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CDX
NEWS
You'll hear Craig Morgan talk about his new
single and EP, American Soundtrack.
Plus, more this week from Cody Johnson as he tells
a behind the scenes story of recording with Carrie Underwood.
CDX WEEKLY
CHARTS March 12th, 2025
Airplay for March
3rd, 2025 – March 10th, 2025 – Country Singles
#1 No.1 4
weeks JELLY ROLL – Liar (BMG/Republic/Stoney Creek) 4911 Spins (-185)
132 Stations 18 weeks on chart
** SPIN
GAINER ** MORGAN WALLEN “I’m The Problem (Big Loud Records) No.11 3284
Spins +377 5 weeks on chart
UK NEWS
On
the BBC
Radio 2 Playlist 15 March 2025
A
List
Chappell
Roan - The Giver [A] added to the “A” playist
Lainey
Wilson -
Whirlwind [B-A-A-A]
Dasha - Not At This Party [B-A-A]
C
List
Janet
Devlin -
Back To My Senses [C-C]
OUT
Elton
John & Brandi Carlile - Who Believes in Angels? [A-A-A-A-A] removed
from the “A” playlist
(13 March 2025) BST Hyde Park announced the
full lineups for Zach Bryan's shows at American Express presents BST
Hyde Park this summer. Bryan will be joined by an incredible list of country and indie
singer-songwriters, musicians, and bands on Saturday 28 June,
including Dermot Kennedy, MT. Joy, Gabrielle Aplin, Willow
Avalon, Ole 60, Noeline Hofmann, Waylon
Wyatt, Aaron Rowe and Nadia Kadek.
For his second headliner date on Sunday 29 June,
the singer-songwriter will be rejoined by special guests Dermot Kennedy, Willow
Avalon, Ole 60, Noeline Hofmann and Waylon
Wyatt, as well as exciting new additions Turnpike Troubadours, Gabriella
Rose, Bo Staloch and Jasper Hodges.
(13 March 2025) Dan Smalley is heading to The British Country Music Festival
2025! Blending classic country with gospel, soul, and the swampy sounds of
his Louisiana roots, Dan’s music is raw, real, and deeply authentic.
He’s shared stages with Willie Nelson, Carrie Underwood, Ryan Bingham, and
more—now it’s time for TBCMF!
With his latest album, The State of Country Music, earning a BCMA International
Record of the Year nomination, this is a set you won’t want to miss!
(15 March 2025) No FOOLIN’: Florence
Sommerville shared BIG NEWS!!
She is ready for more adventures in Nashville and is pleased to announce she
will be playing the world-renowned Bluebird Café in Nashville on 1st
April. She will be playing alongside Sally Barris, Rebecca Folsom and Isaac
Gill.
(15 March 2025) Kezia Gill at C2C!: She shared: “Guys…. We did it!!! I actually can’t put into words how phenomenal yesterday was. I played the BBC Radio2 stage Indigoattheo2 back in 2023, but this year just felt different. There was an electricity in that room that I felt right down to my toes! You guys brought so much energy and I loved every single second!
And then just a short walk to the biggest show of my life…. The CMA Spotlight.
10 minutes to sing 3 songs and 1 chance to impress at the “circus of the
strange”.I gave it my all and I will remember this day for the rest of my life.
Thank you for all being a part of it. ✨💕
North
Atlantic Treating Organization: Country
Music Association events at the March 13-15 C2C: Country To
Country festival included its CMA Songwriters Series at
Indigo at The O2 in London. Performing were Jessi Alexander, Wyatt
Flores, Mickey Guyton, Darius Rucker (who also
hosted) and Tucker Wetmore. CMA also sponsored C2C’s Spotlight
Stage featuring Bayker Blankenship, Drew Baldridge, Harper
O’Neill, Kaitlin Butts, Kashus Culpepper, Kassi Ashton, Kezia Gill, Max McNown, and Willow Avalon at The O2 in London; and Blankenship, Baldridge, O’Neill, Ashton, Gill and Avalon at the OVO Hydro Glasgow. CMA also awarded BBC Radio Scotland Producer Richard Murdoch with the 2024 CMA Wesley Rose International Media Achievement Award, which was presented backstage in Glasgow by Lainey Wilson.
O’Neill, Kaitlin Butts, Kashus Culpepper, Kassi Ashton, Kezia Gill, Max McNown, and Willow Avalon at The O2 in London; and Blankenship, Baldridge, O’Neill, Ashton, Gill and Avalon at the OVO Hydro Glasgow. CMA also awarded BBC Radio Scotland Producer Richard Murdoch with the 2024 CMA Wesley Rose International Media Achievement Award, which was presented backstage in Glasgow by Lainey Wilson.
