Music News Archives

Alan Jackson’s oldest daughter Mattie Jackson Selecman lost her husband Ben Selecman in a tragic boating accident in 2018. Selecman, an Assistant District Attorney in Davidson County, Tennessee, was just 28 years old, and the couple had only been married 11 months. The tragedy is one of the reasons Alan Jackson took an extended period of time off between his album ‘Angels & Alcohol’ in 2015, and his latest release this May, ‘Where Have You Gone.’

Gabby Barrett has released the music video for her latest single “Footprints On The Moon,” which portrays a younger version of Gabby who longs to chase her dreams. The video goes on to show Barrett pursuing her musical aspirations, and also features her husband Cade Foehner, as well as a cameo appearance from their 7-month-old, Baylah May.

Keith Urban recently wrote and recorded a new song, “Crimson Blue,” which will be featured in the series finale of wife Nicole Kidman’s Hulu series ‘Nine Perfect Strangers,’ airing Wednesday, Sept. 22. Urban wrote the song specifically for the show, alongside Breland, Sean Small and Sam Sumser.

Brett Eldredge announced his upcoming holiday album, ‘Mr. Christmas,’ and released a brand new song of the same name, as well as sharing a list of dates for his upcoming ‘Glow Live Tour.’

Lainey Wilson has earned her first career country radio #1 with her single “Things A Man Oughta Know”  Up one place from last week, “Things” takes over the top spot from Thomas Rhett’s “Country Again” on the Mediabase country radio singles chart.  Wilson shared the news on Twitter, writing: “Things A Man Oughta Know is number one, y’all. the love I feel from radio, Nashville, my family, and country music listeners is unreal. Can’t thank y’all enough. Now let’s go get another one.”