The journey to getting ‘HIGH’: The story of Keith Urban’s scrapped album, ‘615’

Capitol Nashville Keith Urban hasn’t released a full-length album since The Speed of Now Part 1 in September 2020. And it turns out there’s quite a story as to why. “I started work on another album called 615 at the end of ’21, into 2022,” he explains. “I was recording that album across most of …

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Let the “Love” fest begin: More details on the Cody Johnson/Carrie Underwood duet

Jason Stoltzfus It seems fans of Cody Johnson and Carrie Underwood have a lot to look forward to these days.  On Tuesday Johnson and Underwood announced their long-awaited duet, “I’m Gonna Love You,” will arrive Sept. 27. Now you can check out a brief tease of what appears to be the song’s music video on their …

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Kane Brown and Jelly Roll to headline Nashville’s NYE special on CBS

CBS The massive New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash special is set to return to CBS in 2024, with Kane Brown and Jelly Roll stepping up as the show’s first headliners. The five-hour country music extravaganza will once again take place in Music City’s Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park. If you happen to be in Nashville to …

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“Do You Realize??”: Willie Nelson covers rockers The Flaming Lips

Legacy Recordings Country legend Willie Nelson has shared a cover of The Flaming Lips‘ “Do You Realize??” In an accompanying video, members Wayne Coyne and Steven Drozd react to Nelson’s version, deeming it “one of those dreams come true that you didn’t have a dream for.” “It’s absolutely beautiful,” Coyne says of the cover. “Maybe we’re not …

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The War & Treaty were part of Jon Bon Jovi’s shoot on a Nashville bridge

Disney/Larry McCormack On Sept. 10, while rocker Jon Bon Jovi was on a bridge in Nashville filming a music video, he helped talk a distraught woman off the ledge of the bridge. Now we know CMA Vocal Duo of the Year nominees The War & Treaty were part of the shoot, as well.  On Aug. 30, Bon …

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Jelly Roll is “Not Okay” after booking ‘SNL’

Disney/Randy Holmes Jelly Roll will be the first musical guest as Saturday Night Live begins to celebrate the half-century mark. “The premiere of the 50th season of SNL. BRB going to cry for a few hours and call every family member I have,” Jelly Roll shared on his socials as the news was announced. “Bringing …

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Cody Johnson’s forced to take a weekend off the road

Disney/Eric McCandless Cody Johnson is under the weather and won’t be able to play his Friday and Saturday shows in the Carolinas. “Due to illness over the past several days, which has unfortunately resulted in a loss of voice, Cody Johnson’s shows in Charlotte and Charleston this weekend will be postponed,” he announced on his socials. “I’m …

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Zach Bryan apologizes for drunken, “stupid” tweet about Taylor Swift and Kanye West

Mindy Small/Getty Images Country star Zach Bryan, who topped the Billboard Hot 100 last year with “I Remember Everything,” deleted his account on social platform X Sept. 18 after tweeting something pretty controversial — for Taylor Swift fans, anyway — and now he’s apologizing. In the now deleted post, captured by PopCrave, Bryan wrote, “eagles …

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Jon Pardi’s been hard at work on a mystery album with “the professor”

Capitol Nashville Jon Pardi‘s new single, “Friday Night Heartbreaker,” marks a musical page turn for the California native. It’s his first time working with famed producer Jay Joyce, known for his work with Eric Church and Lainey Wilson. “This is my first time with Jay and we have loved it,” Jon tells ABC Audio. “We spent …

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Nashville Notes: Hailey’s opening for Jackson + JD Souther passes

Hailey Whitters will open for Alan Jackson Nov. 16 in Salt Lake City on his final 2024 date on the Last Call: One More for the Road Tour.  Singer, songwriter and actor JD Souther passed away at his home in New Mexico at the age of 78. He was known for writing hits like “Best of …

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