(16 March 2025)
#C2C2026: The C2C Country To Country Festival will return in 2026
(Friday 13 March 2026 – Sunday 15 March 2026) in London, Glasgow & Belfast
Ready to do it
all over again in 2026?! Earlybird tickets will go on sale Friday 21st March
10am HERE – TICKETMASTER
UK
BBC Radio 2 Goes Country
Bob Harris on C2C2025: “More Energy, It’s Younger and it’s
Bigger..country music is the fastest growing genre in the UK today”
BBC SOUNDS Country
2 Country Live - Part 1 (Sat 15:00 - 18:00)
Hosted by Bob Harris & Mickey Guyton
BBC Radio 2 Country brings you extensive coverage from C2C Country To Country including special backstage performances, interviews, and all the action from the stages across the three sites. Live stage performances from headliner Lainey Wilson along with Wyatt Flores, Tucker Wetmore, 49 Winchester, Dylan Gossett plus more to come.
Live guests in the fab room included Tyler Hubbard, Kaitlin
Butts, Jake Vaadeland & Willow Avalon, Niko Moon, Mackenzie Carpenter,
Charlie Worsham, Kashus Culpepper
BBC SOUNDS SUNDAY
20:00 - 22:00 Country 2 Country Live - Part 2:
Live stage performances from Tyler Hubbard, Chayce Beckham, Tanner
Adell (“Buckle Bunny”), Dierks Bentley (“Gone”), Niko Moon (“Good Time”), Cody
Johnson (Live: “Dear Rodeo”, “Nothin’ on You”, “Take It Like a Man”, “Human”, “Georgia
Peaches”, “The Fall”, “People in the Back”, “I’m Gonna Love You” (Carrie’s
voice on the screen))
Live guests in the fab room included Nate Smith, Mickey
Guyton, Drew Baldridge, Shaboozey and Harper O’Neill.
More BBC Country Content HERE
(16 March 2025) BST Hyde Park announced that music
legend Stevie Wonder will headline American Express presents
BST Hyde Park 2025 on Saturday 12 July 2025, with a full lineup to
be announced. The American singer, songwriter, musician, and producer will be
topping the bill in Hyde Park as part of the LOVE, LIGHT & SONG
UK 2025 performances.
UK CHART NEWS
UK Albums
14 March 2025 – 20 March 2025
Lady Gaga’s MAYHEM
made a mighty debut at Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart.
Gaga’s sixth solo studio album – and eighth overall including her
collaborations with the late Tony Bennett – earns 55,600 chart units this week,
including over 36,000 physical copies, to make its showstopping entrance.
Previously, Lady Gaga reached Number 1 with studio albums The Fame/The
Fame Monster (2009), Born This Way (2011), ARTPOP (2013) and Chromatica (2020).
The A Star Is Born soundtrack by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper (credited as a
cast recording) also reached Number 1 in 2018.
46-year-old American rock/folk singer/songwriter Jason Isbell with FOXES IN THE SNOW (No.58, 2,634 sales), the 10th album and
fifth chart entry for him arrived at No.58
UK Singles
14 March 2025 – 20 March 2025
Chappell Roan
lengthened her stride and galloped to a second straight week at No.1 with Pink
Pony Club upping the ante again, with a 1.00% increase in consumption
to 39,032 units (62 vinyl singles, 1,245 digital downloads and 37,725 sales-equivalent
streams) – the highest since its release, some 258 weeks ago.
Its to-date consumption now stands at 697,457 units – more than all but one
Pony song, the exception being Ginuwine’s 1997 No.16 hit Pony, which has
to-date consumption of 1,229,004 units
In his 47th chart frame Shaboozey’s A Bar Song (Tipsy)
climbed 48-45
Post Malone “I Had Some Help” (feat.
Morgan Wallen) advanced 78-73 in their 42nd frame.
Dasha
with “Austin” climbed 87-77 in her 52nd chart frame
Morgan
Wallen with his new single “I'm
The Problem” fell 85-97 in the singles fifth frame.
Country-pop trio Remember Monday with the UK
Eurovision entry for 2025 What The Hell Just Happened? (tagged
POP) made a debut at No.95
Released on March 7 2025 via
BMG, Remember Monday were then announced as the act chosen to represent the UK
at Eurovision 2025 in Basel, Switzerland. What The Hell Just Happened?
was written by Remember Monday members Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull and
Charlotte Steel, alongside Kes Kamara, Julie Aagaard, Thomas Stengaard and the
song's producers, duo Billen Ted (Tom Hollings and Sam Brennan).
