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For Gabby Barrett, multi-Platinum hits seem to be ‘The Easy Part’

Gabby Barrett (Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images) Gabby Barrett previewed what’s ahead for her musically and picked up some accolades for a couple monster hits at the annual Warner Records luncheon during Country Radio Seminar this week in Nashville.  She performed “The Easy Part,” which she co-wrote with HARDY, and debuted an unreleased song, teasing that Chris …

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Luke Combs spent every cent he had to put out his first single

‘Hot Ones’ (First We Feast/Hot Ones) Talk about a bet that paid off: Luke Combs spent all the money he had to pay for his debut single, “Hurricane,” to be mastered.  That’s one of the things he reveals as the guest on the latest episode of Hot Ones. “Interestingly and luckily enough, it was the only …

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Ashley McBryde’s new album is ‘Wild’ & it’s coming in May

Ashley McBryde’s ‘Wild’ (Warner Records Nashville) Ashley McBryde’s fifth studio album, Wild, will arrive on May 8.  “When people hear this record, I hope it wakes up the part of them that I’m singing about in ‘Wild’—the part that still believes in those unrealized dreams and untaken risks,” Ashley says. “I believe that wild little …

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Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson & Riley Green are booked to play the 61st ACMs

The 61st Academy of Country Music Awards (ACM) Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson and Riley Green make up the first round of artists confirmed to perform at the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards.  In 2026, the show returns to its longtime home in Las Vegas at MGM Grand Garden Arena. It’ll also be back in …

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Taylor Swift belongs in Country Music Hall of Fame, says country legend

Taylor Swift and Vince Gill perform at the Country Music Hall Of Fame Museum’s “All For The Hall” at Club Nokia on Sept. 23, 2010 in Los Angeles. (John Shearer/WireImage) Taylor Swift will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in June, and she’s got five years to go before she’s eligible for the …

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Trisha Yearwood will take over the Opry Sunday to raise money for breast cancer

Trisha Yearwood (Disney/Randy Holmes) Trisha Yearwood is hosting her second Band As One Nashville Concert for the Cure on Sunday, and expectations are high for several reasons.  The first is the progress Trisha’s seen since losing her mother to breast cancer in 2011.  “I’ve watched friends in treatment [for the same cancer as my mother] take a …

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Brooks & Dunn’s ‘Neon Moon’ shines on C2C for the first time

Brooks & Dunn (Disney/Connie Chornuk) Even though they’re the reigning CMA vocal duo of the year and the bestselling country duo of all time, Brooks & Dunn had never traveled across the pond to play the Country to Country festival — until 2026, that is.  Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn took the C2C stage for …

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Willie Nelson’s ‘Dream Chaser’ boasts a writing collab with Bob Dylan

Willie Nelson’s ‘Dream Chaser’ (Legacy Recordings) Willie Nelson will release his 79th solo studio album, Dream Chaser, on May 29.  His 156th record overall continues his musical partnership with writer/producer Buddy Cannon, which has yielded nearly 20 projects in the past 13 years.  The 10-track album includes a rare co-write with the legendary Bob Dylan, …

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Jordan Davis plays his biggest show so far at London’s Wembley Arena

Jordan Davis performs in Berlin, Germany. (Frank Hoensch/Redferns) Jordan Davis is quite the world traveler these days.  He recaps his half a dozen international shows so far this year in a new Instagram video set to his #12 hit “Turn This Truck Around.”  “Ripped through Europe and the UK on the Ain’t Enough Road Tour …

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‘Just Believe’: There’s a new live version of Bailey Zimmerman’s collab with Brandon Lake

Bailey Zimmerman & Brandon Lake’s “Just Believe (Live)” (Atlantic/Warner) Bailey Zimmerman’s collab with Brandon Lake was just released on Friday, but the response has been so great that they’ve already released a new live version.  “SPEECHLESS… thank you from the bottom of my heart for listening to ‘Just Believe’ over and over,” Bailey wrote on …

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