Nashville notes: CMHoF welcomes Clint Black exhibit + Brandy Clark show

Conner Smith’s new album, Stories I’ve Never Told — Acoustic Tapes, will arrive on Friday, featuring six songs Conner wrote, as well as a cover of Zac Brown Band’s “Free.” He’s currently working on more new music
Kix Brooks offers Hope on the Inside through writers round

Vince Gill & Kix Brooks (Rick Diamond/WireImage) Country Music Hall of Famers Kix Brooks and Vince Gill are coming together for a writers round in Nashville to raise money for a nonprofit Kix co-founded. Kix started Hope
See what happens when Chris Janson teams up with David Lee Murphy for ‘Fun’

Chris Janson’s ‘Fun’ (Harpeth 60 Records/Warner Music Nashville) The men behind “Buy Me a Boat” and “Dust on the Bottle” are getting together to have some “Fun.” Chris Janson teased his new collaboration with David Lee Murphy
Kacey Musgraves is in the ‘Middle of Nowhere’ with Miranda Lambert & Willie Nelson

Kacey Musgraves’ ‘Middle of Nowhere’ (Lost Highway) Kacey Musgraves’ sixth studio album, Middle of Nowhere, is set to arrive May 1 and includes guest appearances from Miranda Lambert, Willie Nelson and Billy Strings. It was inspired by a sign
Megan Moroney & Zac Brown Band add music to March Madness

Megan Moroney (Disney/Connie Chornuk) Megan Moroney, Zac Brown Band and BRELAND are getting in on the March Madness action. While they won’t be playing basketball, they will be playing the 2026 March Madness Music Festival, which will
Lainey Wilson officially inducts Jelly Roll into the Grand Ole Opry

Jelly Roll & Lainey Wilson (© Grand Ole Opry, photos by Chris Hollo) Jelly Roll’s mom sat in the front row Tuesday night as her son was inducted as a member of the Grand Ole Opry. It
Russell Dickerson’s wife prefers ‘Worth Your Wild’ over another love song

Russell Dickerson’s ‘Worth Your Wild’ EP (Triple Tigers) Thanks to Russell Dickerson’s devoted fanbase, he says picking the latest single from Famous Back Home wasn’t really that hard. “It’s kind of a song the fans just