The Story Behind Kenny Rogers' Resurfaced Track, 'Goodbye': Exclusive

After decades of session work in Nashville and elsewhere, Matt Rollings has plenty of friends. So it's no surprise that Matt Rollings Mosaic, his first solo album in 30 years, is populated by pals such as Willie Nelson, Alison Krauss, Vince Gill, Lukas Nelson, the War & Treaty and Lyle Lovett.

By Chris Willman

Kenny Rogers left an indelible mark on the entertainment industry. In a new clip of Biography: Kenny Rogers, longtime friend and collaborator Dolly Parton pays tribute to the late legend who passed away in March.

Rascal Flatts is coming together in isolation to honour the late, great Kenny Rogers.

On April 9, 1983, Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton's "We've Got Tonight" rose 2-1 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart, leading the list for a week.Rocker Bob Seger wrote the ballad and his original reached No. 13 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 in 1979.

With the opening of Soultrain Sound Studios, Scottish singer/songwriter/producer Johnny Reid keeps his promise to the late Randy Scruggs that the legendary studio would once again make music. After extensive renovations, the former Scruggs Sound Studios is re-opening at its original site minutes from downtown Nashville in the Berry Hill community.“I talked to Randy and basically made him a promise,” Reid tells Billboard in his thick Scottish brogue.

Old Crow Medicine Show just dropped their new song “Nashville Rising”.

Michelle Brooke acknowledges that most of the songs on her upcoming EP Let the Light In are "pretty heavy, emotionally." But the Nashville-based singer-songwriter approached "Get Away," premiering exclusively on Billboard today (April 2), with a different kind of mission in mind.

Keith Urban’s new single “When God Whispered Your Name” comes to life in his latest video, which Billboard premieres today (April 2). Directed by Jennifer Massaux, the four-minute clip vividly captures the sense of isolation in a dark, lonely place juxtaposed with finding one’s way to the light among a stunning backdrop.

By Bruce Haring

Carly Pearce and Michael Ray are leaning on each other!

Talk about a single for the times.

The family of Kenny Rogers are finding the perfect way to honour his memory.

In an effort to show appreciation for those behind the lines of the nation’s health crisis with the coronavirus, Music Row and Nashville’s creative community have come together in support of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) staff with the launch of Gratitunes on Monday (March 30).Since March 30 serves as National Doctors’ Day, the Nashville community is taking time to thank its doctors.

The late Kenny Rogers is No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart for the first time since 1986, as The Best of Kenny Rogers: Through the Years debuts atop the tally.

Acclaimed British singer Rumer has recorded a new album full of tracks written by Nashville Songwriters Hall of Famer Hugh Prestwood.

Following Kenny Rogers’ March 20 death, Capitol Nashville has serviced his song “Goodbye” to radio.Though it’s unclear exactly when the track was recorded, the swelling ballad was one of the last songs Rogers recorded for Capitol Records, according to the label.

Brett Young is ready to be at home with his family!

Jessi Alexander never intended to move to Nashville to become a songwriter -- she simply wanted to make a living in the music business anyway she could. The West Tennessee native vividly remembers being enthralled by music as a young girl.