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Still have a few chances to catch Posty. Of course by now everybody’s probably heard that Post Malone made the decision to postpone the start of his Big Ass Stadium Tour, which was originally set to kick off tonight at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas. In a statement posted to his Instagram earlier this month, Posty (whose real name is Austin Post) said that he would be pushing back the start of the tour to focus on finishing up his upcoming double album: “Looking at the upcoming schedule after stagecoach, I came to the realization that what we were trying to do, and what’s possible, isn’t really lining up. Truth is, I promised y’all beautiful people new music, and I don’t have the time to finish it before tour starts. We ain’t ready for tour just yet, so I’m making the decision to push the tour back about 3 weeks to get this music done. That being said, I’m so sorry to the folks who were planning on coming to the few canceled shows. I was looking forward to going nuts with y’all. That THAT being said, we been making some badass shit for this double album… and I can’t wait to perform for y’all again.” Along with El Paso, the cancellations also include scheduled shows at McLane Stadium in Waco, Texas; Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama; Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida; and Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi. Post Malone last took the stage at Stagecoach Festival in Indio, California late last month, and over the past month or so he’s been teasing his upcoming album, The Eternal Buzz, including a post last month revealing that the album would feature a whopping 40 songs. View this post on Instagram There have also been signs that Post will be continuing on with his country career on (at least half of) the double album, so naturally fans are excited to see if he’ll be breaking out any new music when he gets back on stage. Well despite the fact that Posty won’t officially be kicking off his tour until June 9 at Bank of America in Charlotte, North Carolina, fans will still have a couple of opportunities to catch him in concert before then – and maybe get the first listen to some of the new music. Post will return to the stage this weekend at Boots in the Park Festival in Albuquerque, New Mexico, before heading to Panama City Beach to headline Gulf Coast Jam on Sunday, May 31 along with Riley Green, Chris Stapleton, Keith Urban, and many more. The following weekend, Posty will be headlining Carolina Country Music Fest in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on Sunday, June 7. Posty will be joining Riley Green, Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan as headliners. The tour will then kick off the following week, before Posty will once again serve as festival headliner at Barefoot Country Music Festival in Wildwood, New Jersey on Saturday, June 20 along with Eric Church, Kelsea Ballerini and Miranda Lambert. If you were hoping to see Posty at one of the cancelled dates, the good news is that you’ve got a couple of opportunities to catch him at some great festivals before the tour officially kicks off. And who knows, maybe you’ll be among the first to get a taste of the new music he’s been working on. Big A** Stadium Tour Part Two Tour Dates Sat May 16 – Albuquerque, NM – Boots In The Park Festival* Sun May 31 – Panama City Beach, FL – Gulf Coast Jam* Sun Jun 07 – Myrtle Beach, SC – Carolina Country Music Fest* Tue Jun 09 – Charlotte, NC – Bank of America Stadium Fri Jun 12 – Indianapolis, IN – Lucas Oil Stadium Tue Jun 16 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Stadium Sat Jun 20 – Wildwood, NJ – Barefoot Country Music Festival* Mon Jun 22 – East Hartford, CT – Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field Thu Jun 25 – Cleveland, OH – Huntington Bank Field Sat Jun 27 – Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest* Tue Jun 30 – Nashville, TN – Nissan Stadium^ Sat Jul 11 – Fayetteville, AR – Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Wed Jul 15 – Kansas City, MO – Kauffman Stadium Fri Jul 17 – Ames, IA – Jack Trice Stadium Tue Jul 21 – Missoula, MT – Washington-Grizzly Stadium Fri Jul 24 – Edmonton, AB – Commonwealth Stadium Tue Jul 28 – Salt Lake City, UT – Rice-Eccles Stadium *Festival appearance ^ Without Jelly RollThe post Post Malone Canceled The First Month Of His Stadium Tour – But Here’s Where You Can Still See Him In Concert Before The Tour Officially Kicks Off first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

