Thomas Rhett Slates ‘Better In Boots Tour’ For Summer 2025

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Thomas Rhett will hit the road on his “Better In Boots Tour,” fueled by Marathon, next year. Tucker Wetmore as well as special guests The Castellows or Dasha will serve as support on the dates.

Starting in June, Rhett will visit 30 cities across North America on the trek, including St. Louis, Saratoga Springs, Buffalo, Virginia Beach, Savannah, Philadelphia and more, through September.

Tickets for the majority of the tour go on sale this Friday (Sept. 20), and tickets for the remaining shows will be available in the coming weeks. Rhett’s Home Team Premium members will have first access to presale tickets starting at 10 a.m. local time on tomorrow (Sept. 17). For more information, click here.

The tour announcement comes on the heels of Rhett’s seventh studio album, About A Woman. The artist also plans to host a four-night residency at the BleauLive Theater inside Fontainebleau Las Vegas in December.

“Better In Boots Tour” Dates:
* The Castellows
^ Dasha
6/5 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP *
6/6 – Southaven, MS – Bank Plus Amphitheater at Snowden Grove *
6/7 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre *
6/12 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Broadview Stage at SPAC *
6/13 – Pittsburgh, PA – The Pavilion at Star Lake
6/14 – Indianapolis, IN – Ruoff Music Center *
6/26 – Charleston, SC – Credit One Stadium *
6/27 – Birmingham, AL – Venue TBA *
6/28 – Orange Beach, AL – The Wharf Amphitheater *
7/10 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center ^
7/11 – Philadelphia, PA – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion ^
7/12 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell at Jones Beach Theater ^
7/17 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage *
7/31 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park ^
8/1 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion ^
8/2 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre ^
8/7 – Buffalo, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheater ^
8/8 – Detroit, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre ^
8/9 – East Troy, WI – Alpine Valley Music Theatre ^
8/15 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center *
8/21 – Syracuse, NY – Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview *
8/22 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live *
8/23 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach *
9/4 – West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre *
9/5 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre *
9/6 – Savannah, GA – Enmarket Arena *
9/18 – Spokane, WA – Spokane Arena *
9/19 – Boise, ID – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater *
9/20 – Salt Lake City, UT – Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre *
9/26 – Ridgefield, WA – RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater *

Hardy, Lukas Nelson, More Among Miranda Lambert’s ‘Music For Mutts’ Lineup

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Miranda Lambert will be joined by Hardy, Lukas Nelson, Jake Worthington and special surprise guests for her “Music For Mutts” benefit, presented by Tractor Supply Co., at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 5 at Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater.

Celebrating the 15th anniversary of Lambert’s MuttNation Foundation, the show will help raise funds and visibility for shelter pets nationwide through the nonprofit.

“This is a very special event for me, and I’m so honored that the artists I asked to join me, who are all such big animal lovers, agreed to help,” says Lambert. “What also makes it special is that there’s an open-to-the-public dog adoption event right before the concert—so if you’re thinking about adding a four-legged member to your family you need to be there from 4–6 p.m. And anyone who knows anything about me knows that helping shelter pets is what I use my voice for when I’m not singing, so you can bet I’ll be singing and talking all night long! Hope to see you there!”

The adoption event at Ascend Park, adjacent to the amphitheater, will include participating shelters Crossroads Campus, Metro Animal Care & Control, Nashville Humane, Nashville Pittie, Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary, Wags & Walks and Williamson County Animal Center.

Additionally, the Dog Aging Project will be onsite to share information about how people and animals impact each other’s aging processes. Fans can sign their dogs up to participate in the project.

Limited tickets to the show are available now. For more information, click here.

Brooks & Dunn & Friends Go Off The Rails On New ‘Reboot 2’ Project

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Brooks and Dunn are teaming up with Morgan Wallen, Lainey Wilson, Jelly Roll, The Marcus King Band and more and knocking down the fences on their latest collaboration project, Reboot 2, due out Nov. 15 via Sony Music Nashville.

Other artists appearing on the new collection include Megan Moroney, Warren Zeiders, 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. 

