Martina McBride News

The Ravinia Festival has announced its 2026 season, which will showcase a lineup of more than 90 artists. This season also marks the unveiling of the newly redesigned Hunter Pavilion. The festival, known for its diverse range of performances, continues to be a significant event in the cultural calendar, attracting music lovers from various genres. The updated venue is expected to enhance the audience experience, providing a modernized space for performances.

Opry member Kelsea Ballerini will join the artist lineup for An Evening with the Grand Ole Opry in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall.

Carnegie Hall will present AN EVENING WITH THE GRAND OLE OPRY on Friday, March 20, 2026, in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage. The program will feature Grand Ole Opry members Scotty McCreery, Rhonda Vincent, and Henry Cho, along with Grammy Award–nominated duo The War and Treaty, with additional artists to be announced.

The Country Music Association will return to London with the CMA Songwriters Series featuring a mix of artists and songwriters including Keith Urban, Aaron Raitiere, Ashley Cooke, Kristian Bush and Meg McRee.

Food Network’s Emmy-nominated weekend chat show, The Kitchen, will celebrate one final holiday season before ending its 10-year run. The final episode of The Kitchen will premiere Saturday, December 13th at 11am ET/PT.

An exceptionally tight production of the hit show where nearly everything goes right.

Honky Tonk Laundry finally gets its due, five years after it closed, or rather didn’t even open, because of the pandemic. And we are in luck, because most of the original team of actors and production designers are back.

Grammy-nominated songwriter Sandy Knox has released the soundtrack for Weighting: My Life If It Were A Musical, her recent audiobook recording. Listen to it now.

With a songwriting résumé that includes legends like Liza Minnelli, Grammy-nominated songwriter, Sandy Knox will release her new audiobook musical Weighting: My Life If It Were A Musical.

The Academy of Country Music Awards have revealed a star-studded lineup of presenters who will take the stage at the upcoming awards ceremony, including Blake Shelton, Carly Pearce, Clint Black, Crystal Gayle, and more.

Rising country artist Charly Reynolds is reimagining her debut album Off the Record with a raw, stripped-down acoustic release, Off the Record (Live Acoustic). Check out the first single now!

The Fulton Theatre will present 'This One's for the Girls: Patsy Cline and the Women of Country,' a tribute concert celebrating the iconic women who shaped Country music.

The Iowa-born, Nashville-based singer/songwriter Hailey Whitters has released a new song “Prodigal Daughter” featuring Molly Tuttle on guitar and harmony vocals. Listen to it now.

Fresh off their journey on 'Second Chance Stage,' The Taylors-are set to take the stage for a special 'Second Chance Stage' live reunion concert at The Truman in Kansas City, MO, on February 21.

Prepare to go behind the scenes with some of the music industry's biggest hitmakers during Music Night: Live from Nashville!, the first ever LIVE nationwide broadcast from Nashville direct to movie theatres. Learn more.

Entering a new musical chapter, powerhouse vocalist and Grand Ole Opry member Lauren Alaina has released a new song “Those Kind Of Women,” available now. Listen to the song here!

Inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2014 by singer-songwriter Rodney Crowell, who called her 'both a songwriter and a poet (who) sings as beautifully as she writes,” Peters has accumulated accolades as a songwriter for artists as diverse as Etta James, Bonnie Raitt, The Neville Brothers, Patty Loveless, George Strait, Bryan Adams and Faith Hill.

The Iowa-born, Nashville-based singer/songwriter Hailey Whitters has released “Casseroles,” her first major release in nearly two years. The song threads the needle between the raw grief of a tragic loss and the hope that can follow. Check it out now.

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.

BroadwayWorld sat down with Taye Diggs to talk about being a judge on the new competition series Second Chance Stage, whether he would ever return to Broadway, and why Idina Menzel serves as an inspiration for the performer.