14 March 2025 – 20 March 2025
1
NE 1 Lady Gaga ~ Mayhem
2
1 29 Sabrina Carpenter ~ Short n' Sweet
3
NE 1 Jennie ~ Ruby
4
6 3 Tate McRae ~ So Close To What
5
4 3 Sam Fender ~ People Watching
58
NE 1 Jason Isbell ~ Foxes In The Snow
14 March 2025 – 20 March 2025
1 1 17 Chappell Roan ~ Pink Pony Club
45 48 47 Shaboozey ~ A Bar Song (Tipsy) *** (Peak No.3 36
weeks - 25/04/2024 to 26/12/2024 + 11 weeks -
09/01/2025 to 20/03/2025)
73 78 42 Post Malone ft
Morgan Wallen ~ I Had Some Help *** (Peak:
No.2, 31 weeks - 23/05/2024 to 19/12/2024 + 11 weeks -
09/01/2025 to 20/03/2025)
77 87 52 Dasha ~ Austin *** (Peak:
No.5, 43 weeks - 07/03/2024 to 26/12/2024 + 7 weeks -
09/01/2025 to 20/02/2025 + 2 weeks 13/03/2025 to 20/03/2025)
95 NE 1 Remember Monday ~ What
the Hell Just Happened? ****UK Eurovision entry (Debut ; 1 week 20/03/2025)
14 March 2025 – 20 March 2025
Kip Moore with
SOLITARY TRACKS held at No.1 (2
weeks; #1 peak)
Post Malone with F-1
TRILLION held at No.2 (30 weeks; #1 peak)
Shaboozey with WHERE I'VE
BEEN ISN'T WHERE I'M GOING moved 4-3 (41 weeks; #2 peak)
Taylor
Swift with FEARLESS (Taylor’s
Version) climbed 5-4 (205 weeks; #1 peak)
Beyoncé with COWBOY
CARTER rose 6-5 (50 weeks; #1 peak)
Lainey Wilson with
WHIRLWIND climbed 7-6 (29 weeks; #1 peak)
Ringo Starr with LOOK UP fell 3-7 (9 weeks; #1 peak)
COUNTRY ALBUM RELEASES (Major)
(14 March 2025) Brett
Eldredge - Lonestar Lovers (EP; Warm and Cozy Records Inc.) 5 songs, 15:58
(14 March 2025) Carly Pearce
- hummingbird: no rain, no flowers (deluxe version) (Big Machine Records) 19
songs, 1 hr 4 min
(14 March 2025) Charley
Crockett - Lonesome Drifter (Lone Star Rider/ UMG Recordings)
(14 March 2025) Miranda
Lambert - Kerosene (Expanded Edition) (20th Anniversay Edition) 13 songs,
50:25
(14 March 2025) Warren
Zeiders - Relapse, Lies, & Betrayal (Warner Records)
BILLBOARD/ MEDIABASE Charts
In Brief: Billboard Country Charts (Chart issue week of March 22, 2025) Starts
Sun March 16, Ends Sat March 22, 2025
Billboard Country Charts (Chart issue
week of March 22, 2025)
Country
Album Chart ** No.1 (78 non-consecutive weeks) ** ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen
Hot Country Songs ** No.1 (38 non-consecutive weeks) ** “A Bar Song
(Tipsy)” Shaboozey
Country Airplay ** No.1 (5 weeks) ** “Liar” Jelly Roll
Country Digital Songs ** No.1 ** (1 week) “If You Hadn’t Been There” Dolly
Parton
Billboard 200 News
Lady Gaga’s MAYHEM moved
in at No.1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart,
as the set debuts atop the tally dated March 22. It’s the seventh leader for
the superstar. The set — her seventh studio album — launches with 219,000
equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending March 13,
according to Luminate — the biggest week of the year for an album by a woman.
It also scores Gaga her largest streaming week ever.
Morgan
Wallen’s former leader ONE THING AT A TIME was a
non-mover at No.9 (43,000; up 3%; (1.1K album only
and 53 million song streams)
Billboard Hot 100 News
Lamar's "Not
Like Us" and "Like
That" each led for three weeks. Meanwhile, "Luther" co-lead SZA extends her longest reign. Kendrick
Lamar and SZA’s “Luther” tops the Billboard
Hot 100 songs chart for a fourth
week. Three weeks earlier, the single – whose title is an tribute to late
R&B icon Luther Vandross, who is sampled on the track – became Lamar’s
sixth No. 1 and SZA’s third.
