Megan Hopkins, Editor

They gave it a real shot, but after nearly three years, Kelsea Ballerini and Chase Stokes have decided it’s time to step away.

Samantha Clarke’s Serving Country launches as a raw, digital-first artist interview series filmed in one of Sydney’s favourite country dive bars. Where the scripts fade, personality shines, and country storytellers get to be unapologetically themselves.

With accommodation costs during Festival week often a challenge for artists heading to Tamworth, a new $1000 bursary from Joblink Plus is set to give 25 musicians a helping hand towards making their mark on Australia’s biggest country music stage.

Riding high off a massive year, Shaboozey steps into the next chapter with the launch of his own record label, American Dogwood, and a brand new collab with his first signee, Kevin Powers.

“As a band we always dreamed that our music would take us across the world and now it is."

Lewis Love is stepping into the spotlight, joining Zac Brown Band’s sold-out Aussie tour this October in what’s shaping up to be his biggest year yet.

Emerging artists have until September 22 to throw their hat in the ring for Country Music Cocktails – The Next Wave, returning to Groundwater this October.

Lyn Bowtell confronts domestic violence head on in her most personal work yet, leading with raw honesty and a bold new album that cuts deep.

Our man Wade Forster is making waves in the States again, but this time for breaking up a fight mid-show.

Smoky BBQ, unlimited family fun, and live sets from Max Jackson, Jake Whittaker and more, FLAME Festival is turning up the heat in Jimboomba this September!