NSAI Awards

Released when she was 16, Taylor Swift's self-titled debut established the songwriting voice that would define her career. Twenty years later, the original album has a new place in music history after Swift regained ownership of her early masters and confirmed she had completed a new recording of the debut.

Dolly Parton's SongTeller Hotel and Dolly's Life of Many Colors Museum have officially opened in downtown Nashville, bringing together 240 hotel rooms, live music venues and the most comprehensive exhibition yet devoted to Parton's life and career.

Brooks & Dunn will return to Australia in March 2027 for their first shows here since 2009, bringing Ashley McBryde and rising Australian country artist Mack Geiger with them.

When Johnny Cash released Happiness Is You in 1966, he was already a major country recording artist and a relentless touring performer. Within three years, television would take him into millions of homes and a new run of career-defining songs would follow.

Eric Church will make his first Australian headline appearances in March 2027, bringing Parker McCollum with him for Melbourne and Sydney shows before heading to CMC Rocks Queensland for the festival's 20th birthday.

Brooks & Dunn will make their CMC Rocks QLD debut nearly 20 years after first touring Australia, while Eric Church will perform in Australia for the first time and Ashley McBryde returns for her third appearance.

Andrew Farriss, Melanie Dyer, Allan Caswell, Dan Davidson, Tori Forsyth and The Pigs are among more than 30 artists added to the 2026 Groundwater Country Music Festival programme.