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  • Nashville notes: Parker McCollum & LAW go on record + LBT's 'Sucker'
    The first time Parker McCollum and Lee Ann Womack turned his current hit, "Killin' Me," into a duet was on the 61st ACM Awards in May, the same night his self-titled record won album of the year. They've since gone into the studio to capture their collaboration, which is available...Read more
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  • Charles Kelley is 'Driving and Listening to Music' with a hitmaker from the '80s
    Charles Kelley's ‘Driving and Listening to Music’ featuring Richard Marx (Southern Accent Entertainment)Since Charles Kelley's second solo album, Songs for a New Moon, was inspired by the '80s, it only makes sense he'd check in with a friend who gave us hits like "Right Here Waiting," "Hold on to the Nights"...Read more
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  • Kelsea Ballerini says yes to 'Another Drink' with Marshmello
    Marshmello & Kelsea Ballerini's "Another Drink" (Mercury Records/Big Loud Records)Kelsea Ballerini's having "Another Drink" with Marshmello, continuing the country tradition he started with Kane Brown and "Miles on It" back in May 2024.“I loved the challenge of bringing my own approach to country production on this track, and I'm grateful...Read more
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  • Zach John King's debut album is 'I'm What You Get'
    Zach John King's 'I'm What You Get' (Sony Music Nashville)Zach John King's 20-track debut album, I'm What You Get, is set to arrive Aug. 28, featuring his first top-20 hit, "Get to Drinkin'." The Fayetteville, Georgia, native co-produced the album, which seems every bit as autobiographical as the title makes it sound.“I...Read more
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  • 'Dear Big City,' Dylan Scott wants to talk to you about his child
    Dylan Scott's "Dear Big City" (Curb Records) It's been more than a year since Dylan Scott released his latest album, Easy Does It, but with the arrival of his new radio single, it seems like the follow-up may be coming together. "Dear Big City" is a parent's letter to the place...Read more
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  • Criminal charges dropped against Bailey Zimmerman after canceled New Mexico concert
    Bailey Zimmerman performs during the CMA Fest 2026 day three, June 7, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)Criminal charges have been dropped against Bailey Zimmerman after an incident at a concert in New Mexico.The Bernalillo County District Attorney's office in Albuquerque confirmed the dropped charges to ABC News on...Read more
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  • 'Hands Up': Jelly Roll's new song captures 3 moments of his life
    Jelly Roll (Disney/Larry McCormack)If you watched the annual CMA Fest special Thursday on ABC, you got to witness Jelly Roll putting his "Hands Up" as he debuted his new radio single on national TV. For the man born Jason Bradley DeFord, it's an expression whose meaning has changed through the years."Man,...Read more
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  • Nashville notes: Carrie Underwood's Opry return + Dylan Scott's 'Big City' single
    Dylan Scott's new radio single, "Dear Big City," is out now, along with its music video. Gretchen Wilson's new version of "Here for the Party" with Ella Langley is the first release from her re-recording of her breakthrough album of the same name. The full project is set to be released...Read more
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  • Brad Paisley's 'Out of the Picture' in Europe as he brings tour to US
    Brad Paisley performs at Tollwood Summer Festival at Olympiapark on June 23 in Munich, Germany. (Mark Wieland/Getty Images)Brad Paisley's closing the chapter on his 10th European tour, having sold out all 10 shows in nine cities. The trek kicked off June 8 in Helsinki, Finland, and wrapped Wednesday in Zurich, Switzerland,...Read more
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  • 'Still the One': Alan Jackson covers Orleans ahead of touring finale
    Alan Jackson's "Still the One" (MCA)As Alan Jackson prepares to wrap up his touring career with a sold-out show Saturday at Nissan Stadium, he's dropping new music as a tribute to his wife of 50 years. When Alan initially met Denise Jackson, “she was a cheerleader for Newnan High School practicing her dance...Read more
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  • Koe Wetzel can't put 'The Night Champion' to bed
    Koe Wetzel adds 5 songs to 'The Night Champion.' (Columbia Records)Just two weeks after the release of his new album, The Night Champion, Koe Wetzel is adding five new songs to the collection. “Anyone who’s followed me for a while knows I’m not very good at calling it a night,” he...Read more
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  • Miranda Lambert's been cooking a whole album with 'Crisco'
    Miranda Lambert's 'Crisco' (MCA)If you like what Miranda Lambert's been cooking up with "Crisco," you'll be glad to know the song is also the title track of her new record arriving Oct. 2. The 12-song collection also includes "A Song to Sing" with Chris Stapleton, her cover of Jim Croce's "I'll Have...Read more
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  • Dolly Parton cuts the ribbon on her Tennessean Travel Stop
    Danny Nozell, Dolly Parton & Gregory H. Sachs (Courtesy Dolly Parton) Dolly Parton made a surprise appearance Wednesday at the grand opening of her new venture, a gas station and restaurant called Dolly's Tennessean Travel Stop.The legendary singer-songwriter, author and businesswoman, now 80, cut the ribbon in a grand opening...Read more
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  • For Riley Green, CMA Fest 2026 was beers, tears and an unexpected hosting gig on ABC
    Riley Green (Disney/Connie Chornuk)Riley Green marks a career highlight on Thursday, as he hosts ABC's annual CMA Fest special alongside Good Morning America's Lara Spencer. "Performing at the CMA Fest is such a big deal, and obviously getting to play at Nissan [Stadium] and, you know, [it's] something you grow up...Read more
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  • You can check out Chris Young's Famous Friends at his Nashville bar
    Mitchell Tenpenny, Meghan Patrick and Chris Young (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)Chris Young's Famous Friends officially opened Wednesday at 11 a.m. in Midtown Nashville.  Located at 1516A Demonbreun St., the sports bar takes its name from his #1 hit from 2021 with Kane Brown.“This has been a passion project of mine for a...Read more
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