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ABC/Image Group LAWe now know why Chris Stapleton was forced to postpone three weeks of his All-American Road Show tour and cancel his appearance on the main stage at CMA Music Festival. In a letter posted to his website, the From A Room singer revealed he’s dealing with “a broken bone & a detached tendon in [his] right index finger.” …

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River House Artists/Columbia NashvilleLuke Combs is in a pretty enviable position these days: he’s going into the release of his first album, This One’s for You, with a two-week #1 under his belt. “I think it’s probably somewhere in the middle, sonically speaking,” he says of how that #1 hit, “Hurricane,” compares to the rest of his …

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CMTOn the mid-season premiere of Nashville on CMT, devastated by scathing reviews for her gospel album, Juliette Barnes threw herself into helping Maddie Jaymes with her burgeoning career. Though the two initially butted heads over the approach to a song, Rayna Jaymes’ teenage daughter eventually acquiesced to Juliette’s way of thinking. Deacon Claybourne struggled to run Highway …

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Courtesy of BMLG RecordsFriday night in Austin, Texas, Florida Georgia Line’s Dig Your Roots Tour officially morphs into the Smooth trek. Joining the duo for their summer dates are Chris Lane, rapper Nelly and sometimes the Backstreet Boys. Of course, Nelly and FGL have already had a major crossover hit together, with their breakthrough smash “Cruise.” “These guys, the reason …

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Valory Music Co. You’ll have the chance to enjoy a little Thomas Rhett with your morning coffee this Friday. TR will play his current top-10, “Craving You,” plus three more hits as part of the Today show’s Citi Concert Series. You can watch for Thomas’ Rockefeller Plaza set starting at 7 a.m. on NBC. Afterward, there’s no slowing down …

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Courtesy of EdelmanBlake Shelton and Kelly Clarkson will be colleagues on NBC’s The Voice in the near future, but fans will be able to get a taste of the two of them together in July, when they both perform at Chicago’s Soldier Field. The occasion is the July 1 opening ceremony for the Department of Defense Warrior Games, a Paralympic-style …

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ABC/Image Group LASoon-to-be Country-Music-Hall-of-Famer Alan Jackson will play a free show Saturday in downtown Music City, just before the Nashville Predators’ first home-game of the 2017 Stanley Cup Final. The event, called “Broadway Smash: Preds Party with a Purpose,” starts at 3:30 p.m. CT, with Alan set to take the stage at 5th & Broadway at 4:45. …

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CMTThe list of artists who’ll join R&B legends Earth, Wind & Fire for the first-ever outdoor recording of CMT Crossroads is growing. Rascal Flatts, Darius Rucker, Dan + Shay, Martina McBride, Sara Evans and Drake White will all take the stage Tuesday night in Nashville with the classic band. Previously-announced performers Lady Antebellum will also sing with Earth, Wind & Fire on Wednesday’s CMT Awards.   Fans who’d …

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ABC/Image Group LA If you’ve been following the career of Maren Morris, you’ve probably noticed Thomas Rhett’s duet partner on “Craving You” has had a pretty serious haircut. And if you’ve wondered why exactly — it’s because she’s hitting the road this summer with Sam Hunt. Maren admits it’s all about beating the heat. “My hairdresser, I’d told …

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Courtesy of The ClassicIt’s been rumored for a while but now it’s official: Vince Gill will perform with The Eagles at this summer’s  Classic East and Classic West festivals. The news was announced by The Doobie Brothers’ Patrick Simmons on ABC’s Good Morning America Thursday morning. In addition to Vince, 24-year-old Deacon Frey, son of …

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