Joe Nichols‘ new song, “Goodbyes Are Hard To Listen To,” is the first preview of his new studio album, which is set to arrive in 2026.
HunterGirl‘s new track, “Dirt,” is the first new music from the American Idol favorite since her debut, 2024’s Tennessee Girl.
Shane Profitt‘s new EP, Population Me, features his radio single “Long Live Country.”
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Megan Thee Stallion has been vocal about her mental health, and on Sunday opened up about the moment she decided to seek therapy during a chat with Taraji P. Henson for the i AM the table benefit brunch.
“Through all of that grief, I was just working and trying to be the best Megan I could be,” she said in a clip shared on social media, likely referring to the loss of her mother and grandmother, which occurred months before she was shot in the foot by Tory Lanez.
“I didn’t know I needed therapy until one day I was just like, ‘Damn, I’m really sad, and it’s really scary how sad I am,'” Megan continued. “And it was like, I didn’t care what happened to me. And I didn’t want to feel like that. Like, I should care about my life.”
Meg’s conversation with Taraji took place during the Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation’s Can We Talk? Arts and Wellness Multicultural Summit in Maryland just days after she was named Trevor Project‘s Mental Health Champion of the Year.
“My goal has always been to use my platform to help break stigmas around mental health and provide resources for those seeking safe spaces to have honest and heartfelt conversations. Mental health impacts all of us, so it’s important to lead with love and empathy,” Meg said in a press release. “I’m grateful for organizations like The Trevor Project that are committed to spreading awareness and supporting our LGBTQ+ youth in powerful ways.”
As a mental health advocate, Meg shared her journey on the “Never a Bother” youth suicide prevention campaign with the California Department of Public Health and encouraged the youth to do the same via the Ad Council’s “Seize the Awkward” campaign.
She also launched BadBitchesHaveBadDaysToo.com, providing a list of platforms, mental health resources, directories, hotlines and podcasts to those in need.
If you are in crisis or know someone in crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988, by calling 1-800-273-TALK (8255), or by visiting 988lifeline.org. You can also contact the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741.
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Hallmark Channel is taking over the Grand Ole Opry on Wednesday.
The day starts with a free Opry Plaza event with Hallmark stars Jonathan Bennett, Lacey Chabert and Nikki DeLoach, who’s the leading lady in the new A Grand Ole Opry Christmas movie.
The Opry: Hallmark Takeover continues that evening, as the artists featured in the film play the legendary stage — Rhett Akins, Maggie Baugh, Drew Baldridge, Tigirlily Gold, Mickey Guyton, Bill Anderson, T. Graham Brown and Gary Mule Deer among them.
A Grand Ole Opry Christmas is set to air during this year’s 16th annual Countdown to Christmas on Hallmark Channel.
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As Foo Fighters wrapped their tour of Asia Friday in Japan, drummer Ilan Rubin marked the end of his first live run with his new band.
“First @foofighters tour was absolutely fantastic!” Rubin writes in an Instagram post reflecting on the experience. “Every audience was incredible and such a pleasure to perform for.”
The post also includes video of Rubin performing a drum solo from the tour’s closing show in Japan.
Rubin, who’d played in Nine Inch Nails for over 10 years, joined the Foos in place of drummer Josh Freese, who was let go from the band in May after joining in 2023 following the death of Taylor Hawkins. In a fitting twist, Freese has gone on to rejoin NIN, who he’d previously played with from 2005 to 2008.
Foo Fighters will return to the live stage in November for a pair of shows in Mexico.
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Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl is showing off on the Billboard charts.
The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, marking Taylor’s 15th #1 album on the chart. She now surpasses Drake and JAY-Z for the most #1 albums among solo artists. She’s second only to The Beatles overall, who have 19 number ones.
The Life of a Showgirl sold just over 4 million equivalent album units in its first week, according to Luminate, with pure album sales totaling just under 3.5 million. That breaks Adele’s record with her 2015 album, 25, which sold 3.482 million units, of which 3.378 million were pure album sales.
All 12 tracks from The Life of a Showgirl take the first 12 spots on the Billboard Hot 100, with “The Fate of Ophelia” landing at #1. The album is the first ever to place all its songs uninterrupted in the top spots.
Taylor celebrated the chart achievements with a post on Instagram, writing in part, “I have 4 million thank you’s I want to send to the fans, and 4 million reasons to feel even more proud of this album than I already was … I’ll cherish this feeling forever.”
Earlier on Monday, Taylor announced Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The End of an Era (Docuseries), a six-part docuseries on Disney+, and Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show, a concert film captured at the final stop of the Eras Tour in Vancouver. Both projects debut Dec. 12.