Shaboozey’s “A Bar
Song (Tipsy)” rose 5-4 on the
Hot 100, following its record-tying 19 weeks at No. 1 beginning last July. It
commanded the multi-metric Hot
Country Songs chart for a 38th week.
Billboard’s
Country Airplay Chart News
Jelly Roll’s “Liar” (Bailee
& Buddy/BMG/Republic/Stoney Creek) ruled Billboard’s Country Airplay chart
for a fifth consecutive week, becoming his sole
longest-leading hit. The song topped the list dated March 22 with 31million
audience impressions (down 5%) March 7-13, according to Luminate. The Nashville
native co-authored it with Ashley Gorley, Ben Johnson and Taylor Phillips. It
was produced by Zach Crowell. The track is from his studio set Beautifully
Broken, which arrived as his first No. 1 on both Top Country Albums and the
all-genre Billboard 200 last October. “This is truly incredible,” Jelly Roll
tells Billboard. “Y’all have changed my life. Ben, Ashley and Taylor, y’all are
all incredible — thank you for writing this one with me. Five weeks? This is
just unreal.”
Billboard’s
Country Chart News
No.1 Dolly Parton “If
You Hadn’t Been There”: Released March 7 and solely authored by the
legend, the song is a loving tribute to her husband of 58 years, Carl
Dean, who died March 3 at age 82. It sold 5,000 downloads
through March 13, according to Luminate, and arrived at No.1
on the Country Digital Song Sales chart,
marking Parton’s first leader.
No.4 Jason Isbell FOXES
IN THE SNOW: The singer-songwriter adds his fifth top 10 in as many visits to Top
Country Albums as Foxes in the Snow scampers in at No. 4 with 22,000
equivalent album units in the United States, including 18,000 in album
sales. The set also starts as Isbell’s 10th top 10 (No. 2) on
Americana/ Folk Albums.
No.10 Riley Green “Worst
Way”: Green’s solo-written cut jumped 13-10 to become his
third top 10 on the multi-metric Hot
Country Songs chart. It advanced by 10% to 9.5 million official U.S. streams
during the tracking week. On Country Airplay, the lead single from his LP Don’t
Mind If I Do held at its No. 24 best (7.2 million in audience, up
19%).
No.14 Kelsea
Ballerini PATTERNS: The 20-track
deluxe version of Ballerini’s LP Patterns was released March 7 and re-entered
Top
Country Albums at No. 14 (14,000
units, up 139%). The original version debuted as her first No. 1 in
November. The set’s “Cowboys Cry Too,” with Noah Kahan, ranks at No. 26 on
Country Airplay (5.7 million).
Country Airplay
** No.1 (5 weeks) ** “Liar” Jelly Roll 30.991 million audience (-1.551 million gain) / 8383 radio plays (-794)
** Most Increased Audience **
No.3 “I’m Gonna Love You” Cody
Johnson & Carrie Underwood (+3.593 million
audience gain)
** Hot Shot Debut ** No.49 “3,2,1” Tucker Wetmore
Debut No.57 “House Again” Hudson Westbrook
Debut No.59 “Cry” Lee Brice
Hot County Songs
** No.1 (38 weeks) ** “A Bar Song
(Tipsy)” Shaboozey
** Airplay Gainer ** No.8 “I’m
Gonna Love You” Cody
Johnson & Carrie Underwood
** Sales Gainer ** No.9 “Indigo'” Sam
Barber Featuring Avery Anna
** Streaming Gainer ** No.26
“Happen To Me” Russell
Dickerson
Country
Aircheck MEDIABASE Chart
Congratulations to Cody Johnson, Kristen Williams, Anna Cage, Andy Flick, Tom Martens, James Marsh, Lou Ramirez and the Warner/WMN promotion team – and Carrie Underwood, Damon Moberly, Chris Schuler, David Friedman and the Capitol team – on taking “I’m Gonna Love You” to No. 1. This is Johnson’s fourth trip to the top and the 26th for Underwood. Songwriters are Chris Stevens, Kelly Archer and Travis Denning.
Cody
Johnson & Carrie Underwood with “I’m Gonna
Love You” (CoJo/Warner/WMN/Capitol) moved 4-1 logging 9014 radio spins (+1854), 30.647 million
audience impressions (+4.779 million) with 30605 Total Points (+6408)
from 158 tracking stations (158 ADDS) for the published chart dated March 17,
2024
Ryan
Dokke’s “Wait Til You Have Kids” Is The Most Added
Kudos to Ryan Dokke and the Nashville Harbor crew
on scoring 40
adds for Greylan James’ debut release, “Wait Til You Have Kids.”
