Kelsea Ballerini has cast her boyfriend Chase Stokes in the video for her new song, "First Rodeo." It shows her laying on the beach, riding a carousel, and the couple cuddled up together in several scenes. "There's a reality that an inner monologue post-public breakup is, 'I feel washed up on the heart front. I feel like I don't know how to do this anymore,'" Kelsea says about the single. "But at the end of the day, choosing love is bigger, and the honesty of saying please take it slow and be patient with me can actually be a beautiful and connective moment." Her new album Patterns is coming out on October 25th.

Next spring, Morgan Wallen will put on his own three-day music festival called Sand in My Boots Fest. "I just wanted to hop on here and share some news with y'all," he said in the announcement on social media. "Me and my team have been working on this for a while. We're gonna be headed south to the beaches and I'm bringing some of my friends with me." According to a press release, it will be a multi-genre event with a lineup of performers picked by Morgan himself. It will be held in Gulf Shores, Ala. from May 16th to 18th. More details are still to come.

Kelsea Ballerini and Carly Pearce have developed a very good friendship over the years. According to Kelsea, even though they are very busy in their careers they try to make time for each other. "We'll go on walks, or we'll go to our houses and just make dinner, and have wine and play each other songs and stuff," she shares. Kelsea says that Carly is her closest friend.

Fans were surprised to see Post Malone and Riley Green when they stopped by Loser's Bar & Grill in Nashville recently. They threw on aprons, jumped behind the bar and started making drinks for some surprised patrons. One person said that Post made screwdrivers for her and her friends. Riley grabbed her phone and took a group selfie with the bar. Riley has made a few surprise appearances at Loser's over the years. The establishment is attached to his own Duck Blind bar.

Hardy and his wife, Caleigh, announced that they are expecting their first baby in February. The couple, who will celebrate their 2nd anniversary at the end of this month, did not share any other details.

Scotty McCreery, the Avett Brothers, Parmalee and Chase Rice have all been added to the lineup for Concert for Carolina. Luke Combs and Eric Church are the headliners. Luke is responsible for getting it up and going after he promised to help hurricane victims in his home state. The show will take place October 26th in Charlotte, North Carolina at the Bank of America Stadium. After tickets sold out last week, they announced a livestream component. Fans who can't be there in person can watch on Veeps. Livestream tickets are priced at $24.99, but with help from geo-targeting, people who are watching from areas affected by Hurricane Helene will not be charged to watch.

Blake Shelton recently surprised his alma mater, Ada High School in Ada, Oklahoma, with thousands of dollars worth of musical instruments. He teamed up with the Music Will organization to give the school guitars, drums, amplifiers and other equipment valued at $5,000. Blake even donated one of his own guitars. He was on hand for the presentation and shared with the kids how lucky he was when he was younger to have an uncle who invested in his musical interests. "Now these kids are gonna have the opportunity to do that right here in school. Work with each other and, you know, create a band situation," Blake said in a video he shared to social media.

After three-plus years, Carrie Underwood is ending her Reflection: The Las Vegas Residency in spring of 2025. Carrie will end her Vegas run with shows on April 9, 11 and 12. They are being held at Resorts World Theatre at Resorts World Las Vegas.