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Jelly Roll, Jackson Dean, Priscilla Block + more named to 2023 CRS New Faces class

ABC Jelly Roll, Jackson Dean, Priscilla Block, Frank Ray and Nate Smith have been named the newest class of the Country Radio Seminar’s New Faces program. The five promising up-and-comers will perform during the New Faces of Country Music show lineup at the 2023 Country Radio Seminar next March. The show is a cornerstone event …

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“Tattoo on a Sunburn”: Luke Combs previews new breakup song, asks fans their thoughts

ABC Luke Combs is known for throwing unreleased songs on social media to gauge fan interest and was at it again this week: The singer posted a video clip of himself performing part of a new song called “Tattoo on a Sunburn.” Nostalgic and bittersweet, the song centers around a tattoo that serves as a …

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Zac Brown Band plots lengthy From the Fire Tour kicking off summer 2023

Jason Kempin/Getty Images Zac Brown Band is firming up summer tour plans: The band announced their headlining From the Fire Tour this week, with a new string of dates set to kick off in late June. The band will trek across the U.S. for the tour, with two-night stops in Gilford, New Hampshire, as well as …

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Cody Johnson’s a “very Christmas guy” and made the record to prove it

ABC Cody Johnson‘s already a bit of a man of all seasons, having been both a prison guard and a rodeo cowboy in his native Texas, in addition to being a country star. And just in case last year’s A Cody Johnson Christmas didn’t tip you off, he’s specifically a man for the yuletide season. “I’m [a] …

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Nashville notes: Lindsay Ell’s dual citizenship, Jon Langston’s Christmas music video + more

Canadian-born star Lindsay Ell is officially a dual citizen. She recently passed her U.S. citizenship test, and fellow country act Little Big Town threw a party to celebrate her milestone. Jon Langston co-stars with “Santa” in the music video for his holiday song, “I Only Want You For Christmas.” The clip, appropriately enough, was filmed at …

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Parker McCollum’s got new music on the way — but he’s still workshopping album titles

ABC With the release of his latest song, “Stoned,” Parker McCollum is kicking off a new musical chapter, but he says he’s still figuring out some of the key details. For example, the title of his next record is a big question mark, he explains in a new interview with Today’s Country Radio With Kelleigh …

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Zac Brown Band frontman Zac Brown reportedly engaged to model and actor Kelly Yazdi

Jason Kempin/Getty Images “Out in the Middle” star Zac Brown has found love. The Zac Brown Band frontman and singer is engaged to Minnesota-born model and actor Kelly Yazdi, according to a report from People. “He proposed in Hawaii a while ago,” says one source close to the couple. “It was very intimate and the …

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Jelly Roll reflects on the “Cinderella story” that led him to the top of the country charts

ABC Friday night, superstar-in-the-making Jelly Roll will storm Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, headlining a marquee hometown show and using the proceeds to benefit the Davidson County Juvenile Detention Center, where he himself was incarcerated as a teen. “You couldn’t write a Cinderella story cooler than this,” the singer tells Billboard ahead of the show. “Saying that …

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Does Lainey Wilson have the acting bug after her star turn on ‘Yellowstone’?

ABC Now that Lainey Wilson‘s made her acting debut playing the singer Abby in season 5 of Yellowstone, the CMA Female Vocalist of the Year sounds like she may be ready to step in front of the camera again.  “I will say it’s very similar to what I do on a daily basis anyway,” she says of her …

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Nashville notes: George Strait’s Vaqueros del Mar returns, Elle King cancels shows + more

George Strait’s 12th annual Vaqueros del Mar charity golf event took place once again this year, raising a record-setting $2.4 million for the Feherty’s Troops First Foundation. George performed at a benefit concert during the event, as did Randy Houser, Randy Rogers, Asleep at the Wheel and more artists. Elle King had to cancel radio …

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