Reboot 2 is the sequel to 2019’s Reboot and follows the same format with one exception—this time artists were given total creative freedom. The iconic duo let each artist choose which song they would like to lead for the 18-track collection, and offered one direction: to reimagine the song to fit their own taste and style from the ground up. Among the reinterpreted hits are Wilson’s take on “Play Something Country,” Wallen on “Neon Moon,” Moroney on “Ain’t Nothin Bout You,” Jelly Roll on the soulful “Believe” and Marcus King Band tearing up “Rock My World (Little Country Girl.)”

“The premise of the project was ‘No rules.’ For this one, we purposely loosened the screws and turned ‘em loose to do whatever they wanted,” Dunn explains. “We actually went way off the rails, in a good way.”

“This project is a lot more out of bounds,” Brooks adds. “Artists were going, ‘Would it be okay if we did this?’ It was like ‘Yeah! Let’s do it.’ We dealt with rock bands and blues bands and all kinds of genres, all over the place.”

Fans will get to enjoy the music next year as Brooks & Dunn recently announced dates for the first leg of their “Neon Moon Tour,” beginning in March 2025.

Reboot 2 Track List:
1. “Play Something Country” with Lainey Wilson
2. “Neon Moon” with Morgan Wallen
3. “Rock My World (Little Country Girl)” with Marcus King Band
4. “Ain’t Nothing ‘Bout You” with Megan Moroney
5. “Brand New Man” with Warren Zeiders
6. “Believe” with Jelly Roll
7. “She Used to Be Mine” with Riley Green
8. “She Likes to Get Out of Town” with The Cadillac Three
9. “Boot Scootin’ Boogie” with Halestorm
10. “Ain’t No Way To Go” with Mitchell Tenpenny
11. “How Long Gone” with The Earls of Leicester
12. “I’ll Never Forgive My Heart” with Jake Worthington
13. “She’s Not the Cheatin’ Kind” with Hailey Whitters
14. “Hard Workin’ Man” with Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
15. “Hillbilly Deluxe” with HARDY
16. “Indian Summer” with ERNEST
17. “Drop in the Bucket” with Thousand Horses
18. “Only In America” with Corey Kent

Amazon Music To Livestream Kacey Musgraves’ Seattle Tour Stop

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Amazon Music will livestream Kacey Musgraves‘ “Deeper Well World Tour” performance at the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington on Sept. 20. 

The livestream will also include singer-songwriter Father John Misty and Grammy-winning trio Nickel Creek. Fans can stream the show on Prime Video and the Amazon Music channel on Twitch starting at 7:30 p.m. PT.

The “Deeper Well World Tour” kicked off earlier this year with sold-out shows in London, Amsterdam, Dublin, Cologne, Brussels and more and the North American tour will play major cities across the U.S. and wrap with a special two-night stand at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

Steven Curtis Chapman’s Opry Induction Set For November

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Steven Curtis Chapman reacts to an invitation to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry
by Opry member and longtime friend Ricky Skaggs. Photo: Chris Hollo for Grand Ole Opry

Steven Curtis Chapman will officially be inducted into the Grand Ole Opry on Nov. 1.

Guests set to appear on Chapman’s special night include Lady A, who will induct Chapman as an Opry member; Ricky Skaggs, who invited Chapman to become an Opry member this summer; Russell Dickerson; and rock band Colony House, which features two of Chapman’s sons, frontman Caleb Chapman and drummer Will Franklin Chapman. Tickets for the show are available now. For more information, click here.

Chapman and the Opry are also teaming up to kick off National Adoption Month. The Opry will donate five dollars from each ticket sold to benefit Show Hope, the nonprofit founded by Chapman and his wife, Mary Beth, that provides ongoing care and support to children who have been orphaned and families impacted by adoption and foster care.

Additionally, Chapman is slated to perform as a part of this year’s “Opry Country Christmas” series.

Zach Top To Launch Headline Tour In 2025

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Zach Top. Photo: Citizen Kane Wayne

Buzz-worthy country newcomer Zach Top will embark on a headlining tour next year, with stops at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium, Denver’s Grizzly Rose, Atlanta’s Buckhead Theatre, Tulsa’s Cain’s Ballroom and Omaha’s Steelhouse among many others.

The tour announcement adds to a breakout year for Top, who is nominated for New Artist of the Year at the upcoming 58th Annual CMA Awards and was recently named Discovery Artist of the Year at the 2024 MusicRow Awards.

