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Parker McCollum says Eric Church is “class act top to bottom” after opening for him in Milwaukee

Katie Kauss/Getty Images Parker McCollum’s got nothing but good things to say about Eric Church. The rising country star was the opening act for Eric’s American Family Field show in Milwaukee over Memorial Day weekend, on a bill that also included Brothers Osborne. After the show, Parker felt so moved by how the headliner treated …

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Kane Brown, Loretta Lynn + more join ‘AARP The Magazine’’s multi-generational country music cover story

ABC Country music gets a spotlight in the upcoming June/July edition of AARP The Magazine, which features a sweeping, multi-generational lineup of the genre’s biggest acts celebrating America. Coming just in time for Independence Day next month, the issue includes reflections from country music’s living legends — Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson, to …

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Miranda Lambert, Morgan Wallen, Chris Stapleton + more to receive ACM Honors Special Awards

Academy of Country Music The Academy of Country Music announced its Special Awards nominees on Wednesday, putting a spotlight on artists, songwriters and industry members. Miranda Lambert is being honored for her career-long ACMs success, receiving this year’s Triple Crown Award. She qualifies for that honor because throughout her career she was won ACM Top …

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Frank Ray on how he “caught lightning in a bottle” with music career

BBR Music Group Frank Ray might still be on the police force if his family and friends hadn’t encouraged him to commit to music full time.  Frank was a police officer in Las Cruces, New Mexico, when he started building a following playing local bars and honky-tonks. The singer was on the force for a decade before his music …

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Nashville notes: Carly Pearce, Nashville Meets London & more

Presale tickets for Carly Pearce‘s headlining show at the Ryman Auditorium are available to members of her fan club Wednesday at 11 a.m. ET.  Priscilla Block will be one of the performers at the Nashville Meets London Festival, taking place August 24 and 25 at Trinity Buoy Wharf in East London.  Shy Carter will make his Grand Ole Opry debut …

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Nicole Kidman introduces herself as “Nicole Urban” at Keith Urban’s Las Vegas show

ABC Keith Urban had a special guest join him in Las Vegas this weekend. The crowd at the final night of his 2022 residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace got the ultimate treat when Keith’s Academy Award-winning wife, Nicole Kidman, came out on stage.  Keith greeted his wife with a hug and a kiss as he jokingly asked, “What’s your name?” …

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Jimmie Allen, Michael Ray sign on for ACM Lifting Lives’ mental health series

ABC Jimmie Allen and Michael Ray are among the artists speaking out about their mental health in partnership with ACM Lifting Lives.  In the new digital series The Check-In, multiple country stars are opening up about their mental health journeys, candidly “sharing stories from their own mental health experiences over the recent few years and revealing how music has played a …

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Dan + Shay tribute Kenny Chesney in original new song

ABC Dan + Shay are Kenny Chesney superfans and are pledging their allegiance through song.  The duo is currently one of the opening acts on Kenny’s stadium-sized Here and Now Tour. Ahead of their show at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, they debuted a new song they wrote in honor of the impact Kenny has had on them.  Dan + Shay hopped on Instagram …

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Carly Pearce to make headlining debut at Ryman Auditorium

ABC Carly Pearce is marking a major milestone in her career with her first headlining show at the Ryman Auditorium.  On October 26, the “I Hope You’re Happy Now” singer will make her headlining debut at the historic venue in Nashville with Carly Pearce: One Night at the Ryman. Carly recently topped the charts with Ashley McBryde on their duet “Never …

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Thomas Rhett welcomes summer with #1 hit “Slow Down Summer”

Courtesy of The Valory Music Co. Summer is speeding up for Thomas Rhett, as he has the #1 song in country music this week. The singer welcomed in summer this weekend with his single “Slow Down Summer” rising to #1 on the country charts. Thomas shared the news via video, saying that after taking nighttime pictures on the beach …

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