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ABC/Mark LevineSaturday night, Thomas Rhett took the stage at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Washington, opening the latest stadium date on Kenny Chesney‘s Trip Around the Sun Tour. It’s just the latest stop in a busy year that finds the “Marry Me” hitmaker working with Kenny when he’s not headlining his own shows on the Life Changes Tour. “I …

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ABC/Mark LevineSam Hunt admits he didn’t plan to tour this summer, intending to focus his attention on recording his follow-up to his smash album, Montevallo. Instead, the chance to work stadiums with Luke Bryan changed his mind. “I really like Luke, first off,” Sam says, explaining his change of heart. “I’ve always been impressed with the way he …

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Big Machine Florida Georgia Line will be heading for the ballpark later this month to play a couple of songs during Major League Baseball’s All-Star Week. Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley will do two songs between the All-Star Futures Game and the Legend & Celebrity Softball Game on Sunday, July 15 at National Park in Washington, D.C. Meanwhile, the …

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ABC/Image Group LA Chris Lane strips it down and gets emotional on “Hero,” the latest preview track from his new album Laps Around the Sun, which comes out next Friday.  The first two verses of the song are about, respectively, a woman who needs a “hero” to save her from being lonely, and a boy who needs …

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ABC/Mark LevineIf you’d like a little something extra in your “Tequila,” Dan + Shay are serving it up. Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney have teamed up with the Dutch DJ known as R3HAB for a remix of their chart-topping country hit. As you might expect, the new version of “Tequila” speeds up the ballad, adds some extra beats, and amps up the …

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Broken BowJason Aldean and Keith Urban have the top-selling country albums for the first half of this year, according to Nielsen Music. Jason’s Rearview Town comes in at #3, having sold 328,000 copies. That’s just behind Justin Timberlake’s Man of the Woods and the soundtrack for the Hugh Jackman film, The Greatest Showman. Keith’s Graffiti U checks in at #10, with sales of 199,000. Jason also has one …

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ABC/Image Group LAKeith Urban and Nicole Kidman have mapped out a “Happy Summer” for their two little girls, as the Oscar-winning actress reveals in the latest issue of People.   Sunday Rose, who turns ten on Saturday, will celebrate with “a big blow-up slide” and “a big pool party.” Sunday and younger sister Faith Margaret, who’s seven, will also join …

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ABC/Mark LevineYou’re going to want a prime spot for this. In honor of Amazon’s upcoming Prime Day, Kelsea Ballerini will deliver a special performance in an as-yet-undisclosed location in Brooklyn, New York next week. Keith Urban‘s “Coming Home” collaborator Julia Michaels and Grammy-winning pop star Alessia Cara will be performing as well. Their performances are set to take place on July 11 and will also …

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Big Loud It’s fitting that Jake Owen‘s Life’s Whatcha Make It Tour is mainly playing minor league baseball stadiums this summer, since the Florida native believes trying to have hits is a lot like America’s favorite pastime.  “I look at it a lot like stepping up to the plate in a baseball game,” he says of …

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ABC/Image Group LA How’d you like to go island-hopping with Brett Eldredge? When asked what his fantasy tour itinerary would be, the “Love Somebody” singer confesses he dreams of doing a beach tour, hitting multiple tropical locales. “I love islands,” he tells Travel + Leisure, “so if I could just play on a stage on a beach, …

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