Katie & Company

All this week,  Garth Brooks  joined Audacy's  Katie Neal  for the  Superstar Power Hour , offering up details about his brand new album  Time Traveler ; the 30th anniversary of his hit single "Ain't Goin' Down 'til the Sun Comes Up;" his new Nashville bar, and a whole lot more. Garth Brooks is offering up "something from every era of Country music" with his new seven-disc box set, Time Traveler ,...

Audacy's  Katie Neal  welcomes  Dolly Parton  to our airwaves as this week’s co-host for the  Superstar Power Hour  on all your favorite Audacy Country stations nationwide. One year after being inducted into the Rock ‘N Roll Hall of Fame,  Dolly   Parton  has made good on her promise to release a Rock album. With some help from some A-list friends, Dolly’s 49th studio project,  Rockstar , features...

As  Tim McGraw  celebrates his 47th song at the top of the charts with “Standing Room Only,” the 56-year-old says he’s still got a lot left to give. “I feel like I got a lot more in me,” he told Audacy’s  Katie Neal  during the  Superstar Power Hour . “ You know, I still feel like I'm still cranking, getting better – hopefully I'm getting better – I try to get better.” Part of getting better for M...

It’s exciting times for No Shoes Nation as  Kenny   Chesney  dropped his brand new single, “Take Her Home,” along with a tour announcement for his 2024  Sun Goes Down Tour.  Both announcements come as Chesney reveals he is hard at work starting to shape his next album. While there isn’t much to share about the album quite yet, Chesney says it will be a product of fully immersing himself in the cre...

Following the release of his  Dive Bars & Broken Hearts EP  in June,  Michael   Ray  says there’s more new music on the way and it falls in the same vulnerable category that fans connected with on his last project. “One of my hardest problems my whole life was just showing vulnerability,” Ray shared, admitting it took seeing other artists open up to help him gain confidence to share his truth...

Hailey   Whitters  is sharing her predictions going into next week’s 57th Annual CMA Awards and according to her, the show will be dominated by pone of Country music's newest stars. “I love Jelly Roll and I know he’s gonna sweep and I think he should because he’s had an insane year,” she said of the singer-songwriter who received a whopping 5 nominations, including  New Artist of the Year , which...

Chatting with  Brian Kelley  ahead of Audacy’s Stars and Strings , host  Katie Neal  got all the deets about what the  Florida Georgia Line  member has been up to lately and what he has planned for his next solo album. Discussing the excitement of seeing his chart-rising track “See You Next Summer” get all the love that it has, and his enthusiasm to “just be out and about” working and playing the...

With the CMA Awards just around the corner, triple nominee  Ashley   McBryde  is gearing up for a fun night amongst her Country music pals. But there’s one friend she knows she most likely won’t be seated next to… and here’s why. “When you’re in a room full of people that do what you do it’s nice to be able to sit down and talk trash about each other -- because we do,” she said of the playful natu...

The cat's outta the bag... New music from  HARDY  is on the way and, according to him, it’s easily the best music he’s ever released. “Next year I’m gonna be putting out a lot of music,” he told Katie & Co.’s Katie Neal before hitting the stage at Audacy’s Stars and Strings on November 1. “It’s just time. The next record is going to be the best [and] the coolest thing I think I've done so far....

After recently welcoming a new bundle of joy,  Russell   Dickerson  and family are ready to celebrate their first holiday as a family of four. With Halloween quickly approaching, Russell admits he’s stuck between two costumes — but either way, he’s goin’ all out and unlike last year, people will have no problem identifying his costume. “Last year was  Trash Truck [children’s show], which like, eig...

If you’ve been around the Country scene for any amount of time, you know  Jason   Aldean  and his wife,  Brittany ’s commitment to Halloween is next level. With epic costumes in the past tributing  Tiger King ,  Dolly   Parton ,  Kenny   Rogers , and more, Jason promises there’s more fun to come this year. “We got something cooking,” Jason told Audacy’s  Katie Neal  when asked about his costume fo...

Dan + Shay  are already in the midst of their newest adventure as the history-making, first coaching duo on NBC’s  The Voice . Joining Audacy’s  Katie   Neal  on the  Superstar Power Hour , the guys revealed they’ve already been taping auditions and opened up about the experience thus far, how they got the gig, and their team strategy. “It’s pretty crazy,” Dan said of being on the show. “Everybody...

