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Nashville notes

Jordan Davis has added a second headlining show at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on September 28. It follows the previously announced show on September 27. Presale tickets for members of Jordan’s fan club are available on Wednesday.  Brothers Osborne have added several new dates to their We’re Not Everyone Tour. Presale tickets for their fan club go on sale tomorrow and …

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Maren Morris teases new song, “Background Music”

ABC Maren Morris is revving up fans’ appetite for new music by teasing another track. On Monday, the superstar took to Tik Tok to share a snippet of her next song release. Titled “Background Music,” the chorus features a slow guitar melody layered with Maren’s dreamy vocals. “You and I/Can dance our way through it/And I love you ’til …

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“Made my night”: Blake Shelton sings with young fan awaiting heart transplant

ABC Over the weekend, Blake Shelton was performing in his home state of Oklahoma at the Choctaw Casino & Resort in Durant when he spotted a six-year-old fan, Wyatt McKee, in the crowd holding up a sign that read, “Your smallest biggest fan from Lake Texoma, 6 yo waiting on a [heart] transplant!!” Blake made Wyatt’s dream come true …

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“Very grateful”: Jordan Davis celebrates second week at #1 with “Buy Dirt”

MCA Nashville Jordan Davis is celebrating the continued success of his #1 single, “Buy Dirt,” in his happy place.  Jordan’s collaborative single featuring Luke Bryan is sitting atop the country charts for the second consecutive week, and he commemorated the achievement by heading to Arkansas for one of his favorite activities — duck hunting. “Finding out ‘Buy Dirt’ is …

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Walker Hayes finds humor in halftime show mishap

ABC When Walker Hayes took the stage at Arrowhead Stadium for the halftime show yesterday, things didn’t exactly go according to plan — but he’s finding the humor in the situation.   The country star served as the headline performer at the Cincinnati Bengals versus Kansas City Chiefs game in St. Louis on Sunday. But things went a bit awry …

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Luke Bryan sets sights on Raised Up Right tour

ABC Luke Bryan proves he’s Raised Up Right with his new tour.  On Monday, the superstar unveiled dates for his upcoming Raised Up Right tour that sees him headlining arenas across the country, beginning on June 9 at the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center in West Virginia.  Throughout the five-month trek, Luke will also perform at the …

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From “therapy” to a “career song” in the making: Chris Janson shares the story behind “Bye Mom”

Erika Goldring/Getty Images for ACM Of all the songs he’s ever released, Chris Janson says he’s gotten the biggest and most personal fan reaction with his new single, “Bye Mom.” “[It’s] touching lives all over the globe,” Chris says. “You can’t even imagine the floods of messages that we get about this song, unlike any …

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Nashville notes

Caitlyn Smith shared her new song, “High,” on Friday. The singer-songwriter recently also released a new, radio single version of her song, “I Can’t,” featuring Old Dominion. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Luke Bryan has added a limited-edition candle to his merch store. The candle is vanilla-scented and reads “To the Moon & Back,” …

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Brantley Gilbert’s wife and daughter co-star in his introspective “How to Talk to Girls” video

The Valory Music Co. Brantley Gilbert enlisted two very special co-stars to act in his latest music video: His wife Amber and the couple’s young daughter, Braylen. It’s an intimate, autobiographical peek into the country star’s family life, featuring shots of Brantley on the road joined backstage by Amber, followed by family scenes of little …

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Dierks Bentley opens a dialogue about masks in schools on his social media

ABC Dierks Bentley has thoughts on masking rules in schools, and he’s taking to Instagram to share his viewpoints and hear from fans. On Friday, the singer posted a screenshot of the headline of a New York Times opinion piece, which is titled “Let Kids Take Their Masks Off After the Omicron Surge.” Written by …

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