Ashley Monroe News

Lauren Watkins is set to make her Grand Ole Opry debut on Friday, June 20, 2025, a milestone Watkins has been dreaming of her whole life, growing up in Nashville, Tenn.

Celebrating a decade of her GRAMMY-nominated album The Blade this year, Ashley Monroe has announced a special anniversary show at Nashville’s The Basement East on July 25.

The Country Music Association returns to the U.K. in March 2025 for C2C: Country to Country festival, featuring its critically acclaimed CMA Songwriters Series in London.

Ashley Monroe has released “There You Are,” a contemplative piano ballad that showcases Monroe’s ethereal vocals that have recently hushed theaters across the UK on her recent tour with Little Big Town.

GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter, and musician Shelby Lynne shares a new song entitled “Gone To Bed.' Lynne co-wrote the song with Karen Fairchild and Ashley Monroe. Listen to it now!

GRAMMY® Award-winning and Country Music Hall of Fame members The Oak Ridge Boys pay tribute to their beloved Joe Bonsall with the new music video for “Promised Land,” from their album ‘Front Porch Singin’’ released in 2021.

This Friday, July 5, 3x-GRAMMY nominated artist Ashley Monroe will release her new single “Hot Rod Pipe Dream.” Co-written with her longtime collaborator Brendan Benson and co-produced by Monroe and GRAMMY-winner Gena Johnson, the sun soaked summer anthem continues Monroe’s sonic expansion that began with 2021’s Rosegold.

Grammy-nominated, CMA Award-winning Grand Ole Opry member Lorrie Morgan delivers her first new studio effort in seven years - with ‘Dead Girl Walking’ (Cleopatra Records). Dead Girl Walking is yet another collection showcasing the rainbow of emotions, from darkest heartache to brightest humor, that is the hallmark of Morgan’s range. Listen to it now!

GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter, and musician Shelby Lynne will release her highly anticipated new album, Consequences of the Crown, August 16 via Monument Records. This is Lynne’s first new album since returning to Nashville after 25 years away and is her most raw and authentic work to date.

“Over and Over,” the new song from GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician Shelby Lynne is out now via Monument Records. Produced by Lynne, Karen Fairchild, Ashley Monroe and Gena Johnson, “Over and Over” is a soulful reflection heartbreak and loss. Listen to the song now!

GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician Shelby Lynne will perform a special headline show at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium on Thursday, September 26, where she will perform new music as well as her landmark album, I Am Shelby Lynne, in its entirety. 

In celebration of its 25th anniversary, a special reissue of GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician Shelby Lynne’s landmark album, I Am Shelby Lynne, is out today via Monument Records.

Shelby Lynne joins Monument Records and marks the 25th anniversary of her iconic album I AM SHELBY LYNNE with a special reissue. Since her 1989 debut, Lynne has been named Top New Female Vocalist at the 26th Annual ACM Awards, been featured in numerous movies and TV shows (including Golden Globe-winning film, Walk The Line).

Serving as the official kickoff leading into C2C, the CMA Songwriters Series show on Thursday, March 7 will feature performances by Colbie Caillat, Lauren Alaina, Stephen Wilson Jr., Charlie Worsham and special guests. A fan-favorite event celebrating the festival's opening, the CMA Songwriters Series has sold out once again. 

Watch the powerful music video 'Land of the Free' by The Americans, shedding light on homelessness in LA. With haunting melodies and poignant imagery, this video captures the harsh realities of life without a stable home. The video is a powerful and poignant piece that sheds light on the issue of homelessness in Los Angeles.

Donovan Woods returns with a new single titled 'I'm Around.' Co-written with David Hodges (Ed Sheeran, Ben Rector, Carrie Underwood), Woods recorded “I'm Around” with Mike Sonier (Maggie Rogers, Noah Cyrus, Julia Michaels) in Los Angeles earlier this year. Watch the video now!

Comprised of six new originals co-written entirely by Watkins with Music Row heavyweights like Jessie Jo Dillon, Ashley Monroe, The Warren Brothers, Nicolle Galyon, Rodney Clawson, David Garcia, and more, Introducing: The Heartbreak is a continuation of the rising star's April-released debut, Introducing: Lauren Watkins.

Psychopath was produced by Sadler Vaden and sees Wade collaborating with co-writers Julia Michaels, Ashley Monroe, Angaleena Presley, Natalie Hemby, Liz Rose, Lori McKenna, and Butch Walker.

With her solo show cabaret debut Alex de Suze steps into a light that has been waiting for her.

Collaborations with Australian songwriter Ziggy Alberts (“THE SUN & THE SEA”) and Natalie Taylor (“Hang On To Me”) followed. Woods spent much of the second half of the year on the road, supporting Matt Nathanson in the U.S., who’s song “Boston Accent” Woods co-wrote. Followed by EU/UK dates with Aoife O’Donovan.