September 18 is circled on our calendar. That is the date Riley Green drops That's Just Me, his fourth studio album via Nashville Harbor Records and Entertainment, produced by Dann Huff. We have been tracking the Riley Green That's Just Me album rollout since the first single, and what we are watching is an artist…
August 29, 2026. Part 2 of the Grand Ole Opry's first-ever Live in London broadcast airs tonight, and we have been tracking this story since Part 1 dropped on August 22. Luke Combs, Carly Pearce, Darius Rucker, and more performing on UK soil under the Opry banner, for the first time in the institution's nearly…
Eleven songs. One Maryland hometown. One of country music's most fearless duos going all the way back to where they started. When Brothers Osborne announced Watertown this week, dropping October 23 via MCA Nashville, we flagged it immediately as one of the most significant album reveals of fall 2026. T.J. and John Osborne have never…
OCALA, Florida. By the time the last chord rang out over the Florida Horse Park on Saturday night, the verdict was already settled in the parking fields and the campgrounds: Rock the Country picked the right town. We spent both days of the August 28 and 29 weekend on the grounds, and what unfolded was…
Pull up any country music fan forum this August 2026 and you will find the same argument running hot in every thread: is pop country killing the soul of the genre, or is it the force that is finally bringing country to its biggest audience ever? The debate has been around for decades, but right…
August 14, 2026 was already shaping up to be a significant Friday for country music when Ashley Cooke dropped her self-titled sophomore album on Big Loud Records. We had it queued the moment it hit streaming, and two weeks later, we are still playing it on repeat. The album, simply called ashley cooke, is 15…
August is winding down and we have already been deep in the country music calendar for the next four months, mapping out what Central Florida fans should have on their radar. The fall and winter country music season in the Greater Orlando area brings a mix of national touring acts, regional showcases, and the building…
We pressed play on Kinsley's new single "Learn to Live" on a Thursday afternoon and had to stop what we were doing. The MCA Nashville signing has just announced her debut six-song EP of the same name, arriving September 25, 2026, and if the title track is any indicator of what the rest sounds like,…
Nineteen dates. Two openers. One of country music's most consistent live performers headed back out on the road this fall. We have been following Jon Pardi's 2026 touring plans since the announcement dropped in July, and the Gamblin' Man Tour is shaping up as one of the most focused arena runs of the country season.…
Drive thirty minutes northwest of downtown Orlando and you will find Apopka. A city of Spanish moss, morning mist, and clear spring water, famous for its fern nurseries and the wild beauty of Wekiva Springs State Park. Most people outside of Central Florida cannot place it on a map. By April 3, 2027, every country…
August 25, 2026 is a date every country music fan will carry with them forever. We were here at the Sunset Country Fest editorial desk when the news broke, and for a long moment, none of us could speak. Dolly Parton, the Queen of Country Music, the woman who built an empire out of rhinestones,…
Country critics have been saying the genre was about to cross over for three years running. In 2026, we stopped saying it and started watching it happen. The numbers are unlike anything we have seen in decades, the talent pool is deeper than it has been in a generation, and the conversation around country music…