Flipping the script on Kelsea Ballerini from two weeks ago at Target Center, Parker ... had lost his father a few months ago.

Parker McCollum) out now on all platforms ... McGraw is headlining the event in honor of his father, the late major league baseball star Tug McGraw on what would have been his 81st birthday.

Parker McCollum, who won new male artist of the year at the 2022 ACMs, will marry fiancée Hallie Ray Light later this month Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE.

It was a night Parker McCollum had forever dreamed of. Following in the footsteps of the country stars he once could only look up to, the Texas native with the truthful voice stepped onstage ...

Parker McCollum took his third trip around the RodeoHouston stage Friday night and drew 71,218 paid attendance, the biggest number of the season. But a flurry of personal moments stole the spotlight.