Chase Matthew is doing damage control after his bandmate, Carsen Richards, was arrested and charged with several felonies involving the abuse of a child under the age of 18. Matthew issued a statement saying, “When I first heard the allegations, I was sick to my stomach. I would never associate myself with a person I think could even be remotely capable of something like this, much less hire them to be on my team.”

Country singer, wife of Mitchell Tenpenny, and mom-to-be, Meghan Patrick, has canceled the last 11 shows of her tour in preparation for the birth of the couple’s first child. Patrick admitted she didn’t slow down because she wanted to prove pregnancy wasn’t going to slow her down. After some minor complications, she now knows her health and the baby’s health come first, and she doesn’t need to prove anything to anyone.

and Last Friday, Ashley McBryde released her latest album, ‘Wild,’ and now she has announced tour dates to support the album. The ‘In The Wild’ tour kicks off September 10th in Kentucky, and there will be over 30 stops, including The Cotillion here in Wichita on October 15th. The presale starts tomorrow, with the general public on sale, Friday at 10 am.