Luke Grimes is gearing up for the release of his sophomore album, Redbird, on April 3 via Range Music/MCA. The first song from the new project, “Love You Now,” is available everywhere today (Feb. 13).

Produced by Dave Cobb, the album was recorded primarily at Georgia May Studio in Savannah and Nashville’s historic RCA Studio A. Across the project’s 10 tracks, Grimes explores love, faith, regret and resilience with a stripped-down clarity that favors storytelling over spectacle.

Grimes co-wrote much of the album and contributed acoustic guitar, percussion and drums throughout the sessions, working alongside collaborators including Jessie Jo Dillon, Natalie Hemby and others. Songs like “Drink Drink Drink” and “Haunted” wrestle with self-doubt and reckoning, while “Without You,” “A Little More Time” and “Love You Now” reflect on commitment, loss and the quiet strength found in staying present.

“Making Redbird was a cathartic experience in many ways,” says Grimes. “Sometimes the highs and lows of life are too much to express with words, so song becomes necessary. As deeply personal as it is, the themes are simple and universal: love, loss, and learning along the way.”

Known to audiences for his role as Kayce Dutton on Yellowstone, Grimes continues to expand his creative footprint. He’s set to star as the lead in the upcoming CBS series Marshals, premiering on March 1. In music, he has quickly established himself as a respected voice in country, with his self-titled debut album and breakout track “No Horse to Ride” helping push his catalog past 200 million global streams.

Redbird Track List:
1. “High Rise Jeans” (Luke Grimes, Dave Cobb, Jessie Jo Dillon
2. “Come Home” (Luke Grimes, Dave Cobb, Jessie Jo Dillon)
3. “Love You Now” (Luke Grimes, Dave Cobb, Jessie Jo Dillon)
4. “Hummingbird” (Luke Grimes, Dave Cobb, Jessie Jo Dillon)
5. “Drink Drink Drink” (Luke Grimes, Dave Cobb, Jessie Jo Dillon)
6. “Love Me That Way” (Luke Grimes, Nick Walsh, Wolf Mahler)
7. “I’m Not Gonna Leave You” (Luke Grimes, Dave Cobb, Jessie Jo Dillon)
8. “Without You” (Luke Grimes, Dave Cobb, Jessie Jo Dillon)
9. “Haunted” (Luke Grimes, Dave Cobb, Jessie Jo Dillon)
10. “A Little More Time” (Luke Grimes, Natalie Hemby)

Dierks Bentley will embark on his “OFF THE MAP TOUR” this summer, beginning June 12 at Walmart AMP in Rogers, Arkansas.

The 12 date trek will make stops in Kansas City, Colorado Springs, Charleston and more before wrapping in St. Augustine on July 18. Special guests on the tour include Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, Cole Goodwin, Kaitlin Butts, Mountain Grass Unit and Owen Riegling.

“‘Off The Map’ is a song about going to that place where you take a break from it for a little bit, whether it’s a bar stool sipping something cold, or a back porch down a back road. I like to think that our shows are a place where our fans can go off the map for a few hours, and recharge the batteries,” says Bentley. “The band and I are so excited about sharing the road with the one and only Ricky Skaggs, as well as with the other guys and girls on the shows with us this summer. They were all hand picked, as I am big fans of theirs. Can’t wait to get out there and watch their shows before we get to go out and do our thing. Going to be some great on-stage collaborations this summer.”

Tickets will go on sale Feb. 20 at 10 a.m. local time here.

The “OFF THE MAP TOUR” will follow a run of stadium dates on Luke Combs’ “My Kinda Saturday Night Tour.” Bentley will also make festival appearances this year at San Antonio Rodeo, Extra Innings, Winstock and more.

“OFF THE MAP TOUR” Dates:
6/12 – Rogers, AR < ~
6/13 – Kansas City, MO < ~
6/25 – Bonner, MT ! #
6/26 – Airway Heights, WA * #
7/2 – Colorado Springs, CO < #
7/9 – Gilford, NH < *
7/10 – Bridgeport, CT < *
7/11 – Canandaigua, NY < *
7/16 – Wilmington, NC < #
7/17 – Charleston, SC < #
7/18 – St. Augustine, FL < #

< Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
* Kaitlin Butts
# Cole Goodwin
~ Owen Riegling
! Mountain Grass Unit

Parmalee gathered friends, family and the Nashville music industry yesterday (Feb. 12) at PBR Nashville to celebrate the band’s sixth No. 1, “Cowgirl.”

