Allie Colleen, recognized for her unforgettable voice and powerful gift for songwriting, has released her first single for the year, “Mahogany Teakwood.” The very intimate and personal song was self-penned by Allie Colleen and produced, mixed and engineered by Dave Pahanish in Nashville with Sol Philcox Littlefield adding his special touch on acoustic guitar. Allie shared, “It is always scary and exciting putting a new song out and taking on a story that feels so personal to represent. I wrote this one by myself one night in the thick of it, and it is very, very scary for me to allow anyone into this world. I am still very much healing from this heartbreak, and it’s always hard to give voice to something so raw while you’re still in the process of mending. That is and will always be one of the greatest aspects of the songwriter—when we find the courage to set our conflicts free into the world, we are letting go of control and hoping (praying) that it reaches someone who needs it, someone who’s searching for their own words to begin healing. That is what I hope this song does: I hope it finds humans trying their best to heal.”

“I am heartbroken and think I will be for a very long time. I think that speaks volumes on the expectations and the reality of the love that was had— the love that was lost. That isn’t to say it can never return or remanifest into something even more beautiful, but right now… it just hurts. I hope this song finds other broken hearts and gives them a space of validation, not to heal, but to just feel. I’ve written plenty of songs to help you heal, babe… this one is just to feel—and I am right there with you,” Allie Colleen added.

About Allie Colleen:
Allie Colleen is a Country music artist, singer, and songwriter who recently toured and performed in 2024 with Jelly Roll on the final leg of his Beautifully Broken Tour and also toured and performed with Lee Brice on his Me and My Guitar tour as well as headlined many shows of her own. Her music style defines how life shaped her, alongside her personal lyrics and transparency in her vocals and performance. Her passion for singing and songwriting from a young age has garnered her a reputation for being a notable songwriter with an iconic-sounding voice. Her impeccably strong voice with hints of timeless tradition falls between classic and emerging country sounds. The room never fails to be silent as Allie Colleen begins to sing about the layers of love and heartbreak that have shaped her. Unlike most of today’s songs, some of her newest songs have witty lyrics and a connection to the song. With over 351,000 followers on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok combined, and organically won over 300K Spotify listeners and accumulated four million streams, she is one of the most powerful and popular female independent label acts on a trajectory to stardom.

Performing to just 2,000 fans in an intimate set with tickets claimed in less than a minute upon entry, Morgan Wallen’s I’m The Problem album release show at The Roundhouse in London on May 28 rounded out a historic week that saw Wallen attain his first U.K. No. 1 debut on the Official Charts.

Playing center-stage in a stripped-back set with his guitar – which Holler remarked as “spellbinding,” while Entertainment Focus opined the superstar is “at the top of his game” – Wallen’s 19-song setlist included 12 songs hailing from I’m The Problem, kicking off with the title track, which recently became his 18th No. 1 at Country radio. From there, Wallen delved into live debuts of story song “20 Cigarettes,” the Billboard-dubbed “confessional” “Eyes Are Closed” and his reigning Billboard Hot 100 No. 1, “What I Want.”

Performing an early release from the album, “Superman,” Wallen shared the heartfelt story behind the song he penned for his son: “I’ve been trying pretty much ever since he was born to write a song that was good enough to dedicate to him. I probably wrote 30 songs that weren’t good enough, so we scratched them. Right before we were getting ready to turn in this record, we started writing this song. Usually once we write a song, I’ll get Charlie to send me the demo so I can listen to it on my way home. He sent this to me…The very first time I heard it back after writing it, I just broke down and was crying. And that’s the first time I had done that writing a song for my little boy. I figured if it touched me that way, hopefully it would touch a lot of you guys the same way.”

