Country Music News – 09/07/2025
Luke Combs Extends Stadium Reign With 2025 Tour Additions
Luke Combs, still sitting comfortably at the top of the country radio hierarchy, just added another round of stadium dates to his 2025 “Growin’ Up and Gettin’ Old” tour. The expansion reinforces his rare duality: a working-class everyman with arena-rock gravity. Tickets for the new cities evaporated in minutes, reaffirming how few artists in any genre can claim this level of fervor—and how Combs’ mix of bruised balladry and Friday-night anthems continues to resonate across state lines and demographics.
Morgan Wallen Hits 4 Billion Streams on Spotify
Morgan Wallen’s streaming dominance has reached another milestone: 4 billion streams on Spotify in 2025 alone. Few artists have cracked the streaming code with such precision, weaving outlaw posturing and modern pop-country gloss into chart-proof momentum. His fanbase, which translates digital obsession into box-office receipts, underscores how Wallen has rewritten what mainstream reach looks like in Nashville—outsized, controversial, and still unstoppable.
Lainey Wilson Is the Face of Country’s New Power Era
Lainey Wilson’s latest single, currently climbing into the top tier of Country Airplay, extends her hot streak after consecutive award-season wins. Her rise feels less like a coronation and more like a cultural shift: the new standard-bearer for female artistry in a space long dominated by solo male voices. Blending Louisiana grit with commercial savvy, Wilson is both reinventing and reclaiming space for women on country radio—her songs sound as at home in a honky-tonk as they do blasting out of arenas.
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