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Chris Janson announced his Whatcha See is Whatcha Get tour yesterday. He'll be crossing the country on his headlining tour with a stop at The Country Fest on June 12th! Randy Travis is has new music coming and he is getting help from his friends. Josh Turner confirmed the news on Instagram and Randy is getting a lot of support from other country stars, including Cody Johnson and Chase Matthew. Collaborators or fans? We'll see.
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The Academy of Country Music has announced the first round of performers for the upcoming ACM Awards and they include Jelly Roll, Lainey Wilson, Jason Aldean, Kane Brown, Cody Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Reba McEntire, Thomas Rhett, and Chris Stapleton.The ACM Awards, hosted by Reba McEntire, air live on May 16th from Frisco, Texas on Amazon Prime.
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Congratulation to Scotty McCreery who is celebrating his new number-one single, "Cab in a Solo." The tune rises from number-four to top the Mediabase country single chart, and gives him his first chart topper from his upcoming album, Rise and Fall. Kenny has added a lime rum to his line of Blue Chair Bay rums. It comes out in May and Kenny will be at Blossom on June 6th!
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Lainey Wilson has developed her own line of cowboy hats with Charlie One Horse. Lainey went to Texas to help design the hats that are available on the company's website. Reba McEntire will host the 59th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, set for May 16 at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, TX. This year will mark a record 17th time with her as the host. She will also perform during this year's show.
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Toby Keith's family will receive a degree in his honor during the University of Oklahoma's commencement services next week. Toby was an avid supporter of the Sooners teams. Trace Adkins is going to be featured on Behind the Music. Paramount revealed they are bringing back new episodes of the series and they will premiere on May 1. In addition to Trace, the series will include Bell Biv DeVoe and Wolfgang Van Halen. Remastered episodes feature…
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Over a year since she announced that she was departing Sony Records, Miranda Lambert has found a new record label home, and that means - new music.Miranda signed with Republic Records in partnership with Big Loud, and will release her first song, "Wranglers" on May 3rd. She says, “This song feels like it could be on the same record as ‘Gunpowder & Lead’; it has that same fury. I can’t wait to get out there with this new label…
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Hardy has added more dates to his Quit! Tour including his first stadium headlining show and it will happen in his Mississippi home state. He'll take the stage at Mississippi State University in September. He'll also make his debut at the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado for two dates in October Randy Houser and Travis Denning will join him for all of the new shows. And, Cody Johnson just added 10 more stops on his Leather tour that will have…
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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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