Nashville notes: Craig Morgan returns to Ryman + Cross Canadian Ragweed books Red Rocks

Craig Morgan returns to headline Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on Nov. 7, after first playing the historic venue in 2022 with special appearances by Jelly Roll and Trace Adkins. Tickets go on sale Friday. Ian Munsick is adding
‘This One’s for the Girls’: Ella Langley makes ‘Billboard’ history with ‘Choosin’ Texas’

Ella Langley (Disney/Michael Le Brecht) Lots of folks seem to be “Choosin’ Texas” these days, and it’s helped Ella Langley set a record. The Alabama native’s just become the first woman ever to top the all-genre Billboard
How you can own an Opry guitar a century in the making

Martin HD-28 Grand Ole Opry 100th Anniversary guitar (Grand Ole Opry) If you happened to spot the special guitar Vince Gill played on the Grand Ole Opry’s 100th anniversary show on Nov. 28, 2025, you might be
Hudson Westbrook claims a chart record as ‘House Again’ hits #1

Hudson Westbrook (Disney/Michael Le Brecht) Hudson Westbrook’s setting a record as “House Again” climbs to the top of the Mediabase chart. The 21-year-old is now the youngest solo male artist ever to top the country airplay chart
10 million in album sales? Rascal Flatts ‘Like the Sound of That’

Joe Don Rooney, Jay DeMarcus and Gary LeVox of Rascal Flatts perform on the Life Is a Highway Tour at Bridgestone Arena on February 05, 2026 in Nashville. (Catherine Powell/Getty Images) Rascal Flatts learned they’ve officially hit
You’ll find Vince Gill & Lainey Wilson ‘Down at the Borderline’ on Friday

Lainey Wilson and Vince Gill at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, CA, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Lainey Wilson joins Vince
Millions tune in for counterprogrammed Super Bowl halftime show

Lee Brice and Kid Rock attend the “The Detroit Cowboy” Grand Opening with Kid Rock and Friends at The Detroit Cowboy on June 3, 2025 in Nashville. (Jason Davis/Getty Images for The Detroit Cowboy) Kid Rock headlined a
Climb in Bailey Zimmerman’s ‘Chevy Silverado’ for a ‘personal’ tale of love lost

Bailey Zimmerman (Disney/Michael Le Brecht) Looking at the title, it might be easy to dismiss Bailey Zimmerman‘s latest single, “Chevy Silverado,” as just another country song about a truck. But for the “Backup Plan” hitmaker, it goes