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Walt Disney Television/Paula LoboChristmas came early for Keith Urban this year, in more ways than one. He recorded “I’ll Be Your Santa Tonight” in time for the yuletide season, and even found time to shoot a video for it as well. With Thanksgiving coming later in November this year, Keith confesses he and wife Nicole Kidman couldn’t wait to hang the …

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ABC / Image Group LACountry duo Sugarland have signed exclusively with Big Machine Records, after putting out their last album, Bigger, jointly via Big Machine and Universal Music Nashville. And clearly, the band’s excited to embark on their next musical project with the label. “I am so proud to continue my association with Scott Borchetta and Big Machine Records,” says …

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ABC / Image Group LALittle Big Town will appear on The Voice season 17 finale on Tuesday night. The superstar group is set to perform with competition hopeful Jake Hoot: Together, they’ll serve up a rendition of LBT’s single “Over Drinking.” The two-hour finale episode of the show features quite a bit of extra star power from the country scene. In …

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ABC/Randy HolmesDarius Rucker is headed to Miami in early 2020. The country solo star and Hootie and the Blowfish front man has announced plans to headline the NFL’s pre-Super Bowl parties on February 2.  Presented by the NFL’s hospitality partner On Location, the festivities leading up to the big event will take place within the security perimeter leading …

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Connor DwyerSam Hunt will count down to 2020 in New York City’s Times Square as part of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest.  The “Body Like a Back Road” superstar is set to take the stage as part of a star-studded lineup that also features performances from K-pop boy band BTS and headlining rapper Post Malone. Singer-songwriter Alanis …

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Big MachineThomas Rhett has scored his 14th number-one hit at country radio with the emotional, family-focused “Remember You Young.”  Thomas says that wrapping a banner year at the top of the charts is even sweeter because of how important the song is to him. “Thank you so much to the fans for embracing such a special …

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UMG NashvilleIn February of 2014, Dierks Bentley released Riser, an album that would go on to become a pivotal moment in his career. Riser blended the hard-partying, feel-good music that won Dierks his first fan base with an earthier, more introspective style.  Now, the singer is commemorating one of the most important albums of his career by releasing it on …

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Allister Ann Kenny Chesney is returning to stadiums in 2020, but if you want to see him in a more intimate setting — well, relatively intimate — here’s some good news: He just announced 18 amphitheater shows as well. Those smaller shows on Kenny’s Chillaxification tour will feature his friends Michael Franti & Spearhead, and …

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ABC/Craig SjodinLots of us may be dreaming of a “White Christmas” this season, but Luke Bryan‘s gone one step further and locked his in. “We’re excited. We are ensuring ourselves of a ‘White Christmas,’” he says. “We’re going snow skiing on Christmas.” “So, yeah, snowmen, chestnuts roasting by an open fire, the whole Jack Frost thing, …

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ABC/Mark LevineChris Janson was busy spreading the “Good Vibes” this weekend at the Leiper’s Fork Christmas Parade on the outskirts of Nashville. Some lucky kids got to take home new fishing gear, thanks to the “Buy Me a Boat” hitmaker and his partners. “We had a great day in Leiper’s Fork, TN spreading Christmas cheer to …

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