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Drenched in intoxicatingly rich pedal steel, country powerhouse Randy Houser releases “Still That Cowboy,” an ode to his wife Tatiana as the couple prepares for their second child together, highlighting the vulnerable side to the man behind the voice Billboard praises is “as captivating as ever.” Listen to the new song HERE.

In a Metro Nashville City Council meeting scheduled for tomorrow night, District 19 Council Member Freddie O’Connell will read a resolution recognizing Ryman Auditorium, the Mother Church of Country Music, and its 130 years as Music City’s most famous and respected concert venue, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors to Nashville each year. The resolution states, “The venue is most famous for being a home for country music…its legacy has been defined by showcasing one of the most expansive lists of diverse performers ranging from jazz, pop and bluegrass to rock and roll, classical, and hip hop. From its very beginning, the Ryman has been a stage to just about every type of music and every type of performer.” 

Today, the Grand Ole Opry announced its initial artists for its Opry NextStage Class of 2022, an artist discovery program that spotlights Country music’s rising talent and highlights one artist per month with featured original content, an Opry performance and support across the Opry Entertainment platforms, which include the Opry, Ryman Auditorium, WSM Radio, Ole Red and Circle Network. Breakthrough artists Elvie Shane (May), Morgan Wade (June) and BRELAND (July) are the first three featured artists, with more to be announced throughout the year to complete the class with a total of seven artists. The artists shared their thoughts on the honor exclusively with the Tennessean.

With Country Aircheck writing of the kick-off at Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium, “Chesney delivered an experience that made up for the years-long wait,” the bar was set as the second weekend of Kenny Chesney’s Here And Now Tour 2022 rolled into the Bank of America Stadium. After headlining an intimate acoustic show for the opening night of the 10th Annual Mack, Jack & McConaughey Gala in Austin, Texas, the man the Wall Street Journal dubbed “The King of the Road” was ready to rock.