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Tennessee declares today Dolly Parton Day to honour country legend’s 80th birthday
Governor Bill Lee said her "talent and generosity have made a lasting impact on the world"

These were the most listened to songs from each decade in 2025
The Killers, Goo Goo Dolls and Fleetwood Mac appear on the list

ZZ Top turned down millions from Gillette to shave off their iconic beards
“The money's good… but I'm not so sure any of you guys know what's under there”

Controversial social media influencer Ed Matthews livestreams chance meeting with Ringo Starr, who he doesn’t recognise
"His wife looked pretty classy, so he must be pretty high-value"

Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ tour named highest-grossing tour of 2025 for a solo artist
The 32-show run has also broken records to become the highest-grossing country tour of all time

Watch CMAT return to hometown local pub for surprise intimate performance
She played at Brady's in Dunboyne, Co Meath one night after headlining Dublin's 3Arena

Tributes paid after The Mavericks’ singer Raul Malo dies, aged 60: “A performer and craftsman of the highest order”
"No one embodied life and love, joy and passion, family, friends, music and adventure the way our beloved Raul did"

Watch Trump present KISS, George Strait, Gloria Gaynor and more Kennedy Center honourees with medals in Oval Office
The president called this year's honourees “perhaps the most accomplished and renowned class” ever assembled

Listen to Yungblud’ and Aerosmith’s country-inspired new version of ‘Wild Woman’ with Lainey Wilson
“With this record, we really needed a female vocalist who could carry it with the level of authenticity that Lainey embodies”

Watch Post Malone pay tribute to NFL star Marshawn Kneeland during Halftime Show performance
“We love you 94”

Zach Bryan announces 2026 UK and European stadium tour “due to popular demand and some life changes”
New shows include two nights at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and come after the country star opened up about his mental health struggles

Check out Pulp’s sultry cover of Johnny Cash’s ‘The Man Comes Around’
It features in the new ITV drama series ‘The Hack’, which centres around the 2011 phone hacking scandal