Your Weekly Country Music News Round-Up: 19th-26th October 2020

We round up your weekly country music news from the past week, wrapping up Country Music Week. This country music news will also be available on the podcast tomorrow on Spotify and on iTunes.

1. Midland Announces Rescheduled Tour Dates with ‘Let’s Try This Again!’ 2021 European Tour

GRAMMY^®-nominated Country trio MIDLAND announced today that their European headlining dates are being rescheduled to September 2021. The CMA Nominees LET’S TRY THIS AGAIN! 2021 EUROPEAN TOUR will bring their masterful live show and chart-topping songs to 11 shows across the pond that kick off September 5 in Belfast. All previously purchased tickets will be honoured on the new dates with additional tickets available at MidlandOfficial.com.

“Europe, we’ve missed you! We’re very excited to get back over there and to have these new shows on the books,” shares bassist/vocalist Cam Duddy.

2. 2020 American Music Awards Nominees Have Been Announced

Favorite Male Artist Country

Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen

Favorite Female Artist Country

Gabby Barrett
Miranda Lambert
Maren Morris

Favorite Duo or Group Country

Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Old Dominion

Favorite Album Country

Luke Combs, What You See is What You Get
Blake Shelton, God’s Country
Morgan Wallen, If I Know Me

Favorite Song Country

Dan + Shay with Justin Bieber, “10,000 Hours”
Maren Morris, “The Bones”
Blake Shelton (Duet With Gwen Stefani), “Nobody But You”

3. Maren Morris Speaks Out For Biden and Harris

America. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/Xq2Lt0W8FB

— MAREN MORRIS (@MarenMorris) October 26, 2020

4. Filmore Marries Longtime Girlfriend Paige Korte

5. Charley Pride Named CMA’s 2020 Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

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Release Radar

Cam, ‘Forgetting You’ – A heartbreakingly tender track, this is Cam at her best.

Chris Stapleton, ‘Arkansas’ – Stapleton goes rock with this heavier track from his forthcoming fourth studio album.

Luke Combs – What You See Is What You Get (Deluxe Edition) – Once again, Luke Combs knocks it out of the park, will ‘The Other Guy’ be his next number one?