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Fresh perspectives helped shape Kip Moore’s new album, ‘Damn Love’

MCA Nashville Kip Moore‘s highly anticipated fifth studio album, Damn Love, is out now. Preceded by 2020’s Wild World, Kip says this new record is, in some ways, shaped by the pandemic. While no song directly chronicles that period, the emotions and intentions behind crafting the 13-song project were a result of a change in perspective. “The …

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Gordon Lightfoot, “Sundown” singer-songwriter, dies at 84

Daniel Knighton/Getty Images Gordon Lightfoot, the Canadian singer-songwriter whose hits “Sundown” and “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” helped to define folk rock, died Monday evening at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto of natural causes, his publicist Victoria Lord confirmed to ABC News. He was 84. Lightfoot’s rise to fame began in the mid-1960s with folk classics such as …

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Nashville notes: Chayce Beckham’s “Till The Day I Die” + Kylie Morgan’s “Sugar Daddy”

Chayce Beckham has dropped a powerful new song, “Till The Day I Die,” which he penned with Andy Albert, Jordan Minton and Mark Trussell. Watch Chayce share the personal backstory of the song on Instagram. Kylie Morgan has released her breezy and empowering new song, “Sugar Daddy.” The track arrives as her debut single, “If He Wanted To He Would,” continues to rise up the country charts. Up-and-comer Alyssa …

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Grand Ole Opry launches new Famous Friends exhibit

Courtesy of Grand Ole Opry Planning to visit Nashville soon? Then be sure to check out the Grand Ole Opry’s newly unveiled Famous Friends exhibit.  Open now at the Acuff House inside the Opry House, the exhibit spotlights various iconic non-country singers, celebrities and public figures who have stepped into and performed on the hallowed Opry stage. The on-display …

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Kane Brown sets sights on more acting roles

Trae Patton/NBC Kane Brown‘s got a couple more dates on his Drunk or Dreaming Tour that’ll stretch into the summer. But after that, the country hitmaker’s planning on taking some time off from music to focus on both family and his newfound passion of acting. “We’re taking a couple of months off coming up,” Kane told ET recently. “I don’t …

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Luke Bryan teases new “party anthem” single

ABC Luke Bryan‘s dropping a new song, “But I Got A Beer In My Hand,” on Friday, May 5.  The country superstar shared the news during his Stagecoach performance in Indio, California, on Friday, April 28. “If you’ll go on TikTok, I put it on my TikTok. Y’all will hear a sample of it tonight. …

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Old Dominion extends No Bad Vibes tour

Jason Kempin/Getty Images More dates have been added to Old Dominion‘s ongoing No Bad Vibes tour.  The new multiple-city leg kicks off September 7 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, before concluding in Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on December 15.  Tyler Hubbard, Kip Moore, Chase Rice, Niko Moon, Priscilla Block, Jameson Rodgers, Kylie Morgan and Adam Doleac will open on select dates.  Tickets go on sale Friday, May 5, at …

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Kimberly Perry’s debuting her solo EP

RECORDS Nashville/Columbia Records The Band Perry‘s lead vocalist, Kimberly Perry, has announced her debut solo EP, BLOOM. Arriving June 9 via RECORDS Nashville/Columbia Records, the five-song set will feature the lead single “If I Die Young Pt. 2,” which drops Friday, May 5.  “BLOOM is a record I’ve been dreaming of making since I was a kid,” shares Kimberly. “It’s …

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Alan Jackson invites Jon Pardi to join the Grand Ole Opry

Monica Schipper / Staff Jon Pardi was invited to be a Grand Ole Opry member on Friday, April 28, during his Stagecoach set in Indio, California.  Jon received the invitation after his friend and famed restaurateur Guy Fieri set up the anticipation on stage, then directed his attention to the screen behind them. That’s when a recorded video of Alan Jackson‘s surprise invitation was …

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That’s a wrap on Stagecoach 2023: 10+ years for Luke Bryan, and a first for Riley Green

Monica Schipper/Getty Images for Stagecoach This weekend, the biggest stars in country music descended on Indio, California for one of the biggest festivals of them all: Stagecoach.  Luke Bryan headlined Friday night’s show, one he’s been playing for more than a decade at this point.  “I’ve been doing Stagecoach for, I guess, probably 10-plus years now,” he …

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