It’s been a long time coming. Alison Krauss is hitting the road with her band, Union Station. On top of that, fans will be thrilled to know Alison and her band will also be headed back to the studio. The “Arcadia Tour” will be the first for the group in 10 years, while the album will be their first new studio effort in 14 years. The tour kicks off April 17 and 18, 2025 in Louisville, Kentucky and consists of 73 dates, wrapping up September 26-28 in St. Augustine, Clearwater and Hollywood, Florida. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday. Pre-sales begin today at 10 a.m. local time on Alison’s website. See the entire tour itinerary here.

When you’re telling the truth, it doesn’t vary. When you’re embellishing, it’s tough to remember what the story is. A couple months back, Zach Bryan took questions on X, when one fan asked what inspired the song “28,” to which he replied, “Boston, our puppy was going into surgery, and I told Brianna (his now ex-girlfriend Brianna LaPaglia), “How lucky are we?” to have -had- a puppy so beautiful, and she came out of it just fine; I wrote it the next day because I felt like the luckiest man on the planet.” Great story, touching. BUT…more recently, Zach had a different story about the song, introducing it in concert by saying, “I wrote this song because one night I and all the boys were bowling in New York City, and I felt lucky to have each and every one of them. And I was so glad to be alive, I wrote a song called ’28.'” No ex-girlfriend, no puppy, but now it’s bowling with the boys that inspired the track.

If you hadn’t heard, Dolly Parton was just named the Greatest Country Artist of All Time by Billboard.

Now, the list was not without controversy, for some . . . But as for the top spot, no one could argue with the iconic Dolly Parton.

Here’s what she had to say when she found out about the honor, “I just learned that ‘Billboard’ magazine just released their list of Country Music’s Greatest Artist of All Time, and they have my name sitting at the top, can you believe that?”

“Now when I was a little girl, I would sit around the radio and listen to the Grand Ole Opry, and hearing all those great big stars like Hank Williams, and Kitty Wells, and Johnny Cash . . . and I dreamed of what my life could actually become as well.”

She closed it out by thanking her fans, and saying, “I take none of this for granted. So, thank you for giving me the opportunity . . . to see my dreams come true.”

Keith Urban is one of the foremost guitarists in music; not just country music, but all music. He was a guest on the “Shred With Shifty” YouTube show with Foo Fighters‘ guitarist Chris Shiflett, and the two guitar aficionados talked…guitars, of course. They discussed Keith’s collection of vintage guitars, including one he is very proud of: a customized leather-bound Broadcaster owned by Waylon Jennings. Keith explained how he had wanted to bid on it in an online auction, but was crushed when he couldn’t figure out how…and it was snapped up by another buyer. As Keith tells it, “I was heartbroken because I had just imagined this amazing guitar is now gone, probably overseas somewhere…And then my wife walks in and goes, ‘I just got you Waylon Jennings’ guitar.'” Yes, Nicole Kidman was the high bidder, and she bought it as a surprise for her husband.