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Grinches beware: For Dan + Shay, it’s already ‘Officially Christmas’

Dan + Shay’s ‘It’s Officially Christmas: The Double Album’ (Warner Nashville) Dec. 25 may be well over a month away, but for Dan + Shay, It’s Officially Christmas.  Not only are Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney celebrating the one-year anniversary of their double album with that title, they’re also teasing a new holiday tune.  “Today …

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Morgan Evans downs some ‘Beer Back Home’ for new video

Morgan Evans’ ‘Steel Town’ (Virgin Music Group) Morgan Evans took a low-key approach to making the music video for his new song, “Beer Back Home.” The main ingredients were director Peter John and an October road trip to his favorite pub, The Ship Inn, in Morgan’s hometown of Newcastle, Australia, where he played a pop-up …

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Little Big Town will help reveal Grammy nominees on Friday

Little Big Town (Ralph Bavaro/NBC) Nominations for the 68th Grammys are just around the corner. On Friday, the nominees across all 95 Grammy categories for the 2026 awards show will be announced by stars that include Nashville’s own Little Big Town and CeCe Winans. The 2026 Grammy nom announcement will start at 8 a.m. PT/11 a.m. ET. …

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In her next chapter, Kelsea Ballerini ‘sit[s] in parks’ on Mount Pleasant

Kelsea Ballerini’s ‘Mount Pleasant’ (Black River) There’s a surprise new EP from Kelsea Ballerini coming later in November, with the first song set to drop in a matter of hours.  “i sit in parks. available at midnight,” she shared on Thursday, teasing the new track. “mount pleasant, a six song collection, available November 14.”  Kelsea’s …

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Ella Langley, Megan Moroney, Luke Combs, Shaboozey & more booked for 59th CMAs

The 59th annual CMA Awards (Country Music Association/ABC) The biggest preview of the 59th CMA Awards so far is out now, as the Country Music Association reveals the first round of artists who’ll perform on the show.  Luke Combs, Ella Langley, Megan Moroney, Shaboozey, Zach Top, Tucker Wetmore, BigXthaPlug, Stephen Wilson Jr. and host Lainey …

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Two for the Road: The Scotty McCreery/Dustin Lynch duet debuts on tour

Dustin Lynch & Scotty McCreery (Disney/Eric McCandless; Disney/Frank Micelotta) When the Two for the Road Tour kicks off Thursday night in Saginaw, Michigan, fans will get to see Scotty McCreery, Dustin Lynch and a little something more.  “We’ll be doing something together,” Scotty tells ABC Audio. “We’ve been kinda bouncing back ideas as far as songs …

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Cody Johnson revisits ‘Travelin’ Soldier’ in the studio

Cody Johnson (Disney/Robby Klein) Cody Johnson‘s finally putting out a studio version of a song The Chicks took to the top of the country chart.  “It’s been three years since we released an acoustic cover of ‘Travelin’ Soldier,’” Cody said on his socials Wednesday. “The fans responded so enthusiastically and began requesting it during our live …

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Jelly Roll’s reminded of his past while shopping in Australia

Matt Jelonek/Getty Images Jelly Roll‘s in the home stretch of his first tour Down Under, and he seems to be having a blast, save for an incident at one store in Australia.  “Hey man, the Louis Vuitton in Sydney legitimately just treated us like we were finna come in and rob that place,” he said in …

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Trisha Yearwood & Garth Brooks’ ‘Merry Christmas, Valentine’ was born by the pool

Trisha Yearwood’s ‘Christmastime’ (Virgin Music Group/Gwendolyn Records) Trisha Yearwood‘s new holiday album, Christmastime, doesn’t arrive until Friday, but you can check out her new duet with husband Garth Brooks now.  Ironically, the couple co-wrote “Merry Christmas, Valentine” several years ago when they were “sitting outside in the summer by the pool.” “The way Garth writes and …

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Kenny Chesney never thought he’d be on the cover of ‘Newsweek’

Kenny Chesney’s ‘Heart Life Music’ (William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers) Promoting his new book, Heart Life Music, has landed Kenny Chesney on the cover of Newsweek, and the superstar can’t quite believe it.  “Me? On the cover of Newsweek magazine?” he reacts. “When you’re thinking about things that might happen when you grow up, that’s absolutely not …

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