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Sam Hunt's current single, "Outskirts," went from two to the top of the Mediabase country singles chart this week. "Outskirts" is also the first single from Sam's newest EP, Locked Up. Brad Paisley just earned a high honor that has little to do with his music or talent. Brad was named Tennessean of the Year.He was recognized for his philanthropic efforts like The Store, which provides groceries for those experiencing food insecurity. In addition, he hosts and participates in…
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At a recent tour stop in Milwaukee, Luke Combs got the opportunity to visit the Miller Lite brewery. While he was there, he saw how the the cans of beer are made with his lyrics "beer never broke my heart" on them.He said of the moment,”I feel like I get to live so many amazing, surreal moments. And, I'm really thankful for that for sure. It's crazy." Tucker Beathard decided to tie the knot with girlfriend Miranda before he…
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Taste of Country recently asked- which country artist has sold the most country albums? The answer is obvious, but the numbers are not! It's Garth Brooks with 162 million albums sold and his Double Live album is the eighth best-selling album ever, any genre- with over 23 million certified units sold. Garth has 7 albums total that have reached over 10 million in sales. Coming in at #2 is George Strait 69.5 million and it's…
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Congratulations go out to Conner Smith and his fiancée, Leah Thompson. The couple tied the knot on Friday, April 12th in Leah's hometown of Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. Lainey Wilson is the subject of an upcoming Hulu documentary hosted by Good Morning America's Robin Roberts. The special will tell Lainey's story and includes interviews with her Louisiana family. The special is set to debut on May 29th.
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Congrats to Wynonna who will be singing the National Anthem at the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby on May 4! After a whirlwind week, Morgan Wallen as his pal Eric Church top the Mediabase country singles chart with their collaboration, "Man Made a Bar." I doubt they will be celebrating in Eric's bar Chiefs. Just a guess.
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In about two weeks, Kenny Chesney will be back on the road. After all these years, he still goes into the stadium the day of a show and sits in the seat the farthest from the stage so he can see what the person in that seat will see.He will be at Blossom on June 6th! And Keith Urban has a lot going on- he has new music coming, he is the this season's mega…
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Dolly Parton isn't even slowing down. She announced her newest book, a children's story, will be out on October 1st (available for pre-order now).Billy the Kid Comes Home for Christmas is the second book featuring her god-dog, Billy. The French bulldog became a superstar in his first book, Billy the Kid Makes It Big, and in the new story, he faces the dilemma of going home for the holidays or seizing the opportunity to play Barkafeller Center…
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The Academy of Country Music announced this year's nominees for the ACM Awards.Luke Combs leads the nominations with eight, including nods for Entertainer, Male Artist, Album, Song and Single for Fast Car, along with Music Event for his collaboration with Riley Green on "Different 'Round Here." Megan Moroney leads the way for women with six nominations, including both Female Artist and New Female Artist. Morgan Wallen also receives six nominations, tying Megan for the second most. Cody Johnson, Chris Stapleton and Lainey Wilson got five each, and Jelly Roll and Jordan Davis four apiece.The ACM Awards will stream live on Amazon Prime Video on May…
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Morgan Wallen was arrested for allegedly throwing a chair off a rooftop bar in downtown Nashville.Police officers say he threw the chair off the sixth floor of Eric Church's Chiefs Bar and it landed just a few feet from them. He was arrested and charged with three felony counts of reckless endangerment and one count of disorderly conduct. Staff at the bar stated that Morgan was responsible for the incident and security video showed him "lunging and…
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Congratulations go out to Parker McCollum as he tops the Mediabase country singles chart with "Burn It Down." This gives Parker his fourth Mediabase number-one since making his major label debut in 2020 with the single "Pretty Heart." Little Big Town and Sugarland announced yesterday they will be touring together this fall! The Take Me Home Tour kicks off in South Carolina October 24th and wraps up in Nashville on December 13th- the closet stops to us…
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CMT has announced that Brooks and Dunn, Lainey Wilson, Sammy Hagar, Lukas Nelson and Roger Clemens will take part in a tribute to Toby Keith at Sunday's CMT Awards. Toby's longtime band will provide the backing music for all of the performances. Toby was nominated for 30 CMT awards in his career and took home seven buckle trophies, but also performed 13 times and even co-hosted twice. The CMT Awards air live on April 7th in Austin, Texas on CBS.
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The CMT Awards are happening this Sunday, April 7th, but CMT keeps adding more presenters and performers!Presenters include Billy Bob Thornton, Carly Pearce, Cody Johnson, Gayle King, James Van Der Beek, Jane Seymour, Jelly Roll, Megan Moroney, Melissa Etheridge, Mickey Guyton, Minnie Driver and Parmalee.Jason Aldean is set to perform his current single, "Let Your Boys Be Country, "emerging artist Dasha will sing her TikTok hit, "Austin," and let's not forget the most anticipated performance of the evening- at least for me- Little Big Town and Sugarland are perform together!!!!!!The CMT Awards air live…
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It's official -- Taylor Swift is a billionaire.Forbes magazine made the declaration on Tuesday by placing her on its annual list of billionaires, with an estimated worth of $1.1 billion. Taylor raked in $1 billion on her Eras tour, with another $200 million in merch sales on top of that. The magazine estimates that the second leg of the tour could earn another billion dollars.There are an estimated 2,781 billionaires in the world. Congrats go out to Jordan Davis and…
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