{"id":2322886,"date":"2026-03-11T11:33:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T11:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2322886"},"modified":"2026-03-11T11:33:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T11:33:48","slug":"niall-horan-announces-nashville-show-is-he-entering-a-county-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/niall-horan-announces-nashville-show-is-he-entering-a-county-era\/","title":{"rendered":"Niall Horan announces Nashville show, is he entering a \u2018county era\u2019?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"86601770007\" title=\"Post Malone, Brooks &amp; Dunn, Lainey Wilson celebrate Posty's opening\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/10\/09\/USAT\/86601853007-trnd-tn-post-malone-bar-opening-pop-up-show-thumb.jpg?crop=1919,1079,x0,y0\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>Post Malone, Brooks &amp; Dunn, Lainey Wilson celebrate Posty&#8217;s opening<\/p>\n<p>Post Malone brought out Brooks &amp; Dunn, Lainey Wilson and Dierks Bentley during his kick off party for his bar, Posty&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p><story-highlights class=\"spacer-small column ten-column no-gutter\" util-module-path=\"elements\/story\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Niall Horan and Thomas Rhett are performing two stadium shows together this summer.<\/li>\n<li>Though Horan hasn&#8217;t made an official announcement, his recent activity stirs curiosity about a country crossover.<\/li>\n<li>Major artists like Beyonc\u00e9, Post Malone, and Lana Del Rey have embraced the country genre.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/story-highlights><partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>Niall Horan is teaming up with Thomas Rhett for two stadiums shows this summer, including one in Nashville.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>According to a March 10 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVtG-eOEWOc\/?igsh=NXI1OGZ2YnU5ZzNy&amp;img_index=1\">Instagram update<\/a> from the &#8220;Slow Hands&#8221; singer, each artist will play their own set but will also perform together, along with some &#8220;special stuff.&#8221; In October 2025, Rhett tapped Horan for a new version of \u201cOld Tricks,\u201d a song that originally featured Blake Shelton on Rhett\u2019s &#8220;About A Woman (Deluxe)&#8221; album.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When TR brought up the idea of doing these, I immediately got so excited just thinking about it. We\u2019ve been friends for ages and it just makes perfect sense,&#8221; wrote the former One Direction member.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is just the beginning of course,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;I\u2019ll be doing a big long tour for the album but these shows are gonna get things started and be absolutely amazing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>Horan\u2019s announcement, combined with his appreciation for country music, raises the question of whether he\u2019s entering a country era, potentially making him the latest artist to embrace the genre. Here&#8217;s everything to know.<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">More: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2025\/04\/03\/country-music-global-european-expansion\/82704977007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Country music sets sights on global expansion, spurred by surge in European fans<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Niall Horan to play Nashville show with Thomas Rhett. How to buy tickets<\/h2>\n<p>Horan and Rhett will be playing Geodis Park July 9 at 6 p.m. The duo will also be performing at Pennsylvania&#8217;s Hershey Park Stadium July 18.<\/p>\n<p><cta-atoms-container-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/cta\" class=\"spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Fans may sign up for the presale, happening March 11 at 10 a.m. local time, online at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/niallhoran.com\/\">niallhoran.com<\/a>. The general sale begins March 13 at 10 a.m. local time via <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livenation.com\/artist\/K8vZ9174OHV\/niall-horan-events\">livenation.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Is Niall Horan entering his country era?<\/h2>\n<p>Horan has not officially announced any plans to release a country project. In\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVJo-h_Dv7t\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">an Instagram carousel<\/a>\u00a0shared on Feb. 24, &#8220;The Voice&#8221; coach announced his forthcoming album is done. His latest single, &#8220;Dinner Party&#8221; is set to release March 20.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>Horan has repeatedly expressed an admiration for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2025\/06\/11\/bonnaroo-2025-booking-luke-combs-country-music-popularity\/83996399007\/\">country music<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In October, he<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@niallhoran\/video\/7556280366189825310\"> teased the release <\/a>of his and Rhett\u2019s version of &#8220;Old Tricks&#8221; with a TikTok video of himself strumming his acoustic guitar and singing along. &#8220;Love this song by my pal Thomas Rhett and my Voice dad, Blake Shelton,&#8221; he wrote.<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>In a<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@niallhoran\/video\/7557025728634588447\"> follow\u2011up post<\/a>, he shared a video of himself wearing a cowboy hat and drinking a Guiness. &#8220;These old tricks don&#8217;t work anymore I&#8217;m telling ya, or maybe they do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The news finally broke in clip featuring a string of text messages between Horan and the two country stars. In the messages, Rhett tells Shelton that since he wasn&#8217;t available to shoot content for their collaboration, they found a &#8220;really good stand\u2011in.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/thomas-rhett-taps-niall-horan-for-new-version-of-old-tricks\/\"> Country Now<\/a>, Rhett said he and Horan have been friends for &#8220;six or seven years,&#8221; regularly linking up whenever Horan is in Nashville or Rhett is in the UK.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Horan could join growing list of artists to embrace country genre<\/h2>\n<p>More and more artists have crossed over into <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2025\/02\/26\/americas-black-country-indie-music-scene-rising-without-nashville-help\/79090972007\/\">country music<\/a> in recent years, including <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2024\/02\/15\/beyonce-lana-del-rey-post-malone-why-go-country\/72570248007\/\">Beyonc\u00e9, Post Malone, and Lana Del Rey<\/a>. