LOCASH has launched the first leg of their coast to coast “LET THE COUNTRY MUSIC PLAY TOUR.”

Hot on the heels of National Piña Colada Day, LOCASH are keeping the party going with a North American run named for their summer anthem “Let The Country Music Play,” a feel-good collaboration with Parmalee that reinvents Rupert Holmes’ “Escape (The Piña Colada Song)” as a timeless tribute to country music.

The new tour includes stops at many of the summer’s biggest festivals, including Freedom Fest in Little Falls, Minnesota (July 17), the OC Smoke Show in Mission Viejo, California (Aug. 15), Country Splash Cabo in San José del Cabo, Mexico (Sept. 5), and more through mid-December.

In addition, LOCASH will make their way to Hilton Head Island Jam Songwriter Festival in mid-September, where they’ll host the LOCASH Golf Bash, a one-of-a-kind scramble tournament set on the fairways of Atlantic Dunes at Sea Pines Resort, with every swing supporting Lowcountry charities and the Tunnel to Towers Foundation.

“LET THE COUNTRY MUSIC PLAY TOUR” Dates:
7.16 – Eau Claire, WI – Country Jam USA
7.17 – Little Falls, MN – Freedom Fest MN
7.24 – Paso Robles, CA – California Mid-State Fair
7.25 – Highland, CA – bEATS at Yaamava’ Resort & Casino
8.7 – Lake Ozark, MO – Lazy Gators
8.8 – West Chester Township, OH – Voices of America Country Music Fest
8.9 – Binghamton, NY – Spiedie Fest & Balloon Rally
8.13 – Rohnert Park, CA – The Event at Graton Resort & Casino
8.14 – Tulare, CA – Adventist Health Amphitheater
8.15 – Mission Viejo, CA – OC Smoke Show
8.16 – Las Vegas, NV – 95.5 The Bull Presents Country at the Cove @ M Resort
8.22 – Farmington, NM – Northern Edge Casino
8.29 – Daytona, FL – Coke Zero Sugar 400
9.5 – San José del Cabo, Mexico – Country Splash Cabo
9.12 – Cincinnati, OH – Venue TBA
9.18 – Hilton Head, SC – Hilton Head Island Jam Songwriter Festival
9.23 – Fort Myers, FL – Island Hopper Songwriter Fest
10.9 – Maryville, TN – The Shed Smokehouse & Juke Joint
10.24 – Kansas City, MO – PAWSapalooza 2026
11.15 – Jacksonville, FL – Jacksonville Fairgrounds
12.3 – Portland, ME – Venue TBA
12.5 – Sarasota, FL – Joyland Country Music Night Club
12.11 – Hollywood, FL – Venue TBA
12.12 – Hollywood, FL – Venue TBA

Grammy and Oscar winner Ryan Bingham and his band The Texas Gentlemen are extending their “Still Gettin’ Away With It Tour” into the fall.

Newly confirmed stops include Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, Chicago’s Riviera Theatre, Milwaukee’s Eagles Ballroom, Omaha’s The Steelhouse and St. Louis’ The Pageant, among others.

Tickets will be available for pre-sale starting tomorrow (July 22), with general on-sale following on July 24.

The fall tour continues a breakout year for Bingham, whose new album They Call Us The Lucky Ones was released this spring. The album was his first full-length project in over seven years, and across the project’s 10 tracks, he reflects on the highs and lows of an artist’s life on the road and his newfound sense of joy and hope. Along with his “Still Gettin’ Away With It Tour,” Bingham will also join Zach Bryan for select stadium shows this summer.

“Still Gettin’ Away With It Tour” Dates:
October 13—Memphis, TN—Satellite Music Hall
October 14—Louisville, KY—The Louisville Palace Theatre
October 16—Grand Rapids, MI—GLC Live at 20 Monroe
October 17—Nashville, IN—Brown County Music Center
October 18—Nashville, TN—The Ryman Auditorium
October 20—Chicago, IL—The Riviera Theatre
October 21—Milwaukee, WI—The Rave / Eagles Club
October 23—St. Paul, MN—Palace Theatre
October 24—Des Moines, IA—Val Air Ballroom
October 25—Omaha, NE—Steelhouse
October 27—Wichita, KS—The Cotilion
October 28—Kansas City, MO—Uptown Theater
October 30—St. Louis, MO—The Pageant
November 1—Oklahoma City, OK—The Criterion
November 3—Albuquerque, NM—Revel Entertainment
November 4—El Paso, TX—Abraham Chavez Theatre
November 6—Waco, TX—The Backyard, Waco
November 8—Corpus Christi, TX—Concrete Street Amphitheater
November 14—Ft. Worth, TX—Billy Bob’s

Curb Records artist Mo Pitney has released a new single “Happy Hour,” from his upcoming third studio project, Outskirts of Town, due March 26, 2027.

