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Zac Brown Band isn’t letting John Driskell Hopkins’ ALS diagnosis stand in the way of onstage joy

ABC Zac Brown Band is known for their immersive, high-energy live shows — and that’s not changing anytime soon, even though member John Driskell Hopkins is currently battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. In conversation with the Tennessean, ZBB’s Coy Bowles explains that the band is focusing on every second they get to play onstage …

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Jason Aldean’s “soaking in the memories” this season since his kids are “the perfect age”

ABC/Connie Chornuk It’s that time of year when Jason Aldean‘s officially slipping into full-time dad mode. For him, the holiday season’s extra special because of his two youngest kids. “Oh, it’s fun, you know?” he tells ABC Audio. “Memphis will be 5 and Navy‘s 3. She’s almost 4. So it’s like the perfect age for them, you know? And …

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Nashville notes: Walker Hayes’ “restless” new song + Parker McCollum’s album preview

Walker Hayes sat down with an acoustic guitar to play a new song for fans on social media this week. He didn’t specify the title, but captioned his post, “For restless people like me,” which is also one of its lyrics. Parker McCollum shared a “sneak peek” of his upcoming new album on social media. …

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Dolly Parton’s upcoming rock album includes some of her husband’s favorite songs: “He’ll love it”

Theo Wargo/Getty Images Dolly Parton’s induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame may have inspired her to make a whole album full of rock music, but it was an idea she’d been considering for quite a while beforehand, too, because her husband Carl Dean is a big fan of rock music. Now that …

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Dierks Bentley, Brad Paisley + more sign on for a George Jones tribute special, ‘Still Playin’ Possum’

ABC Dierks Bentley, Brad Paisley, Justin Moore and Tanya Tucker are among the first round of performers added to the bill for a new tribute show and TV special dedicated to George Jones, according to a report from Billboard. Called Still Playin’ Possum: Music and Memories of George Jones, the event is scheduled to take …

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Blake Shelton + Gwen Stefani papered one of their bathrooms with tabloids: “It’s pretty funny”

Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images One of the biggest musical cross-genre power couples out there, Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani, have garnered their fair share of press — both independently and together — since they met on the set of The Voice and started dating in late 2015. For example, Blake was named People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 2017, …

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Shania Twain says she’s in her “renaissance period”: “All these years later, I’m still here”

Republic Records As she gears up to release her new album, Queen of Me, early next year, Shania Twain is celebrating a career that, throughout all its evolutions, is still as relevant as ever. “It’s like a renaissance period for me,” the singer tells People in a new cover story. “To be experiencing it as a …

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Calling all last-minute holiday shoppers: Thomas Rhett shares his ‘gift guide for dudes’

ABC Looking for the perfect gift for the country boy in your life? Look no further: Thomas Rhett recently shared a roundup of gift suggestions to make the holiday a special one for all the guys out there. In a video post, TR explains that he got the idea after some of the ladies in …

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Nashville notes: Luke Bryan’s pickup truck giveaway + a shower for Baby Pardi

You can now enter a giveaway to win Luke Bryan’s personal pickup truck. The singer and his family are auctioning off his 2021 GMC Sierra 1500 AT4 to benefit the E3 Ranch Foundation. The truck was originally “stolen” from Luke’s garage as part of the family’s annual Pranksmas tradition; you can watch his reaction on wife …

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Scotty McCreery almost missed his son’s birth: “Luckily got back just in time”

ABC/Larry McCormack Scotty McCreery has had plenty of career highs in 2022, but nothing tops the birth of his first child. Scotty and his wife, Gabi, welcomed baby boy Avery in October. Contrary to what the couple was expecting, he made his big debut two weeks ahead of schedule. Gabi was confident she wasn’t going to go …

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