Pictured (L-R): Stephanie Wright, Matt Musacchio, Mitchell Douglas, Jeffrey Parish, Dalton Daniels, Mike Harris, Noah Patrick, Evan Miller, Hagan Edge, Katie McCartney, Rob Femia and Dave Cobb.

Sons of Habit have signed with Lucille Records/MCA.

The band, consisting of Mitchell Douglas, Hagan Edge, Dalton Daniels, Jeffrey Parish and Noah Patrick, has amassed millions of streams since their 2024 debut. Hailing from Owensboro, Kentucky, Sons of Habit has shared stages with Ole 60 and Shane Smith & the Saints.

The band has released their newest single, “Annabelle,” today.

“‘Annabelle’ really captures what makes Sons of Habit who we are. It’s built around tight harmonies, strong instrumentation, and songwriting that hits on real, emotional experiences,” the band shares.

The band is slated to tour throughout the United States and United Kingdom for the rest of the year, with dates in Kentucky, Minnesota, New York, Florida and more.

Braxton Keith will release his debut album Real Damn Deal May 15 via Warner Records Nashville. He’s leaning into the ’90s country spirit with the release of “Little Bit by Little Bit” from the new project, out now.

The track follows a run of previously-released tracks including “I Ain’t Tryin,’” and barstool anthem “I Own This Bar.” The Texas native co-wrote 10 of the album’s 15 tracks, each delivered with Keith’s crisp, high-and-lonesome vocal twang, as he glides from one dancehall theme to the next. Whether the reckless abandon of young love or the reflective pain of a good thing gone to waste, his passion for pure-country expression is evident on the new collection.

“I shot down the idea of this album title when it was first brought up,” shares Keith. “It felt cocky, and that’s not who I am. But, everyone is in on country music right now, so why not use it as a big flashing reminder that country music is cool? This album is my way of taking country music back to what it was…the real damn deal. We’ve been writing for a long time for this. I wanted it to be a nostalgic, classic sounding record and to showcase a little bit of everything—as country as we could make it in every way, shape and form. I’m really proud of it.”

“Real Damn Deal” sets the tone of the project, opening the set with a shuffling traditional country beat and twinkling keys. The intricate “Mrs. Green” is a gentle roots proposition co-written by Jim Lauderdale with Bob Minner. Keith tips his hat to the lyrical brilliance of Roger Miller on the Hall of Famer’s aching “Am I All Alone,” and the desolate “Hurt By Heart” featuring Mae Estes captures a pair of wounded souls in agony, both feeling the pain in their own way. “That’s How Hearts Get Broken” turns a beer-soaked roadhouse romance into an instant-classic hookup anthem, and in the border-town stillness of “Always Leaving Something,” Keith keeps a stiff upper lip, even as he’s left in the dust. Writers contributing to the album include Brice Long, Chris Stapleton, Trent Tomlinson, Liz Rose and more.

Keith will continue his headlining “This Ain’t My First Tour,” at venues across the country. He recently teamed up with rising Australian artist Tyla Rodrigues for a reimagined take on the country classic “Do I Ever Cross Your Mind,” which they performed together at CMC Rocks during Keith’s first Australian run.

Real Damn Deal Track List:
1. “Real Damn Deal” (Braxton Keith, Brice Long, Paul Sikes)
2. “I Ain’t Tryin’” (Brice Long, Will Jones, Carson Peters)
3. “Mrs. Green” (Jim Lauderdale, Bob Minner)
4. “That’s How Hearts Get Broken” (Liz Rose, Morgane Hayes, Chris Stapleton)
5. “I Dreamed You Dreamed of Me” (Braxton Keith, Dan Isbell, Brice Long)
6. “White Walls” (Braxton Keith, John Pierce)
7. “Always Leaving Something” (Jessie Jo Dillon, James Melton, Clint Daniels)
8. “Hurt By Heart” (with Mae Estes) (Braxton Keith, Trent Tomlinson, Scotty Emerick)
9. “Don’t No More” (Braxton Keith, Liz Rose, John Pierce)
10. “Little Bit by Little Bit” (Braxton Keith, Liz Rose, Phil O’Donnell)
11. “Am I All Alone (Or Is It Only Me)” (Roger Miller)
12. “I Own This Bar” (Braxton Keith, Liz Rose, Phil O’Donnell)
13. “Wind Blows” (Braxton Keith, Tony Lane, Brice Long)
14. “Prescription” (Braxton Keith, Randy Montana, John Pierce)
15. “Baby You Do” (Braxton Keith, Brandon Kinney, Josh Thompson, Wynn Varble)

Photo: Courtesy of Tin Pan South

NSAI’s Tin Pan South continued its 2026 event last night (March 25), with performances across 10 Nashville venues.

