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Mack Geiger Announces When It’s Pouring Tour Behind New Single

Country Music, Tours & Concerts08/24/202650Views 0Likes 0Comments

Something shifted in Nashville this August. We were sorting through our weekly stack of new country releases when Mack Geiger's new single "Pouring" landed in our queue, and everything else stopped. The Queensland, Australia native, now rooted in Nashville, released the track on August 14 via RECORDS Nashville/Columbia, and paired it almost immediately with the…

Rock The Country Comes to Ocala August 28 and Central Florida Is Ready

Country Music, Lifestyle08/23/202673Views 0Likes 0Comments

There is a moment every country fan in Florida knows: the one where you realize your state is finally getting its due on the national festival circuit. That moment is happening right now, and August 28 is the date circled on every Central Florida fan's calendar. Rock The Country rolls into Ocala on August 28-29,…

How Bryan Andrews Turned The Older I Get Into Country’s Most Honest Hit

Artists & Celebrities, Country Music08/23/202647Views 0Likes 0Comments

The numbers are what got our attention first. When we pulled up the Billboard Country Digital Song Sales chart and spotted Bryan Andrews sitting at the top, we had to dig in. "The Older I Get" is not the kind of song that usually wins the chart game: no major label machine behind it, no…

Ashley Cooke Launches ‘ashley cooke’ Album and the Baby Blues World Tour

Country Music, Tours & Concerts08/23/202647Views 0Likes 0Comments

August 14 marked one of those dates we had circled on our calendar for months. Ashley Cooke dropped her self-titled sophomore album on Big Loud Records, and we have been working through all 15 tracks since the moment it landed on streaming. The album, titled ashley cooke, explores modern love with a level of honesty…

Your Complete Guide to Country Music Festival Season 2027 in Central Florida

Country Music, Lifestyle08/22/202651Views 0Likes 0Comments

August is here, and April 3, 2027 is closer than it looks on the calendar. For country fans across Central Florida, that date means one thing: Sunset Country Fest 2027 in Apopka, Florida, the largest country music festival in Central Florida and the region's biggest gathering of country music fans. We have been fielding the…

Five Country Songs. Five Top Spots. One Historic Billboard Moment.

Charts & Awards, Country Music08/22/202660Views 0Likes 0Comments

The date was August 8, 2026, and we were staring at the Billboard Hot 100 like we'd seen a ghost. All five of the top spots on the chart that defines American popular music: all country. Ella Langley at No. 1 with "Choosin' Texas," Morgan Wallen at No. 2 with "Been by Now," Taylor Swift's…

Zach Top Drops Two New Singles Today and Country Radio Is Watching

Country Music, New Releases08/21/202646Views 0Likes 0Comments

Two singles in one day from one of country's most consistent voices. We checked the streaming platforms this morning and confirmed it: Zach Top released both "Good Girls & Cowgirls" and "Other Side of Hurtin'" today, August 21, 2026, across all major platforms. If you have not hit play yet, this is your sign. And…

Kacey Musgraves Launches the Middle of Nowhere Tour for Fall 2026

Country Music, Tours & Concerts08/21/202644Views 0Likes 0Comments

August 20, 2026 landed on country music's calendar like a moment we had been circling for months. Kacey Musgraves officially kicked off her Middle of Nowhere Tour this week, launching in Chicago on August 21 and running through February 2027. We have been tracking this album cycle since Middle of Nowhere dropped in May, and…

From Truck Stops to the Big Stage: How Atlus Built Country Music’s Most Unlikely Rise

Artists & Celebrities, Country Music08/20/202641Views 0Likes 0Comments

Picture a truck stop somewhere between Nashville and nowhere. The radio hums, the coffee is bad, and a man behind the wheel of an 18-wheeler is writing what will become one of country music's most compelling stories of 2026. That man is Atlus, and we have been tracking his rise since "Devil Ain't Done" first…

60th Annual CMA Awards: What the August Nominations Reveal About Country Music’s Biggest Night

Charts & Awards, Country Music08/20/202649Views 0Likes 0Comments

The second-ballot voting window for the 60th Annual CMA Awards closed on August 17 — and we have been watching the balloting schedule closely enough to know that final nominees are about to drop any day now. This is not just another awards cycle. The Country Music Association is marking 60 years of celebrating the…

April 3, 2027 Is Already the Most Anticipated Date on Central Florida’s Country Music Calendar

Country Music, Lifestyle08/19/202637Views 0Likes 0Comments

A date earns its anticipation before the lineup is announced when the community decides it matters. We have been watching conversations across Central Florida country music circles, and something clear is emerging: April 3, 2027 is already carrying real weight. People are marking their calendars. They are asking about it on social media. Fans who…

Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan Just Added Four More Stadiums to the Double Down Tour 2026

Country Music, Tours & Concerts08/19/202647Views 0Likes 0Comments

We caught the Live Nation press release this week and the headline stopped us cold: Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan have expanded their Double Down Tour 2026, adding four more NFL stadium headline dates to a co-headlining run that is already the largest joint country tour of the year. Four stadiums, tens of thousands of…