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Lee Brice works on the bus...HARDY has a new album... Lee Brice's bus is also a mobile recording studio. He records when he's on the road so he can spend more time with his family. He says when he is at home, it is family time, not work time. HARDY will release his second full-length album, The Mockingbird and the Crow, on January 20th. The album features 17 tracks, including "Wait in the Truck" featuring Lainey Wilson and of course…
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Cole remains at #1...Luke Bryan is helping us understand pig farming... Congratulations to Cole Swindell, who holds onto the number-one spot on the Mediabase chart for a second week with "She Had Me at Heads Carolina." Cole has already spent four weeks at number-one on Billboard's country airplay chart. More congratulations going out to Luke Bryan! Luke is the face of the National Pork Board’s Mythbusting 2.0 campaign. His job is to educate consumers about pig farming.
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Ashley McBryde to be a member of the Grand Ole Opry...Lainey Wilson is the CMT Artist of the Year... Ashley McBryde got a big surprise when Garth Brooks interrupted her appearance on CBS Mornings to invite her to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry. You can see it all over socials! Lainey Wilson has been named Breakout Artist of the Year at the CMT Artists of the Year celebration. Lainey says, “This past year has been a wild ride. To be considered for this award…
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Kelsea Ballerini talks divorce...Cody Johnson goes double platinum... Kelsea Ballerini opened up on her divorce from Morgan Evans. She says there's no big drama behind the breakup."It just didn't work. And that sometimes is a difficult narrative to get your head around. And you're like oh, my gosh, this is a good person and I'm a good person and this just is no longer good anymore."She says the decision to end the marriage wasn't a sudden one. …
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Loretta Lynn passed away yesterday... Loretta Lynn died yesterday at her home in Tennessee. She was 90 years old. A country legend and early feminist, she may be best remembered for the autobiographical song "Coal Miner's Daughter" and the 1980 award winning bio-pic of the same name. She is the most awarded female country recording artist and the only female ACM Artist of the Decade and the first female CMA Entertainer of the Year.
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Taylor Swift could be plotting a world tour...Trisha Yearwood is lighting up the Opry pink... Taylor Swift has tour plans- at least that is the rumor.The New York Post heard from multiple sources that Taylor is taking her new music on a worldwide stadium tour. Many of the dates are already booked but Taylor has yet to make an official announcement.One of them said (quote) “Taylor has ambitious plans in place. She’s excited to get back on…
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Russell Dickerson to release a new album...Cole Swindell has a hit on his hands... Russell Dickerson will release a self-titled third album on November 4th. He says, “No matter how far we get into this, I want people to know it's still me. I’m still the hyper, outgoing, fun-loving, crazy dude on stage. But also these songs are so meaningful to me. It's not all hype and smoke and lights. I am a songwriter, I trust my…
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Alan Jackson to be honored...Carly Pearce is happy... Alan Jackson has been named Artist of a Lifetime by CMT. He'll be honored at next month's CMT Artists of the Year celebration.Previous recipients are Randy Travis, Reba McEntire, Loretta Lynn, Shania Twain, Kenny Rogers and Merle Haggard.The special will air on CMT on October 14th. After a couple of years of heartbreak, Carly Pearce is finding happiness with boyfriend Riley King. Carly has some advice for those going through a tough time. “Just to hang on..”Carly is up for five CMA Awards on…
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Luke Bryan makes plans to stay in Vegas...He makes plans for the future too... Luke Bryan added 2023 dates to his Las Vegas residency at Resorts World. The dates are in February, March and April. You still have a chance to see Luke in Vegas this year, on November 30th and early December. Luke Bryan hopes to slow down in a few years to spend more time with his family. He says once his sons are in…
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Jon Pardi is adding more to his party...Drake White is too... Jon Pardi and his wife Summer are about to be a party of 3. The couple announced they are expecting their first child. The baby is due early next year. Drake White and wife Alex also expecting their first child early next year. They are opening up about their long fertility journey that included her own health issues and his stroke on stage a few…
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Gabby Barrett went on a babymoon...Cody and Randy are touring together some more... Gabby Barrett and her husband Cade just took a babymoon in the Bahamas as they await the arrival of their baby boy. Gabby will take some time off and then gear up for a big 2023- she will be one of the support acts on Kane Brown's Drunk or Dreaming tour next year. Cody Johnson has been touring with his buddy Randy Houser for most of…
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Dustin Lynch is adding more tour dates...Reba is adding more Christmas tunes... Dustin Lynch has extended his Party Mode tour with three new dates in November. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday. He will be in Cleveland at Jacobs Pavilion next Friday September 30th. Reba McEntire will release Reba: The Ultimate Christmas Collection -- an album with some of her favorites from past records and “I Needed Christmas,” which was featured in the Lifetime movie Reba McEntire’s Christmas In Tune.Reba: The…
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Luke Combs has his 14th #1 in a row...Blake Shelton is now a fashion designer... Congratulations go out to Luke Combs as his single, "The Kind of Love We Make" lands at the top of the Mediabase country singles chart this week, giving him his 14th number-one out of 14 singles. Blake Shelton has turned fashion designer as he teams up with Lands' End for a line of comfortable, casual clothes like the kind he wears every day!…
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