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After a summer packed with unforgettable rooftop concerts, 27LIVE Powered by Country Now is going out with a bang! To celebrate the final show of the season, we’re giving one lucky winner the chance to experience the Ultimate Nashville Night Out with Tyler Braden.

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The winner and a guest will receive a one-night stay at The Westin Nashville, a 50-minute Essential Rhapsody Massage at Rhapsody Spa, VIP access for two to Tyler Braden’s 27LIVE performance at L27 Rooftop Lounge, and the chance to meet Tyler before the show.

The platinum-selling star will headline the final 27LIVE of the summer alongside special guest Clayton Mullen on Tuesday, August 18. While the show is free, fans must reserve tickets online in advance to attend.

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The rooftop performance comes just as Braden gears up for another major career milestone. Fresh off announcing his first-ever Canadian headlining tour, he’s continuing a breakout year that also includes his upcoming Wild At Heart Tour in Australia and his first The Days Of Gold Tour across the UK and Europe in early 2027. Whether you’re already planning to be at L27 or hoping to win the ultimate VIP experience, this is one Nashville night you won’t want to miss.

With more than one billion global streams, Braden has turned heads with hits like “DEVIL YOU KNOW,” “GOD & GUNS N’ ROSES,” “Horseshoes & Hand Grenades,” and “My Americana.” With more new music on the way, Braden continues to prove he’s one of country music’s fastest-rising stars.

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They spent 20 years on the road, stepped away, and then quietly started wondering if anyone still cared. Turns out, a lot of people do. Continue reading…​Country Music News – Taste of Country

They spent 20 years on the road, stepped away, and then quietly started wondering if anyone still cared. Turns out, a lot of people do. Continue reading…​The Boot – Country Music News, Music Videos and Songs

Russell Dickerson may have been physically sitting down with Country Now for an interview, but mentally he was already somewhere else: back home by the fire pit with his family, roasting s’mores under the summer sky.

“A s’more is in my future,” he noted.

Growing up, making s’mores was a favorite tradition for Dickerson. He remembers going on camping trips as a young boy with his best friends and his dad and making core memories around a fire, thinking, “how could life get better?”

Now with a family of his own and a demanding tour schedule, he has a new appreciation for those simple moments. The evenings spent around a fire with his own family, whether on the road or at home, have become some of the most meaningful memories.

“Nowadays it’s up at our fire pit with our kids and just seeing them running around in the woods and we’re making s’mores and they don’t even know these are the best memories of their life. It’s like the sun setting, fire going, s’mores roasting. That’s living right there…We do s’mores on the road with the boys after the show and there is something, just turn your brain off and just stare at a fire, roast them all out, get that Hershey’s chocolate on the graham just right. That’s kind of the perfect post-show.”

Inspired by that connection, Dickerson has teamed up with Hershey’s to encourage families to make time for those special traditions that bring people together. Ahead of National S’mores Day on Aug. 10, he’s celebrating the nostalgic treat that has helped create memories across generations while reminding fans to slow down and enjoy the moments that matter most.

While there are plenty of ways to put a twist on the summertime treat, Dickerson says he’s a fan of keeping things simple with the traditional combination of toasted marshmallow, graham crackers and Hershey’s milk chocolate.

“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” he stated.

However, he is inviting fans to weigh in on the Hershey’s “Heated Debate” and decide whether they are Team Toasty or Team Gooey. No matter which side wins, Dickerson and just about everyone else can agree that a s’more isn’t complete without Hershey’s milk chocolate.

“I will double up the mallow. And you can double up the Hershey’s too. Two layers of Hershey’s milk chocolate goodness? I think it’s kind of like when you put peanut butter on both sides of the bread, on top and bottom, and then you put the jelly. That’s kind of the mentality behind the ultimate RD s’more,” he explained.

The “Boots” singer takes every chance he gets to slow down and enjoy time with his two boys, Remington and Radford, especially now that he and his wife Kailey are expecting their third baby. He admits “life is happening right in front of our eyes” while sharing an update on fatherhood as he prepares to celebrate his oldest turning six in September and his youngest turning three in October.

“Remington, our oldest, it’s like overnight he went from playing dress up as a cop, every day cop was like, all he wanted to wear was his police uniform to one day he was just like, ‘No, I’m a baseball player now.’ And all he wants to do is play baseball, wear his jersey, wear his cleats around the house. And we signed him up for his first team this fall.”

He added, “It’s like you come home off the road and all of a sudden they’re talking a little different. They’re like, ‘Where did you learn that?’ You’re talking like a man now.”

Russell Dickerson is currently making his way from venue to venue on his RUSSELLMANIA Tour 2026. Being a family man himself, the Tennessee native has loved getting to see his shows turn into a full-on family event.

“There’re families now, there’s kids…they’re all dressed up in wrestling gear. They got the boas and the sunglasses and they’re all just like, I don’t know, just this cool culture that has formed out of this tour.”

Much like the quiet nights around the fire with his family, Dickerson has learned to appreciate the moments happening right in front of him. Whether he’s roasting s’mores with his kids or stepping onto a stage in front of thousands of fans, he knows these are the memories he’ll cherish forever.

