Pictured (L-R): Ward Guenther (Whiskey Jam), Ryan O’Nan (Whiskey Jam), Brian O’Connell (Live Nation), Kix Brooks, Ronnie Dunn, Aaron Spalding (Live Nation), Taylor Lindsey (Sony Music Nashville), Randy Goodman (Sony Music Nashville), Kevin Meads (WME), Clarence Spalding (Maverick), Ken Robold (Sony Music Nashville) and Marne McLyman (Maverick). Photo: Braden Carney

Brooks & Dunn are gearing up for the release of their new album Reboot II with some surprise appearances. The duo took over Whiskey Jam in Nashville last week, where they were recognized with a plaque for over three billion Pandora spins.

Pictured (L-R): Victoria Alfonso (Pandora), Ronnie Dunn, Kix Brooks and Johnny Chiang (Pandora). Photo: Braden Carney

Part of Pandora’s Billionaire club, the duo is featured on the Country Billionaires station while also hosting more than 4.4 million monthly listeners on Pandora’s Brooks & Dunn radio station.

The duo also surprised Lainey Wilson’s fans in Atlanta at Ameris Bank Amphitheatre for the first-ever live performance of their Reboot II collab on “Play Something Country.” Wilson even sported Kix Brooks’ iconic flames shirt for the fiery duet.

Kix Brooks, Lainey Wilson and Ronnie Dunn. Photo: Braden Carney

The sequel to Brooks & Dunn’s acclaimed 2019 project, Reboot II features an eclectic lineup including Wilson, Morgan Wallen, Marcus King Band, Megan Moroney, Warren Zeiders, Jelly Roll, Riley Green, The Cadillac Three, Halestorm, Mitchell Tenpenny, The Earls of Leicester, Jake Worthington, Hailey Whitters, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Hardy, Ernest, A Thousand Horses and Corey Kent reimagining the duo’s hits, putting wildly different spins on the beloved songs. The collection is due out Nov. 15.

Morgan Wallen during his headlining stint at Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium. Photo: Matt Paskert

Morgan Wallen concluded his “One Night At A Time Tour” with a two-night stint at Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium this past weekend (Oct. 18–19). Named after his third studio album, the 87-show run has seen the CMA Entertainer of the Year nominee perform for more than 3.1 million fans in 51 stadiums as well as arenas and amphitheaters across 10 countries and three continents, excluding festivals.

“This is the last show of the ‘One Night At A Time Tour’ and before I walked out on stage tonight, some of my team gave me a plaque that said this is the highest-selling country music tour of all time. So, thank you guys very much in Charlotte, North Carolina for being a part of that,” Wallen shared at the start of Saturday (Oct. 19)’s show. “This has been a special couple of years for me and my boys. This is truly incredible. It’s a bittersweet night for me.”

Former Carolina Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith Sr. and Wallen’s full band joined him on Friday (Oct. 18) and Saturday night, respectively, as his final walk-out guests. A mashup of “Broadway Girls” and “Whiskey Whiskey” amped up the crowd as cameras followed Wallen walking from the green room to the stage, which became a signature “One Night At A Time Tour” moment as multiple celebrity guests accompanied him for many of his 2024 shows. Notable walk-out appearances include those made by Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce in Kansas City and Tom Brady and Mike Tyson in Las Vegas, among others.

Morgan Wallen walking out with his band at Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium. Photo: Matt Paskert

Over the course of 2023 and 2024, the country star broke attendance records at Ford Field, Ohio Stadium, Truist Park and U.S. Bank Stadium, and became the first country artist to perform multiple nights at Ford Field, Ohio Stadium and MetLife Stadium. Additionally, his three nights at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium in May distributed a record-breaking 153,145 tickets.

Internationally, Wallen became the first artist to sell out three evenings at Budweiser Stage in Toronto, Ontario last year, and sold out dates in Oslo, Amsterdam, Glasgow and two consecutive gigs in Dublin earlier this year.

In September, he returned home to Knoxville, Tennessee for two sold-out nights at the University of Tennessee’s Neyland Stadium—the sixth largest college football stadium in the U.S. Walking out with Peyton Manning and a squad of Tennessee Volunteers, Wallen played for 156,161 fans across both shows, surpassing the record previously held by The Jackson 5 across three performances in 1984 to become Knoxville’s largest weekend on record. According to Visit Knoxville, Wallen’s concerts resulted in over $27 million in economic impact for the city and Knox County, with a tourism uptick of more than 90,000 visitors.

A portion of every ticket sold on the journey has been donated to the Morgan Wallen Foundation (MWF), which supports Tennessee youth with the belief that all children deserve a chance to thrive, play and create through sports and music programs and recently hosted a “Help After Helene” Food Drive to aid in Hurricane Helene relief efforts.

