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Garth Brooks extends his Thunder Ridge Nature Arena gig from one to three nights

Shannon Finney/Getty Images Due to overwhelming ticket demand, Garth Brooks is extending his stay at Thunder Ridge Nature Arena, a newly constructed venue at Bass Pro Shops Big Cedar Lodge in the Ozarks of Missouri. Garth was originally planning to give one concert to christen the new venue, but after 55,000 fans snapped up tickets …

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Hardy + Lainey Wilson deliver vigilante justice in their sinister “Wait in the Truck” duet, music video

Courtesy of Big Loud Records Hardy puts a stop to an instance of domestic violence — and pays a steep price — in his new murder ballad, “Wait in the Truck,” a duet with Lainey Wilson. The story song follows the two up-and-coming stars as they meet on a dark road in the middle of …

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Dolly Parton is ringing in the holiday season with an ultimate deluxe edition of ’A Holly Dolly Christmas’

Warner Records Dolly Parton is embracing the Christmas spirit once again this year. The singer just announced plans to release an ultimate deluxe edition of A Holly Dolly Christmas, which she first put out in 2020. The new version of the project will expand the Holly Dolly track list by eight songs. One of those, …

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Miranda Lambert on how she’s making her Las Vegas residency feel like home: “I’m excited to be in one spot”

Getty Miranda Lambert’s Velvet Rodeo Las Vegas residency kicks off next month, and after years of touring — and spending the summer glamping with her husband, Brendan McLoughlin, in an Airstream camper — she’s excited to hitch her “Bandwagon” to one post for a while. In fact, the singer tells E! News’ Daily Pop that she’s …

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Keith Urban recounts how Ingrid Andress’ performance blew him away: “I was just floored”

Olivia Bee/Warner Music Nashville/Atlantic Records Keith Urban is a big fan of Ingrid Andress these days and he gets to see her onstage quite a lot — the younger star is opening for his The Speed of Now World Tour. Ingrid got her start as a songwriter, and her impressive writing skills were the first …

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Nashville notes: Jon Pardi’s “Campfire Sessions” + the 2022 Canadian Country Music Awards

Jon Pardi is the star of an upcoming episode of “CMT Campfire Sessions,” airing Friday at 10 p.m. ET on CMT. Tenille Townes and Blanco Brown are co-hosting the 2022 Canadian Country Music Awards on September 11. They’ll both perform, too, and Blanco’s debuting a new song called “I’ll Never.” Copyright © 2022, ABC Audio. …

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Jon Pardi says ‘Mr. Saturday Night’ will include a Luke Bryan collab, but not until the deluxe version comes out

Capitol Records Nashville Jon Pardi is planning to release a collaboration with Luke Bryan — eventually. During a Country Countdown USA appearance, while discussing his upcoming Mr. Saturday Night album, Jon decided to drop some hints about his long game for the record, which features an eventual deluxe album that will include a mega-watt duet. …

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Mickey Guyton’s next song, “Somethin’ Bout You,” is an ode to her husband: “I wrote it about him”

ABC Mickey Guyton is getting romantic in her next song, “Somethin’ Bout You”: The singer says it’s a personal message of love to her husband, Grant Savoy. “That man is my biggest fan and he loves the song. I wrote it about him,” Mickey tells ET Online. “Really, it’s about just loving that person that …

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Kelsea Ballerini borrows Shania Twain’s 1999 Grammys dress for the ACM Honors

Terry Wyatt/Getty Images Shania Twain was one of the artists being celebrated at the ACM Honors ceremony on Wednesday night, and Kelsea Ballerini paid homage to the country legend in a very special way: by giving second life to one of Shania’s most memorable looks. Kelsea turned out for the show wearing the very same …

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“Beer with My Friends”: Kenny Chesney wraps the Here and Now Tour with an Old Dominion duet

Jason Kempin/Getty Images Kenny Chesney’s headlining 2022 Here and Now Tour may be coming to an end, but the good memories will live on with a fun new duet. Tour openers Old Dominion join Kenny for a rendition of “Beer with My Friends” that comes out Thursday at midnight. The song was originally put out …

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