Sprinkled throughout the set were multi-platinum hits from his previous two albums, Dangerous: The Double Album and One Thing At A Time, including Platinum-certified “Cowgirls;” 2x-Platinum “Sand In My Boots,” 4x-Platinum “Cover Me Up;” 6x-Platinum “More Than My Hometown;” and 9x-Platinum “Whiskey Glasses.” Wallen concluded the night with his 7x-Platinum, 16 week Billboard Hot 100 No. 1, “Last Night.”

Taking in the magnitude of his growing international fanbase, Wallen thanked his fans, stating “We’ve been trying to make a connection with you guys, and this is by no means a measure of all successes, but I think it says a lot; whenever I dropped One Thing At A Time, it debuted at No. 40 over here. I just dropped I’m the Problem, and thanks to you guys, it debuted at No. 1. I really appreciate every single one of y’all. I thank you for making me feel welcome in your country, and for having the same kind of love for country music and just music in general. It means a lot to me to be able to say what I just said.”

I’m The Problem debuted last week at No. 1 across seven countries. In the U.S., Wallen broke his own record for most simultaneous entries in Billboard Hot 100 history, with 37 songs charting at once. He also currently occupies the No. 1, 2 and 3 slots simultaneously with his duet with Tate McRae “What I Want,” “Just In Case,” and the title track “I’m The Problem,” respectively – becoming the first country artist ever to do so.

Wallen’s coinciding 2025 I’m The Problem Tour kicks off June 20 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. The 20-show run will include stops in Seattle, Washington; Foxborough, Massachusetts; Toronto, Ontario and more. With a second stop added in Madison, Wisconsin, Wallen’s appearances will mark the first time an artist has played two consecutive nights at Camp Randall Stadium.

A rotating lineup of guests including Brooks & Dunn, Miranda Lambert, Thomas Rhett and Koe Wetzel join in direct support with Gavin Adcock, Corey Kent, Ella Langley and Anne Wilson as first-of-three across select dates. Coupled with May’s Sand In My Boots Festival and a special one-night-only album release celebration show at Roundhouse in London in May, these 22 shows are the only place to see the superstar in 2025.

About Morgan Wallen:
Morgan Wallen sets the pace in, and beyond, country music – with Billboard calling him “the biggest country star in the world” and The New York Times doubling down, declaring he’s “one of the biggest stars in pop, period.” With 18 No. 1 singles at Country radio, 19 Billboard Music Awards to-date, more than 170 weeks spent atop Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart (the most in country music history), the highest selling country tour under his belt and more, Wallen has propelled country music to a global level in less than five years. As Las Vegas Review Journal puts it: “Wallen’s appeal is remarkable as it is fueled by his ability to connect to a crowd.”

With Dangerous: The Double Album, Wallen solidified his place as country music’s “dominant superstar,” with the project recently being named Billboard’s No. 1 Album of the 21st Century. One Thing At A Time’s groundbreaking success saw Wallen’s crossover appeal reach a global scale, as he topped the Australian ARIA charts for the first time, along with a host of other accolades. With three No. 1’s already hailing from his fourth studio album, I’m The Problem, available now via Big Loud / Mercury, Wallen digs even deeper, uncovering a side that’s both more vulnerable and more resolute than ever before.

As Wallen prepares a refreshed setlist for his 20-stadium-show I’m the Problem Tour, kicking off on June 20 in Houston, Texas, he also highlighted some of his favorite artists by bringing the personally-curated, multi-genre Sand In My Boots Music Festival to Gulf Shores, Alabama in May.

Wallen continues to donate a portion of every ticket sold to his Morgan Wallen Foundation — which supports youth music and athletic programs and gives communities access to essentials in times of crisis.

Nearly two decades after first visiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® where he was immediately inspired to pledge his support, three-time GRAMMY Award-winner Darius Rucker continues to give back. With this year’s 16th annual “Darius and Friends” benefit concert sold out well in advance despite the surprise guests not being revealed until they took the stage, the unofficial kickoff to CMA Fest featured dozens of hit songs, unreleased music and beloved covers by Rucker and his friends Tyler Braden, Luke Bryan, Kashus Culpepper, Lanie Gardner, Morgan Wallen and Austin Williams.