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David “Trugoy The Dove” Jolicoeur may be resting in peace, but his spirit is something De La Soul feels in his absence. While promoting Mass Appeal’s Legend Has It series at New York Comic Con, member Posdnuos talked about the process of recording the new album without Trugoy, who is featured on some of the songs.
“Yo, for me, and I’m sure there are people here who are spiritual and understand what I’m saying, it feels like, ‘Dave’s here for me. He’s here.’ There are times where I’m writing rhymes and I’m getting goosebumps ’cause I feel like Dave would be saying, ‘Yo, that’s dope!’” he told moderator Rob Markman.
Posdnuos notes he felt similarly when he came up with the title of the new album, Cabin in the Sky, inspired by the 1943 film that featured an all-Black cast, including Ethel Waters, Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington.
“We’re working and working, and I come across this movie. And I’m like, ‘Yo, this title is crazy!’ Cabin in the Sky. Immediately, I felt Dave,” he said.
Dave passed away of undisclosed causes in February 2023, roughly seven years after De La’s last new album, 2016’s And the Anonymous Nobody.
They’ve released anniversary projects in the year since, but Cabin in the Sky marks their return.
The album is also one of the upcoming releases that is part of Mass Appeal’s Legend Has It series, which sees new projects from some New York hip-hop legends drop throughout 2025. Slick Rick, Mobb Deep and Ghostface Killah already released their records, with albums from Big L, Nas and DJ Premier on the way.
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Morgan Evans is back with his first single in two years, “Beer Back Home,” and a new album to match.
The Newcastle, Australia, native headed Down Under for inspiration.
“I had to get out of this town. I needed something real. Old mates, familiar places, and salt water,” Morgan says. “I reconnected with where I came from, who I was, who I want to be. This record is a journey, and it all started with a beer back home.”
Steel Town, the sophomore album from the “Kiss Somebody” hitmaker, is set to arrive March 20, 2026.
Here’s the complete track listing for Morgan Evans’ Steel Town:
“Steel Town”
“Beer Back Home”
“Two Broken Hearts (feat. Laci Kaye Booth)”
“Another Drink Coming”
“Back To Country (feat. William Barton)”
“Land I Love”
“Forgiving You For Me”
“Letting You Go”
“She Talks About Texas”
“The Farm”
“Settle It Down”
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When Kathy Mattea was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry Saturday night, she already had a little something up her sleeve.
Terri Clark did the honors, before Trisha Yearwood and Suzy Bogguss took to the stage to help sing one of Kathy’s biggest hits. Before the last chorus of “18 Wheels and a Dozen Roses,” however, Kathy stopped the song.
“On behalf of my friends, and the entire Grand Ole Opry family,” Kathy said, “Suzy Bogguss has the voice of [an] angel with a generous spirit who has a collection of work that is timeless. Well, I have one question for you, my dear friend. Would you like to be the next member of the Grand Ole Opry?”
The hitmaker behind “Aces” and “Drive South” was stunned.
“I was just so excited about all of us singing together tonight,” Suzy said. “I don’t even know what to say. Thank you, but I think I may wake up in a minute.”
It’s the first time in the Opry’s 100-year history an induction and invitation have happened in the same night.
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Joan Jett & the Blackhearts are returning to Las Vegas.
After a successful run of dates at the House of Blues Las Vegas back in June, the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers will return to the venue, inside the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, in 2026 with five new dates: Feb. 13, 14, 18, 20 and 21.
A Citi presale begins Tuesday at 10 a.m. PT, followed by a fan presale starting Wednesday at 10 a.m. PT. Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday at 10 a.m. PT.
A complete list of dates can be found at JoanJett.com.
In other Joan Jett news … the rocker is paying tribute a former member of the Blackhearts, drummer Thommy Price, who passed away at the age of 68. His death was announced by his wife on Facebook.
“We lost a member of the Blackheart family- the one of a kind Thommy Price,” Jett wrote on Instagram alongside video of him performing. “Thommy was a legendary drummer who was a Blackheart for 4 decades. He was a drummer’s drummer and admired by so many. Our hearts are heavy. Sending love to his beautiful family. We love you Thommy.”
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Tucker Wetmore‘s covering The Georgia Satellites‘ signature song as part of Amazon Music’s celebration of Country Music Month.
“I’ve been playing ‘Keep Your Hands to Yourself’ at all my shows for a while now, and every time I do it, the whole place just goes crazy,” Tucker says. “It’s one of those songs everybody knows and wants to sing, so I figured it was time to put my own spin on it!”
“Keep Your Hands to Yourself” became a #2 pop hit in February 1987, kept from the #1 spot by Bon Jovi‘s “Livin’ on a Prayer.”
Tucker’s latest hit, “3, 2, 1,” is currently in country’s top 15, following his breakthrough, “Wind Up Missin’ You.” Both are from his debut album, What Not To.
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