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Mickey Guyton gets a spotlight in Audible’s new artist profile series ‘Origins’

ABC Mickey Guyton will be one of several stars sharing their stories in Origins, a new eight-part audio series from Audible. According to a report from Billboard, the series will pose the same question — “Where are you from?” — to a variety of artists to provide an intimate look into what makes them the …

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Zac Brown Band’s John Driskell Hopkins shares his ALS battle and the song he’s writing for his daughters

Derek White/Getty Images Back in May, founding Zac Brown Band member John Driskell Hopkins told fans he had “tough news to share”: He’d been diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease, also known as ALS. In a new CBS Mornings interview, John offers a detailed look into his daily life with ALS. He first noticed symptoms in 2019, …

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Wynonna Judd + star guests to recreate The Judds’ 1991 Farewell Tour in an upcoming CMT special

Courtesy of CMT/Sandbox Productions Wynonna Judd is spearheading an exciting new CMT concert event celebrating the music of The Judds. Together with some of the star acts who are sharing the stage with her for The Judds’ Final Tour — Ashley McBryde, Kelsea Ballerini, Brandi Carlile, Little Big Town and Martina McBride — Wynonna will …

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Blake Shelton saves country duo on ‘The Voice’ after technical issues give their performance a hit

Trae Patton/NBC Turns out, Blake Shelton’s just a big ol’ softie. On this week’s Battle Rounds episode of The Voice, husband-and-wife duo The Dryes faced off against another Team Blake contestant, Bryce Leatherwood. Their performance of Brooks & Dunn’s “Red Dirt Road” hit a snag thanks to technical difficulties, but the duo rallied, and by …

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Peyton Manning’s pals Chesney, Church & Strait set him up to be Luke’s co-host

ABC/Art Streiber When Peyton Manning takes the stage at the CMA Awards, he’s showing up as a fan of country music as much as he is co-host of the show with Luke Bryan.  Many familiar faces will be in the audience, with Peyton citing Luke, Eric Church and George Straitamong the friends he’s made in the genre over the years.  The …

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Nashville notes: Presale tickets for George Strait, Shania Twain & more

Seaforth is bringing their About Time Tour across the U.S. in 2023, beginning on February 2 in Athens, Georgia. Tickets go on sale Thursday at 10 a.m. local time.  Presale tickets for Shania Twain‘s inaugural concert at Geodis Park in Nashville with Kelsea Balleriniand Breland on June 7 are available now until Thursday at 10 p.m. local time.  Presale tickets for George Strait’s …

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Blake Shelton gets “pumped up” on beef jerky before ’The Voice’ taping

Trae Patton/NBC Blake Shelton has a secret weapon to get energized for The Voice.  While driving to the set in Los Angeles, Blake’s wife — and fellow Voice coach — Gwen Stefani reveals they often carpool to work. But Blake has his eyes on something other than the road.  “I’m so excited, I get to go to work with Blake, we’re …

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“Never known a love like this”: Scotty McCreery and wife Gabi welcome son Merrick Avery

Terry Wyatt/WireImages Scotty McCreery has officially become a father.  He and his wife, Gabi, announced on Tuesday that they welcomed their first child, son Merrick Avery McCreery, into the world on October 24. Gabi gave birth at 4:34 a.m. ET at a hospital in their hometown of Raleigh, North Carolina, with the baby weighing 7 pounds and 13 ounces. …

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Walker Hayes honors sobriety anniversary with unreleased song “Same Drunk”

Terry Wyatt/Getty Images Walker Hayes is commemorating an important milestone in his life with a new song.  In honor of his seven-year anniversary of being sober, Walker debuted an unreleased song, “Same Drunk,” during a recent live show.  In a fan video retweeted by the singer, he introduces the track by saying, “pretty much anything I touch, I can turn …

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Hardy says he wanted to get “as dark as we could” while writing “wait in the truck”

Big Loud Records Hardy drew inspiration from his real life to create the story of “wait in the truck.”  The song about a man who comes across a battered and bruised woman one night while driving in his truck is inspired by how Hardy anticipates he would react if his fiancee, Caleigh Ryan, were to find herself …

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