In the spring, Top released his widely-acclaimed debut album, Cold Beer & Country Music, via Leo33. Produced by Carson Chamberlain, the album garnered over 3.5 million streams in just its first week and includes his top-20-and-rising debut single “Sounds Like The Radio.”

Top has also spent much of the past year on the road including shows with Dierks Bentley, Brothers Osborne and Luke Bryan, and will continue to tour through this fall supporting Lainey Wilson.

Tickets for Top’s 2025 tour will be available for presale starting tomorrow (Sept. 17) at 10:00am local time with general on-sale following this Friday (Sept. 20) at 10:00am local time.

Zach Top 2024 Tour Dates:
January 16—Omaha, NE—Steelhouse+
January 18—Fayetteville, AR—JJ’s Live+
January 24—Denver, CO—Grizzly Rose+
January 30—Columbus, OH—The Bluestone+
January 31—Royal Oak, MI—Royal Oak Music Theatre+
February 1—Cincinnati, OH—Bogart’s+
February 6—Des Moines, IA—Val Air Ballroom+
February 7—Tulsa, OK—Cain’s Ballroom+
February 14—Durant, OK—Choctaw Grand Theater+
February 27—Chattanooga, TN—The Signal+
February 28—Nashville, TN—Ryman Auditorium^
March 6—Jacksonville, FL—FIVE+
March 8—Atlanta, GA—Buckhead Theatre+

+with special guest Cole Goodwin
^with special guest Jake Worthington

Josh Ross Leads 2024 CCMA Award Wins

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Josh Ross with his 2024 CCMA Awards

Rising country artist Josh Ross was the top winner at this year’s Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) Awards, which took place at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta on Saturday (Sept. 14).

MacKenzie Porter with her 2024 CCMA Award

Ross scored a trio of trophies, including Entertainer of the Year, Male Artist of the Year and Single of the Year for his hit single “Trouble.”

Additionally, MacKenzie Porter was crowned Female Artist of the Year, while James Barker Band won Group or Duo of the Year as well as the Fans’ Choice Award. Owen Riegling scored the Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year honor, and Jade Eagleson rounded out the night, winning the Ford F-150 Album of the Year for Do It Anyway.

2024 CCMA Award Winners: 

Entertainer of the Year, presented by Edmonton’s Best Hotels
Josh Ross

Ford F-150 Album of the Year
Do It Anyway – Jade Eagleson

Fans’ Choice Award
James Barker Band

Female Artist of the Year
MacKenzie Porter

Group or Duo of the Year
James Barker Band

Male Artist of the Year
Josh Ross

Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year
Owen Riegling

Single of the Year
“Trouble” – Josh Ross

2024 CCMA Industry Gala & Award Winners: 

Musical Collaboration of the Year
Honky Tonkin’ About – The Reklaws, Drake Milligan

Alternative Country Album of the Year
The Compass Project: West Album – Brett Kissel

Songwriter(s) of the Year, presented by SOCAN
Old Dirt Roads (Artist: Owen Riegling) – Owen Riegling

Top-Selling Album of the Year
One Thing At A Time – Morgan Wallen

Top-Selling Canadian Album of the Year
Complicated – Josh Ross

Top-Selling Canadian Single of the Year
“Trouble” – Josh Ross

Video of the Year
“Chasing Tornadoes” – MacKenzie Porter

Bass Player of the Year
Lisa Jacobs

Drummer of the Year
Rich DaSilva

Fiddle Player of the Year
Linsey Beckett

Guitar Player of the Year, presented by PRS Guitars
Chris Bray, Brennan Wall

Keyboard Player of the Year
Brendan Waters

Specialty Instrument Player of the Year
Shane Guse

Steel Guitar Player of the Year
Matt McKay

Country Personality(ies) of the Year
Jackie Rae Greening (CFCW)

Radio Station of the Year (Large Market)
CFCW

Radio Station of the Year (Medium or Small Market)
CKGY-FM

Booking Agency of the Year
Paquin Entertainment Group

Country Club of the Year
King Eddy (Calgary, Alberta)

Country Festival, Fair or Exhibition of the Year
Boots And Hearts Music Festival (Oro-Medonte, Ontario)

Country Music Program or Special of the Year
Boomers Canadian Club (Rogers Sports & Media)

