Katie & Company

Many Country stars dream of making it big from the time they’re kids, but for new-comer,  Dylan   Marlowe , the dream started as a college kid with a competitive spirit. After realizing he could sing just a few years ago, Marlowe is already on the Country charts with a top 25 single, “Boys Back Home,” featuring Dylan Scott . The young Georgia-native recently sat down with Audacy’s Katie Neal  to t...

Luke Bryan  is celebrating the release of his 8th studio album,  Mind of a Country Boy,  and while it has a lot of the hip-shaking, dance anthems we love to hear from the five-time  Entertainer of the Year,  he’s also reminding fans he can still tap into some big emotions. One song in particular that’s popping off the track list for many due to its emotion is, “For The Kids.” Co-written by Luke, t...

Cody   Johnson ’s new single, “I’m Gonna Love You,” featuring  Carrie   Underwood  is proof that songs land exactly where they’re supposed to, when they’re supposed to. During his recent appearance on the  Superstar Power Hour with Audacy’s Katie Neal , COJO opened up about how the song came to be and its 10-year journey to finally get recorded and finding a spot on an album. Written by Travis Den...

Cody   Johnson ’s new single, “I’m Gonna Love You,” featuring  Carrie   Underwood  is proof that songs land exactly where they’re supposed to, when they’re supposed to. The single is the first taste of Cody’s newly-announced new album,  Leather Deluxe Edition , arriving November 1. The project is an extension of his 2023 album,  Leather , and follow up to 2021’s  Human The Double Album.  While he...

New music from  Keith   Urban  is here with the release of his new album,  HIGH , and he joined Audacy’s  Katie   Neal  for a conversation surrounding the songs, creative process, and “dark humor” of the title. After a public battle to sobriety nearly 20 years ago, Keith isn’t hiding from his past with the title,  HIGH , which may raise some eyebrows now that he is 18 years sober. “I love the dark...

Country music is having a global moment and Tullahoma, Tennessee native,  Dustin   Lynch , could not be more proud. During his time as a guest on Audacy’s  Superstar Power Hour with Katie Neal , Lynch opened up about the current state of Country music and the excitement he feels seeing others embrace the genre he’s known his entire life. “With the success of Morgan [ Wallen ] worldwide and Luke Co...

Jackson Dean talks about the release of his new album with Katie Neal

Chris   Young  is a man of many talents. Not only does he have 14 number ones under his belt at Country radio — including his most recent, “Young Love and Saturday Nights,” but he’s also a closet breakdancer. Young’s breakdancing talent has been exposed thanks to his mom,  Becky   Harris , who shared his secret during an appearance on the Got It From My Mama  Podcast with  Jennifer Vickery Smith  ...

Music has always been a family affair for  Thomas   Rhett . From spending his childhood on the road with his Dad,  Rhett   Akins  in the 90s, to his own successful music career today with many of his songs centering around his wife and their four daughters — Rhett has proven himself a true family man and his fans love him for it. The family inspiration continues with Rhett’s recently released, 7th...

The wait is over for new music from  Lainey   Wilson , who is celebrating the release of her newest project,  Whirlwind , available now. Just as the title suggests, the Louisiana-native is giving fans a journey through her  Whirlwind  life with 14 tracks full of fun, funk, and of course, her signature Bell Bottom Country style. “I think this is truly the best stuff that we've ever done,” Wilson to...

Brantley   Gilbert  is baring all for his new album,  Tattoos , due September 13 and we mean  all . One look at the cover and fans will see a bare-chested Gilbert, standing tall with his tattoos on full-display, each one an important part of the forthcoming album. “If you’ve seen the album cover, I’m topless! I’m about to break 40 and I’m on there with my boobies out,” Gilbert said with a laugh du...

It all started with helping others for  Nate   Smith , who was a Certified Nursing Assistant before making it big in Country music. At the age of 18, Smith leaned into his love for others by becoming a CNA (Certified Nurse Assistant), but little did he know that road would lead him to Country stardom. Always full of enthusiasm with a big smile on his face, it’s no surprise bringing joy to those ar...