The first round of shows included Sarah Darling, Aaron Goodvin, Michael Logen and Nicole Witt at Commodore Grille, Alex Angelo, Jackie Lee, Logan Turner and Dallas Wilson at The Bluebird Cafe, Steven Curtis Chapman, Ben Glover, Blessing Offor and Jeff Pardo at Analog at Hutton Hotel, Cherry Vance, Ava Claire, Levi Hummon and Marcus Hummon at Anzie Blue, and Casey Brown, Brad Clawson, Connor Hicks and Andy Sheridan at The Cowan.

Additional first round lineups for the night included Station Inn with Lance Cowan, Don Henry, John Scott Sherrill and Amy Speace, Cross-Eyed Critters Watering Hole with Summer Overstreet, Schmitty and Wesko, the 1865 Club with Chuck Cannon, Billy Dean and James Dean Hicks, 3rd and Lindsley Nashville with Pat Alger, Caylee Hammack and Mark Irwin, and Love and Exile with The Band Loula, Presley Barker, Benny G and Ava Hall.

The second rounds of night two featured performances from Olivia DaPonte, Josh Kerr, Sam Martinez and Chris McKenna at Love and Exile, Ashley Gorley, Hunter Phelps, Jordan Rowe and Will Weatherly at The Cowan, Cameron Bedell, Joel Crouse, Ricky Manning and Jackson Nance at Commodore Grille, Max Martin, Brock Phillips, Luke Preston and Eli Winders at Anzie Blue, and Rachel Hale, Dwan Hill and Drew Ramsey at the 1865 Club.

Also closing out night two was Tony Arata, Dennis Morgan and Frank Myers at The Bluebird Cafe, Kristy Cox, Alex Miller, Jerry Salley and Bill Whyte at Station Inn, Andrew DeRoberts, Audra Mae and MORGXN at Analog at Hutton Hotel, Lee Thomas Miller, Sela Campbell, Thomas Edwards, Randy Montana and Randy Rogers at 3rd and Lindsley Nashville, and Tyler Bank, Elena Jones, Nell Maynard and Bryan Ruby at Cross-Eyed Critters Watering Hole.

Tin Pan South continues tonight with performances from Lori McKenna, Abbie Callahan, Sara Evans, Moriah, Colton Venner and more. Tickets and schedule details are available here.

Photo: Courtesy of Tin Pan South

Photo: Courtesy of Tin Pan South

Photo: Courtesy of Tin Pan South

Photo: Courtesy of Tin Pan South

Photo: Courtesy of Tin Pan South

Photo: Courtesy of Tin Pan South

Turnpike Troubadours. Photo: David McClister

The Turnpike Troubadours have announced they are extending their headline tour through the fall.

Newly confirmed shows on the tour include stops at Chicago’s Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, Charleston’s Firefly Distillery, the St. Augustine Amphitheatre, Raleigh’s The Red Hat Amphitheater, Atlanta’s Synovus Bank Amphitheater at Chastain Park, and a Nashville Ascend Amphitheater show on July 24. Tickets for the tour go on sale tomorrow (March 27) at turnpiketroubadours.com/tour.

In addition to the new dates, the band is currently in the midst of their “Wild America Tour” with upcoming stops in New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and more. The band will also once again join forces with Cross Canadian Ragweed for more “The Boys From Oklahoma” co-headline shows this spring.

The Turnpike Troubadours were recently honored with a Pandora Billionaire plaque, celebrating the achievement of being streamed over one billion times on the platform. They have amassed a massive following throughout their career with more than 2.2 billion streams globally and over 1.7 million equivalent units sold to date. The band was inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame, appeared in Yellowstone performing three songs (“Good Lord Lorrie,” “Brought Me” and “Pay No Rent”) and has become a recurring presence in Paramount’s show Landman, with eight of their songs featured to date.