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  • Nashville notes: George & Priscilla team up, New Music Friday releases and more
    George Birge is about to release a duet with Priscilla Block. You can hear a snippet of "You Ain't" on his Instagram now. "I'm only outta my mind, baby, because you ain't," they sing in the heartbreak tune, which arrives May 15.Parmalee will perform a headlining concert during The National...Read more
    Published 11 hours ago
  • Koe Wetzel surprises fans with not one but two new tracks from 'The Night Champion'
    Koe Wetzel's 'The Night Champion' (Columbia Records)When Koe Wetzel announced his new album The Night Champion earlier this week, he said he'd be releasing a new song called "Hurts Like You" on Friday. Well, he did, but he also gave fans a bonus.In addition to "Hurts Like You," Koe released...Read more
    Published 12 hours ago
  • (College) Days Like These: Luke Combs finally gets his diploma
    Luke Combs performs on ‘The 59th Annual CMA Awards’ live from Nashville, Nov. 19 on ABC and streaming next day on Hulu. (Disney/Frank Micelotta)Luke Combs left college around 20 credits shy of getting his degree -- but he made up for that on Thursday when he returned to his alma...Read more
    Published 14 hours ago
  • Kane Brown's new bar/restaurant to open later this month
    Kane Brown's On Broadway (Courtesy of Kane Brown)Kane Brown is ready for his fans to put some miles on his new Nashville establishment.Kane Brown's On Broadway will officially open May 22. Located in Nashville's Lower Broadway area, the multi-story bar, restaurant and concert venue will open its doors at 10...Read more
    Published 16 hours ago
  • Brantley Gilbert releasing new album 'Sins of the Father' this summer
    Brantley Gilbert, 'Sins of the Father' ( BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville)Brantley Gilbert is back.He'll release his new album Sins of the Father, the follow-up to 2024's Tattoos, on July 24. "I’ve lived a lot of life to get here,” says Brantley in a statement. "This record is me owning all...Read more
    Published 17 hours ago
  • 'Honey, I'm Home': ACM host Shania Twain sees herself as a country girl
    Shania Twain (Academy of Country Music) Even though she's a global pop/country superstar, Canadian Shania Twain sees hosting the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas as a homecoming of sorts. "This is fun to me," she says. "Hosting the ACMs is a chance to go celebrate all of...Read more
    Published 22 hours ago
  • Nashville notes: Reba's live video + Brad Paisley's on the news
    The music video for Reba McEntire's new song, "One Night in Tulsa," was recorded live during her April concert at her restaurant and bar, Reba's Place, in Atoka, Oklahoma. Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams-Paisley will be featured on Friday's NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas in the new Great Americans series....Read more
    Published 1 day ago
  • Kacey Musgraves reveals there's more to the 'Middle of Nowhere'
    Kacey Musgraves' 'Middle of Nowhere' (Lost Highway)Kacey Musgraves is doubling down on her Middle of Nowhere Tour. The "Follow Your Arrow" hitmaker is adding five new dates to the trek supporting her new album, adding adjacent days in cities she's already playing.That means her tour will now kick off Aug. 20...Read more
    Published 2 days ago
  • Riley Green, Keith Urban and Darius Rucker ready to sing at American Music Awards
    The 52nd American Music Awards (Dick Clark Productions)You can add Riley Green, Keith Urban and Darius Rucker to the list of country artists who'll be performing at the upcoming American Music Awards. It will be Riley's first time taking the AMA stage to sing, while Keith will do a song from...Read more
    Published 2 days ago
  • The ACM visual media of the year winner is 'Cuckoo'
    Stephen Wilson Jr. (Academy of Country Music) Newcomer Stephen Wilson Jr. learned he'd picked up his first Academy of Country Music trophy for visual media of the year for "Cuckoo" on Wednesday.It's an impressive feat for the first-time nominee, as he beats out Megan Moroney's "6 Months Later," Miranda Lambert...Read more
    Published 2 days ago
  • Kenny Chesney could 'Carry On' once he realized he had the right song
    Kenny Chesney's "Carry On" (HEY NOW Records)Kenny Chesney was looking for a very specific kind of song to put out as his first new music in two years.Then he realized he'd had it all along, though he was saving it for his "next songwriter-driven island project."“Once I realized what ‘Carry...Read more
    Published 2 days ago
  • Miranda Lambert's 'Crisco' has the Loretta Lynn seal of approval
    Miranda Lambert & Loretta Lynn at the 44th Annual CMA Awards at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on November 10, 2010 (Bryan Bedder/WireImage)Miranda Lambert's new single, "Crisco," doesn't officially drop for another week, but it's already Loretta Lynn approved. "You know the Lynn family loves some Crisco!" the late icon's relatives wrote on her...Read more
    Published 2 days ago
  • The ACM trophy Parker McCollum would especially like to add to his collection
    'Parker McCollum: The Deluxe Edition' (MCA)Parker McCollum already has a pair of Academy of Country Music trophies, having won new male artist in 2021 and visual media of the year for "Burn It Down" in 2023. But his sole nomination this year, for album of the year for his self-titled record,...Read more
    Published 2 days ago
  • Nashville notes: Conner Smith's 'Easy on the Eyes' + Graham Barham's 'Club Country'
    "How Can I Miss What I Never Had," the latest release from late Country Music Hall of Famer Don Williams' unexpected album, EPILOGUE: The Cellar Tapes, is out now, ahead of the full album's May 29 arrival. The debut album from Graham Barham, Club Country, will arrive June 12. You can check out...Read more
    Published 2 days ago
  • Shania Twain's hybrid tea rose is ready for spring
    The Shania Twain rose (April & Ashley/PR Newswire)You can welcome Shania Twain to your garden this spring. The Shania Twain Foundation has partnered with luxury rose provider April & Ashley for a new rose named after the Canadian pop/country superstar. Shania picked out the hybrid tea rose, which boasts large pink and...Read more
    Published 2 days ago

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