March 17, 2025 The Weeks ADDS
Artist/Title (Label) TW Historic
GREYLAN JAMES/Wait Til You Have Kids (Nash. Harbor) 40 43
DASHA/Not At This Party (Warner/WMN) 39 50
CRAIG CAMPBELL/Missing You (Grindstone) 19 19
RUSSELL DICKERSON/Happen To Me (Triple Tigers) 14 79
TUCKER WETMORE/3,2,1 (EMI Nashville) 14 85
LUKE BRYAN/Country Song Came On (Capitol) 13 147
LANCO f/C. ASBURY/We Grew Up Together (Riser House) 7 46
HUDSON WESTBROOK/House Again (River House/Warner/WAR) 6 13
NEWS
(14 March 2025) Trisha Yearwood will receive a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame March 24, with Reba McEntire and Carly
Pearce taking part as guest speakers. The event will be
livestreamed here beginning
at 11:30am (PT).
Jordan
Davis has entered into an
endorsement deal with clothing brand Wolverine that includes
collaborating on a custom collection launching this fall, with initiatives
aimed at supporting the skilled trades community.
Anne
Murray will receive the
Lifetime Achievement Award from Canada's National Arts Centre during
the 54th Annual Juno Awards March 30 at Rogers Arena in
Vancouver. Murray, the most Juno-awarded artist in history, scored numerous
U.S. country hits between 1970 and 1990.
Save The Date: Vince Gill will announce the 2025 Country
Music Hall of Fame inductees March 25 at 10am CT on the CMA's YouTube channel.
GOSSIP
(11 March 2025) Luke Combs discussed his struggle with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) in an interview with 60 Minutes Australia. He revealed he deals with purely obsessional OCD, which involves intrusive thoughts rather than outward rituals. Combs explained that the stress from these unwanted thoughts leads to more of them, creating a difficult cycle.
(13 March 2025) Megan Moroney hopes Justin Bieber will feature on her song 'You for Me'. The 27-year-old country singer has been writing new music and wants this track to be a duet with him.Speaking about her new material, she told Rolling Stone magazine: “We wrote the c*** out of these songs. “We exerted all of our options on every verse, every word.”
AMERICANA NEWS
(11 March 2025) Jason Isbell – FOXES IN THE SNOW (Southeastern Records/Thirty Tigers | 672 plays) made a debut at No.1 & Mumford & Sons with “Rushmere” (Glassnote Records | 571 plays) held at No.1 on the albums and singles Americana Radio Charts (week of March 11, 2025). Visit americanamusic.org to see the full charts and details for the current week's Albums and Singles.
(14 March 2025) As part of a week-long, city-wide celebration of Country Music Hall of Fame member Bobby Bare, The Basement East will play host to An Americana Salute to Bobby Bare on his 90th birthday, April 7 at 7:30 p.m.
The Americana Music Association is presenting the show, with proceeds benefitting MusiCares®. A who's who of Americana music will be on hand to celebrate the music legend, including Shawn Camp, Elizabeth Cook, Steve Earle, Emmylou Harris & Buddy Miller, Jamey Johnson, Kendell Marvel, Chuck Mead, Todd Snider, The Cowpokes, and Lucinda Williams.
MUSIC NEWS
(10 March 2025) Manchester United's Gary Neville played bass for The Reytons during their performance at Manchester's Aviva Studios on Saturday night (08.03.25).
The former footballer-turned-pundit joined the indie rock band for their song ‘Low Life.’
After the performance, frontman Jonny Yerrell expressed appreciation for Neville, stating, “He is one of the most down-to-earth and nicest people we’ve worked with.”
(13 March 2025) Spotify Paid Over $4.5 Billion to Music Publishers Over the Last Two Years, So Why Are Songwriters Struggling?
Spotify announced earlier this year that it paid out a record $10 billion-plus to the music industry in 2024, bringing its total to nearly $60 billion since its inception in 2006. The company — the world’s largest paid music-subscription service by a wide margin — maintains that it pays out 70% of every dollar it generates to the music industry, a generous percentage for any business. According to a 2024 report from from London-based marketing intelligence and consulting firm MIDIA Research, the approximately $.004 generated per stream is divided thus: the recording side (including the label, distributor and artist) gets 56%; the streaming service gets 30%; and the publishing side (including the publisher, the performing rights organization — such as ASCAP or BMI — and the songwriter) gets just 14%.
(13 March 2025) Elton John and Brandi Carlile have released the music video for their latest single “Swing For The Fences.” Directed by acclaimed director Xavier Dolan, working alongside celebrated choreographer Damien Jalet (Emilia Pérez, Anima, Suspiria), the video is a dynamic and emotional exploration of sensuality and liberation. Watch the video HERE.
