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Nashville notes: New music from Lee Brie, Tyler Hubbard and more

Lee Brice appears to be planning to release some Christmas music this year. He teased a new holiday tune called “Santa Claus Was My Uber Driver,” set for release on October 28. Tyler Hubbard just dropped the music video for his song “I’m the Only One,” which comes off his Dancin’ in the Country EP. …

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Kane Brown’s wife celebrates his birthday: “God definitely spent a little more time on you”

ABC/Connie Chornuk Kane Brown turns 29 Friday, and for the family-focused country star, that means only one thing: celebrating with wife Katelyn and their two young daughters. Katelyn marked the moment on social media, posting a carousel of shots of her husband in his element. The spread of pictures shows him performing onstage, hanging with …

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Elle King contemplates a different way of life in the tongue-and-cheek “Try Jesus”

ABC/Connie Chornuk Elle King is continuing to roll out new tracks from her forthcoming country album, Come Get Your Wife, and the singer proves she’ll try anything once — or twice — in new song “Try Jesus.” “‘Try Jesus’ came at a time I was trying to give my life over to something greater — …

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Ashley McBryde announces date of her Grand Ole Opry induction ceremony

Kevin Winter/Getty Images for ACM Ashley McBryde’s got a very important date with the Grand Ole Opry: On December 10, she’ll attend a special induction ceremony where she’ll officially become a member of the hallowed institution. In case you missed it, Ashley got a surprise invite to join the Opry during an in-studio appearance on CBS Mornings …

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‘Merry Christmas, Y’all’: Thomas Rhett drops a four-pack of holiday classics

Courtesy of The Valory Music Co. It’s (almost) the most wonderful time of the year, and as he gears up for the holiday season, Thomas Rhett is releasing a four-track collection of beloved Christmas songs. The singer surprised fans with the new music on Friday, bringing his own signature style to some of the best-loved …

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Cody Johnson looks ahead to bigger stages, international shows and even a little bit of “cowboy work”

Terry Wyatt/Getty Images Cody Johnson is hoping to take a short, well-deserved break. “Right now, we’re slowing down a little bit,” he says. After all, it’s been a very busy year for the rising star. He notched massive hits with singles like “‘Til You Can’t” and “Human,” and as awards show season nears, that success …

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Nashville notes: Lainey Wilson’s album release party, Morgan Evans’ new song + more

Lainey Wilson is throwing a virtual release party for her new album, Bell Bottom Country, on October 30 at 3 p.m. ET. Tickets and merch bundles are available now. Morgan Evans has released the studio version of “Over For You,” a song he wrote in the midst of his divorce from Kelsea Ballerini. “It was …

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Dierks Bentley finds the “Gold” in everyday life in his free-wheeling, outdoorsy new video

Capitol Records Nashville Dierks Bentley spotlights working-class freedom in the music video for his current single, “Gold,” which he put out this week. The video follows a guy who’s been working hard for months in order to live out a dream: We see him quit his job, sell all his stuff in a yard sale, …

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Carly Pearce’s headlining Ryman shows will conclude her 29 album cycle

ABC/Connie Chornuk Carly Pearce’s 29: Written in Stone album has brought the singer’s career to new heights — even helping to earn her induction into the Grand Ole Opry — and given her memories she’ll cherish forever. But now, it’s time to move on. The grand finale of the 29 album cycle will take place …

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Reba McEntire “never blamed God” for the plane crash that killed her bandmates, but she still has “questions”

ABC/Heidi Gutman Reba McEntire will never forget the fateful March day in 1991 when a plane full of her band and crew members departed from San Diego after a show and never made it home. That charter jet plane crashed, killing seven members of Reba’s backing band, her tour manager and both pilots onboard. Reba, …

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