The single marks the group’s fifth consecutive hit.

The event was hosted by BMI’s Shannon Sanders, celebrating writers and producers Matt Thomas, Scott Thomas, Barry Knox, Josh McSwain, David Fanning, Robbie Jay and Peter Daniel Newman.

Sony Music Publishing’s Rusty Gaston, VaughnCo Entertainment’s Vaughn Rowsell, Reservoir’s John Ozier, Stoney Creek Records’ Stan Marczewski and Cooking Vinyl’s Ryan Farley each took the microphone to honor the teams behind the songs.

Many spoke of the song’s unconventional path to success, noting that it began as a Zoom co-write between writers in different countries before ultimately earning a place on Parmalee’s Fell In Love With A Cowgirl album.

It spent four weeks atop the Billboard Country Airplay chart, marking the longest-leading hit by a group of three or more members in nearly 14 years, and two weeks at No. 1 on the Country Aircheck/Mediabase chart. With the milestone, Parmalee became the only band in the past year to earn multiple weeks at No. 1 on the Country Airplay chart.

Sponsored by Studio Bank, Kari Barnhart made a special donation presentation on behalf of Parmalee and the songwriters in support of the Mental Health Initiative.

The writers and the band each expressed their gratitude for one another, as well as for the teams who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to help propel the song to the top.

Executives and staff from Gaither Music Group and Capitol CMG gathered in Nashville in December to celebrate two major benchmarks in a shared journey: 30 years of partnership and more than 10 billion streams across the Gaither music brand.

The morning was a reflection on what can happen when a decades-long relationship keeps finding new ways to serve listeners across multiple generations. For the Gaithers, the occasion also highlighted a body of work rooted in tradition that has continued to expand its reach in a streaming-first world. Over the course of their career, Bill and Gloria Gaither‘s collaborations have produced more than 700 songs, including standards that have become part of the fabric of gospel music.

“For more than 30 years, our partnership with Gaither Music has been built on a shared commitment to music that brings people together across generations and around the world,” says Brad O’Donnell, President of Capitol Christian Music Group. “We’re grateful for what we’ve accomplished together and excited about what’s ahead.”

“I’ve been blessed to be part of this for 30 years. We create and build community by partnering with artists, ministries, musicians, and songwriters,” says Paul Sizelove, President of Sun Label Group. “Our partnership with CCMG has brought our music to the world.”

The Gaithers’ legacy has carried on not only through songwriting, but through an unmistakable commitment to production and community-building. From the Gaither Homecoming phenomenon, which helped redefine how gospel music could be presented on screen and stages around the world, to their work developing and celebrating artists across the broader Christian and gospel landscape, the Gaithers have remained both curators and contributors. Their reach spans albums, TV, touring, and a digital ecosystem that has introduced their music to millions of new listeners.

In 2000, the Gaithers were named “Songwriters of the Century” by ASCAP. Collectively, Bill and Gloria Gaither have earned eight Grammys and more than a dozen Grammy nominations, along with more than 44 GMA Dove Awards. They are members of the Gospel Music Hall of Fame and the Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame, and in recent years their audience has continued to expand through Gaither Music’s digital channels (amassing more than four billion views on its YouTube channel), as well as new platforms like Bill Gaither’s enLighten on SiriusXM.

“With God’s strange sense of humor, this whole thing happened,” says Bill Gaither. “All I am is a cook in the kitchen. To have any claim on the success of this would not be honest. There are many people who are involved in [the process].”

“I still believe that when I write a song and shoot it into the air, I have no idea where it’s going to land and what life it’s going to change,” says Gloria Gaither. “We hear from folks all over the planet who tell us, ‘That arrow landed in my heart.’ I believe in art. After the debates are done, and the news is turned off… art will still speak.”