“Every time I visit St. Jude, I’m blown away. You walk in expecting it to feel heavy, but there’s so much joy, so much hope,” shared Rucker following the event, June 2. “The work they’re doing – the research, the breakthroughs – it’s incredible. But what gets me every time is knowing that families never get a bill. Not for treatment, travel, housing or food. That kind of support changes everything for these families, and I’m proud that me and my friends here tonight can be part of that.”

After a live auction and donation round which added thousands to the night’s fundraising tally, Rucker kicked off the main event with a newly written song plus a duo of fan favorite hits; his 10th and most recent No. 1 single “Beers and Sunshine” plus “Radio.” He then introduced the first friend of the evening, with rising star Austin Williams – who will join Rucker on tour this fall – taking the stage to perform his popular “90s Rap Mashup” as well as his latest single, “Crazy Over You.”

Recent Billboard Country Rookie of the Month Kashus Culpepper – also set to tour with Rucker this fall – received a standing ovation from the packed house for a set featuring his own “Southern Man” and “Pour Me Out” as well as a rousing cover of The Marshall Tucker Band’s “Can’t You See.” Appalachian singer-songwriter Lanie Gardner added heartfelt performances of “Six Feet Deep” and “Cry” as well as “Takin’ The Slow Ride” off her forthcoming EP Polaroids arriving this Friday, June 6.

As is customary at the annual event, Rucker also returned to the stage between each guest set, treating fans to hits ranging from his Country Airplay No. 1s “Alright,” “For The First Time” and “Come Back Song” to unreleased previews plus Hootie & the Blowfish hits “Hold My Hand” and “Only Wanna Be With You.”

“If you guys will let us,” the multi-genre star said mid-way through the evening, “me and the band would like to take us to a place we like to call the ‘90s,” as he branched out from his own catalog for crowd-pleasing covers of Tim McGraw’s “I Like It, I Love It,” TLC’s “Waterfalls” and Bell Biv DeVoe’s “Poison,” also adding his take on “Valerie” as made popular by Amy Winehouse later in the evening.

Country-rock standout Tyler Braden – another of Rucker’s tourmates this fall – added to the festivities with Platinum-certified breakout “Devil You Know” and the introspective “Right on Track” off his recent full-length debut devil and a prayer, plus his take on Kings of Leon’s hit “Sex on Fire.” Rucker’s longtime friend and three-time Academy of Country Music / two-time Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan also brought the audience to their feet with his No. 1 hits “Huntin’, Fishin’ and Lovin’ Every Day” and “Play It Again” as well as “Country Song Came On,” with his tour of the same name underway now.

“We’ve hosted a charity event at my house for 5 years, and Darius Rucker – I don’t think he’s ever missed one of them,” Bryan shared from the stage. “He’s always supported me when I needed him, and I’m just glad to be here supporting him… 16 YEARS!”

The final guest of the evening gave fans at the Mother Church a rare chance to see him outside of a stadium setting, with global superstar Morgan Wallen bringing recent release “20 Cigarettes” and 6x Platinum “More Than My Hometown” to the intimate venue at a time when all 37 tracks off his latest record-shattering album, I’m The Problem, appear on the Hot Country Songs chart, occupying nearly 75% of the list in its entirety and beating his own record of 35 songs set in 2023.

“I met this kid 5 or 6 years ago at a friend’s house, and he was playing songs that blew my mind. He’s become a superstar. He’s a good friend of mine; he’s my brother,” Rucker shared when introducing Wallen, who added, “It’s an honor and a privilege to be here tonight… Thank you, Darius, for having us.”

Closing out the memorable evening, the host of the night owned the stage one final time as the show ended according to tradition, with Rucker joined by the sold-out Ryman crowd plus Culpepper, Gardner and Williams for a “Wagon Wheel” singalong, the feel-good energy throughout the auditorium symbolic of the night as a whole.

