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Dustin Lynch extends the Party Mode Tour

Broken Bow Records Dustin Lynch is still in party mode. The hit singer is extending his Party Mode Tour into the fall, with 11 new dates across the U.S. He’s booked two shows in Kansas and Oklahoma in July, followed by a pair of stops in Missouri and Georgia in August. He also has a handful …

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Jon Pardi had to wait years to record “Last Night Lonely,” but “a good song will stick with you”

UMG Nashville Jon Pardi’s “Last Night Lonely” might be new to fans, but the singer says he actually had the current single waiting in his pocket for quite a while before he got the chance to record and release it. “I think I’ve had it on hold for about two years now,” Jon says, explaining that …

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Nashville notes: Carly Pearce, Eli Young Band + more

Carly Pearce has added a second show to her planned Ryman Auditorium date, as tickets to the first show sold out less than an hour after they went on sale. Carly will now play headlining shows at the Ryman on October 26 and 27. Eli Young Band have a new album out today, called Love …

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Lee Brice remixes “Soul” with an amped-up assist from Blanco Brown

Curb Records Lee Brice’s feel-good love song “Soul” gets a pulsing pop treatment in the new “R3HAB” remix of the song, featuring breakout artist Blanco Brown. The song, which comes off of Lee’s Hey World album, crossed genre borders even before the remix came out. The playful, R&B-infused track featured some unconventional lyricism — rhyming …

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Brothers Osborne + Old Dominion in, Alan Jackson out on the CMA Fest main stage lineup

ABC Just days before CMA Fest returns to Nashville, more performers have been added to the festival’s already massive lineup. Brothers Osborne and Old Dominion will now take the main stage at Nissan Stadium during the four-day fest on a bill that includes opening acts like Randy Houser, Deana Carter and Shenandoah. Nissan Stadium headliner Alan Jackson …

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Mickey Guyton down with COVID, no longer performing at Roots Picnic

Sean Gallagher/NBC Country superstar Mickey Guyton announced she recently contracted COVID-19 and will no longer make her scheduled Saturday performance at the Roots Picnic in Philadelphia this weekend.  “After 2 1/2 years of dodging this virus, Covid has finally hit my doorstep,” she said in a note shared on Instagram. “I was SO looking forward to playing the Roots Picnic in Philadelphia on …

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Carrie Underwood, Maren Morris mourn the loss of The McCrary Sisters’ Deborah McCrary

ABC Carrie Underwood and Maren Morris, two country stars who worked with the late Deborah McCrary in the studio, have posted remembrances of the gospel singer, who was one fourth of The McCrary Sisters. “I was blessed to have worked with her on so many occasions,” wrote Carrie, who most recently brought The McCrary Sisters …

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Luke Bryan catches the biggest fish of his life: “11.6 baby”

ABC Luke Bryan has earned countless awards, accolades and honors for his work in the country music genre, but there’s one milestone he’s been waiting his whole life to reach — and he just hit it. That big moment, of course, is catching a fish over 10 pounds. Luke’s an avid fisherman, so much so …

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Chris Young says duetting with more friends for Famous Friends deluxe album was “pretty organic”

Sony Music Nashville Chris Young returns with the deluxe version of his Famous Friends album today. In keeping with the original theme of collaboration, he’s adding three more duets to the track list. One of those is a revamped version of “Think of You,” Chris’ duet with Cassadee Pope, which topped the country charts in …

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Nashville notes: Carrie Underwood, Brantley Gilbert + more

Carrie Underwood is planning a one-night-only event to celebrate the release of her Denim & Rhinestones album. On June 9 — one day before the album drops — she’ll give a live performance from Nashville’s Historic Bell Tower. You can watch by tuning into Amazon Prime Video or Amazon Music’s Twitch app at 8 p.m. …

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