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Thomas Rhett is now a father of 3 girls...Maren Morris is headed to Sesame Street... Thomas Rhett and his wife Lauren welcomed an early Valentine on Monday morning and shared the news yesterday in social media posts. Their third daughter, Lennon Love weighed in at nine-pounds-and-two-ounces and has dark hair and blue eyes. She joins sisters Willa Gray and Ada James. Maren Morris is headed to Sesame Street to hang with the gang on Saturday. She'll appear…
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FGL teasing new music...Blake Shelton is teaming up with Pitbull... Florida Georgia Line are teasing new music on Instagram that is coming in less than 10 days. Justin Bieber is tagged in the post, so we can only assume that he's collaborating with the guys. They say we can expect the new music on February 19th. Blake Shelton and Pitbull are collaborating.Not much info is available except that the song is called "Get Ready." The video will be filmed in Las…
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Jason and FGL are making alcohol...Maren Morris has another #1... Jason Aldean and Florida Georgia Line are collaborating on alcohol. Wolf Moon Bourbon is a four-year-old, 80-proof whiskey distilled from Midwestern grains and aged in charred American oak barrels. Wolf Moon Bourbon gets its name from a nod to the pack and how friends become family. It is available in some markets already and will go nationwide soon. Congrats to Maren Morris as she scored her 3rd #1 song this…
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Brad Paisley is an illustrator...Kane Brown is playing basketball... Brad Paisley can add another bullet point to his resume -- illustrator of a best-selling children's book.Brad loaned his artistic talents to figure-skating great Scott Hamilton's book Fritzy Finds a Hat, the story of a boy who looks for hats his mom can wear while she's undergoing cancer treatment. Scott, who is a cancer survivor, wrote the story to help kids cope with a parent's cancer diagnosis. Kane Brown is on…
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A great documentary is coming to CMT...Sam Hunt has new album and a new tour... Bluebird, the documentary about the legendary songwriter venue in Nashville, will premiere on CMT on February 19th.It features interviews and performances by Garth Brooks, Steve Earle, Vince Gill, Faith Hill, Maren Morris, Kacey Musgraves, Taylor Swift, Pam Tillis, Trisha Yearwood, the cast of Nashville and more. Sam Hunt made two big announcements yesterday- a new album and a new tour. Southside will come out on April 3rd. This is his first album since…
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Maddie and Tae to release their sophomore album...Ingrid Andress to release her debut album... Maddie and Tae will release their sophomore album, The Way It Feels on April 10th. Maddie says, “It has been four years since we’ve released an album. For us, this is a lot more than just an album release, this will always be a reminder that no matter the setbacks and struggles, we will come out stronger and better." Both Maddie and Tae wrote all but one…
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Hot Country Knights are going on tour...Jon Pardi has another #1... Hot Country Knights are going on tour in the spring. The fun '90s country band, who doesn't take themselves too serious is fronted by Dierks Bentley's alter ego Doug Douglason and they will hit 13 cities on their One Knight Stand tour. Newcomers Hannah Dasher, Tenille Townes, Rachel Wammack and Lainey Wilson will alternate as openers. Doug, aka Dierks, says, "We got a few little outstanding legal issues handled so we are free and clear to cross state lines…
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Jake Owen likes upbeat songs...Brantley Gilbert is giving back... Jake Owen has some heartbreak tunes and some set-the-moods songs, but he prefers to record tunes that are upbeat, inspiring and positive. He says, "I've always liked songs that seem to empower happiness, right? I just felt like by providing people with those types of soundtracks to their day-to-day life that can be happy is a lot more fun than providing them with sadness. There's enough of that…
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Jake Owen got some props...George Strait booked a stadium show... Jake Owen got a handwritten note from John Mellencamp congratulating him on the success of "I Was Jack (You Were Diane)," which to John's classic hit "Jack and Diane." The letter said, “Jake- I am happy Jake and Diane had such a positive effect on your fans. Thank you for doing such a great job.” George Strait has booked a stadium date in Minnesota this summer.He'll play on August…
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Keith Urban talks new music...Chris Stapleton to tour... Keith Urban revealed that he will have a new album out in 2020. He said, “We've been working on it for the better part of all last year and we're anxious to get it coming out.”He added that his new single should be out next month. This will be Keith's 12 studio album. Chris Stapleton is launching the All-American Road Show tour in March with dates through October. The trek includes…
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Luke Combs love beer-drinking songs...Shania Twain was recently honored in Vegas... Luke Combs says Hank Williams Junior has had a big influence on his music -- not so much in how he's singing, but more in what he's singing.He says, "I love the beer-drinking, fun part of country music. I'll never get sick of having a honky-tonk, beer-drinking song. Like, I'm never going to be afraid to write or do that. I don't think he was ever afraid of doing that either, but…
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Lauren Alaina to release an EP...LBT has a #1 album... Lauren Alaina will release a six-song EP, Getting Good, on March 6th. She says, “I have been singing new songs on the road that aren’t yet released. I’m working on my third album -- it’s not finished yet, but I decided the songs we’re doing live, I’m going to put on an EP!” Little Big Town top the Billboard's Top Country Album chart with their latest, Nightfall.Karen Fairchild says they wanted to make music that…
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2020 Country Grammy winners...Dan + Shay remain at #1... Tanya Tucker was the big winner in country music at the Grammys last night. She won in the Best Country Song category for “Bring My Flowers Now” and Best Country Album for While I’m Living.Billy Ray Cyrus took home is first and second Grammys. He won with Lil Nas X for their collaboration “Old Town Road” - it earned them wins for Best Music Video and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.In the other country categories, Willie Nelson took home…
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