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Here’s what you can expect for 2024 CMA Awards week

Courtesy of Country Music Association The 2024 CMA Awards show is just days away, y’all. So what better way to saddle up for it than with six days of exciting programs? Happening Nov. 16-21, ABC will air several specials, interviews and previews, as well as performances on its morning news and night talk shows. This includes …

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How Brothers Osborne knew ‘Break Mine’ was a standout track

Courtesy of EMI Records Nashville Sometimes, when you hear a song in its final, mastered form, you’ll know whether it’ll connect with listeners. But sometimes, the answer’s not certain. That’s how Brothers Osborne feel about new music, especially their Grammy-nominated single, “Break Mine.” “You go in the studio, you write songs, you go in there and you …

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Nashville Notes: Patrick Murphy’s Bryan Adams cover + Randy Travis’ next award

Warner Music Nashville’s Patrick Murphy has shared his cover of Bryan Adams‘ “Heaven” as part of his ongoing The Piano Sessions series on Instagram. “easily one of my favorite songs of all time and definitely one of my favorite covers to play live,” Patrick shares. “@bryanadams had SO MANY HITS and this one never gets old. …

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Cody Johnson was surprised by his CMA Album of the Year nod

Disney/Larry McCormack It’s no secret that a deluxe Leather wasn’t originally part of Cody Johnson‘s plan. He initially planned for it to be an expansive one-release project, until Warner Music Nashville co-chair and co-president Cris Lacy gave him the idea of breaking the album into two parts. That’s why Leather getting nominated for CMA Album of the Year caught …

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‘Good News’: Shaboozey’s new song is dropping very soon

Disney/Larry McCormack Shaboozey‘s “Good News” now has a release date, and we don’t have to wait long for it. The “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” hitmaker announced that his new track is set to arrive Friday. Shaboozey has been teasing the song since early November. Sonically, it’s a midtempo tune with reflective lyrics on one’s life and …

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Dolly Parton + Kendra Scott unveil butterfly-filled jewelry collection

ABC News Photo Illustration/KendraScott/Adobe stock Dolly Parton continues her reign as America’s sweetheart with a whimsical collection of pink butterfly jewelry created in collaboration with Texas-based jewelry designer Kendra Scott. The collection includes various necklaces, earrings, rings and bracelets that range from petite, subtle nods to the singer’s iconic style to bold statement pieces that promise to …

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Maddie & Tae’s Taylor Kerr welcomes baby #2: ‘We are absolutely in love’

Jason Kempin/Getty Images for BMI Maddie & Tae‘s Taylor Kerr and her husband, Josh Kerr, welcomed their second child, a boy, in Nashville on Oct. 29. Chapel Shields Kerr weighed 3 pounds and 4.9 ounces and measured 15 inches long. He joins his 2-year-old big sister, Leighton Grace, in the now-expanded family of four. “Chapel surprised us on October …

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Cole Swindell’s got a collab with Greylan James coming

ABC Cole Swindell is teaming with rising country singer/songwriter Greylan James on a new song, “Things That I Can’t Change.” Greylan has been teasing the track on his social media, which he co-wrote.  “I wrote this as a reminder that sometimes the past that we try to hide, or that maybe we’re ashamed of, is …

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Luke Combs, Jelly Roll, Eric Church + more added to CMA Awards performance lineup

ABC The second round of performers for the 58th annual CMA Awards has been announced. Luke Combs, Eric Church, Jelly Roll, Cody Johnson, Brooks & Dunn, Kelsea Ballerini, Riley Green, Ella Langley, Noah Kahan, Kacey Musgraves, Bailey Zimmerman and Megan Moroney have been added to the bill. Also on the lineup are previously announced performers Chris Stapleton, Luke Bryan, Post …

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Music is Maddie & Tae’s #1 passion, but their dream is ‘to be pregnant at the same time’

Disney/Scott Kirkland “Ever since we met, we’ve always said music is obviously our number-one passion, but we’ve always, always wanted to be moms,” Maddie & Tae‘s Taylor Kerr tells ABC Audio in a recent interview. Both Maddie Font and Taylor are already moms, but they’re hoping to sync up their pregnancies one day. Yes, that …

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