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Nashville notes: Hall of Fame goes virtual + Kassi’s Opry debut

Kassi Ashton is set to make her Grand Ole Opry debut March 15. Next week, the Missouri native heads out on the No Bad Vibes Tour with Old Dominion.  You can check out the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s online exhibit, Night Train to Nashville, free on the nonprofit’s website. Formerly a physical exhibit at the …

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The Opry “Goes Dolly” to celebrate the icon’s 77th birthday

CBS via Getty Images Dolly Parton turns 77 on January 19, and the Grand Ole Opry plans to “go Dolly” to celebrate. Although the superstar can’t be on hand “due to her feature film schedule,” that won’t stop country’s longest-running radio show from honoring her.  The Opry will do 77 hours of giveaways on its socials and pass out …

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Dierks Bentley heads back to the drawing board for ‘Gravel & Gold’

Capitol Nashville Dierks Bentley‘s 10th album, Gravel & Gold, will finally arrive February 24. The Arizona native hasn’t put out a record since 2018’s The Mountain, though he has released two chart-topping non-album singles: “Gone” and “Beers on Me” with HARDY and Breland.  Dierks explained the delay in a video that looks back on his 20-year career. “The journey isn’t where I’ve been,” …

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Russell Dickerson plans to crash the opening of Nashville’s first In-N-Out

ABC/Connie Chornuk Russell Dickerson can’t contain his excitement about California’s popular In-N-Out burger chain finally making its way to Nashville. “Y’all, huge announcement! As you probably already have seen, In-N-Out’s coming to Nashville. I will be playing the opening of the In-N-Out in Nashville,” he posted on his socials. There might be one little hiccup with Russell’s plan, …

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“This Is How We Roll”: Brian Kelley’s catching up with ‘MTV Cribs’

ABC Want to know more about the “naked barista”? That’s just one of the questions that’ll be answered when Brian Kelley makes his debut on MTV Cribs Thursday night. Brian and his wife, Brittney, show the iconic MTV show around their Nashville home as part of season 19. You’ll get the chance to watch them frolic in the backyard with …

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Kelsea Ballerini’s putting her HEARTFIRST on the road in 2023

ABC/Connie Chornuk Kelsea Ballerini will launch the second leg of her HEARTFIRST Tour March 6 in Toronto. The Tennessee native picks up where she left off last fall on the trek that takes its name from the lead single of her new Subject to Change album. Presales start on Tuesday. You can find out more at heartfirsttour.com. It’s a busy …

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The awesome Christmas gift Jordan Davis’ kids love

ABC We’re nearly three weeks out from Christmas and the reviews are in at Jordan Davis‘ house.  There’s one toy that’s risen head and shoulders above the rest for his kids, 3-year-old Eloise and 1-year-old Locklan.  “The number one present from Santa this year was bumper cars,” Jordan reveals. “Like, we literally have these two bumper cars that Eloise …

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Nashville notes: Alison Krauss’ duet + Luke Combs’ new tune

Alison Krauss duets with High Valley on the new track “Do This Life,” which will be available to stream or download on Thursday. Luke Combs previewed the new track “Love You Anyway” on Instagram. It’s likely one of the cuts on his new 18-song album, for which a name hasn’t been revealed yet. The project is set to arrive March 24. …

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Chase Rice travels “Way Down Yonder” to ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’

Kaiser Cunningham Chase Rice plans to go a little bit rogue when he plays ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Thursday.  He’s set to perform the track “Way Down Yonder” from his new I Hate Cowboys & All Dogs Go to Hell album, which comes out February 10. “When we wrote this song, I had the mountains of North Carolina where I grew …

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Carrie’s readying the Denim & Rhinestones for round 2

ABC Carrie Underwood‘s counting the days until she heads back on tour. “Only a few more weeks and WE ARE BACK for Leg 2! MIAMI, here we come…LET’S GO!!!” she shared on her socials Wednesday, along with a video preview.  The clip starts with road cases and rigging as the crew begins assembling the stage, before switching …

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