Blake Shelton is taking his Friends & Heroes Tour on the road again in 2025. The new dates will kick off in late February. The lineup will feature a blend of country legends and newcomers. Trace Adkins will return, along with Deana Carter, Craig Morgan and Emily Ann Roberts from The Voice. "The Friends & Heroes Tour is one of my favourites because as a fan, I can't think of a cooler concert to see," Blake says in a statement. "I get spoiled every night seeing these icons come out and do four or five of the biggest hits of their careers."

After losing their mother to mental health in 2022, The Reklaws are launching the Flo Walker Stardust Fund this month. It will support Kids Help Phone, the only free, 24/7 mental health support service for Canadian youth nationwide. They will launch the new fund with an event in Toronto called The Reklaws' YEE HAW Fun-Raiser. The event is scheduled for September 27, the same day that their mom would have celebrated her 60th birthday. They will bring the farm they grew up on - known as YeeHaw Adventure Farm - to downtown Toronto. There will also be games, food, drink and custom merchandise. The duo will also release a collection of three new songs, called "Outliving (For Mom), in tribute to Flo. "Two years ago we lost our mom to mental health," The Reklaws shared on Instagram. "Come join us in Toronto as we raise money for mental health by bringing a little bit of our childhood adventure farm to the big city." Tickets go on sale Friday, September 6.

The Canadian Country Music Association has announced that k.d. lang and The Reclines will perform together for the first time in 35 years at the 2024 CCMA Awards. In addition to this special performance, k.d. lang will also be inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame. Hailey Benedict, James Barker Band, Madeline Merlo, Steven Lee Olsen, Brad Rempel, Sacha, Tim & The Glory Boys and Tenille Townes have been announced as some of the presenters during the show. The evening will feature performances from Dasha, Jade Eagleson, Brett Kissel, Madeline Merlo, The Reklaws, Owen Riegling, Josh Ross and Julia Michaels, MacKenzie Porter, Thomas Rhett, Dallas Smith, Tenille Townes and Jake Worthington. The show will be hosted by Thomas Rhett and MacKenzie Porter. The CCMA Awards will air live September 14th starting at 8pm on CTV.

Brad Paisley and his wife, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, are opening up another The Store location, which offers free food to those in need. The first location opened in 2020 on the Belmont University campus. The new location will open near Nashville's TriStar Centennial Medical Centre, and TriStar will be a partner. The Store allows people in Nashville who are facing food insecurity to shop for free groceries. It has also expanded to offer free counseling, budgeting and cooking.

TMZ shared a video that shows Post Malone and Dwight Yoakam riding horses down Sunset Boulevard at night. Both are wearing cowboy hats and sparkling jackets. They were apparently filming a video for their song. No further details about the song or video have been revealed. They have performed together a couple of times. Post brought Dwight on stage at Stagecoach this year and they sang "Little Ways." Recently, Dwight invited Post to join him at his Los Angeles show.

Blake Shelton is ending his partnership with Warner Music Nashville after 20-plus-years. In a statement released today, Blake expressed his gratitude for his longtime label home and Giant Records, which originally released his debut single "Austin" in 2001. He had originally signed to Giant Records, which closed in April 2001 while "Austin" was climbing the charts. Blake's deal was then transferred to Warner, and in 2017 he renewed his Warner partnership. He did not reveal what his next career move is or if he intends to sign a new record deal.

Kelsea Ballerini has shared that her beloved dog "Dibs" has been diagnosed with cancer. She shared the devastating news with fans through Instagram Stories "The last few days we have discovered that Dibby has inoperable cancer in his heart, he's not in pain, and luckily it hasn't spread further.” She shared an update a few days later  “He’s been my baby and my steady for the last 9 years and very much alongside this whole journey with us all, I know so many of you care about him and are sending him prayers and love, and from my whole heart … thank you.” Kelsea's boyfriend Chase Stokes also shared the news with his own thoughts “It’s been a rough few days here, but our man is in good spirits and eating all his favorite foods. For those who have embraced him here online or friends who call him family — thank you. Thank you for your love, thank you for your positive words.”

A new report shares Shania Twain is working with Nashville Underground restaurant and bar which is owned by Gavin DeGraw to open her own venue associated with the business.  There are not many detail as of yet, but Shania will be in good company with other named-after artist bars such as Luke Combs' Hurricane, Blake Shelton's Ole Red, Lainey Wilson's Bell Bottoms Up Restaurant & Bar and more.