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Carrie Underwood says “Give Her That” was a “surprisingly hard song to sing”

Catherine Powell/Getty Images for CMT Carrie Underwood recently released “Give Her That,” the latest preview of her forthcoming deluxe album. In a recent interview, she detailed the song’s recording process and shared a little vocal challenge she faced. “I wrote ‘Give Her That’ with David Garcia and Lydia Vaughan, and it was one of those songs I feel like we had to play with …

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Conner Smith teases new song, “Boys in the Picture”

Jason Kempin/Getty Images Conner Smith‘s been working on new music and recently teased a new song titled “Boys in the Picture.” “Wrote this song a couple days ago. Let me know what y’all think,” Conner captions his Instagram video. The clip is a screen recording of the voice memo of his unreleased song.  “Head start on 21/ Too smart …

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Step into the writing room with Ashley McBryde

ABC/Connie Chornuk Ever wondered what it’s like to write a song with Ashley McBryde? You’re in luck. Ashley’s released a new episode of her Made For This Series on YouTube. In this episode, the singer offers budding songwriters songwriting tips and takes fans into the writing room as she and her songwriter buddies craft a song together. “I write songs to stay alive. At some …

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Tim McGraw recalls how “It’s Your Love” changed his world

ABC/Connie Chornuk Tim McGraw‘s new album, Standing Room Only, is set to arrive on August 25. The 13-track record features an unreleased song titled “Some Songs Change Your World,” which prompted Yahoo Entertainment to ask Tim about a song that changed his world. “Oh, ‘It’s Your Love,’ because it was the very first song that Faith [Hill] and I ever did together,” Tim recalls, before detailing the …

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Bailey Zimmerman knew his debut album’s title long before it was ready

Courtesy of Warner Music Nashville Bailey Zimmerman may have waited for a while before sending “Religiously” to country radio, but he shares that the song’s long been in the can for him. “I found that song three or four weeks into being a country artist,” Bailey recounts to ABC Audio. “I had just started singing and my manager — I’d …

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Nashville notes: Reba McEntire to New York’s Town Hall + Brett Eldredge’s signed ‘Bring You Back’

Reba McEntire will take the Town Hall stage in New York City on October 10 to perform and chat about her forthcoming new lifestyle book, Not That Fancy: Simple Lessons on Living, Loving, Eating, and Dusting Off Your Boots. Tickets go on sale Friday, August 18, at 12 p.m. on Ticketmaster. Brett Eldredge has autographed a limited number of LPs and CDs …

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Sip on The Pioneer Woman’s refreshing Paloma Cocktail

Getty Images The summer heat can get pretty intense, there’s no doubt about it. So what better way to cool down than with a glass of The Pioneer Woman‘s Paloma Cocktail? Ready in five minutes, the easy-to-prepare drink uses ingredients such as fresh grapefruit juice, fresh lime juice, tequila blanco and grapefruit soda.   “It’s hot hot hot…the …

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Preview Old Dominion + Megan Moroney’s duet before it drops

ABC/Connie Chornuk You won’t have to wait long to hear a snippet of Old Dominion and Megan Moroney‘s forthcoming duet, “Can’t Break Up Now.” Old Dominion recently shared a clip of the heartbreak song alongside a video of them on the tour bus with Megan. “.@_megmoroney came in and turned a song we wrote about being on the …

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Dolly Parton releasing “Let It Be” cover with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr + more on Friday

Butterfly Records/Big Machine Label Group Dolly Parton was able to reunite Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr for her upcoming Rockstar album, and we’re finally going to get to hear it. Dolly announced on X, formerly known as Twitter, that she’s releasing her cover of The Beatles “Let It Be” on Friday, August 18. Not only does the song feature Paul and Ringo, but it …

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Justin Moore shares kids’ back-to-school photos

Jason Kempin/Getty Images The first day of school for Justin Moore‘s children started with one activity: posing for a photo for their daddy. Justin posted the snapshots on Instagram with the caption, “Today was the kids’ first day of school! 8th, 6th, 4th, and 1st grade.” In the first photo, Justin’s daughters Ella, Kennedy, Klein and son South stand together in a line for their first-day-of-school sibling snapshot. The …

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