Entries by Nashville Insider

COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAMER RAY STEVENS RETURNS TO CABARAY FOR LIMITED NUMBER OF LIVE CONCERTS

Last year, Country Music Hall of Famer Ray Stevens announced he was ending live performances at his Nashville-based CabaRay Showroom. But Stevens has changed his tune. He recently announced he’ll be returning to CabaRay for a limited number of live concerts, performing songs from his latest album, Say Whut?, available now. Live shows at CabaRay […]

KARLEY SCOTT COLLINS TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM, FLIGHT RISK, SEPT. 26; NEW SONG “COWBOY SH!T” OUT FRIDAY (5/23)

Emerging country star Karley Scott Collins will release her debut album, Flight Risk, Sept. 26. A debut album years in the making, Flight Risk introduces Collins’ powerful voice in epic manner: heartbreak, acceptance, desire, and jealousy—all threaded together by a self-aware kind of maturity. “I’ve experienced so much over the past few years, in relationships […]

TAYLA LYNN “I WANNA BE FREE” AVAILABLE NOW

Heart of Texas Records, in partnership with StarVista Music, announces the release of “I Wanna Be Free,” the latest single from Tayla Lynn’s upcoming album Singin’ Loretta, a tribute to her grandmother, country music legend Loretta Lynn. Premiered by The Hollywood Times, the track reflects the classic storytelling and emotion that defined Loretta’s music. Tayla […]

GET READY FOR THE KennySPHERE

They loaded in at midnight Sunday. They were up and running Sunday evening. They’ve been rehearsing since Monday, feeling the arc of a whole new set list, songs rarely or never before played – and, of course, many of the favorites of No Shoes Nation. Almost a year in the making, Kenny Chesney is ready […]

MORGAN WALLEN PENS “SUPERMAN” TO HIS SON

With one week remaining until the release of his full-length, fourth studio album, I’m The Problem, Morgan Wallen is offering fans one final taste of the upcoming project with the release of the highly-anticipated song dedicated to his son, “Superman,” available now. Wallen originally teased the up-tempo ballad, which he co-wrote alongside Ryan Vojtesak, John […]

DOCTOR ASHLEY McBRYDE: GRAMMY-AWARD WINNER AND GRAND OLE OPRY MEMBER RECEIVES HONORARY DOCTORATE OF MUSIC FROM ALMA MATER ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY

Ashley McBryde joined Arkansas State’s Spring 2025 Commencement Ceremony, Saturday May 10, to receive her Honorary Doctorate of Music, with Chancellor Todd Shields recognizing that her “determination and contributions to American Music is a testament to the opportunities that higher education can open and inspire for generations of Arkansas State University alums.” “Earning a degree […]

MATT CROCKER OF HILLSONG UNITED RELEASES FIRST-EVER SOLO PROJECT WITH “hallelujah” and “love me as i am”

Matt Crocker, the longstanding member and vocalist of Hillsong UNITED and Hillsong Worship, announces his first-ever solo music endeavor and official signing with Anotherland —a creative collective and label partner helping usher in a new chapter of his artistry. The partnership comes alongside a momentous decade-long career, in which Crocker has written and performed some […]