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Jordan Davis, Gabby Barrett & more to join Brooks & Dunn’s Reboot Tour

Image Group LA/ABC via Getty Images Brooks & Dunn are set to embark on an arena tour this year — and they’re bringing a slew of modern superstars with them.  Joining the legendary duo of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn when they setg off on the Reboot Tour are opening acts Jordan Davis, Jon Pardi, Walker Hayes, Gabby Barrett and Riley Green, along withTenille Townes, Morgan Wade, Dillon …

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Dierks Bentley on the “crazy” experience of seeing Breland write lyrics: “Like watching a mad scientist”

ABC Dierks Bentley’s latest single, “Beers on Me,” gets an assist from two of country music’s brightest up-and-comers, Hardy and Breland, each of whom had a hand in writing the song. While Hardy lent his pen to “Beers on Me” in the kind of writing session that’s pretty standard for Dierks and his collaborators, Breland’s …

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Nashville notes

This week, Russell Dickerson dropped a performance video for his new single, “She Likes It.” The video features Jake Scott, who also lends his voice to the track. Some of fan-favorite The Voice contestants from Team Blake will convene at Blake Shelton’s Ole Red Nashville location on March 14 as part of the venue’s month-long …

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Brad Paisley’s intimate Las Vegas acoustic shows are “something that you can’t see otherwise”

Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images Brad Paisley returns to Wynn Las Vegas’ Encore Theater next month for a pair of acoustic shows, a continuation of the Acoustic Storyteller concert series that he debuted in 2021. The engagement is more of a mini-residency, Brad explains to People, noting that he might get tired out by the end of …

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Breland explains how he responds to trolls who don’t think he’s country enough

ABC As one of country music’s fastest-rising newcomers, Breland has gotten his fair share of attention from listeners on the Internet — including some negative comments. “There are people on the Internet who like to troll and I definitely have gotten some pretty hateful messages from people that don’t feel like my brand in country …

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“Never Say Never”: Lainey Wilson “immediately knew” her Cole Swindell duet was special

ABC Lainey Wilson knows that “Never Say Never” — her new duet with Cole Swindell — couldn’t be more different than her debut release to country radio, the chart-topping ballad “Things a Man Oughta Know.” But when she first heard it, after Cole texted it to her while she was “drinking a piña colada on …

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Jon Pardi is riding out for his summer 2022 Ain’t Always the Cowboy Tour

Rick Diamond/Getty Images Just days after dropping his new single, “Last Night Lonely,” Jon Pardi has announced a summer tour. Jon’s Ain’t Always the Cowboy Tour begins in July, he revealed via American Songwriter this week. The string of dates both opens and closes with a hometown connection. Jon’s first stop, in late July, is in …

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“It’s scary to say finished, but…”: Ashley McBryde’s third album is done

ABC Ashley McBryde is cooking up something in the studio. The singer shared a post on socials this week looking back on what a tumultuous couple of months 2022 has brought so far — and how it all led to new music. In early January, she explained, she and her band were dealing with some …

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“Keep an ace up your sleeve”: Luke Bryan explains what it takes to make it as an ‘American Idol’ finalist

ABC/Lou Rocco The new season of American Idol kicks off this month, complete with a whole new batch of talented stars in the making. But what does it take to make it to the final rounds of the competition? Judge Luke Bryan says it’s all about keeping the audience on their toes. “To make it …

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Nashville notes

Reba McEntire will host a virtual sit-down with fans on March 1 via the livestreaming platform TalkShopLive. She’ll discuss her new gospel project, My Chains Are Gone: Hymns & Gospel Favorites. Michael Ray’s chart-topping single, “Whiskey and Rain,” has officially received RIAA Gold certification. Tanya Tucker has been added to the bill for the 2022 …

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