Ask most people to name the heart of country music and they will say Nashville, maybe Texas. They will not say Central Florida. We think that is about to change, and we built this guide to explain why. Country music in Central Florida is not a transplant or a novelty. It is a real, growing…
We tracked down every major country music event worth putting on your calendar in Florida and the Southeast for fall 2026 — from Blake Shelton and Brooks and Dunn headlining Rock the Country in Ocala to the Dan + Shay Young Tour, Jason Aldean, Tim McGraw, Garth Brooks, and more sweeping through the region.
We went deep on Hannah McFarland for this installment of the Sunset Stage Series — the Alabama-born singer-songwriter who turned a viral TikTok moment into a Grand Ole Opry debut, Stagecoach 2026, and a duet with Riley Green that might be the best country release of 2026.
Dan + Shay confirm their sixth studio album Young drops August 21, 2026, and announce a 26-date Young Tour kicking off September 11 with Tyler Hubbard and Josh Ross.
We have a strong opinion on this one and we are putting it on record. At Sunset Country Fest, we spend a lot of time thinking about what makes a live country music experience truly unforgettable, and the honest answer keeps pointing us in the same direction. Stadium shows are spectacular. The production is breathtaking.…
For this installment of the Sunset Stage Series, we went deep on Kameron Marlowe, and the more we researched, the harder it got to put this one down. We worked through his catalog, looked at his 2026 touring activity, pulled his streaming numbers, and spent time understanding why a voice this distinctive has not yet…
Two of the biggest names in mainstream country are about to share the same stage for a full night, and they are doing it four times over. Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan have announced the Double Down Tour 2026, a four-date stadium run they are co-headlining together, with a brand-new duet as the centerpiece. Co-headlines…
From Stagecoach to CMA Fest to Gulf Coast Jam, here is the complete guide to the biggest country music festivals in the United States right now — plus the newest entry on this list: Sunset Country Fest 2027 in Apopka, Florida on March 13, 2027.
Ashley Wineland built a career on over 200 headlining shows without a major label, and her debut album Wineland — produced by Grammy-nominated Marti Frederiksen — shows exactly why she belongs on a festival stage.
Shania Twain releases Faded Blue Jeans with Josh Homme and reveals the full Little Miss Twain tracklist, featuring Tanya Tucker and The War and Treaty, ahead of the July 24, 2026 album release.
Sunset Country Fest 2027 in Apopka, Florida is being built with a different philosophy than most country festivals. Here is exactly how and why that matters, from the team building it.
We started the Sunset Stage Series to shine a light on the artists doing the most interesting work in country music right now, and when we dug into Hudson Westbrook this week, we did not expect to find quite this much story. At 21 years old, this Stephenville, Texas native just became the youngest solo…