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Nashville notes: Reba’s live video + Brad Paisley’s on the news

The music video for Reba McEntire’s new song, “One Night in Tulsa,” was recorded live during her April concert at her restaurant and bar, Reba’s Place, in Atoka, Oklahoma.  Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams-Paisley will be featured on Friday’s NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas in the new Great Americans series. They’ll discuss their work …

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Kacey Musgraves reveals there’s more to the ‘Middle of Nowhere’

Kacey Musgraves’ ‘Middle of Nowhere’ (Lost Highway) Kacey Musgraves is doubling down on her Middle of Nowhere Tour.  The “Follow Your Arrow” hitmaker is adding five new dates to the trek supporting her new album, adding adjacent days in cities she’s already playing. That means her tour will now kick off Aug. 20 in Chicago, …

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Riley Green, Keith Urban and Darius Rucker ready to sing at American Music Awards

The 52nd American Music Awards (Dick Clark Productions) You can add Riley Green, Keith Urban and Darius Rucker to the list of country artists who’ll be performing at the upcoming American Music Awards.  It will be Riley’s first time taking the AMA stage to sing, while Keith will do a song from his yacht rock …

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The ACM visual media of the year winner is ‘Cuckoo’

Stephen Wilson Jr. (Academy of Country Music) Newcomer Stephen Wilson Jr. learned he’d picked up his first Academy of Country Music trophy for visual media of the year for “Cuckoo” on Wednesday. It’s an impressive feat for the first-time nominee, as he beats out Megan Moroney’s “6 Months Later,” Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton’s “A …

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Kenny Chesney could ‘Carry On’ once he realized he had the right song

Kenny Chesney’s “Carry On” (HEY NOW Records) Kenny Chesney was looking for a very specific kind of song to put out as his first new music in two years. Then he realized he’d had it all along, though he was saving it for his “next songwriter-driven island project.” “Once I realized what ‘Carry On’ could …

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Miranda Lambert’s ‘Crisco’ has the Loretta Lynn seal of approval

Miranda Lambert & Loretta Lynn at the 44th Annual CMA Awards at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on November 10, 2010 (Bryan Bedder/WireImage) Miranda Lambert’s new single, “Crisco,” doesn’t officially drop for another week, but it’s already Loretta Lynn approved.  “You know the Lynn family loves some Crisco!” the late icon’s relatives wrote on her official account. “@mirandalambert …

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The ACM trophy Parker McCollum would especially like to add to his collection

‘Parker McCollum: The Deluxe Edition’ (MCA) Parker McCollum already has a pair of Academy of Country Music trophies, having won new male artist in 2021 and visual media of the year for “Burn It Down” in 2023.  But his sole nomination this year, for album of the year for his self-titled record, is especially meaningful. …

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Nashville notes: Conner Smith’s ‘Easy on the Eyes’ + Graham Barham’s ‘Club Country’

“How Can I Miss What I Never Had,” the latest release from late Country Music Hall of Famer Don Williams’ unexpected album, EPILOGUE: The Cellar Tapes, is out now, ahead of the full album’s May 29 arrival.  The debut album from Graham Barham, Club Country, will arrive June 12. You can check out the latest preview, “I’m …

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Shania Twain’s hybrid tea rose is ready for spring

The Shania Twain rose (April & Ashley/PR Newswire) You can welcome Shania Twain to your garden this spring.  The Shania Twain Foundation has partnered with luxury rose provider April & Ashley for a new rose named after the Canadian pop/country superstar.  Shania picked out the hybrid tea rose, which boasts large pink and yellow blooms …

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‘Hey baby, let’s go to Vegas’: Carter Faith covers Faith Hill for ACM anthem

Carter Faith’s “Let’s Go to Vegas” (Amazon Music) Newcomer Carter Faith’s cover of Faith Hill’s “Let’s Go to Vegas” is the official anthem of the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards, and it’s featured in the just-released trailer for the show.  Dating back to 1995, “Let’s Go to Vegas” was the lead single from Faith’s …

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