The Grand Ole Opry will tally its 4,927th consecutive Saturday night broadcast on June 6 with a showcase featuring Lee Brice, Carly Pearce, Michael Ray and Opry member Steve Wariner. The one-hour show will air live on 650 AM WSM and Circle Television, as well as stream live on Circle’s Facebook and YouTube. The Grand…… MORE
The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) will honor Garth Brooks with its Songwriter Icon Award at the organization’s first-ever virtual meeting in June. The NMPA established the Songwriter Icon Award in 2006 to recognize outstanding songwriters for personal achievement and who personify the vision of NMPA and the goals of its members. Past recipients include…… MORE
Carrie Underwood and husband Mike Fisher open up about their faith, love, family, marriage, friendship and more in a new four-part digital short film, Mike and Carrie: God & Country. Episode 1 of the four-part weekly series aired on May 27 via iamsecond.com, a nonprofit that features athletes and entertainers “who have found hope through…… MORE
![Dolly Parton Releases New Quarantine-Inspired Song, “When Life Is Good Again” [Listen]](https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/1128/2020/05/28081113/Dolly-Parton-CH1.jpg#aqua_resizer_image_not_local)
Country music icon Dolly Parton released a new quarantine-inspired song, “When Life Is Good Again,” on May 27. Dolly’s serene voice opens the tune with, “When life is good again, I’ll be a better friend, A bigger person when, Life is good again, More thoughtful than I’ve been, I’ll be so different then, More in…… MORE
![Morgan Wallen Releases Liberating New Single, “More Than My Hometown” [Listen]](https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/1128/2020/05/27094100/Morgan-Wallen-TA.jpg#aqua_resizer_image_not_local)
Morgan Wallen will try to score his fourth consecutive No. 1 single with the release of “More Than My Hometown,” which impacts country radio on May 27. Co-penned by Morgan, Michael Hardy, Ernest Keith Smith and Ryan Vojtesak, “More Than My Hometown” will be included on Morgan’s upcoming sophomore album, which is expected to drop…… MORE
![Kelsea Ballerini Uncorks New Single, “Hole in the Bottle” [Listen]](https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/1128/2020/05/27090953/Kelsea-Ballerini-TA.jpg#aqua_resizer_image_not_local)
After only four weeks, Kelsea Ballerini is pulling the plug on her current single, “The Other Girl,” featuring Halsey, to uncork a new single, “Hole in the Bottle.” “Hole in the Bottle,” which was co-penned by Kelsea, Jesse Frasure, Hillary Lindsey, Ashley Gorley and Steph Jones, impacts country radio on May 27. The new tune…… MORE
Luke Combs’ single, “Does to Me,” featuring Eric Church, ascended to No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart this week. With his latest No. 1 single, Luke is the first country artist in history whose first eight singles have reached No. 1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. Eric, on the other hand, scored his…… MORE
katm’s “Question of the Day” Contest Official Rules A complete copy of these rules can be obtained at the offices of radio station KATM-FM (“Station”), owned and operated by Cumulus Radio LLC, 3127 Transworld Dr. #270, Stockton, CA 95206, during normal business hours Monday through Friday or by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the…… MORE
![Tim McGraw Releases Touching New Video for “I Called Mama” Featuring Fan-Submitted Photos & Clips [Watch]](https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/1128/2020/05/27045618/Tim-McGraw-NCD.jpg#aqua_resizer_image_not_local)
Tim McGraw released a new video for his current single, “I Called Mama,” on May 26. The new video features fan-submitted clips and photos of their moms. Penned by Lance Miller, Marv Green and Jimmy Yeary, “I Called Mama” is about the special connection mothers share with their children, especially when times are tough. “My mom…… MORE
Jason Isbell’s seventh studio album, Reunions, reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart in the week ending on May 21. Reunions moved 37,000 equivalent album units, according to Nielsen Music, which was also good enough for the No. 9 spot on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart. Reunions was released one week early…… MORE