The Big Loud/Mercury/Republic Records artist also gave fans the first taste of his forthcoming project on Friday with the release of “Love Somebody,” which he wrote alongside John Byron, Ashley Gorley, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Elof Loelv and Ryan Vojtesak. Wallen then followed the single’s unveiling with the announcement of his inaugural Sand In My Boots Festival, set to take place this spring.

Jade Eagleson. Photo: Austin Chaffe

Jade Eagleson fulfilled a lifelong dream on Friday (Oct. 18), stepping into that historic circle at the Grand Ole Opry for the very first time.

During the bucket list moment, Eagleson delivered a performance of his hit single “Rodeo Queen,” and an emotional tribute to his wife and sons with his No. 1 track, “She Don’t Know.”

Jade Eagleson. Photo: Austin Chaffe

“I’ve dreamt about this moment my entire life,” shares Eagleson. “To stand on the biggest stage in country music in front of all of my family, friends and country music fans was an incredible honor and a memory I will cherish forever. I knew as long as the Opry still stood, there’d be a place for someone like me in country music. Thank you to the Opry for having me and I hope to be back on that stage very soon.”

To celebrate the career highlight, Eagleson also shared new music with fans on Friday, as part of his Worth The Double two-pack. The release showcases his signature old-school country sound, featuring the sing-along “Worth The Double” alongside the heartfelt breakup ballad “Welcome To Rock Bottom.”

His Opry debut follows an unprecedented year of achievements for Eagleson, kicking off the year with his third Juno nomination for Country Album of the Year and winning Album of the Year at the 2024 CCMA Awards. He also earned his fifth No.1 at Canadian country radio this year with “Telluride,” as his latest single “Do It Anyway” featuring Jake Worthington continues to climb the charts.

Pictured (L-R): Tyler Woodward, David DeVaul and Susan Owens. Photo: Jessica Amerson

Songwriter David DeVaul has extended his exclusive publishing agreement with Owens Entertainment Group.

DeVaul played a key role in the development of rising star Wyatt Flores’ career, and is a co-writer on several of Flores’ songs, including his latest single “Oh Susannah.” In addition, he has had cuts by Andrew Sevener, Sevy, Kaitlyn Kilian, John Hollier, Teddy Robb, Tiera Kennedy, Thompson Square and Josh Gracin.

“We are thrilled to extend our publishing relationship with David DeVaul. David is a stand-out in any crowd and makes every song better,” shares President of OEG Music, Susan Owens. “He is a joy to work with and we are honored to continue this journey with him.”

“The love of music and creating music is in my blood and when I met the people at OEG and saw what they were excited about musically, it was a perfect fit for me,” says DeVaul. “I’ve been writing music for 14 years and I was never concerned with how long the process would take because I knew I would spend my whole life doing this. It will happen when the time is right.

“It just so happens, some people in Oklahoma took a chance on me and we’ve accomplished so much together already,” he adds. “I’m so proud and honored to have eight songs released by Wyatt Flores who is an artist I respect and enjoy listening to, even if I had never written one of those songs. I’m a fan and get to be a part of it which is amazing. OEG has three other artists I’ve been able to pour into including Sevy, Kaitlyn Kilian and Cash Cortez where we get to explore music the OEG way, with no limits. Susan and Tyler [Woodward] are like family and I’m so excited to continue to create with them.”

Jelly Roll‘s Beautifully Broken debuts at the top of both the country albums and all-genre chart with 161K in total consumption (114K album only/55 million song streams), according to Luminate data.

Elsewhere on the country albums chart, Morgan Wallen‘s One Thing At A Time tumbles to No. 2 with 48K (1.1K album only/61 million song streams), while Post Malone‘s F-1 Trillion falls to No. 3 with 39K (3K album only/45 million song streams). Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album descends to No. 4 with 31K (528 album only/39 million song streams), and Zach Bryan‘s The Great American Bar Scene slides down to No. 5 with 28K (163 album only/36 million song streams).

The top five country streaming songs stay the same once again this week, as Shaboozey‘s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” reigns at No. 1 with 18 million new streams, adding to 822 million ATD. Post Malone and Wallen’s “I Had Some Help” holds No. 2 with 15 million streams, adding to 729 million ATD, while Bryan’s “Pink Skies” bides at No. 3 with 12 million new streams, adding to 385 million ATD. Wallen’s “Lies, Lies, Lies” remains at No. 4 with 11 million streams, adding to 235 million ATD, followed by Bryan and Kacey Musgraves‘ “I Remember Everything” at No. 5 with 10.8 million new streams, adding to 1.05 billion ATD.