Elizabeth Nichols

Alexandra Kay's rise from social media favourite to one of Nashville's most talked-about new voices has reached another milestone, with her debut country radio single Straight For The Heart hitting stations today. The track, powered by fierce conviction and emotional punch, launches just as her sophomore album Second Wind enters the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and tops iTunes Country.

Jelly Roll's long-awaited debut tour of Australia and New Zealand came to a sudden halt in Auckland, with the US genre-bending star forced to cancel the final show due to illness, moments before he was due to take the stage.

Australia has farewelled one of its most influential and distinctive voices with the passing of John Laws, who died peacefully at home in Sydney's Woolloomooloo at age 90. Known nationally as the “Golden Tonsils”, Laws transformed Australian talkback radio across a career that spanned 71 years, shaping political debate, public conversation and broadcasting standards for generations.

American country star Jelly Roll has discovered a new obsession while on tour in Australia - AFL football and he's turning to Aussie fans to help him pick which team to support.

Frontier Touring has announced that rising Alabama-born country artist Kashus Culpepper will join Oklahoma songwriter Wyatt Flores as the special guest on his February 2026 ‘Bucking Bin Chicken Tour'. The tour marks Flores' debut Australian headline run and comes off the back of his breakout year, with multiple sold-out shows prompting the addition of extra dates. Culpepper will join for all dates except The Forum, Melbourne on Saturday 14 February.

Tucker Wetmore, country music's fast-rising star and 2025 CMA New Artist nominee, has announced The Brunette World Tour, a 22-stop headline run that will take him across the United States, the United Kingdom and Europe in early 2026. The tour follows the record-breaking arrival of his debut album What Not To, which established Wetmore as one of the format's breakout names this year.

Canadian country singer-songwriter Cameron Whitcomb will make his long-awaited debut in Australia and New Zealand in May 2026 with his Hard Way Tour. The five-date run will take Whitcomb's explosive live show to Auckland, Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney, marking his first performances down under.