Now that  Lainey   Wilson  has introduced fans to her beau of more than two years, the 31-year-old says she’s ready to further express her love for him with new music. Wilson surprised fans when she walked the carpet at the 2023 ACM Awards last May alongside former NFL player,  Devlin  “ Duck ”  Hodges  — her boyfriend of two years. Wilson had kept their relationship under wraps until that night a...

Parmalee recently wrapped their time on tour with legendary band, Train , and the guys still can’t get over what a perfect fit it was for them on the road.  “So much fun, such good guys,” Parmalee told Audacy’s Katie Neal during this week’s Superstar Power Hour. “It just made complete sense. We knew when they asked us if we wanted to go on tour with them, I was like, ‘Absolutely!’ Because I knew t...

Four short years ago,  Bailey   Zimmerman  was working on pipelines and building trucks and now, he’s celebrated three consecutive #1s on Country radio in under a year. Clearly a star in his own right, Bailey says he’s the one getting starstruck by the stars he’s had the opportunity to meet thanks to his success. During a recent conversation with Audacy’s Katie Neal  on the  Superstar Power Hour ,...

In the midst of wrapping up his  Home Team ’24  tour,  Thomas   Rhett  is reminiscing on his highly successful career after accomplishing 21 #1 singles on Country radio in just 10 years. “I can’t fully fathom it,” he said of the accomplishment. “It feels like 20 years and [also] a day because I can vividly go back to the moment every single one of these songs came out and put myself into that anxi...

As an ACM  Entertainer of the Year  nominee and recent CMA  Musical Event of the Year  nominee ,   Kane   Brown  says, while honored, award nominations are not what motivate him most. “I was very happy that I got nominated for it, but to be completely honest with you, I forget all the time that I was even nominated,” he said of the ACM recognition. “I always go out and I just try to put the best s...

Luke   Combs  and wife,  Nicole , are expecting baby #2 any day now and according to Combs the couple is “very excited, but not ready.” “Ready is not the word,” he told Audacy’s  Katie   Neal  during this week’s  Superstar Power Hour . “It’s not twice the work, it’s like, five times the work,” he said of going from one child to two. “We’re like, ‘Man, we got the one kid and are so dialed in to wha...

Jon   Pardi  is preparing for the night of a lifetime as he will officially become not only the newest member of Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry during an official induction ceremony on October 24, but also the very first Californian to become a part of the famed Country music family. Pardi was surprised with the invite to join the establishment while onstage at Stagecoach Music Festival in April 2023....

Jelly   Roll  has come a long way since his days behind bars, reading magazines to pass the time. Now, the subject of those magazines, Jelly says it’s far beyond anything he ever could’ve imagined. “I grew up reading magazines, so I romanticized that as a child, like, that was one of my dreams,” he told Audacy's Katie Neal  of being in a big-time publication. “As a kid, reading  Billboard  magazin...

Brett   Young ’s newest album,  Across The Sheets , has had an entire week to shine bright after releasing last Friday. While fans continue to soak up the new music, there’s one very familiar song on the project that has captured a lot of attention. Included on the project is Brett’s take on  Tim   McGraw ’s 1994 single, “Don’t Take The Girl,” a tune the 42-year-old credits to introducing him to t...

New music from  Brett   Young  has arrived as the Southern California native celebrates the release of his fourth studio album,  Across The Sheets , available now. The singer-songwriter recently joined Audacy’s  Katie   Neal  at the Hard Rock Hotel in New York for a special album release party featuring an intimate chat about the project and exclusive performance of his favorite tracks. “I think w...

As  Justin   Moore  nears what would be the 12th #1 song of his career with “You, Me and Whiskey,” featuring  Priscilla   Block , the Country music veteran is reflecting on one of the songs that got away. The Nashville music scene is its own chaotic world as songwriters attempt to get their songs picked up by artists that will take it to its highest potential. On the other side, artists are always...

One listen to  Chris   Janson ’s newest album,  The   Outlaw Side Of Me , and you’ll hear exactly why the Missouri native was born to be a Country star. You’ll also hear a couple of superstar guests. While Janson’s talents surely shine bright with his unmatched energy, Country vocals and Harmonica skills, he also pulled in some big-time stars to help him elevate the album. Alongside vocal appearan...

Darius   Rucker  has been in the music business a long time, so it should be no surprise he has the best show-day ritual we’ve ever heard of. “I play golf, work out, and take a nap,” the 57-year-old told Audacy’s  Katie   Neal  of his daytime activities on show days before clarifying a 2-hour nap is the sweet spot for him. “We still do a shot together every night before we go on [too],” he added....