This year’s milestone fundraising event adds yet another successful page to the decade-plus history of “Darius and Friends.” Prior guests have included Lauren Alaina, Jason Aldean, Brooks & Dunn, Brothers Osborne, Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Sheryl Crow, John Daly, Dan + Shay, Vince Gill, Jamey Johnson, Jelly Roll, Charles Kelley of Lady A, Ashley McBryde, A.J. McLean of the Backstreet Boys, Megan Moroney, Brad Paisley, Kenny Rogers and Tommy Thayer of KISS, among many others.

In addition to the evening’s concert, celebrity friends Drew Baldridge, Priscilla Block, Tyler Braden, NFL Pro Bowler Randall Cobb, Travis Denning, Hannah Ellis, Walker Hayes, NSYNC’s Chris Kirkpatrick, Tracy Lawrence, Bryce Leatherwood, Vincent Mason, Drake Milligan, Walker Montgomery, John Morgan, Dan + Shay’s Shay Mooney, Restless Road’s Garrett Nichols & Colton Pack, Eric Paslay, Shane Profitt, Michael Ray, Lily Rose, Schmitty, Matt Stell, Nick Wayne, Mark Wills and Scott Wolverton joined Rucker for the corresponding golf tournament, June 3, with the total raised across both events adding to the more than $4.3 million raised to date (2025 tally to follow once available).

The annual fundraising event, made possible with support from generous sponsors AMD and The Law Office of Jennifer McCoy, helps ensure families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food – so they can focus on helping their child live.

Acclaimed vocalist and songwriter Morgan Myles will release her highly anticipated new single, “How Does That Sound,” this Friday, May 30. Available now for pre-save here, the track marks the first release from her forthcoming Americana-leaning album, produced by GRAMMY Award-winning producer Ross Hogarth. The album will be released via Blue Élan Records.

Following the success of her Exclusive First Listen Tour, where she previewed new material in intimate spaces across the country, Myles returns with a vibrant, feel-good anthem made for summer escapes.

Co-written by Myles and Gary Nichols, “How Does That Sound” is a soulful, romantic escape anthem that captures the longing for intimacy, simplicity, and freedom. The song is both personal and universally relatable, weaving themes of love, nature, and emotional connection. Driven by Myles’ powerhouse vocals and steeped in rootsy Americana charm, the track is a refreshing, soul-stirring ode to slowing down and savoring meaningful moments.

Myles spoke about the new song, saying: “We wrote this song with the intent of that intimacy of being with that special person, feeling free out in the middle of nowhere, and finding that special connection that we all long to have… at least that’s what I want!”

A true vocal force, Myles first gained national attention as a top-three finalist on NBC’s The Voice in 2022, where she earned the fastest four-chair turn in the show’s history and joined Team Camila Cabello. Since then, she has racked up over 30 million views across social media and earned praise from Billboard, CMT, People, Rolling Stone, and American Songwriter. With a five-octave vocal range and a magnetic stage presence, she has quickly become one of modern country and Americana’s most exciting rising voices.

Recently, Myles released Live at Apogee Studio, a raw and powerful live album recorded in a single take, without overdubs, at the legendary Apogee Studio in Santa Monica, CA. The project was mixed by Bob Clearmountain and showcases Myles’ signature mix of authenticity and vocal brilliance. “In a time where music is so often manufactured, I wanted to deliver something real and honest,” she shares.

Signed to Blue Élan Records and celebrated for her electrifying live performances, Myles plays over 100 shows a year—including a standout set at the Grand Ole Opry that earned a standing ovation. With new projects on the horizon, she’s poised to expand her sound and storytelling as she steps into a landmark year.

The National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) today announced its most ambitious Black Music Month celebration to date. The “We Are Music City” series will feature four signature events throughout June, paying homage to the 150th anniversary of Nashville earning its “Music City” moniker when the Fisk Jubilee Singers captivated Queen Victoria over 150 years ago.