TOUR / LIVE EVENTS
(10 March 2025) Muscadine Bloodline added 13 dates to The Coastal Plains Tour, which runs through the fall. Tickets for the new shows go on sale March 14 here.
Chase Rice added 24 new dates to his Go Down Singin’ International Tour 2025; ticket info here.
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(11 March 2025) Festive All: The touring Outlaw Music Festival has added two dates: July 1 at Lucky Star Amphitheater in El Reno, OK, with Willie Nelson & Family, Bob Dylan, The Mavericks and Tami Neilson; and Sept. 18 at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville, IN, with Nelson & Family, Dylan, Sheryl Crow, Waxahatchee and Madeline Edwards. Tickets for both shows are available March 14 here.
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TV
ICYMI: Sam Barber performed "Indigo,"
"Straight And Narrow" and "Better Year" on CBS Saturday
Sessions.
(12 March 2025) The members of Little
Big Town are serving as mentors for coach Kelsea Ballerini's
team during the current "battle rounds" on NBC's The Voice, which continue March 17 and 24.
PRESS RELEASES
(10 March 2025) Rising country
artist Allie Colleen marked a milestone in her career with a
memorable EP release party at the iconic Cannery Ballroom. The celebration of
her highly anticipated EP, Sincerely, Rolling Stone, was an
evening filled with raw emotion, electrifying performances, and an intimate
look into the artist's heart. Colleen shared her five-song collection with an
enthusiastic crowd of fans, industry insiders, and fellow artists.
(12 March 2025) Legacy
Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release Willie Nelson's new
studio album Oh What A Beautiful World in all configurations
on Friday, April 25. Released just in time for his 92nd birthday,
the album will be available digitally, on CD and in two single LP vinyl
formats (black vinyl widely and white vinyl exclusively through Willie’s D2C
store) and may be pre-ordered HERE Oh What A Beautiful
World (his 154th album, according to Texas Monthly's interactive All
Willie Nelson Albums Ranked list and 77th solo studio
album) premieres Willie's new interpretations of 12 classic songs written or
cowritten by Rodney Crowell, the latest in Nelson’s storied history of
focusing entire albums on a single songwriter’s work. The two Texas
singer-songwriters’ careers have often intersected, beginning with Crowell
first hearing Nelson’s earliest songs on the radio and seeing his shows in Houston
in the mid 1960s. Willie first recorded a Rodney Crowell song in 1983 and last
did so 40 years later for 2024’s The Border.
The first single is also the album's title track “Oh What A Beautiful
World” - featuring special guest Rodney Crowell himself in a duet with
Nelson – and is available now. LISTEN HERE
(14 March 2025) One of
Nashville’s most promising rising artists, Grace
Tyler, released her debut EP, Everything I Didn’t
Say, out now. The emotionally gripping project chronicles in sequence
the downfall of a once unshakable relationship. Tyler’s raw and honest
songwriting, and impressive vocal, details the heartbreaking reflection of not
being able to truly say the things she wished she had to the man who broke
her.
“Everything I didn’t say. The
words I thought of days, weeks, months after it all ended. Sometimes you think
of everything you want to say when it’s too late. This EP allowed me to say it
all without having to say it to his face. It was a process of healing - taking
the listener along for every step of the process following a breakup. I’m so
proud of this project and so excited to finally share it!”
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"I was a really big fan of Stephen’s and asked him to jump in on
some writes with me, and we ended up writing two songs that both made the new
record. What I love about this song is that the title and idea seem like such
familiar territory for country music, but when you actually dig into the lyrics
of the song, it’s much more meaningful,” said Bentley “I asked
him to come in and lay down some acoustic guitar parts once we got in the
studio, and he crushed it.”
(14 March 2025) After nearly
four years since his last studio album, Blake
Shelton is back with FOR RECREATIONAL USE ONLY, his
highly anticipated debut for BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville, set for
release May 9. The album is available now for pre-order/pre-add/pre-save
here.
Leading the charge is the Top 10 hit single “Texas” (released Nov
15, 2024),which has already resonated with fans and country radio alike, with People
Magazine describing it as “rollicking.”
“It’s been a long time since we had a new album out, and I want to thank the
songwriters and musicians who helped bring this record to life,” said Shelton.
“Scott (Hendricks) and I have been working on this music for years, and I’m
beyond excited to finally share it with the fans.”
