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Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo have officially finalized their divorce, bringing an end to their 10-year marriage. The "Save Me" singer (born Jason DeFord) and podcast host (real name Alisa DeFord) settled earlier this month, according to court documents obtained by TMZ. While many of the settlement's terms remain confidential, newly released court documents reveal a few key details about how the former couple agreed to move forward.

Joe Nichols is no stranger to playing shows with Hank Williams Jr. Nichols toured with Williams back in 2025, and he's back on the road with him again in 2026. Nichols was a guest on Taste of Country Nights, where I asked him outright for some Hank Jr. stories, and Nichols did not disappoint me... but it turns out, he did disappoint Williams. Nichols gets right into the story of how he let the county icon down.

Training Camp is right around the corner for each and every NFL squad, but there are still a ton of roster decisions to be made in the weeks and month ahead. Tyreek Hill, Deebo Samuel, Stefon Diggs, and Marshon Lattimore are just a few of the big names that remain on the open market as we cross the midway point in July. Which NFL teams have the most cap space right now should they want to use it?

Joe Nichols has just released a brand-new song titled "Say La V," and the fun kiss-off anthem may very well be his next big radio hit. Despite its obvious hit potential, the baritone-voiced traditional country singer tells Taste of Country he didn't necessarily want to record the song at first listen.

There are now four concerts on Garth Brooks' 2026 tour itinerary. The singer and songwriter just announced two additional Blame It All On My Roots Tour dates. Garth Brooks announced his 2026 Blame It All On My Roots Tour on July 7. It begins in Indianapolis, Ind., with additional cities expected to be announced. All seats are priced at $154 before taxes, with the ticket price including facility and service fees. The new shows will also be in Indianapolis.

Tim McGraw was already a country superstar when he essentially re-invented his career with the success of "Live Like You Were Dying." The song hit No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart on July 17, 2004, and stayed there for seven weeks. Top Nashville songwriters Tim Nichols and Craig Wiseman collaborated on "Live Like You Were Dying." Nichols and Wiseman were inspired to write "Live Like You Were Dying" by a friend who had received an incorrect cancer diagnosis.

Luke Bryan's songs are honest, easy-to-digest observations of life and love, with heaping doses of boyish charm added for extra flavor. Ever since country radio first got to know the superstar with the 2007 single "All My Friends Say," Bryan has been lighting up the genre with playful, good-timing singalongs and earnest and wholesome ballads. He's put out some of the saddest country songs of the past 15 years, but he's also released some of the catchiest party tracks.

Megan Moroney performed live on Today as part of the Citi Concert Series on July 10, and there were a ton of screaming fans there to support their country queen. Before her performance, Moroney was interviewed in a rapid-fire Q&A situation, and that is where she delivered an iconic answer that has the internet going nuts. When Moroney was asked to explain the best form of revenge, the singer-songwriter had a savage answer, and somewhere out there there's a guy who knows she is talking about him.

Toby Keith is no stranger to chart success, but one of the biggest milestones of his career just came more than two decades after he first released his signature patriotic anthem. Thanks to a massive Fourth of July streaming surge, Keith's "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)" climbed to a career-best No. 11 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 — a higher peak than any of his songs reached during his lifetime.

Waylon Wyatt should be celebrating one of the biggest moments of his career. Instead, the rising country singer spent album release day in a hospital bed after revealing he's battling sepsis. Even from the emergency room, Wyatt had one thing on his mind: his debut album, Dustpiles. Wyatt shared a video from his hospital bed on social media as his debut album, Dustpiles, was about to drop.