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2025\/09\/11\/ed-sheeran-teases-move-to-nashville\/86097411007\/\">Ed Sheeran<\/a>, who regularly visits Music City and has hinted at a potential move, has also expressed interest in the genre.<\/p>\n<p>Beyonc\u00e9 made a high\u2011profile move into the genre with her Grammy-Award winning album &#8220;<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2024\/03\/27\/beyonce-cowboy-carter-track-list-dolly-parton-willie-nelson\/73118774007\/\">Cowboy Carter<\/a>&#8221; in 2024. Her hit &#8220;Texas Hold &#8216;Em,&#8221; made her the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/chart-beat\/beyonce-texas-hold-em-number-1-hot-country-songs-chart-1235610582\/\">first Black woman to top Billboard\u2019s Hot Country Songs chart<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/04\/29\/USAT\/83342453007-20250429-t-091926-z-2090696794-rc-2-smcax-1-ygf-rtrmadp-3-musicbeyonce.JPG bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/04\/29\/USAT\/83342453007-20250429-t-091926-z-2090696794-rc-2-smcax-1-ygf-rtrmadp-3-musicbeyonce.JPG?crop=2067,1550,x0,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/04\/29\/USAT\/83342453007-20250429-t-091926-z-2090696794-rc-2-smcax-1-ygf-rtrmadp-3-musicbeyonce.JPG?crop=1163,1550,x465,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/04\/29\/USAT\/83342453007-20250429-t-091926-z-2090696794-rc-2-smcax-1-ygf-rtrmadp-3-musicbeyonce.JPG?crop=2325,1308,x0,y0 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Mario Anzuoni, REUTERS\" caption=\"FILE PHOTO: Beyonce receives Album of the Year award for &quot;Cowboy Carter&quot; during the 67th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 2, 2025. REUTERS\/Mario Anzuoni\/File Photo\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The album also helped propel other country artists into the spotlight, including Shaboozey, who gained widespread recognition after appearing twice on the project and through the success of his own <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2025\/02\/02\/grammy-awards-2025-records-beyonce-taylor-swift-shaboozey-could-break\/78029534007\/\">chart-topping single, &#8220;A Bar Song (Tipsy).&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/03\/20\/PNAS\/82557452007-nh-20502.jpg bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/03\/20\/PNAS\/82557452007-nh-20502.jpg?crop=4294,3222,x0,y61 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/03\/20\/PNAS\/82557452007-nh-20502.jpg?crop=2509,3344,x1073,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/03\/20\/PNAS\/82557452007-nh-20502.jpg?crop=4294,2416,x0,y464 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Nicole Hester \/ The Tennessean\" caption=\"Post Malone performs at NBC's Opry 100: A Live Celebration event at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tenn., Wednesday, March 19, 2025.\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Post Malone entered the country arena with F\u20111 Trillion (2024). The album included collaborations with household names such as Tim McGraw, Hank Williams Jr., and Brad Paisley.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>Prior to releasing his country album, Post Malone spent considerable time in Nashville in 2023, hanging with a number of country acts such as Paisley, Luke Combs, ERNEST, Jelly Roll and Morgan Wallen. Post Malon went on to collaborate with Wallen on &#8220;I Had Some Help.&#8221; As previously reported by<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2024\/06\/20\/post-malone-nashville-concert-july-bud-light\/74125438007\/\"> The Tennessean<\/a>, the single topped Billboard&#8217;s all-genre Hot 100 chart plus.<\/p>\n<p>Post Malone made his Ryman Auditorium debut in April 2024.<\/p>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2023\/09\/15\/PNAS\/70861872007-lana-del-rey-012.JPG bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2023\/09\/15\/PNAS\/70861872007-lana-del-rey-012.JPG?crop=4010,3016,x0,y95 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2023\/09\/15\/PNAS\/70861872007-lana-del-rey-012.JPG?crop=2406,3206,x1002,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2023\/09\/15\/PNAS\/70861872007-lana-del-rey-012.JPG?crop=4010,2266,x0,y0 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Alan Poizner for The Tennessean\" caption=\"Lana Del Rey performs at FirstBank Amphitheater Thursday, September 14, 2023.\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2025\/04\/28\/stagecoach-2025-lana-del-rey-jelly-roll\/83310869007\/\">Del Rey<\/a> has <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2024\/02\/01\/lana-del-rey-announces-country-album-the-music-business-is-going-country\/72434682007\/\">hinted at a country music crossover since 2024<\/a>, when she announced her longtime producer, Jack Antonoff, had accompanied her to Muscle Shoals, Nashville, Mississippi, &#8220;over the last four years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>While her upcoming project, originally titled &#8220;Lasso&#8221; and then &#8220;The Right Person Will Stay,&#8221; has <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2026\/02\/17\/lana-del-rey-white-feather-hawk-tail-deer-hunter\/88720847007\/\">yet to drop<\/a>, the &#8220;Video Games&#8221; singer is still intent on releasing a country album. \u201cThe majority of the album will have a country flair,&#8221; Del Rey said in an\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wmagazine.com\/culture\/lana-del-rey-new-album-cover-interview-2025\">August interview with W<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Eight years ago, when I was looking to make a country record, no one else was thinking about country.&#8221; she added. &#8220;Now everyone is going country! I\u2019ve asked myself, &#8216;Should I retire all my snakeskin boots? Should I put my cowboy hats in storage?'&#8221;<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p><em>Diana Leyva covers trending news and service journalism for The Tennessean. Contact her at Dleyva@gannett.com or follow her on X at @_leyvadiana.<\/em><\/p>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2026-03-10 22:17:28.629283188 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2026-03-10 22:17:28.629283188 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.tennessean.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Post Malone, Brooks &amp; Dunn, Lainey Wilson celebrate Posty&#8217;s opening Post Malone brought out Brooks &amp; Dunn, Lainey Wilson and Dierks Bentley during his kick off party for his bar, Posty&#8217;s. Niall Horan and Thomas Rhett are performing two stadium shows together this summer. 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