(14 March 2025) Mercury
Nashville singer/songwriter Bryce Leatherwood built his country-music foundations while bumping
along in an old pickup on his granddad’s farm, legends like George Jones, Merle
Haggard and Conway Twitty crooned through fuzzy speakers, with their passion
and conviction striking a chord. Now, the Woodstock, Georgia native is carrying
those influences with him for his debut, self-titled album, available
May 16, 2025. Pre-order Bryce Leatherwood HERE.
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A mix of originals and expertly crafted outside cuts, Leatherwood lets his resonate vocal loose over 12 diverse tunes – centered on his rock solid country roots, but ranging from the pure-emotion of classic balladry to an expanding genre’s bleeding edge. Taking a hands-on approach with producer Will Bundy (Riley Green, Ella Langley), Leatherwood threads the needle between the timeless and trendy with surefooted ease.
Written by Leatherwood, Jeffrey East and Josh Kelley, “Shenandoah,”
now available, echoes with breathtaking sonic beauty – and embodies total
romantic devotion. Featuring rich vocal texture, the string-and-steel ballad
matches its gentle tones with a songbird melody, as a truly majestic love
unfolds. Listen HERE
(14 March 2025) Unconventional,
unrestrained and ultimately unstoppable - Kolby
Cooper gases up and strikes the
match, blazing his own road to stardom. With raw, country-rock heaters ready to
turn his chaotically obsessed fanbase unhinged, the touring powerhouse delivers
an exhilarating smash “Under My Skin,” before his latest
album, Love You, Goodnight, drops April 11. The surging uptempo
anthem will convince you that getting your heart broken and returning to
an ex is thrilling, mind-blowing and maybe even a wise choice. LISTEN HERE
(14 March 2025) Building on his track record of
noteworthy success, today global artist and 3x consecutive CCMA Entertainer
of the Year Dallas Smith releases “How
Do You Miss Me (feat. Alexandra Kay).” Listen here.
“Alexandra is someone who's been on my radar for
some time now,” shares Smith. “Her infectious energy and distinct
vocal give a new life to the song that I think fans will really enjoy.”
“Working with Dallas on this song has been an
absolute honor,” Kay shares. “He's such a powerhouse in
country music, and getting to put my own spin on a song that already resonates
with so many people was really special. I can't wait for everyone to hear it!”
(14 March 2025) NPR’s “backbone of contemporary
country music” Miranda Lambert is
celebrating the 20th anniversary of her groundbreaking major label debut, Kerosene,
with a special milestone release. Lambert unveiled the never-before-released “I
Don’t Love Here Anymore,” recorded during the original album sessions,
while on April 25 fans can get Kerosene on vinyl for the first
time ever. Listen to the new release HERE and pre-order the vinyl HERE
(14 March 2025) Gearing up for what promises to be a
massive year, Platinum-certified and critically acclaimed singer, songwriter,
and multi-instrumentalist Dylan Gossett returns
today with a brand new single entitled “Like I Do” out now via Big
Loud Texas / Mercury Records—listen HERE. It marks his first release of 2025
following a breakthrough year and heralds more music to come from the buzzing
Austin, Texas artist-to-watch.
He canvased the U.K. on Country 2 Country, has headlined
Country 2 Country Berlin, and will grace the bill of the Stagecoach Festival
for the first time on April 26.
(14 March 2025) Big Loud Records adds to its
chart-topping, independent roster with the signing of hot rising duo Thelma & James. The musical partnership between married Nashville-based
singer-songwriters MacKenzie Porter and Jake Etheridge is
an undeniable force with their first co-write in over a decade producing “Happy
Ever After You,” released in January, evolving organically from an
impromptu video (TikTok) that garnered millions of views overnight and
earned praise from fellow artists like John Mayer, Luke Combs, Brandi Carlile,
and more. The pair now release second-ever offering, “First
Love.”
(14 March 2025) Rising country
artist Jordyn Mallory released her new single "Hearts
& Horses. With several
releases planned this year, Jordyn will also be joining the upcoming season
of FOX's Farmer Wants A Wife, which premieres on March 20th,
2025. Listen To “Hearts & Horses” HERE.
When talking about her new
single, "Hearts & Horses," Jordyn explains, "Last year, I
had my heart broken by an urban cowboy, and the breakup inspired me to write a
song for all the girls who had ever loved a cowboy. I took the idea into
writing with Tiffany Goss and Michael Farren, and the song just came to
life."
(14 March 2025) With 160
million streams and 36 million YouTube views,
country trailblazer Hayden Coffman releases
the focus track “Love And A Heartbreak” off his upcoming album, out
everywhere on April 18th, 2025. Prior to the focus track and album release,
Hayden released several singles including “Don't Come With A Label,"
“Only Smoke When I Drink," and “New Bar," and has
accumulated over 20 million streams on those tracks
alone. Listen To “Love And A Heartbreak" Single HERE.