“I feel like for anybody, it’s hard to realize that in the moment, these are the days. Every night I go on stage and just try to soak that in, understand that however many people…we were just in Canada and it’s like 25,000 people and they’re like, ‘All right, we get to play music in front of 25,000 people.’ I remember the days when we were playing for 25 people at noon, and now here we are playing before Keith Urban in front of 25,000 people and just give it your all. What else could you want?”

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Russell Dickerson and his wife, Kailey Dickerson, are being honored for their unwavering support of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital over the years. This October, the couple will receive the 2026 Angels Among Us Award during the 36th annual Country Cares Seminar in recognition of their years of dedication to the organization’s lifesaving mission.

Throughout Dickerson’s career, he and Kailey have championed St. Jude in many different ways. They’ve participated in multiple #ThisShirtSavesLives campaigns, spent time visiting patients and their families at the hospital, hosted fan meet-and-greets benefiting the organization, supported fundraising initiatives and taken the stage at the Bobby Bones Million Dollar Show.

The “Happen To Me” singer has also served as an ambassador for the St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway, taking part in numerous events focused on supporting patients. His relationship with the organization dates back to 2017, when he first attended the annual Country Cares Seminar.

The Dickersons join an esteemed group of past recipients of the Angels Among Us Award, including Randy Owen, Brothers Osborne, Scotty McCreery, Florida Georgia Line, Lady A, Jake Owen, Brad Paisley, Darius Rucker, Old Dominion and most recently, Keith Urban.

They will be presented with the honor during this year’s Country Cares Seminar, an annual gathering that unites country artists and industry professionals in support of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The invitation-only event will once again take place Oct. 20-21 at the historic Peabody Hotel in Memphis.

The two-day seminar will kick off with the Angels Among Us dinner, where Russell Dickerson is set to perform. Anne Wilson will take the stage during the breakfast session on the second day, while HARDY and Lauren Alaina will close out the event with performances later that evening. 

The Country Cares Seminar is part of the Music Gives to St. Jude Kids initiative, one of the country’s largest music-driven fundraising efforts. Backed by more than 350 radio stations and music partners, the campaign helps raise more than $70 million each year to support St. Jude’s groundbreaking research and treatment for children battling cancer and other life-threatening illnesses.

The honor is especially meaningful for the Dickersons, who are parents to two young sons, Remington and Radford, with a third baby on the way. They continue to raise a family of their own while remaining committed to giving back and helping families facing unimaginable challenges.

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Hallie Ray, wife of Parker McCollum, is giving fans an update on how she and the couple’s second son, Rocker Tommy Light McCollum, are doing following his July 30 birth.

She hosted a Q&A on her Instagram stories where fans could write in any questions they had and she decided which ones to respond to. For starters, the mom of two assured her audience that she is doing “really great” and feeling “so blessed.”

When another follower asked, “How was your labor?” Hallie Ray confessed that while childbirth is “scary” for her, this experience was a “DREAM.” She expressed gratitude for how well everything went for her and the baby before offering a brief recap of her birth story.

“Doc wanted me to get induced around 39 weeks because of Rocker’s size and to reduce the risk of c section. Got induced at 39 weeks + 1 day starting at 3cm dilated. Started Pitocin around 7am, broke water around 12pm, got to 8cm & got epidural around 2pm, started pushing @ 4:45 & gave birth @ 4:56pm!”

After a full day of labor, she finally got to enjoy welcoming Rocker into the world. She went on to share that his name was originally an idea that the country star had mentioned awhile back and had remained on their list of potential names ever since. And his middle name, Tommy, was after Parker’s grandfather while Light is her maiden name.

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The couple are already parents to their first son, Major, and on Saturday morning (Aug. 1) they announced the birth of their second child to the world. In a joint post on Instagram, the proud parents shared a carousel of family photos alongside a sweet caption. They revealed that Rocker made his debut on Thursday, July 30 weighing 8 lbs, 7 oz.

“THANK YOU JESUS for another healthy baby boy! we are so in love with our little fam! mom & dad x 2 here we gooooooo,” they wrote.

As for adjusting from one child to two, Hallie Ray says so far things it has felt “easier” to navigate the newborn stage, but she noted that she won’t really know what it’s like to have two young kids until she is handling them both on her own without the help of family members.

Luckily, it seems that so far, Major has also been adjusting well to becoming an older brother.

“Major is doing great! He’s interested but also distracted right now because we have family here helping us which has been so nice,” she added.

Parker McCollum took a few days to soak up time at home as a family of four, but he is slated to head back out on the road starting Thursday, August 6, kicking off a weekend of three back-to-back shows across Bridgeport, CT, Bethlehem, PA and Burgettstown, PA.

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Gary LeVox just helped raise $1.25 million for military families — and the way it happened is worth hearing about. Continue reading…​The Boot – Country Music News, Music Videos and Songs

Gary LeVox just helped raise $1.25 million for military families — and the way it happened is worth hearing about. Continue reading…​Country Music News – Taste of Country