third album, Make Some Noise, due for release August 5 on SPV Records. You'll get your first taste of the album when the first single, “Long Way To Go”, comes out on June 17. The album was recorded and produced by Marti Frederiksen (Aerosmith, Def...

New Metallica album: Lars Ulrich says new album 'will be done this summer'

Hard to believe that it's been nearly eight years since the release of Metallica's last studio album, Death Magnetic, but it has. Drummer Lars Ulrich believes the drought is just about up. In fact, he's quick to let Metallica fans know that the new album the band has been working on is just about...

Barbra Streisand to release 'Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway' album

Barbra Streisand has no doubt left her mark on the entertainment industry rather it be musical, on the set of a movie production or on Broadway. She's had a career that has lasted for half a century and she's still not done at the age of 74. Announced on May 16, Streisand will release the new Encore...