(16 March 2025) NASHVILLE, TN – GRAMMY, CMA and ACM Award-winning Country star Carly Pearce has released hummingbird: no rain, no
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critically acclaimed fourth studio album hummingbird with five new tracks, via Big Machine Records. Listen HERE and see below for the track listing.
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critically acclaimed fourth studio album hummingbird with five new tracks, via Big Machine Records. Listen HERE and see below for the track listing.
Co-produced by Carly, hummingbird: no rain, no flowers
extends her hummingbird era of growth through authentic
storytelling and traditional Country musicality. In addition to the original 14
tracks including the GRAMMY-nominated lead single “we don’t fight anymore”
featuring Chris Stapleton and the current blazing single “truck on
fire," the expanded album features three never-before-heard songs – “if
looks could kill,” “heart first” and “no rain” – as well as
two new acoustic Vevo takes on fan favourites “oklahoma” and “things
i don’t chase.”
Of the new tracks, Carly said: “What I hope that fans get out of
this entire chapter in my story is that you can go through hard things and be
better for them, and that there is light at the end of the tunnel. Getting to
play some of these new songs live on the road has shown me that we are all
going through the same things in life and we all need to feel sunshine after
the storm.” Carly teased the “infectious” (Holler) new song “if looks could kill” on social
media earlier this
week.
REVIEWS
C2C Country To Country 2025
reviews:
DAY 1
Review: Bayker Blankenship,
Max McNown and Willow Avalon took the C2C 2025 Spotlight Stage in
a new direction REVIEW
Review: Tucker Wetmore
made a big impression during his C2C 2025 performance (Pip
Ellwood-Hughes EF Country) 4 STARS
Review: 49 Winchester
brought bar room joy to the arena at C2C 2025 (James Daykin EF Country) 4 STARS
Review: Lainey Wilson re-finds
her home in London at C2C 2025 (James Daykin EF Country) VERY POSTIVE
DAY 2
Review: Niko Moon’s energy was
infectious during his C2C 2025 performance (Pip Ellwood-Hughes EF Country) 3.5 STARS
Review: Chayce Beckham brought
welcome nostalgic Country vibes to C2C 2025 (James Daykin EF Country) 4 STARS
Review: Tyler Hubbard
celebrated all facets of his career at C2C 2025 (Pip Ellwood-Hughes EF Country) 3 STARS
Review: Dierks Bentley
cemented his legend status at C2C 2025 (Pip Ellwood-Hughes EF Country) 5 STARS
DAY 3
Review: The Castellows shone
with dreamy, wistful harmonies at C2C 2025 (James Daykin EF Country) 3.5 STARS
Review: Avery Anna delivered
the biggest surprise of the weekend at C2C 2025 (James Daykin EF Country) 4 STARS
Review: Shaboozey delivered one of the biggest moments at C2C 2025 (Pip Ellwood-Hughes EF Country) 3 STARS
Review: Cody Johnson wowed
with a hits-packed set during his London debut at C2C 2025 (Pip Ellwood-Hughes EF Country) 4.5 STARS
COUNTRY FASHION
(14 March 2025) C2C Ready:
UK Country artist, Tribute performer and radio presenter Nicola Harris was looking forward to the C2C 2025
weekend. In her Instagram post she shared: “She’s a country woman in a
red dress—wild as a midnight bonfire and soft as a southern breeze, with a
heart that loves deep and boots that know the way home”.
Nicola was wearing a sexy long sleeved SHEIN High
Split Dress with a customized plunge front, fastened with a Buckle Brooch
Safety Pin (Product) adding a Luxury designer RLL
Ladies Glossy Buckle Classic Belt Letter (PRODUCT) and tasselled detail black
cowgirl boots (PRODUCT | PRODUCT). Get The Look at www.shein.co.uk
BIRTHDAYS
Birthdays in the week ahead:
March 17: Paul Overstreet (1955), Keifer Thompson (Thompson Square,
1973)
March 18: Charley Pride, Phillip Sweet (Little Big Town) (1974)
March 19: Crissie Rhodes (The Shires) (1988), Caylee
Hammack (1994)
March 20: the late Jerry
Reed - (March 20, 1937; died Sept 1, 2008 (aged 71)), Laura Aston
(UK 20 March 1993), Lindsay Elizabeth Ell (1989)
March 23: George Fox (1960), Brett Eldredge (1986), Brett
Young (1981)
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