It seems like the next installment of the Waylon Jennings vault records is coming this year. Last year, his soon, Shooter, put out a full-length album called Songbird in October, which was full of archival songs that he discovered not long before, which were all recorded in the prime of Waylon’s career. Shooter explained at the time that it was the first of a three-part project, and of course, Shooter Waylon’s son with Jessi Colter, produced it at Sunset Sound Studio 3, renamed by Jennings as “Snake Mountain,” where he produces all of the music he’s currently working on. When he initially announced the album, Shooter said they actually didn’t need too much work, but he did add some background vocals and other instrumentation just to polish it up and make it ready to be put on a professional album in the modern world of 2025. You’ll hear gorgeous backing vocals from two current country artists in Elizabeth Cook and Ashley Monroe. The music on Songbird was incredible, all songs that were recorded in some form or fashion between 1973 and 1984, but didn’t make the final cut on any albums at the time for various reasons. And the fans were ready for it, because Waylon notched his first top 10 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart with Songbird, which came in at No. No. 6 on Top Album Sales chart, while also entering the top 10 on four more charts including the: “Top Current Album Sales (No. 6), Indie Store Album Sales (No. 7), Americana/Folk Albums (No. 8) and Vinyl Albums (No. 9). It also starts at No. 17 on Top Country Albums, No. 18 on Independent Albums and No. 116 on the all-genre Billboard 200.” Throughout his legendary career, Waylon scored 16 No. 1s on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs ranking, and 11 No. 1s on the Top Country Albums chart. Songbird marks Waylon’s first top 10 on the 34-year-old Top Album Sales chart, with nearly 9,000 copies sold in the United States according to Luminate data. Shooter considers all three albums a gift to Waylon’s fans that have kept his music and legacy alive for so many years after his death in 2002: “This project has given me an entirely new chapter in my relationship with my father and working on this music has brought a whole new understanding about how, when and why my dad made music. The hard work is there on the tapes and the passion and the soul within is as alive today as it was the day it was recorded.” The music truly was great, it sounded exactly like everything Waylon actually did release in the prime of his career in the 70s and even 80s. Because Shooter has spoken so extensively about the albums, we knew there would be three in total, and it looks like the next one, seemingly called Diamonds, will be released in 2026. Waylon’s official Instagram account teased what appears to be the title and potentially even the album cover, which is iconic if that’s what the photo is, along with the caption saying “2026 is gonna be a good time.” The photo and title are featured on a billboard somewhere out west it looks like: “Two billboards… 50 years apart… some things never change. 2026 is gonna be a good time.” Consider me intrigued.. if I was a betting woman, I would put money on the fact that we’re probably going to get some sort of official announcement in the not-too-distant future: View this post on Instagram There have been so many archival albums of country legends, and music legends in general, released over the years, though for country music specifically in the modern era of music, Songbird was easily one of the most successful from a chart standpoint, and Shooter outdid himself with the production of it all and how he put it together, so I can’t wait to hear what else he has coming straight from the vault of one of country music’s most iconic and talented figures. “I’d Like To Love You Baby” “I’d Hate To Go Searchin’ Them Bars Again” “After The Ball” “Wrong Road Again” Songbird tracklist: 1. “Songbird” 2. “The Cowboy (Small Texas Town)” 3. “I’d Like To Love You Baby” 4. “I’m Gonna Lay Back With My Woman” 5. “Wrong Road Again” 6. “I Hate Searchin’ Them Bars Again” 7. “Brand New Tennessee Waltz” 8. “(I Don’t Have) Any More Love Songs” 9. “After The Ball” 10. “Dink’s Blues”The post “2026 Is Gonna Be A Good Time”: California Billboard Seemingly Teases Next Waylon Jennings Album, ‘Diamonds’ first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Little Miss Twain is coming soon. Today, country music legend Shania Twain announced her new album will be out everywhere on July 24th, which is her first full-length album since 2023’s Queen Of Me. View this post on Instagram Shania is also set to host her first-ever ACM Awards show this coming Sunday, May 17th, and she says this new project will combine some of her favorite genres in country, pop, rock, soul, and bluegrass, and it’s a sort of nostalgic look book on the music that inspired her teen years: “A lot of Little Miss Twain is reflective of my teens, my roots as well as the energy of the rock and R&B I loved so much, but still with that Western twang. Where I’m from you don’t go anywhere on a horse — you go on a snowmobile. I was dreaming about the Western lifestyle and I was living in a very different world than where I ended up.” Shania of course perfected the pop country sound of the 90s with hits like “You’re Still The One,” “Man! I Feel Like A Woman!” “From This Moment On,” “Any Man of Mine” and many, many more. She saw unprecedented crossover success, a defining attribute of her career, and she ultimately became the first artist to ever release three consecutive Diamond-certified albums. Ahead of this release, Shania will also join British pop star Harry Styles for a massive 12-night stand at London’s Wembley Stadium, opening every single show for him. They previously performed together