“We Are Music City isn’t just a theme—it’s a celebration of Nashville’s complete musical story and NMAAM’s vital role in preserving and amplifying Black music’s transformative legacy,” said Stacey Koju, Chair of the Board of Trustees at NMAAM. “Through these four dynamic weekly themes, we’re inviting visitors to experience the full spectrum of African American musical contributions that shaped our city’s identity and continue to influence American culture.”

Each Tuesday in June, all youth under the age of 18 will gain free admission to NMAAM through the museum’s Soundtrack for All program. This initiative sponsored by Mars Petcare helps reduce summer learning loss and enhances young people’s ability to discover, create, and innovate through the museum’s immersive and experiential exhibitions.

The celebration coincides with the museum’s groundbreaking Jubilation! exhibition, NMAAM’s first-ever traveling exhibit celebrating the Fisk Jubilee Singers, which will be on display throughout Black Music Month. This special exhibition requires separate admission.

BEEN COUNTRY: Black Roots in Rhythm (June 6)
NMAAM kicks off Black Music Month by partnering with CMA Fest for “BEEN COUNTRY: Black Roots in Rhythm” on Friday, June 6, from 2PM to 7PM. The day features a fireside chat with Grammy Award-nominees The War And Treaty, unveiling a new exhibition showcasing artifacts from their acclaimed career. The event continues with performances by emerging artists from Origins Music Group and a VIP reception featuring street country Audio Chateau artist Randy Savvy of the Compton Cowboys, who will also donate artifacts to NMAAM’s permanent collection. Throughout the day, NMAAM will serve as a hub for African American country artists, reinforcing the museum’s commitment to preserving the complete country music story.

Soul of the 90s: An Ode to Hip-Hop & R&B (June 13)
On Friday, June 13, from 6PM to 10PM, NMAAM presents “Soul of the 90s: An Ode to Hip-Hop & R&B,” highlighting the museum’s partnership with the R&B Foundation, which provides emergency aid to legacy artists. The evening features a fireside chat with iconic producer Teddy Riley and honorees Zhaneì, culminating in a performance and afterparty that will transport guests back to the golden era of 90s R&B.

“The National Museum of African American Music stands as a testament to the undeniable influence Black artists have had across every genre of American music,” said Shannon Sanders, NMAAM Board Member and CMA Board Member. “From the country sounds of The War And Treaty to the new jack swing innovations of Teddy Riley, our Black Music Month celebration embraces the full spectrum of Black musical excellence that has shaped Nashville and beyond.”

Bridge to Broadway & Beyond: Juneteenth Celebration (June 19)
NMAAM’s annual Juneteenth Community Day expands to two locations this year. On Thursday, June 19, the celebration begins at NMAAM from 10AM to 5PM with free museum admission, then continues from 5PM to 9:30PM at Fort Negley where NMAAM will host a pop-up museum at the Juneteenth615 annual celebration. The day includes a special panel discussion and documentary screening of “Through Their Words: How Voices Became Policy and Policy Became Progress,” presented by the Metro Human Relations Commission at 12PM at the museum.

Amplify Lounge: Nashville’s Next Stage (June 26)
The celebration concludes on Thursday, June 26, from 7PM to 11PM with “Amplify Lounge: Nashville’s Next Stage,” a preview of NMAAM’s innovative performance venue concept launching in 2026. The pop-up event features Kenny Sharp’s Brown Liquor Music and a mixology class by Pourz Bar School. This is the first in a series of pop-up events designed to gather community feedback for the permanent Amplify Lounge, which aims to create a new cultural destination on Lower Broadway. “The Amplify Lounge represents the next evolution in NMAAM’s mission to not just preserve musical history, but to actively create it,” Sanders added. “This space will give us a platform to showcase contemporary talent while honoring the traditions that have made Nashville a musical crossroads for generations.”