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Luke Combs is headed to the bars in Nashville...Bailey Zimmerman is still at #1... Luke Combs is the latest artist to have an entertainment venue in Nashville. The venue be part of a reimagination and expansion of the Wildhorse Saloon. A 9,000 square foot rooftop space will be added to the 60,000 square feet of indoor space.The space will continue to operate as the Wildhorse Saloon until Luke's is finished in the summer of 2024. Congratulations go…
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The ACM Award nominations... The ACM Award nominations were announced yesterday!HARDY leads with seven nominations, Lainey Wilson received six. Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, and Cole Swindell earn five nominations each. Kane Brown and Morgan Wallen received their first Entertainer of the Year nominations this year. Miranda received a record-setting 17th nomination for Female Artist of the Year, breaking a tie with Reba McEntire. At least one woman is nominated in every eligible main-awards category. Hosted by Dolly…
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Reba has a new book...Kenny Rogers has a new album... Reba McEntire has a new book, Not That Fancy: Simple Lessons on Living, Loving, Eating, and Dusting Off Your Boots. Garth Brooks wrote the foreword.The book, which features recipes, pictures and stories, comes out on October 10th. Wanda Rogers, the widow of Kenny Rogers is putting out Life is Like a Song, an album of his previously unreleased music. The record features duets with Dolly Parton and Jamie O'Neal and it comes out on June…
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Granger Smith is leaving country music...Clay Walker and his wife are having another baby... Granger Smith is leaving country music for the ministry after his Like a River tour wraps this summer.He says, "I want to learn and grow and serve my local church. Lord willing, I want to be used to help people find their purpose."Granger's Like A River farewell tour begins Thursday and runs through August 26th. Clay Walker and wife Jessica are expecting their sixth baby…
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Bailey Zimmerman is at #1...Carrie Underwood is celebrating the Opry... Congratulations go out to Bailey Zimmerman who earn his second number-one single with "Rock and a Hard Place." Bailey is two-for-two when it comes to topping the Mediabase country singles chart. Carrie Underwood will celebrate her 15th anniversary as a member of the Grand Ole Opry on May 13th. She made her Opry debut in 2005, just two weeks after winning American Idol, and was officially inducted into the Opry on…
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Bailey Zimmerman is grateful...Joe Nichols is too... Bailey Zimmerman's debut album, Religiously, comes out May 12th. Bailey has only been singing for a couple of years. He admits he hasn't paid his dues, but he's grateful that he's been accepted by the music community. Joe Nichols' tune “Good Day for Living” is a hit! It's been almost nine years since Joe had a song in the Top 20 and now his does! Joe jokes that he's had…
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Morgan Evans has new music...So does Michael Ray... Morgan Evans releases his new EP, Life Upside Down on April 21st. He called it Life Upside Down because the music reflects when his life felt exactly that. The EP features the song "Over for You." Michael Ray will release his new EP, Dive Bars & Broken Hearts, on June 23rd.He says he can't wait to get this out there for people who love this kind of straight-up country.
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OD to take more time off...Maddie of Maddie and Tae is having a baby... Old Dominion will reschedule three more shows as lead singer Matthew Ramsey recuperates from his ATV accident. He broke his pelvis in 3 places. Maddie Font of Maddie and Tae and her husband Jonah announced on socials yesterday that they are expecting a baby boy in September.
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Kimberly Perry going solo...Country Music HOF inductees announced... Now we know the reason for The Band Perry splitting up. Lead singer Kimberly Perry has been signed to a solo record deal and has moved to Nashville.Kimberly's EP, Bloom, will be released soon. Tayna Tucker, Patty Loveless and songwriter Bob McDill will be the newest inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame, The induction ceremony will take place in the fall.
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Jelly Roll wins big at the CMT Awards...Lainey Wilson gets a big number #1... Jelly Roll was the big winner at the CMT Music Awards. He picked up three trophies -- Best Male Video of the Year, Breakthrough Male Video of the Year and CMT Digital-First Performance of the Year, all for his chart-topper "Son of a Sinner." Lainey Wilson won two awards: Female Video of the Year for her new number-one hit "Heart Like a Truck," and Collaborative Video of the Year with Hardy for "Wait in the Truck." Congratulations…
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Dolly and Garth to host the ACMs... Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks will host the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards May 11th streaming exclusively on Prime Video from Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, TX. Dolly returns for a second consecutive year as host- last year teaming with Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett. This will be Garth's' first time serving as host of an awards show.
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OD taking some shows off...More people added to the CMT Awards... Matthew Ramsey of Old Dominion suffered a broken pelvis in three places in an ATV accident. As a result, they had are not canceling their tour, just postponing some dates. Shania Twain, Gwen Stefani and Alanis Morissette have joined the lineup for Sunday's CMT Music Awards. Gwen will team up with Carly Pearce for the premiere of their collaboration. Alanis will sing with Ingrid Andress, Lainey Wilson, Madeline Edwards and Morgan Wade to celebrate the 10th anniversary of CMT's Next Women…
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Luke Combs talks teachers...The Band Perry breaks up... Growing up, Luke Combs thought everyone could sing. But it was his high school chorus teacher and her band director husband who showed him he had something special. He says, "They were two of the most instrumental parts of me building my confidence as a singer and they really kind of let me know what I had was I guess different than a lot of people had."Luke is currently…
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