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Brad Paisley recently met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as part of his role as ambassador for UNITED24, the fundraising arm of the Rebuild Ukraine program. If you’d like to help, you can donate online. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame will stage its first Rock the Ryman concert March 1, starring Maddie & Tae, Charlie Worsham, Gavin DeGraw, and The War and …

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ABC Elle King will welcome the Friday arrival of her first full-length country album, Come Get Your Wife, with an appearance on ABC’s Good Morning America. She’ll perform “Lucky,” which was inspired by the birth of her son in 2021. “My son Lucky is this beautiful ball of light and energy,” Elle says. “Parenthood will bring you to your knees, …

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Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame As previously reported, Dolly Parton is making a rock album, and she’s lined up A-list artists like Paul McCartney, John Fogerty, ex-Journey frontman Steve Perry and Steven Tyler to join her. Well, now she’s revealed at least one song we can expect to hear on the album. During an appearance on the Rachael Ray …

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Trae Patton/NBC As Blake Shelton‘s time on NBC’s The Voice comes to a close, he’s thinking about taking home some souvenirs, particularly the iconic red chair he’s occupied since the show started in 2011.  But the “No Body” hitmaker is not quite convinced the powers that be are gonna let him leave with some of the furniture. “I …

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Pigasus Records/Songs & Daughters/Big Loud Records Newcomer Hailey Whitters will make her late-night TV debut Wednesday on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. She’ll perform her top-40 hit, “Everything She Ain’t,” from her third album, Raised.  Hailey kicks off her tour of the same name next month before opening for Eric Church and Shania Twain later this year. You can tune in to see her Jimmy Kimmel performance …

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Blackbird Presents and Live Nation Hewitt-Silva Willie Nelson turns 90 at the end of April, and he’ll celebrate with a star-studded, two-day concert called Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90 at the Hollywood Bowl. Chris Stapleton, Miranda Lambert, The Chicks, Kacey Musgraves, Lyle Lovett, Margo Price, Neil Young, Orville Peck, Rosanne Cash, Sheryl Crow, Snoop Dogg and Ziggy Marley are just some of the big names who’ll pay tribute to the …

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ABC Chris Stapleton is set to sing the national anthem at Super Bowl LVII at Arizona’s State Farm Stadium on Sunday, February 12.  CODA Oscar winner Troy Kotsur will perform alongside him, doing “The Star Spangled Banner” in American Sign Language. At the same time, the U.S. Navy will pay tribute to 50 years of women in flight with a …

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ABC/Connie Chornuk Now that “Out in the Middle” has become a top 15 hit, Zac Brown‘s turning his attention to his next album.  “I’m already working on it,” he tells ABC Audio. “Already writing for it and putting together artwork, and it’s gonna be pretty epic. And we got time to get it all right.” But this …

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Eleven of Cody Johnson‘s 2023 shows are already sold out, including all of January’s shows. Newcomer Conner Smith launches his headlining If I Went to College Tour February 9 in Rosemont, Illinois, with Mackenzie Carpenter and Jonathan Hutcherson. Presales start Tuesday, January 24, before tickets become available to the general public on Friday, January 27.  Gabby Barrett adds her vocals to a …

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ABC Crash My Playa 2023 is now history, and for Carly Pearce it’s been a pretty sweet way to kick off the new year. The Kentucky native played her first full show of 2023 on the beach in Mexico Thursday night. Later in the week, she posted a picture with her boyfriend, Riley King, with the waves crashing in the …

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