at Coachella in 2022 with renditions of “Man! I Feel Like A Woman!” and “You’re Still The One” going mega viral, so I’m sure they’ll probably do some more songs together for fans attending those shows. Shania will follow the London shows with a special one-off headlining performance in Ireland, at Limerick City’s Thomond Park Stadium. When Shania released her album Now in 2017, it ended a 15-year break from releasing music, and she followed it in 2023 with the aforementioned Queen Of Me, which I’ll be honest, missed the mark for me in terms of being on par with the rest of her iconic catalog. I mean, Shania was a massive part of my childhood, I’m a mega fan of her music, but the music just didn’t do it for me, though I did see her on that tour and it was incredible. In addition to announced the new record, Shania released the lead single called “Dirty Rosie,” which definitely feels in line with a lot of the songs on Queen Of Me, and doesn’t necessarily make me excited for the rest of the tracklist, but music is obviously very subject and I’m sure plenty of her fans will love it, and she looks absolutely incredible. Shania is an icon, she has earned the right to put out whatever kind of music she wants, and it sounds like this is going to be a very personal album so I’m certainly willing to give the rest of it a chance when it’s released in July. You can listen to “Dirty Rosie” here: “Dirty Rosie” 2026 TOUR DATES: 06/12/2026 – Wembley Stadium – London, UK* 06/13/2026 – Wembley Stadium – London, UK* 06/17/2026 – Wembley Stadium – London, UK* 06/19/2026 – Wembley Stadium – London, UK* 06/20/2026 – Wembley Stadium – London, UK* 06/23/2026 – Wembley Stadium – London, UK* 06/26/2026 – Wembley Stadium – London, UK* 06/27/2026 – Wembley Stadium – London, UK* 06/29/2026 – Wembley Stadium – London, UK* 07/01/2026 – Wembley Stadium – London, UK* 07/03/2026 – Wembley Stadium – London, UK* 07/04/2026 – Wembley Stadium – London, UK* 07/07/2026 – Thomond Park Stadium – Limerick City, IRE *= opening for Harry StylesThe post Shania Twain Announces New Album ‘Little Miss Twain,’ Releases New Single “Dirty Rosie” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Gotta feel a little strange beating a legend like Willie. Zach Top won his first Grammy Award this year when he took home the trophy for Best Traditional Country Album with his latest project, Ain’t In It For My Health. Honestly the win was a bit of a surprise, because Zach was easily the most “mainstream” of the artists he was up against, which included Lukas Nelson, Charley Crockett, Margo Price and Willie Nelson. And no, I’m not saying Willie Nelson isn’t “mainstream,” but his latest album obviously didn’t get the country radio play and industry support that Zach is getting right now. Neither did any of the other albums in the category, which is why I thought the Grammys would go with one of those versus a guy like Zach who’s having a big moment right now. When it comes to country music, the Grammys usually go against the popular grain when choosing their winners. I’m also not saying that Zach didn’t deserve the win: He would have easily been my choice, and honestly he would be my choice for most awards right now. The guy’s absolutely killing it right now and you love to see somebody making traditional country music having so much success. Of course I wasn’t the only one surprised that Zach took home the win in that category, because nobody was more surprised than Zach himself. Zach sat down recently for a conversation with comedian Bert Kreischer on his Bertcast podcast, and he spoke about the experience of winning his first Grammy: “I thought it was so sacreligious. I won the Grammy for traditional country album, and Willie Nelson was in the category. It’s like, I’m glad I won that but that feels kinda wrong. If anybody should be winning that award that’s as traditional country as it gets, is Willie Nelson.” He’s not wrong: When it comes to country music, who is more recognizable than Willie Nelson? In fact, Zach has previously said that the “traditional” country category should have just been called “country.” “The ornery jackass in me wants to say, ‘No, just call mine country.’ Qualify the other stuff if you want… like you know, make the contemporary country category, that’s fine.” But he’s also acknowledged how special it was to win the award in the category’s first year: “It feels like you know a little extra special to win that the first year that it was a category. You know, it’s kind of like a little piece of history, I guess,  for however long, maybe they’ll axe it next year or something, but then maybe I’ll be the only one that ever won that one.” Zach is undeniably a superstar who will be a force in country music for a long time to come. He burst onto the scene at a perfect time, when fans were desperately craving that traditional country sound that he provides, and his masterful songwriting and laid-back personality prove that he’s got everything it takes to succeed. I’m sure even Willie would be proud of Zach carrying the torch for real country music. The post Zach Top Says It Felt “Sacreligious” To Beat Out Willie Nelson For A Grammy Award first appeared on Whiskey Riff.