Country artists gathered at TopGolf in Las Vegas on Friday night for a fundraiser marking the 20th anniversary of the Academy of Country Music's Lifting Lives charity.
The event, titled Country on the Green, featured performances by Riley Green, Avery Anna, Lauren Alaina, Rodney Atkins and Randy Houser. Green headlined with a nine-song set of hits including There Was This Girl and a salute to Toby Keith. The four support acts each delivered four-song sets spanning decades of country music.
Kacey Musgraves, Little Big Town and Miranda Lambert have been added to the performer lineup for the Academy of Country Music Awards. The event takes place at Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena and airs live on Prime Video and Amazon Music on May 17 at 8 p.m. ET. Nominees will be revealed on Thursday.
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Lainey Wilson is releasing a new single titled "Can't Sit Still" this Friday. Brandon Lake is teasing a country crossover album featuring a duet with Bailey Zimmerman, also due out on Friday. Thomas Rhett has announced his "Soundtrack to Life Tour," with stops in Tulsa in September and Kansas City in October.
Organizers announced the lineup for the 25th-anniversary Austin City Limits Festival, set for two weekends in October at Zilker Park. Headliners include Charli XCX, Lorde, Twenty One Pilots, and the xx. Tickets went on sale May 5.
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Heart, George Clinton, Lucinda Williams and Take 6 will perform at the Recording Academy and Grammy Museum’s 2026 Grammy Hall of Fame Gala on May 8. The event at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles honors 14 recordings spanning nearly a century and Warner Records. Norah Jones joins the lineup and will receive the Ray Charles Architect of Sound Award.