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Nashville notes

Maren Morris is headlining Rodeo Houston tonight at NRG Stadium.  Luke Bryan has shared a behind-the-scenes video from Crash My Playa 2022.  Presale tickets for Vince Gill and Amy Grant‘s Christmas at the Ryman concert series go on sale tomorrow morning at 11 a.m. ET. Dates for the 2022 shows are December 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20 and 21.  Copyright © 2022, …

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Luke Bryan “couldn’t be happier” with his Las Vegas residency

ABC Luke Bryan is thrilled with how his Las Vegas show turned out.  The singer launched his first Vegas residency in February with nine shows at Resorts World, and he says it’s among the best performances he’s done in his two-decade career.  “It was great! I couldn’t be happier with how it all went. The show …

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Kane Brown is dropping hints about his new album

ABC Kane Brown is dropping all sorts of knowledge about his upcoming album.  During a recent Twitter Q&A with fans, Kane shared some insight into his next album that sounds like it’ll be arriving sooner rather than later.  The hitmaker revealed that he finished recording the songs for the album a couple weeks ago and it’s currently in the …

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Maren Morris’ ’Humble Quest’ features a song about her son: “He’s precious”

Columbia Nashville Maren Morris has a particularly special song on her new album, Humble Quest.  The singer revealed that the song “Hummingbird” is about her son, Hayes, who turns two on March 23. “He’s doing good,” Maren tells Entertainment Tonight about her son that she shares with husband Ryan Hurd. “He’s precious. He’s honestly the sweetest kid. I don’t know how we …

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Gabby Barrett on meeting Dolly Parton: “She was wonderful”

Kevin Winter/Getty Images for ACM Like most people, Gabby Barrett was charmed by Dolly Parton when they met for the first time.  Gabby and Jimmie Allen got to work alongside Dolly when they all co-hosted the ACM Awards on Monday night, but Gabby met the legendary singer for the first time the night before the ceremony, and had nothing but kind …

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2022 ACM Awards Winners

Kevin Winter/Getty Images for ACM The 57th Academy of Country Music Awards, hosted by Dolly Parton and co-hosted by Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett, streamed live on Amazon Prime Monday night from Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium. Here’s the complete list of winners: ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR Miranda Lambert FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR Carly Pearce MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR Chris …

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Backstage at the 57th ACM Awards, Carly Pearce proclaims “the ladies are here to stay”

Kevin Winter/Getty Images for ACM Backstage at the 57th ACM Awards at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Monday, reporters gathered in the first in-person press room since the start of the pandemic, while others joined virtually.  Girl power seemed to be the theme of the night, as Female Artist winner Carly Pearce reminded the room that …

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Miranda Lambert skips ACMs for first time in 17 years — and wins Entertainer of the Year

Arturo Holmes/ACMA2022/Getty Images for ACM Hey country stars — if you’re ever considering not showing up at a major awards ceremony, just think about Miranda Lambert.  The superstar singer missed the Academy of Country Music Awards for the first time in 17 years Monday night… and ended up winning Entertainer of the Year for the very …

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Nashville notes

Presale tickets for Maren Morris‘ Humble Quest Tour will be available to members of her fan club starting Tuesday at 8 a.m. local time and until Thursday at 10 p.m. local time.  Jon Pardi set a personal record with his headlining performance at Rodeo Houston over the weekend, performing for nearly 73,000 fans.  Brett Young has shared a …

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Thomas Rhett’s not expecting to hang onto his ACM Male Artist of the Year title: “It would be shocking”

Bryan Steffy/Getty Images for ACM Thomas Rhett is the reigning ACM Male Artist of the Year, and he’s nominated again this year, but he’s not expecting to hang onto the title. “It would be shocking,” the singer admits. “I’m always very thrilled to be nominated, but man, when you’re in these categories with these other …

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