Management Company of the Year
The Core Entertainment

Music Publishing Company of the Year, presented by CMRRA
Big Loud Publishing

Record Company of the Year
Big Loud Records

Industry Person of the Year
Lindsay Hyslop (BBR Music Group)

Creative Team or Designer of the Year
Bronwin Parks (Feisty Creative)

Recording Studio of the Year
MCC Recording Studio (Calgary, Alberta)

Record Producer(s) of the Year
Joey Moi – Album: Dallas Smith (Artist: Dallas Smith), Album: One Thing At A
Time (Artist: Morgan Wallen)

Retailer or Commercial Platform of the Year
Apple Music

Ron Sakamoto Talent Buyer or Promoter of the Year
Brooke Dunford (Republic Live)

Video Director of the Year
Ryan Nolan

Innovative Campaign of the Year, presented by TD
“Blinding Lights” Case Study (Tebey)

AIMP Nashville Chapter Reveals Songwriter Series Class Of 2024

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Pictured (L-R, top row): Chase McDaniel, Jon Decious and Makayla Lynn. (L-R, bottom row): Wyatt McCubbin, Jared Conrad and Tyler Halverson

The Nashville Chapter of the Association of Independent Music Publishers has revealed the 10th Annual AIMP Nashville Songwriter Series Class of 2024. Selection for the list is strong predictor of future success in the music industry.

The Class of 2024 includes Jared Conrad (Big Yellow Dog), Tyler Halverson (Concord), Wyatt McCubbin (Tape Room/50 Egg), Makayla Lynn (Eclipse/Harvey Dog Music/Wrensong), Jon Decious (Reservoir/One Riot) and Chase McDaniel (Hang Your Hat Music).

All members of the AIMP Nashville Songwriter Series Class of 2024 were selected by a special committee made up of music industry professionals, based on submissions from current AIMP Nashville members. Each writer must not have had a song charting higher than a top 20 on the Billboard or Mediabase charts.

These songwriters will perform during a live writers’ round on Sept. 25 at The Listening Room Café. Hosted by hitmakers Justin Ebach and Ryan Hurd, the event is open to both AIMP members and non-members. Those who wish to attend can purchase a ticket for $10 here.

Past performers at the AIMP Nashville Songwriter Series have gone on to score chart-topping hits both as performers and as writers for prominent artists.

Last year’s Class of 2023 included Blake Pendergrass, Terri Jo Box, Mae Estes, Chris McKenna, Luke Preston, Zarni deVette and Lauren Hungate, while other former honorees include Rocky Block, Ben Chapman, Jonathan Hutcherson, Jenna LaMaster, Jared Scott, Dan Wilson, Brinley Addington, Luke Dick, Jameson Rodgers, Hailey Whitters, Ash Bowers, Hannah Ellis, Hardy, Ashley McBryde, Kassi Ashton, Nicolette Hayford, Kylie Morgan, Ben Goldsmith, Ryan Beaver, Josh Jenkins, Dave Pittenger, Dillon Carmichael, Tiera, Brigetta, John Byron, Erin Kinsey, Meg McRee, Colton Venner, Caroline Watkins and more.

Country Hitmaker Tommy Cash Passes

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Tommy Cash 

Tommy Cash, noted for his country hit “Six White Horses,” died at home in Gallatin on Friday (Sept. 13) at age 84.

He was the brother of Country Music Hall of Fame icon Johnny Cash (1932-2003) and actively supported downtown Nashville’s Johnny Cash Museum. That attraction’s founder, Bill Miller, described him as, “a very, very dear friend.. I knew him for over 50 years. Tommy Cash was….a very beloved member of our extended family as well as a highly respected member of the music industry.”

Tommy Cash was born in Dyess, Arkansas in 1940. He reportedly took up the guitar at age 16 after watching his brother perform. Following high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and worked as a DJ for the Armed Forces Radio Network in 1959-61. In his early days as a musician he played shows with Hank Williams Jr., landing a recording contract with Musicor in 1965 as his first label. Two of his early singles in 1968-69 on United Artists and Epic were written by future star Eddie Rabbitt.

In 1969, Tommy Cash released a song on Epic dedicated to John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. Titled “Six White Horses,” the record became his biggest hit, rising to No. 4 on the country hit parade.

