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Scotty McCreery's hit single from 2017, "Five More Minutes," will lend its name to a Hallmark Christmas movie. "Five More Minutes" comes off the track list of McCreery's 2018 album, Seasons Change, and the song was his first-ever No. 1 hit single

The film, which was inspired by the song, will air on Hallmark's Movies & Mysteries channel on Nov. 20 at 10PM ET. "Five More Minutes" isn't a Christmas song, but contains themes such as gratitude and the importance of quality time with family. McCreery, who co-wrote the song with Frank Rogers and Monty Criswell, drew inspiration for the song from his relationship with his grandfather. At the time he tweeted to his followers, "I think I just wrote my favorite song I've ever written."

McCreery will not appear in the Hallmark movie Five More Minutes but will be listed as an executive producer on the project. Though it's inspired by his song, the new movie isn't a direct adaption; rather, it "centers around a woman who discovers her late grandfather's journal during the holiday season, and learns new and surprising things about his life."

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After co-headlining an acoustic tour with Jamey Johnson earlier this year, Randy Houser will kick off 2022 with a brand new 26-city tour, beginning Jan. 21 and wrapping at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium in mid-March. Rising singer-songwriter Ella Langley will be joining Houser on the road; she has previously opened for Johnson as well as country artists like Riley Green, Montgomery Gentry and Parker McCollum. In a statement, Houser said about the tour: "I've been spending a lot of time in the studio recording some songs and it's time we play some of these live."

Houser's last album, Magnolia, arrived in January 2019; it was originally scheduled for release the prior year, but Houser delayed putting it out in order to finish the short film he created to go along with his project. Magnolia contains the singles "What Whiskey Does," a duet with Hillary Lindsey, and "No Stone Unturned."

Tickets for Houser's headlining tour are on sale now via Ticketmaster.

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The 55th Annual CMA Awards announced on social media the first round of performers for this year's show.

This year’s performances will include Jimmie Allen, Brothers Osborne, Eric Church, Dan + Shay, Mickey Guyton featuring Brittney Spencer and Madeline Edwards, Carly Pearce together with Ashley McBryde, and Blake Shelton. Other artists scheduled to perform are Jason Aldean with Carrie Underwood, Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, Old Dominion, Chris Stapleton, and Chris Young with Kane Brown.

Luke Bryan will serve as host LIVE from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville Wednesday, Nov. 10 (8:00-11:00 PM/ET) on ABC.

Additional performers and presenters for the 55th Annual CMA Awards will be revealed in the coming weeks. You ca n check out the full list of nominees here - CMA Award Nominations 2021.

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Dierks Bentley revealed details behind the second leg of his 2022 'Beers On Me' tour. Following the first half of the tour, Bentley will embark on the winter run beginning Jan. 6th in London, ON. The 21-city tour will feature special guests including Jordan Davis, Tenille Arts and Lainey Wilson. Bentley also dropped the official video for the single Beers On Me featuring Bentley, Hardy and Breland.

Bentley shared in a press release: “People think we are crazy to go to Canada and the Northwest in January, but we’ve learned from previous tours that it’s a great time to bring a party up there. For me personally, I don’t mind that there is plenty of ice, snow, and mountains for some adventure between shows.”

Tickets for 2022 'Beers On Me' Tour will be available to the general public starting Friday, Nov. 5, at 10:00 at www.dierks.com.

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Brandi Carlile has announced her upcoming 2022 tour dates, taking to Twitter saying, “Hey friends! Don’t miss us on our ‘Beyond These Silent Days’ Tour! I NEED to be with my people again and absolutely throw down with y’all. Sign up for the BC newsletter before 5pm PST Tues. to receive a pre-sale code, which gives you FIRST ACCESS to tickets! Link in bio!”

.For fans, ticket pre-sale will commence on Thursday (Oct. 28) with general on-sale availability on Friday (Oct. 29). For more purchase information, visit Carlile’s website at the link - here.

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Scotty McCreery will be hitting the road next year for his headlining 'Same Truck' tour. The American Idol alum will be touring across the United States in fifteen cities in support of his fifth studio album, 'Same Truck.' Serving as support at select dates will include Tenille Arts, Callista Clark, or Kameron Marlowe. King Calaway will serve as the opening act.

McCreery said in a press release: “I am looking forward to kicking off 2022 with my Same Truck Tour. I’m also glad to have Tenille, Callista, Kameron and King Calaway joining us for select dates. It’s gonna be a great way to start the new year!”

Tickets will go on sale this Friday, Oct. 29 at 10 aM local time at ScottyMcCreery.com. Tickets will range in prices most dates between $18 and $69.

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CMC Rocks will be returning for it's 15th anniversary in September 2022, and have announced its line-up including country stars Kane Brown, Brad Paisley and Morgan Evans. The full lineup is set to be announced in early 2022.

CMC Rocks is the largest international country music festival in the Southern Hemisphere, but was cancelled in 2020 and this year due to COVID event restrictions. Chugg Entertainment chairman Michael Chugg said the event will go ahead in September rather than March, a decision that was driven by a desire to deliver an epic festival experience to country music lovers as early as possible. Said Chugg: "We couldn't wait! We know that it's been a long year and a half for country music fans, we've felt it too. After making the heartbreaking decision to postpone our 2020 event a week before the festival was due to take place, we've been working hard to navigate all the changes and find the best way forward, safely"

This year's event will be held from September 21 -25, 2022, with the festival returning to it's normal March slot in 2023. Tickets and camping to go on sale from 9am AEST on Wednesday, November 3.  For more information, head here: https://cmcrocks.com/.

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Eric Church has released the music video for his latest single, “Heart On Fire." The nostalgic clip pieces together Church's music videos from his entire catalog, ranging from his 2006 debut release, “How ‘Bout You,” to the current day. The video concludes with a brand new “Heart On Fire” performance clip alongside his backing vocalist, Joanna Cotten.

“Heart On Fire” is the third radio single from Church’s triple album, Heart & Soul, written solely by Church.

Click to watch the video for "Heart on Fire" - here.

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Mitchell Tenpenny's upcoming Naughty List, an 11-song Christmas album, will be available October 29th.  Naughty List will include all seven songs on Mitchell’s Neon Christmas EP released in 2020, as well as four additional tracks – including two originals co-written by Mitchell, “Don’t Hang The Mistletoe” and “I Hope It Snows.”

Mitchell says, “I love all Christmas music. It always brings me back to my childhood and sharing the holidays with my family. ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’ is probably my favorite of all time. Makes me think of sitting by the fire and watching Christmas movies. But I love that I was able to write a few new songs that are included too!”

Mitchel Tenpenny’s Naughty List arrives October 29th, but you can pre-add/pre-order and listen to the title track - here.

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Kelly Clarkson's holiday project, "When Christmas Comes Around," dropped last week and among the many collaborators on the LP is country superstar Chris Stapleton, who joins Clarkson on the song, "Glow."

This is the first time Clarkson and Stapleton have teamed up, but the pop star's is no stranger to country collaborations. "Under the Mistletoe, " Clarkson's duet with Brett Eldredge, is a bonus track on "When Christmas Comes Around." Clarkson also earned a No. 1 country hit back in 2011 with her duet with Jason Aldean, "Don't You Wanna Stay," and her duet "Because of You" with Reba McEntire was nominated for a Grammy back in 2008.

Take a listen to "Glow" at the link - here.

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