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Nashville notes: John Michael Montgomery healing up after crash + more

Singer John Michael Montgomery is on the road to recovery after sustaining injuries in a bus crash last week, according to an update from his son and fellow country artist Walker Montgomery. The younger Montgomery wrote that his dad was “doing well” and that the family was “lucky” in an update on Twitter. Country-themed Fox …

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Garth Brooks shed his “soccer dad” bod ahead of Croke Park shows: “I lost 50 lbs”

Terry Wyatt/Getty Images Garth Brooks is in the midst of a string of sold-out stadium shows at Dublin’s Croke Park to end his Stadium Tour, and as he takes the stage, he’s back in fighting shape. “I’m the same weight I was when I played here in ‘97, that’s what I want,” Garth told media …

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Maren Morris is taking “I Can’t Love You Anymore” on a Humble Quest to country radio

Michael Loccisano/Getty Images Maren Morris is keeping the music coming with a fresh single off her Humble Quest album. For her next radio single, she’s selected “I Can’t Love You Anymore,” which is the third track on the project. “Next single let’s goooooooooooo,” Maren wrote on Twitter this week along with the single art for …

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Breland’s Thomas Rhett collab got a very important seal of approval — from TR’s kids

Catherine Powell/Getty Images for BRELAND Breland and Thomas Rhett join forces on the boppy, gospel-inspired duet “Praise the Lord,” a song that is one of several mega-watt duets on Breland’s just-released Cross Country album. The duet sounds effortless, but Breland tells Billboard that getting Thomas on the song was actually a fairly involved process: It …

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Ashley McBryde rounds up musical pals for ‘Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville’, a collection of story songs

Warner Music Nashville Ashley McBryde tells the stories of characters across small-town America in Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville, a new, 13-track collection that will showcase her unparalleled knack for writing story songs. And she’s not alone in the project: Lindeville is a collaborative effort featuring fellow artists like Brandy Clark and Caylee Hammack. Brothers Osborne‘s John Osborne produced the album. According …

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Little Big Town’s Jimi Westbrook on the band’s new single, “Hell Yeah”: “We loved it from the start”

Capitol Records Nashville When Little Big Town‘s Jimi Westbrook and Phillip Sweet got into the room with Tyler Hubbard and Corey Crowder to write “Hell Yeah,” they knew they had something special on their hands.  Corey had been ruminating on the title for a while, but couldn’t find the lyrics to complete the song. But when he presented the hook that transitions from “hell …

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Nashville notes: Blake Shelton presale, Josh Turner holiday special & more

Presale tickets for Blake Shelton‘s Back to the Honky Tonk Tour are available Tuesday.  Kacey Musgraves has released a mini-documentary showing the creation process of her 2021 album, star-crossed.  Vince Gill was recently presented with a plaque commemorating the 30th anniversary of his Grammy-winning album I Still Believe in You, released in September 1992.  Josh Turner‘s Christmas special, King Size Manger, premieres on UPtv on November …

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Darius Rucker to perform with Chapel Hart on ‘America’s Got Talent’ finale

ABC/Connie Chornuk Chapel Hart will be getting a little help from Darius Rucker this week on America’s Got Talent.  The country superstar will join Danica Hart, Devynn Hart and Trea Swindle for a collaborative performance of one of his favorite songs on the season 17 finale. Chapel Hart went viral with their audition performance of their original song, “You Can Have Him Jolene,” in July. They became …

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Mitchell Tenpenny teases “Good Place” off ‘This Is the Heavy’

Columbia Nashville Mitchell Tenpenny is teasing a new song off his upcoming album.  Recently, the singer shared a clip of a track called “Good Place” that follows a heartbroken man after a breakup, with the lyrics stating people can blame it on him acting “too selfish” and refusing to grow up, or the other party  being jealous. Either way, …

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Jimmie Allen, Darius Rucker & more to participate in PBA bowling tournament

ABC/Eric McCandless Jimmie Allen is combining his love of music and bowling in a special event.  The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) is hosting a celebrity tournament featuring Jimmie, Darius Rucker, Chris Young and more. On October 5, the singers will head down to Bowlero Matthews in North Carolina, where they’ll compete against professional bowlers including Pete Weber, Kyle Troup, …

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