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Nashville notes: Tim McGraw covers Merle Haggard, Tanya Tucker stars in ‘A Nashville Country Christmas’ + more

Tim McGraw recently shared a live cover of Merle Haggard’s holiday classic, “If We Make it Through December,” on his social media. Tanya Tucker stars in the upcoming Paramount Network holiday film A Nashville Country Christmas. The trailer is available to watch now. Scotty McCreery returns to the road Wednesday after several weeks of paternity leave; …

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Jason Aldean gets his own “Behind the Music” mini documentary: “Really proud of this”

ABC/Connie Chornuk Jason Aldean is among the artists getting their own episodes in a revitalized run of the classic Behind the Music documentary series. The franchise got a reboot on Paramount+ in 2021 and this week a number of new episodes dropped. Jennifer Lopez, Boy George and Remy Ma are the spotlight artists in other …

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Dolly Parton is “praying and thinking about” which causes should benefit from her $100 million Jeff Bezos grant

Theo Wargo/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Philanthropy has long been important to Dolly Parton, and now, she’ll be able to do a whole lot more of it. The country legend was awarded $100 million from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos this month to allocate to charities of her choosing. But Dolly’s …

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ABC’s ‘CMA Country Christmas’ shares the song list for this year’s special

ABC Before the 2023 CMA Country Christmas special airs next week, the show has revealed its festive song list. Rising vocal duo The War and Treaty will perform “O Holy Night,” Scotty McCreery will perform “Holly Jolly Christmas” and show host Carly Pearce will deliver a two-pack of holiday favorites: “Man With the Bag” and …

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“She”: Jelly Roll shares a new song to raise awareness + support for the addiction crisis

ABC Fast-rising hitmaker Jelly Roll returns today, November 30, with “she,” a new song that puts a spotlight on the addiction crisis and the people impacted by it. “‘she’ is about the struggle of addiction. ‘she’ is talking about the elephant in the room and addressing head on the heroin and fentanyl epidemic that is …

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For Luke Combs, life’s “completely different” since his son Tex arrived

ABC/Connie Chornuk Just three weeks ago, Luke Combs picked up his second consecutive Entertainer of the Year trophy from the Country Music Association.  But even that pales in comparison to the new title he took on June 19 when his son Tex arrived: father. Luke admits it’s been quite a life change. “Oh, man, it’s — I would say …

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Nashville notes: Dolly Parton’s TV appearances, Chris Janson’s harmonica tutorial + more

Dolly Parton has a string of talk show appearances planned for this week. Catch her on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday, The TODAY Show on Thursday morning and The Kelly Clarkson Show on Thursday afternoon. She’ll be discussing her upcoming holiday movie, Dolly Parton’s Magic Mountain Christmas, which airs Thursday at 8 …

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After co-hosting in 2021, Carly Pearce is ready to fly solo as the CMA Country Christmas host this year

ABC/Robby Klein It’s up to Carly Pearce to set a festive tone for ABC’s CMA Country Christmas special this year, but she’s feeling confident because she’s had practice. “I feel like last year was so helpful for me to kind of get my bearings of what it even is like to host something that big,” …

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Kane Brown joins the lineup for the 2023 Super Bowl Music Fest

ABC/Randy Holmes Kane Brown is repping country music at Super Bowl LVII. The singer is joining the lineup for the 2023 Bud Light Super Bowl Music Fest, a three-day festival leading up to the big game. He’s splitting the bill with headlining act Imagine Dragons on Saturday, February 11, the final day of the festivities …

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Thomas Rhett, Jason Aldean + Brooks & Dunn to headline 2023 TidalWave Festival

ABC It might be chilly and gray in Nashville, but Thomas Rhett, Jason Aldean and Brooks & Dunn are already looking ahead to summer fun. The three superstar acts have been announced as headliners for the 2023 TidalWave Music Festival, which is set to take place in Atlantic City Beach, New Jersey, next August. The beachside …

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