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How much does Luke love Nicole? Well, here’s another song about it

ABC/Connie Chornuk Luke Combs just can’t stop writing love songs about his wife, Nicole. The beginnings of his new track, “Love You Anyway,” go back to Valentine’s Day 2020, when the two were engaged but had not yet tied the knot. At a show, Luke dedicated “Beautiful Crazy” — one of his number ones — to his fiancée, saying: “If …

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Zac and Dierks are going ‘Live from the Artists Den’

ABC/Connie Chornuk Zac Brown Band and Dierks Bentley hope you’ll meet them for a concert in the den — the Artists Den, that is. Zac and Dierks are just part of the new 11-show season of Live from the Artists Den, set to air Wednesdays on AXS TV at 9 p.m. ET. The respected series is known for taking big artists …

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Priscilla Block welcomes you to the deluxe ‘Party’

Mercury Nashville Priscilla Block‘s debut album is getting the deluxe treatment.  The expanded edition of Welcome to the Block Party adds four new tracks: “Getting Even,” “Me Pt. 2,” “Little Bit” and “Off the Deep End.” Of course, it also includes her breakthrough “Just About Over You” and her hit, “My Bar.”  “This past year was really big …

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Matt Stell’s ‘One of Us’ on new EP

RECORDS Matt Stell‘s proving he’s One of Us with his new six-song EP. In addition to the title track, the collection includes his current hit, “Man Made,” as well as three songs Matt co-wrote: “Shut The Truck Up,” “Roots in This Ground” and “Somewhere Over the Radio.” Tyler Hubbard and HARDY contribute “This One’s Gonna Hurt.” The “Prayed for You” and “Everywhere But …

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Chris Stapleton’s hoping to avoid the pitfalls of the anthem with a straightforward approach

L-R: Sheryl Lee Ralph, Babyface, Chris Stapleton; Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic On a typical Super Bowl Sunday, Chris Stapleton would be “sitting at home with the kids on the couch,” having snacks and watching the game. Of course this year, he won’t be doing that: he’ll be at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, performing the national anthem before …

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Nashville notes: Travis Tritt’s lost album + Parker Mc’s invitation

The album that landed Travis Tritt his record deal will be available to stream for the very first time starting April 28. Proud of the Country was recorded in 1987, and only 1,000 copies of the project were ever made. Joe Nichols, Clint Black, Tracy Lawrence, Linda Davis and Billy Dean are just some of the artists set to play the 10th anniversary of the Country …

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Luke Bryan reunites with Peyton and his pals in Vegas

ABC Luke Bryan‘s having a little CMA Awards reunion in Sin City.  “You never know who’s gonna be in Vegas. Thanks for coming out fellas,” he posted on Thursday, along with a photo of his CMA co-host Peyton Manning, Peyton’s brother Eli and Kirk Herbstreit.  The “Country On” hitmaker isn’t just in Vegas hanging out with his famous footballer friends. He …

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Darius does Rihanna: ‘Wakanda Forever’ cover arrives Friday

ABC/Connie Chornuk Darius Rucker scored a Diamond-certified hit with his 2013 cover of Old Crow Medicine Show‘s “Wagon Wheel.” Could he now do the same with a Rihanna song?  “Lift me up/ Hold me down/ Keep me close/ Safe and sound,” he sings in a TikTok clip of her song from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. “I love this movie. I love this …

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Sam Hunt’s headed to “Walmart” for new song

Todd Owyoung/NBC Sam Hunt‘s serving up another slice of rural heartbreak with his new track, which arrives Thursday night.  “I saw your mama at Walmart with your little girl,” he sings in a social snippet of the song named after the discount mecca.  “She had your eyes and your smile/ She had your nose and …

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Dolly records a “dark duet” with REO Speedwagon’s Kevin Cronin

Katherine Bomboy/NBC REO Speedwagon’s Kevin Cronin is one of the rockers set to appear on Dolly Parton’s upcoming rock album, Rock Star, and he’s spilled the tea on the track they’ve recorded together. While chatting with the Totally 80s podcast, Cronin revealed he and Dolly recorded a cover of the band’s classic “Keep On Loving You,” although he notes their version is …

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