Steve Nedved

ABC/Randy Holmes Newcomer Hailey Whitters has her first top 30 hit with “Everything She Ain’t,” and now the Iowa native has a piece of heavy metal to match. Hailey’s breakthrough has just been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, meaning it has combined sales and streams of half a million units. Hailey got the …

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Michael Hickey/Getty Images) Tim McGraw and Blake Shelton will headline this year’s Coastal Country Jam, as it returns to Long Beach, California, this September.  Maren Morris, Dustin Lynch, Tyler Hubbard, Scotty McCreery and MacKenzie Porter are also set to take the stage at Marina Green Park, along with Flo Rida and Kidd G. Presales for the September 16 and 17 festival start on Thursday, March 2, before tickets …

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Michael Hickey/Getty Images For Sam Hunt, life’s been better than ever since the arrival of his daughter, Lucy, last May. Now that she’s starting to say his name, the “Water Under the Bridge” hitmaker can hardly contain his excitement. “It melts my heart every time,” he smiles. “She’s started saying [‘Da-Da’]. She loosely associates ‘Da-Da’ with me, …

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Maren Morris‘ new video for “I Can’t Love You Anymore” is a recap of last year’s Humble Quest Tour. You can check it out on YouTube. Kassi Ashton‘s new single is “Drive You Out of My Mind,” which she’ll likely perform during her Grand Ole Opry debut on March 15.  Tyler Farr and Jelly Roll have teamed up for the new …

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Kind Music Group Dolly Parton and Dionne Warwick have released their much-anticipated collaboration, the gospel track “Peace Like A River,” which Dolly wrote. When asked what it was like to meet Dolly for the first time, Dionne tells Billboard, “Well, it was more laughter than anything else. We had a wonderful, wonderful meeting. It was as if we’d known each …

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ABC Luke Combs is sharing a special note about who his new song, “Joe,” is dedicated to. In an Instagram post Friday, he explains why the song off his upcoming album, Gettin’ Old, is something he’s wanted to share with fans for years. “There have been some folks in my family that have struggled with alcoholism and addiction through the years,” Luke writes. “I’ve …

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ABC Ashley McBryde‘s new single is “Light On In The Kitchen,” and it’s a song that has deep, personal meaning for her. “When I tell someone there’s a ‘Light On In The Kitchen’ for them, to me it means you’re thinking of them, even if they’re not coming home that night,” she explains. “While writing this, we …

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MCA Nashville Kip Moore‘s getting romantic — sort of — on his fifth studio album, DAMN LOVE. “I’ve always had a nomadic spirit, at the core of me that’s what I am, and it’s a beautiful life I lead — I don’t take that for granted,” Kip explains. “But I still crave that companionship down deep in my DNA, …

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Jason Davis/Getty Images for Alzheimer’s Association The first song from Brad Paisley‘s forthcoming album, Son of the Mountains, features a very special guest: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Brad’s releasing the track, “Same Here,” on Friday, February 24, the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The lyrics bridge the perceived divide that can exist within countries and cultures. “However you talk, …

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Big Machine Justin Moore‘s sixth studio album, Stray Dog, is set to arrive May 5.  The eight-track record includes his latest #1, “With a Woman You Love”; a duet with Riley Green on “Everybody Get Along”; his current hit with Priscilla Block, “You, Me, and Whiskey”; and the title track, “Stray Dogs,” which is available now.  “It’s really autobiographical — me personally, …

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