After revealing he landed two collaborations on one of the most highly-anticipated records of the year —  Post Malone ’s  F-1 Trillion  —  Luke Combs  opened up about what it was really like working with one of 2024’s hottest artists. “We’ve written a bunch together this year — probably close to five or six different times,” Combs said of how much time him and Post have spent creating together for...

Jordan   Davis  is taking things back to his musical roots with a new single, “I Ain’t Sayin’,” and we wouldn’t have it any other way. During his recent appearance on the  Superstar Power Hour with Audacy’s Katie Neal , Davis shared the new single captures the exact sound he was going for with his new album, which he says will release within the next year. While he’s surprisingly not a writer on t...

Audacy's  Katie   Neal  welcomed  Dan + Shay as the week’s co-hosts for the Superstar Power Hour on all your favorite Audacy Country stations nationwide, getting into their exciting experience as coaches on The Voice , new music, and plenty more during their chat. Dan + Shay will be kicking off the extension of their  Heartbreak on the Map Tour  this month, making stops in 30 additional cities fea...

Katie just went on an amazing vacation to Italy all by herself!  Naturally, she found some pros, as well as some cons to taking on a solo adventure.

Zach Top talks with Katie Neal backstage at CMA Fest 2024.

Brantley   Gilbert  is soon-to-be a father of three and could not be more excited to be blessed with another little one. While he and his wife, Amber, are keeping the gender a secret from the public for now, he did share that one of his kids had a less-than-desirable reaction to the news. “One of ‘em was really stoked and one of ‘em was not feeling it at all,” Brantley laughed, admitting his daugh...

Riley   Green  is keeping the good times rolling on his 2024  Ain’t My Last Rodeo Tour , most recently by surprising his fans with special guest,  John   Daly , on stage. The pro golfing legend hopped on stage with Green during a show earlier this month in Iowa and sang, “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door,” until Green says he physically had to pull Daly off the stage. “He’s a character,” Green told Audac...

Virginia-born artist  Shaboozey  is experiencing a new type of heat this summer with the success of his mega-hit, “A Bar Song (Tipsy).” During an intimate chat at  CMA Fest  with Audacy’s  Katie   Neal  taking place at Nashville’s Hard Rock Cafe, the 29-year-old shared where he pulled inspiration for the song full of good-time lyrics and boozy references that has music fans of all ages lettin’ loo...

Post Malone  has cannonballed into Country music and couldn’t be receiving a warmer welcome from fans and fellow artists. One of those most excited to welcome him is Jelly   Roll,  who believes Country music is exactly where Posty belongs. “He knows so much about Country music,” Jelly told Audacy’s  Katie   Neal  of Post Malone. “This wasn’t like, ‘Oh, Country is hot right now, let me go over ther...

Bailey   Zimmerman  bared all last month when he stripped down to his underwear at Stagecoach music festival in Indio, CA. Now, the 24-year-old is sharing exactly what was going through his mind as he unbuttoned and unzipped in front of thousands with freshly spray-tanned skin. “People buy a ticket and they expect to see a show, so I was like, ‘Take your clothes off, man. Do it!’” Bailey said of w...

Following the recent release of his new single, “Drinkin’ Buddies,”  Lee   Brice  is excited to share even more new music with a brand new album. “I say this about every record, but it is the most ‘me’ record, songs, music all of it, that I’ve ever done,” Lee told Audacy’s  Katie   Neal  of the forthcoming record during his time on the  Superstar Power Hour . Nearing the 14th anniversary of releas...

Cody   Johnson  is walking into tonight’s ACM Awards with five nominations and every intention of trying to land a spot on Reba’s new television show. While excited to be up for one of the night’s biggest awards,  Entertainer of the Year , COJO is even more excited to be surrounded by his childhood heroes whom he grew up watching on the ACM Awards. That includes tonight’s host,  Reba   McEntire ,...

Ahead of tonight’s ACM Awards,  Russell Dickerson  caught up with Audacy’s  Katie Neal  to talk new music, that viral moment of his son and  Thomas Rhett 's daughter, and more. “I just dropped a little piece called ‘Good Day to Have A Great Day,’" Russell noted, “it's my life motto, obviously,” he added, before going on to recall the first time he had the idea for the song. “I had the idea and I w...