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Nashville notes: Kelsea Ballerini’s pop collab, Chase Rice’s new album + more

Kelsea Ballerini is collaborating with pop act Fletcher. The two stars are planning to release a duet rendition of “Better Version” this Friday. The song originally appeared on Fletcher’s Girl of My Dreams album. Chase Rice announced his next album, I Hate Cowboys & All Dogs Go to Hell, on Thursday morning. It’s got a …

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Carrie Underwood + more country stars rev up for Hy-Vee Indycar Race Weekend

ABC You can catch Carrie Underwood, Kenny Chesney and Zac Brown Band on the Iowa Speedway next summer. All three superstar country acts have signed on to play the Hy-Vee Indycar Race Weekend, with Carrie and Kenny taking the stage on Saturday, July 22. The next day, ZBB will rock out with the racing fans, …

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‘Bluebird Days’: Jordan Davis pulls back the curtain on his next album

UMG Nashville Hot on the heels of his CMA Awards Song of the Year victory for “Buy Dirt,” Jordan Davis is ready to announce his second full-length album. The project is called Bluebird Days, a nod to his passion for duck hunting, according to American Songwriter, who had a first look at the album and …

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Maren Morris will lend some festive musical magic to two Disney holiday specials

ABC/Randy Holmes Maren Morris is lending her voice to not one but two upcoming Disney holiday specials. In this year’s installment of The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration, fans can catch Maren’s performance of “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree.” The annual celebration, hosted by siblings Julianne and Derek Hough, returns on Sunday, November …

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Jimmie Allen, Elle King to co-host this year’s ‘New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash’

ABC/Eric McCandless Jimmie Allen and Elle King will be ringing in the New Year in downtown Nashville. The two singers are co-hosting this year’s New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash along with Entertainment Tonight’s Rachel Smith. According to ET Online, Jimmie’s excited to host the Bash not only because of his love of Nashville, but …

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Ingrid Andress isn’t sure kickball’s a sport, but she knows it leads to “Wishful Drinking”

ABC Kickball can lead to a little “Wishful Drinking” — just ask Ingrid Andress and Sam Hunt.  You see, the pair’s recent number one can be credited to the fact that Ingrid’s boyfriend and Sam both love to play some ball.  “I met Ingrid three or four years ago,” Sam explains. “I played basketball with a group of …

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Nashville notes: Billy Ray Cyrus gets engaged + more

Billy Ray Cyrus announced via People that he is engaged to singer-songwriter Firerose. The couple have collaborated musically, too; their latest song together is called “Time.” The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum has announced a partnership with the University of Illinois to release books on country music. The first release, a companion book to a current …

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Thomas Rhett wishes his daughter “Lillie bug” a happy first birthday

ABC Thomas Rhett and his family are celebrating a very special birthday this week. The youngest of the singer’s four children, Lillie, is officially a one-year-old. “Lillie bug…how are you one already?” TR wrote on social media. “It seems like yesterday. For real.” In his birthday post, the singer shared a snapshot of little Lillie …

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Kelsea Ballerini jumps in “Heartfirst” to celebrate her “cosmic” Grammy nomination

ABC Kelsea Ballerini had a reason to celebrate when the 2023 Grammy nominations were announced on Tuesday: Her new single “Heartfirst” is nominated in the Best Country Solo Performance category. The singer was watching the nominees announcement in real time, and she shared video of her immediate reaction on social media. When the news broke, she was …

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Shania Twain explains why her ‘Queen of Me’ album is extra “precious” after voice-saving throat surgery

Louie Banks/Republic Records Shania Twain’s new Queen of Me album is the first full-length project she has recorded since her open-throat surgery in 2018, which was one of several procedures intended to help her recover from her lengthy battle with Lyme disease. “Every day that I was recording I was testing the new voice,” she …

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