Darius Rucker just released his new single, “Never Been Over.” It’s a duet he recorded with Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles. Darius is currently performing the song onstage as he tours Europe and he’s also scheduled to play the O2 Apollo in Manchester, England before returning to the states. When he finished writing it, he knew it was something special and he’s been trying to keep the duet a secret until now. We asked him how he chose Jennifer Nettles and he told us this: More Info Here The post Audio: Darius Rucker Reveals Mystery Duet Partner Jennifer Nettles first appeared on 101.5 WKKG ..read more

Reba McEntire will return to host the 59th Academy of Country Music Awards this year, for the 17th time. She commented about that: “What an honor to have been part of the past, present and now the future of the Academy of Country Music with Amazon Prime Video. I can’t wait to get to Texas and see everybody May 16th!” The show in Frisco, Texas, will stream live on Prime on May 16th. More Info Here The post Reba McEntire Returns As Host For The ACM Awards first appeared on 101.5 WKKG ..read more

Kenny Chesney’s tour is off to a great start, last weekend in Tampa, he played 25 songs, plus an encore. It was the first of 18 stadiums on his schedule. There’s a reason for calling it the Sun Goes Down Tour. Kenny says: “We all know, when the sun goes down, that’s when people really get loose and enjoy themselves.” Next stop is this Saturday (4-27) He’ll roll into Charlotte, North Carolina with Zac Brown Band, Uncle Kracker, and Megan Moroney. We talked to the 8-time Entertainer of The Year about that show, and he told us… he has a lot of reasons to look forward to it: More Info Here The po ..read more

Cole Swindell’s career has given him more unique experiences than he could have ever dreamed. Things like playing concerts with The Beach Boys and going to spring training camp with his favorite baseball team, the Atlanta Braves. He says at this point in his career, he wants to share those moments with friends and family and especially his fiancé Courtney Little. She the one in his new video and who he’s singing about in the song, “Forever To Me.” And she’s also the one he took on the Atlanta trip. Cole tells us more: More Info Here The post Audio: Cole Swindell Sharing Special Times With Fam ..read more

The Rolling Stones revealed a list of support acts for various dates of their Hackney Diamonds Tour and three of them are country acts… Lainey Wilson, Tyler Childers and The War and Treaty. Others include Widespread Panic, Kaleo, The Pretty Reckless, Red Clay Strays, Joe Bonamassa, Ghost Hounds, Bettye Lavette, and Gary Clark Jr. The Stones will kick off their 2024 Hackney Diamonds Tour in Houston, Texas on April 28th. More Info Here The post The Rolling Stones Announce Opening Acts, Including Country Artists first appeared on 101.5 WKKG ..read more

Brothers Osborne will perform at the famous Calgary Stampede on July 7th. The festival, which runs July 5th – 14th, will also feature performances from Soul Asylum, Miranda Lambert, Melissa Etheridge and several others. This week, Eric Church was featured on CBS Mornings to talk about his new bar, Chief’s. He told host, Jan Crawford about building a safe space in downtown Nashville and how music helped him heal after the death of his brother. If you missed it, it’s available to view online at CBS Mornings. More Info Here The post Bits And Pieces: Brothers Osborne, Eric Church ..read more

Old Dominion, Jordan Davis, Kameron Marlowe and Ashley Cooke are set to join Parker McCollum as special guests at the ACM Lifting Lives show. The event, titled Parker And Friends. will raise money for the Lifting Lives organization, which works to improve lives through the power of music. It has a specific focus on health-related initiatives that use music therapy for healing. The charity event takes place on May 15, the evening before the ACM Awards in Frisco, Texas. Parker is nominated this year for Single of the Year and Visual Media of the Year for his recent #1 song, “Burn ..read more

Adam Doleac has released the music video for his hit single, “Ain’t She,” and it features his wife, MacKinnon. She was pregnant with their son Jack when it was filmed and Adam told People.com: “MacKinnon deserves some type of an award for being in this video.” He went on to say: “I just thought it’d be really cool for everybody to see her in this video literally about to pop.” Jack was born just days after filming and he makes an appearance at the end of the video. Adam now heads out on the road to kick off his Wrong Side Of A Sunrise Tour. First show is tonight (4-25) in Boston. Mo ..read more

Miranda Lambert has signed with a new record label. She’s now with Republic Records. The new contract includes promotion as well as other marketing efforts from Big Loud. After more than 20 years, she left Sony Music Nashville last year. With the news, comes the announcement of new music. Miranda will be releasing a single on May 3rd, titled “Wranglers.” About the song, she said: “Music is and always will be the thing that drives me, but having a new home has given me a hunger I didn’t realize I still had inside me. This song feels like it could be on the same record as ‘Gunpowder & Lead ..read more

Riley Green celebrated the success of his 3rd #1 hit ,“Different ‘Round Here,” which features Luke Combs. A Nashville party was held in honor of Riley and his co-writers, Randy Montana and Jonathan Singleton on the rooftop of BMI on Music Row. During the presentation, Studio Bank in Nashville made a special donation on behalf of all the songwriters in support of a charity that Riley established, called The Buford Bonds Charitable Fund. It helps nonprofit organizations around the country. More Info Here The post Riley Green Celebrates #1 Song At Party In Nashville first appeared on 101.5 WKKG ..read more