He followed it with two more top 10 hits in 1970. “Rise and Shine” was written by Carl Perkins. “One Song Away” was penned by Don Reid of The Statler Brothers.

The singer placed 19 titles on Billboard’s national country charts between 1968 and 1978. But he only made the top 20 twice more. In 1971, Reid and fellow Statler Lew DeWitt provided Cash with the hit, “So This Is Love.” In 1973, Cash made it to No. 16 with “I Recall a Gypsy Woman.” That song was also a 1981 success for B.J. Thomas and became a country evergreen. More than 45 other versions of “I Recall a Gypsy Woman” have been recorded, including versions by Don Williams, Waylon Jennings, Jim Rooney, Hank Thompson, Doc Watson and J.D. Crowe & The New South.

Cash went on to record for Elektra, 20th Century, Monument, Indigo, Playback and other labels. On later records, he sang with George Jones, Marty Stuart, Tom T. Hall, Johnny Cash, Connie Smith and his son Mark Cash. His distinctive Cash baritone led to ad-jingle work for Pepsi, Burger King, GM, Beechnut, Santa Fe railroad and other entities.

As a songwriter, his works were recorded by Conway Twitty, Jean Shepard, Kitty Wells and Loretta Lynn, as well as his superstar older brother. He often toured overseas. During the 1990s, Tommy Cash became an entertainer in the country-theater tourism center of Branson, Missouri.

In addition to being the youngest brother of Johnny Cash, he was the brother of gospel’s Joanne Cash Yates and of the museum’s Reba Cash Hancock (1934-2006), plus the uncle of Rosanne and John Carter Cash. The names of his immediate survivors have not been issued.

Arrangements for Tommy Cash are entrusted to: Sumner Funeral & Cremation 104 Sanders Ferry Rd. Hendersonville, Tennessee (615) 822-4442. Visitation there is Wednesday, Sep. 18,, from 11:00 a.m to 1:00 p.m. with the funeral service to follow. Interment will be in Hendersonville Memory Gardens.

Storme Warren Receives Charlie Daniels Patriot Award

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Storme Warren receives Charlie Daniels Patriot Award

Storme Warren, the host of Garth Brooks’ country station The BIG 615, was honored with The Charlie Daniels Patriot Award by The Charlie Daniels Journey Home Project.

Warren received the award at the nonprofit’s annual awards dinner on Sept. 11 for his work with veteran causes. Throughout his career, Warren’s charitable work has cumulatively raised nearly $50 million through his involvement with The Charlie Daniels Journey Home Project, Operation Song and ACM Lifting Lives.

The Charlie Daniels Journey Home Project supports veterans and their families and was co-founded by country legend Charlie Daniels, with his longtime manager, David Corlew. Each year the organization honors individuals and organizations whose work exemplifies the mission by supporting veterans in their return, rehabilitation and reintegration back into civilian life.

Warren was also recently honored with the Country Radio Broadcasters’ Tom Rivers Humanitarian Award, which recognizes individuals in the country radio industry who demonstrate a magnanimous spirit of caring and generosity in serving their community.

“I think the one thing we all need now more than ever is hope. And hope only comes from watching those around us,” says Brooks. “Storme is constantly that guy…that guy who is there for you when you need someone the most. It makes perfect sense to honor Storme for all he does for our military, past, present and future. Congrats Storme.”

Daniels was an instrumental figure in Warren’s career, encouraging him to make the move from Los Angeles to Nashville to focus on country music. He even provided a reference for Warren’s first job in Nashville on The Nashville Network’s show Today’s Country.

“Charlie and I met Storme in the early stages of his musical career,” says Corlew, co-founder of The Charlie Daniels Journey Home Project. “We have walked the musical path with Storme and he joined us in our journey with veterans. He’s been with us from the beginning as an avid supporter of the Journey Home Project. Tonight is the culmination of that friendship, brotherhood and our collective mission to support the men and women of the U.S. military. This organization owes a debt of gratitude to Storme for his commitment, his friendship and his always can-do spirit.”

“We’re proud to work with Storme. There is no one who brings more heart to everything they do,” says Rich Stern, CEO of TuneIn. “Storme and the team at The BIG 615 are making an impact on and off the radio through their involvement with important organizations. This is a well-deserved honor for Storme.”