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‘Imagine That’: Patsy Cline’s Lost Recordings include Christmas songs + more

Elemental Music/Deep Digs More than 60 years after her death in a plane crash, 48 unissued recordings by Patsy Cline are finally making their debut on Record Store Day 2025.  Imagine That: The Lost Recordings (1954-1963) is a double-disc vinyl set made up of four dozen recordings from radio broadcasts, TV shows and demos that …

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Kenny Chesney shares details about visuals for Sphere Las Vegas shows

NBCUniversal What will it look like when Kenny Chesney takes the stage at Sphere in Las Vegas in May?  We now have a bit of a clue, as the superstar revealed the Sphere creative team was “embedded” during some of last year’s Sun Goes Down shows and spent time with him “shooting footage that reflects [his] …

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Hit songwriter Jacob Hackworth steps out as an artist on Tucker Wetmore’s tour

T Vill Records/Goat Island Sound As singer/songwriter Jacob Hackworth sets out on the Waves on a Sunset Tour with his buddy Tucker Wetmore, he’s also launching his first track as an artist. Previously, Jacob wrote Tucker’s “Wine into Whiskey,” Bailey Zimmerman‘s six-week #1 “Rock and a Hard Place” and Corey Kent‘s current hit, “This Heart,” as well …

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ERNEST is ‘Gettin’ Gone’ with Snoop Dogg

Big Loud Move over, Morgan Wallen. ERNEST is replacing you with Snoop Dogg.  Of course, Morgan helped ERNEST grab his first #1 as an artist with “Cowgirls.” Now, the singer/songwriter’s teaming up with the veteran rapper for “Gettin’ Gone.”  The collaboration came together after ERNEST shared the song “informally” with Snoop, “who immediately asked to …

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How Tom Petty impacted Jon Pardi’s ‘Honkytonk Hollywood’

Capitol Nashville “Why Aren’t You Listening to Jon Pardi?” a new Esquire article asks, as it explores the making of his new album. It also ponders why Jon doesn’t seem to have the same kind of recognition among pop fans as artists like Luke Combs and Morgan Wallen do, in spite of his six number …

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Shaboozey announces ‘complete edition’ of latest album; hear new single with Myles Smith now

Empire Shaboozey and Myles Smith have both been on rocket ship rides to fame over the past year, so it’s fitting that the two artists would team up for a song. Their collab, “Blink Twice,” is out now. In it, both artists seem to reference their nonstop schedules: “Oh God, would you tell me why …

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LOCASH is ‘Hometown Home’ with their own label & 4th #1

ABC/Paula Lobo When LOCASH locked in their fourth #1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart dated April 12, it was different. In many ways they’d done this one on their own, having released “Hometown Home” as the first single on their own Galaxy Label Group.  “It’s a fantastic feeling,” Chris Lucas says. “You know, it’s everything we dreamed …

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‘Truth Be Told’: A sneak peek at the new The Judds docuseries

Lifetime The trailer for The Judd Family: Truth Be Told, a four-part Lifetime documentary, is here, featuring Wynonna Judd and Ashley Judd. It opens with footage of Wynonna and the late Naomi Judd as the mother-daughter duo The Judds doing interviews and performing together onstage. Ashley comments on their fame in one clip, saying, “I was …

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See Garth Brooks enter the ACL Hall of Fame in new PBS special

Jason Kempin/Getty Images The iconic PBS show Austin City Limits is marking its 50th anniversary with an hourlong special inducting Garth Brooks into the ACL Hall of Fame. Garth first appeared on the show in 1990. “You can bring all the smoke and mirrors you want, and trust me — I’ve used ‘em all, but …

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Make that Dr. ‘Girl Goin’ Nowhere’: Ashley McBryde to be honored by Arkansas State

Disney/Robbie Klein You’ll soon be able to call her Dr. Ashley McBryde.  The “One Night Standards” hitmaker recently found out she’s getting an honorary doctorate in music from her alma mater, Arkansas State University. You can watch the emotional moment on her socials.  “Everybody called my dad Doc and everybody called his dad Doc. I …

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