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Maren Morris’ ’Humble Quest’ features a song about her son: “He’s precious”

Columbia Nashville Maren Morris has a particularly special song on her new album, Humble Quest.  The singer revealed that the song “Hummingbird” is about her son, Hayes, who turns two on March 23. “He’s doing good,” Maren tells Entertainment Tonight about her son that she shares with husband Ryan Hurd. “He’s precious. He’s honestly the sweetest kid. I don’t know how we …

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Gabby Barrett on meeting Dolly Parton: “She was wonderful”

Kevin Winter/Getty Images for ACM Like most people, Gabby Barrett was charmed by Dolly Parton when they met for the first time.  Gabby and Jimmie Allen got to work alongside Dolly when they all co-hosted the ACM Awards on Monday night, but Gabby met the legendary singer for the first time the night before the ceremony, and had nothing but kind …

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2022 ACM Awards Winners

Kevin Winter/Getty Images for ACM The 57th Academy of Country Music Awards, hosted by Dolly Parton and co-hosted by Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett, streamed live on Amazon Prime Monday night from Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium. Here’s the complete list of winners: ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR Miranda Lambert FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR Carly Pearce MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR Chris …

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Backstage at the 57th ACM Awards, Carly Pearce proclaims “the ladies are here to stay”

Kevin Winter/Getty Images for ACM Backstage at the 57th ACM Awards at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Monday, reporters gathered in the first in-person press room since the start of the pandemic, while others joined virtually.  Girl power seemed to be the theme of the night, as Female Artist winner Carly Pearce reminded the room that …

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Miranda Lambert skips ACMs for first time in 17 years — and wins Entertainer of the Year

Arturo Holmes/ACMA2022/Getty Images for ACM Hey country stars — if you’re ever considering not showing up at a major awards ceremony, just think about Miranda Lambert.  The superstar singer missed the Academy of Country Music Awards for the first time in 17 years Monday night… and ended up winning Entertainer of the Year for the very …

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Nashville notes

Presale tickets for Maren Morris‘ Humble Quest Tour will be available to members of her fan club starting Tuesday at 8 a.m. local time and until Thursday at 10 p.m. local time.  Jon Pardi set a personal record with his headlining performance at Rodeo Houston over the weekend, performing for nearly 73,000 fans.  Brett Young has shared a …

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Thomas Rhett’s not expecting to hang onto his ACM Male Artist of the Year title: “It would be shocking”

Bryan Steffy/Getty Images for ACM Thomas Rhett is the reigning ACM Male Artist of the Year, and he’s nominated again this year, but he’s not expecting to hang onto the title. “It would be shocking,” the singer admits. “I’m always very thrilled to be nominated, but man, when you’re in these categories with these other …

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All together now: Carrie Underwood is excited to celebrate “a great year in country music” at the ACM Awards

ACMA2020/Getty Images for ACM Reunited, and it feels so good!  Ahead of the 2022 ACM Awards, Carrie Underwood says she’s most excited about reconnecting with her peers, as country music takes over Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.  “I think what excites me most about being at the ACMs this year is that we’re all together. We’re in …

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Maren Morris is taking “Circles” to the “epic” and “crazy” ACMs stage for its TV debut

Bryan Steffy/Getty Images for ACM Maren Morris‘ new single, “Circles Around This Town,” will get the Vegas treatment tonight when she performs its TV debut at the 2022 ACM Awards. The show is taking place at Allegiant Stadium, a venue that, Maren says, was pretty dazzling even during rehearsals. “It’s beautiful, and the stage that …

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Chris Stapleton’s ACM Awards performance will honor victims of Route 91 shooting

Theo Wargo/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Chris Stapleton is offering a very special performance at the 2022 ACM Awards with “Watch You Burn.”  The singer is using his time in the spotlight to pay tribute to the victims of the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival shooting in Las Vegas in 2017. In the early hours …

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