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Keith Urban has a new album...Maren Morris released new music- sorta... Keith Urban has a new album on the way.The Speed of Now Part 1 will be out on September 18th. He tells Billboard, "I liked it because I felt like life was flying by so fast. But music, for me, has always been the place where it slows down and doesn’t even exist. I would never have imagined that, in 2020, this album title would take on…
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Scotty McCreery wants his wife to write with him...Blake and Gwen bought a house a together... Scotty McCreery is not only a great singer, but he is also a successful songwriter. He co-wrote his hits "Five More Minutes" and "This Is It," as well as his latest, "In Between," which is in the Top 10 on Billboard's Country Airplay chart. Now, Scotty is trying to get his wife, Gabi, to pick up a pen and join him. He said, "If you…
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Lauren Alaina is Zooming and writing...Laine Hardy is headed back to American Idol... Lauren Alaina isn't letting a little social distancing slow her down or her writing during the lock down. She says, "I'm writing on Zoom. I can connect with the other songwriters and, hopefully, I can finish this album in this time and have that ready to go when we all get back to our lives.” American Idol will welcome back season 17 winner and rising…
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Sam Hunt is living on the south side of town...Dwight Yoakam got married... The coronavirus didn't prevent Sam Hunt from releasing his first album in 5 years, Southside, but he did have to postpone some of the dates on his Southside Summer tour. But Sam is making the best of it all with his wife, Hannah.He says, "We’re doing well. We’re stocked up on groceries and supplies. We live south of town. We just moved into a little cabin out in…
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Blake and Gwen are still at #1...Midland has a new member... Congratulations go out to Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani. This week they take the top spot on the Medibase chart with their collaboration, "Nobody but You." This is Gwen's first number-one single in country music. Cameron Duddy of Midland and his wife Harper Smith had another kid. Their daughter Billie Pierre was born late last month. This is the couple's second child. They have a son, Kitt.
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Travis Denning is dating John Michael Montgomery's daughter...Gwen Stefani is headed to the Grand Ole Opry... Travis Denning is dating Madison Montgomery, the daughter of John Michael Montgomery. They are all quarantining together and Travis is happy to be with people who understand what it's like to be a performer. He says, "There are things we go through that at times are hard to articulate and they get it because they've been through it."Travis's debut EP, Beer's Better Cold, comes…
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Carrie Underwood said no to FGL- this time...LANCO is getting another member- sorta... Florida Georgia Line asked Carrie Underwood to join them on a track for their future release, but she turned them down.She loved the song, but had to take a pass because- at the time- she was busy promoting her book and didn't have the time. Tyler and Brian say they are are hopeful that they'll be able to collaborate with Carrie at another time because they are huge fans.…
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Kane Brown got 2 new dogs...CMT is planning another special... Kane Brown and his wife, Katelyn adopted one dog, and and then decided- why not make it two dogs! This seems like a lot for a couple with a new baby girl Kingsley in the house, but Kane isn't worried.He said, "They're good dogs. They're trained. She's only five months old and you don't even know she’s here.”The first dog is a German Shepherd they…
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Luke Combs is going live on Friday...Blake congrats Gwen... Luke Combs and his tour sponsor, Miller Light, will hold a livestream concert on Friday to help raise money for bartenders and waitstaff who are out of work because of the coronavirus. He says, “The bars and small clubs are where I got my start, so it hurts to see them and everyone else having to struggle the way they are."The stream will be available on all of…
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Carly and Lee go gold...The ACMs are headed to Nashville... Carly Pearce and Lee Brice got together with their labels and were surprised with a GOLD certification of “I Hope You’re Happy Now” in the US and Canada. The duet, co-written by Luke Combs is Top 10-and-rising. Carly said, “This is so awesome! It has been really important for me to candidly show my story to fans, and these moments prove how much we can connect when we open…
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Ingrid Andress has her first #1...Kenny Chesney's new album is out on Friday... Congratulations go out to Ingrid Andress as her debut single, "More Hearts Than Mine” is #1 on the Mediabase country singles chart this week. For the second week in a row, a new female country singer tops the country singles chart- last week it was Gabby Barrett. Kenny Chesney will kick off the release of his new album, Here and Now, with a livestream from his…
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Blake Shelton donates to help his home state...Diplo is going country... Blake Shelton is helping out his home state of Oklahoma. He donated $150,000 to food banks in the state through a local TV station's food drive. He says, “A lot of Oklahomans are going to bed hungry tonight. That’s not something that I can live with. That’s why I’m going to be donating to the Regional Food Bank, the Oklahoma Food Bank.” Diplo is leaving his comfort zone of…
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The Dixie Chicks postponed their album release...Old Dominion released a mini-documentary... The Dixie Chicks have postponed the release of their new album Gaslighter.The album, which is their first in 14 years, was to have come out on May 1st. There is no word yet on a new release date. Old Dominion released the mini-documentary that was inspired by their new song, "Some People Do."It focuses on a former drug addict who turned his life around and now gives…
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