“Happy Hour” is the third advance track previewing the full set bowing next year, and Pitney trades a drink with the boys for a night at home with the family on the new single. The father of three knows the days are long, but the years are short; and he intends to make the most of it, soaking up every minute with his wife and kids. The track serves as a mid-tempo reminder of what matters most, and was written by Adam Wright and Clint Daniels; and was produced by Jim “Moose” Brown and Pitney.

Pitney embraces a slower, simpler pace of life on Outskirts of Town. The 11-track collection is built on emotional storytelling and wholesome living, and is a celebration of the country music that raised him and the small town that anchors him. The Cherry Valley, Illinois native’s project captures the strength and security of family, enduring love and time-tested faith, and “Happy Hour” joins previously released singles “Fiddle Around” and “Wake Up and Smell the Country (with Jake Worthington).”  Fans can anticipate a steady stream of new music from Pitney throughout 2026.

Outskirts of Town Track List:
1. “Outskirts of Town” (Mo Pitney, Jim “Moose” Brown)
2. “Wake Up and Smell the Country (with Jake Worthington)” (Mo Pitney, Wyatt McCubbin)
3. “I Think I Know” (Mark Nesler, Tom Shapiro, Tony Martin)
4. “Fiddle Around” (Mo Pitney, Wil Nance, Johnny Dailey)
5. “Loving You” (Mo Pitney, Wyatt McCubbin)
6. “Heart Made for You” (Melissa Peirce, Tony Lane, Ben West)
7. “Happy Hour” (Clint Daniels, Adam Wright)
8. “God Speaks Through the Radio” (Mo Pitney, Wil Nance, Matt Wynn)
9. “Black Suit” (Colton Venner, Dan Wilson, JoyBeth Taylor)
10. “Can’t You Hear A Brother Calling” – Mo Pitney, Sonya Isaacs, & Ben Isaacs (Mo Pitney)
11. “Hole in His Heart (JoJo’s Song)” (Mo Pitney, “Jim Moose” Brown, Erin Enderlin, Davis Corley)

Buddy Miller is releasing his new 12-track, self-titled album on Sept. 11 via New West Records.

The self-produced project is Miller’s first solo album in 15 years, and features appearances by Emmylou Harris, The War & Treaty, Lee Ann Womack, Shawn Colvin, Ashley Monroe, Elizabeth Cook, Jim Lauderdale, Dan Penn and Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams.

When compiling the songs for the new collection, Miller started with 50-odd possibilities before winnowing it down to include an early Temptations hit, a Jesse Winchester track,“Till the Wheels Come Off,” which Ashley Monroe, Elizabeth Cook, Angaleena Presley and Meg McRee wrote about Buddy and his wife Julie, and more.

“The intention was to make a country soul record,” Miller says, “but then I kept running into songs Julie had written that I wanted to put in.”

“Don’t Look Back” features Dan Penn, the legendary co-writer of “The Dark End of the Street,” “I’m Your Puppet,” “Do Right Woman, Do Right Man,” and countless other classics.

“I met Dan around 1994 when he came over to look at a Studer 24-track tape machine I’d listed in the PennySaver,” says Miller. “He passed on the Studer, but I gained a hero as a friend. He sang on my first record and I played a few sessions at his studio. His songs have been recorded by Aretha, Otis, Janis, Linda Ronstadt, and so many more — and his singing is as soulful as ever.”

Buddy Miller follows In the Throes, Miller’s 2023 collaboration with his wife Julie. The core band on the new album includes Fred Eltringham (drums, percussion), Viktor Krauss (bass), Tim Lauer (keyboards), and Steve Fishell (pedal steel), with frequent appearances from The McCrary Sisters.

Miller is a Grammy winner who has been named “Instrumentalist of the Year” multiple times by the Americana Music Association, and is also a highly sought-after and respected producer and guitarist who has worked with Willie Nelson, Linda Ronstadt, Robert Plant, Elvis Costello, John Fogerty, Solomon Burke, Richard Thompson, Patty Griffin, Frank Black of the Pixies, Steve Earle, and many more.

Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” has notched a 14th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, tying Mariah Carey’s “We Belong Together” and Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” for the most weeks at No. 1 among non-holiday titles by women with no male-billed acts, as noted by Billboard.

Featured on her sophomore album Dandelion, “Choosin’ Texas” was co-penned by Langley, Luke Dick, Miranda Lambert and Joybeth Taylor, with production from Langley, Lambert and Ben West.

Langley is currently amidst her her sold-out “The Dandelion Tour” through October with upcoming stops in Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina and New Hampshire.