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Keith Urban, Tim McGraw + more feature on Rita Wilson’s ‘Now & Forever: Duets’ album

Theo Wargo/Getty Images Keith Urban, Tim McGraw and Willie Nelson are just a few of the featured collaborators joining Rita Wilson for her new ‘70s cover album, Now & Forever: Duets. The track list features a span of guest vocalists from a variety of different genres — for example, Smokey Robinson and Elvis Costello each …

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Chris Young scraps a handful of UK shows as COVID-19 hits his camp

Chris Young intended to wrap up the month of August with a series of U.K. shows, but COVID-19 threw a wrench in those plans. The singer is halting a handful of tour dates due to illness in his camp. “This week started off incredibly with with my 13th #1 single and plans to tour in …

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Miranda Lambert joins 2023 Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam as a headliner

Getty Miranda Lambert is headed to Panama City Beach, Florida, next June. She’s been announced as the second headliner for the 2023 Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam, joining previously announced headlining act Morgan Wallen. They’ll each head up a bill on one night of the four-day festival, with two headliners yet to be announced. The “Strange” …

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When Mitchell Tenpenny + Chris Young are “At the End of a Bar,” hilarious hijinks almost always ensue

Rich Fury/Getty Images Mitchell Tenpenny and Chris Young just notched a chart-topping hit with their duet, “At the End of a Bar,” a song that Mitchell says is particularly special because it’s based on real-life events. The two artists are good friends, and they often meet up at local Nashville hot spots like Tin Roof …

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Nashville notes: A new Johnny Cash movie, a new song from Mickey Guyton

A new movie about Johnny Cash is coming to theaters this winter. Called Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon, the film will show on December 5, 6 and 7 only. Tickets are available now. Mickey Guyton has a new song, called “Somethin ‘Bout You,” due out this Friday. She’ll perform it as part …

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Russell Dickerson, Dolly Parton + more sign on for Cheat Codes’ upcoming country album

ABC/Connie Chornuk DJ trio Cheat Codes have dabbled in all kinds of genres, from dance to alt-rock, but they’ve never tried their hands at country music — that is, until now. The bandmates have set their sights on a country album, called One Night in Nashville, and they enlisted some serious country star power to …

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Garth Brooks reveals his Croke Park shows will be filmed “either for a network special or a streaming special”

Terry Wyatt/Getty Images Garth Brooks’ Stadium Tour ends with a bang this September, as he goes overseas for five sold-out dates at Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland. During a recent episode of his Facebook Live show, Inside Studio G, Garth revealed that those shows will have an extra exciting component: they’re being filmed. “We’re filming …

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Luke Combs describes his “crippling” OCD experience, how his son’s birth shifted his perspective

ABC/Connie Chornuk Luke Combs has noticed a major shift in his worldview since the birth of his son in June. “Your whole perspective changes,” the singer told Kelleigh Bannen during an interview on Apple Music Country. “There’s stuff that used to matter as far as the things that you worry about, you just don’t really worry …

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“Wait in the Truck”: Hardy teams up with Lainey Wilson for a grisly new murder ballad

Danielle Del Valle/Getty Images Hardy’s next single is just around the corner, and he says “it’s a special one” for many reasons. For one thing, it’s a duet with Lainey Wilson. On social media, the “Sold Out” hitmaker teased a snippet of the new song, “Wait in the Truck,” as well as a video. The …

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Maren Morris’ “Tall Guys” is a hat tip to husband Ryan Hurd: “He’s definitely the tallest guy in my life”

ABC Maren Morris didn’t have to take much creative license when she wrote “Tall Guys,” a tongue-and-cheek, fun celebration of height-gifted men that appears on her latest album, Humble Quest. That’s because her husband, fellow artist Ryan Hurd, is 6 feet, 3 inches tall — over a foot taller than Maren. “I’m 5’1″, so I look …

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