We round up your weekly country music news from the last week, including the new releases from Matt Stell, and we look forward to this week’s Country Music Week. This country music news will also be available on the podcast tomorrow on Spotify and on iTunes.
1. Country Music Week Goes Digital
Make sure to tune in this week to Destination Country’s digital events as part of C2C Festival‘s Country Music Week. Click the links below to register your interest.
22nd October
Happy (Half) Hour with Jordan Davis
24th October
The Ultimate Country Music Pub Quiz with Lauren Jenkins
25th October
Stand By Me: 50 Years in Broadcasting – A Special Live Zoom Event with Bob Harris
2. Russell Dickerson Announces Sophomore Album ‘Southern Symphony’
Russell Dickerson has announced that his sophomore record ‘Southern Symphony’ will be released on December 4th. The record is available for pre-save here now.
3. Ashley McBryde announced as third co-host for CMT Awards
Ashley McBryde is set to join Kane Brown and Sarah Hyland as the third and final co-host of this year’s CMT Awards. The event will air on the 21st October at 8pm CST.
4. Reba McEntire set to star in new show based on ‘Fried Green Tomatoes’
5. Mickey Guyton Announces She Is Expecting a Baby Boy
Release Radar
Matt Stell – Better Than That – EP – If you’re not familiar with Matt Stell yet, then this EP packs everything you need to know about this huge new artist into one juicy punch, heart-wrenching love songs, big, rocking bangers – it’s all here.
