Less than 3 months left in 2025, and it’s time to start thinking about New Year’s Eve in Nashville. Jason Aldean and Lainey Wilson are two of the first announced performers for Nashville’s Big Bash, which airs on CBS and streams live on Paramount+ on New Year’s Eve. Bailey Zimmerman and CeCe Winans are the other two names on the first list of performers to help ring in 2026.
Zach Bryan is using his music to speak out against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and its ongoing raids under President Donald Trump‘s current policies. The Grammy winner is teasing the song on his Instagram with a caption quoting the last line of the song clip, “The fading of the red, white and blue.”
Luke Combs just broke a record previously held by Garth Brooks. Combs is officially the highest-certified country artist in history by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Combined, Combs has sold and streamed a total of 168 million units (as albums or singles) per Billboard. Combs’ 168 million beats Brooks’ current 62.5 million units sold. Brooks has held the record for more than 20 years.
