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“Y’all Means All”: Miranda Lambert releasing inclusive song in new season of ’Queer Eye’

ABC Miranda Lambert is continuing to demonstrate her LGBTQIA+ allyship by contributing a song to the new season of Queer Eye.  As an end-of-year gift for fans, Miranda has revealed that she’s written and recorded the song “Y’all Means All” for the show’s upcoming season, set for release on New Years Eve.  Filmed in the country superstar’s home state of …

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The Year in Country 2021: After 26 number ones, Jason Aldean still has “a lot left in the tank”

ABC 2021 found Jason Aldean celebrating his 26th chart-topping hit, with his multi-week #1 duet with Carrie Underwood, “If I Didn’t Love You.” The Georgia native’s the first to admit he’s come a long way since he put out his first single, “Hicktown,” more than fifteen years ago.  “Man, it’s been so wild,” Jason tells ABC Audio. “Honestly, you …

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“I love you dad!”: Chris Young gifts his father a new truck for Christmas

ABC Chris Young gave his dad the ultimate Christmas present this year.  On Monday, the hit singer shared a video that shows him gifting his father, Michael Harris, a new truck. In the clip, Chris is seen leading his dad outside where he’s surprised to see a new silver Chevrolet sitting in the driveway. A look of disbelief is splashed across …

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“It’s pretty incredible”: Walker Hayes reflects on the success of “Fancy Like,” and his favorite 2021 memories

ABC Walker Hayes has had a whirlwind year, thanks to the success of “Fancy Like.” After posting a video of him and his 16-year-olddaughter, Lela, performing an original dance to the track on TikTok, the video soon went viral, so much so the song and dance was featured in an Applebee’s commercial. “Fancy Like”also became Walker’s first …

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Kane Brown throws back “Whiskey Sour” in mournful new song

ABC Kane Brown finds solace in “Whiskey Sour,” a new song he’s releasing on January 14.   Kane shared a sample of the track on Instagram, featuring traditional country elements of fiddle and tear-in-your-beer lyrics. It tells the story a couple preparing to get married, only to break up a month before the wedding. The chorus follows …

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The Year in Country 2021: Lady A and Carly Pearce witness ‘What a Song Can Do’

Hunter Berry/CMA In November, a stunned Carly Pearce stepped onstage at the 55th CMA Awards to accept her very first trophy as CMA Female Vocalist of the Year.  Since she spent July through October on the What a Song Can Do Tour with her pals Lady A, the threesome had a front-row seat to watch how Carly’s career …

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Nashville notes

In case you missed it, CMA Country Christmas will re-air tonight on ABC. The holiday special features performances from Carly Pearce, Gabby Barrett, Lady A and lots more. Dolly Parton is a guest on filmmaker Ken Burns’ UNUM Project, speaking about her decision to split professionally with Porter Wagoner for the sake of her own …

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Jason Aldean’s youngest daughter shows off her Christmas spirit with a rendition of “Jingle Bells”

ABC Jason Aldean’s used to performing in sold-out stadiums, but he recently got a front-row seat at an intimate house show for a very special up-and-coming artist: His two-year-old daughter, Navy. The singer’s wife, Brittany, posted the adorable video clip to social media this week, showing Navy treating her off-camera parents to her own spirited …

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Lainey Wilson spent years “on the struggle bus” before her first hit: “I had some of the darkest days of my life”

ABC/Randy Holmes The old saying goes that Nashville’s a ten-year town, and for Lainey Wilson, that’s true. Exactly ten years and one month since she moved to Music City, she got her first number-one country radio hit with “Things a Man Oughta Know.” During those ten years, it often seemed like “I could not get …

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Dan + Shay go Christmas caroling on Twitter, complete with epic holiday sweaters

ABC Merry Christmas from Dan + Shay! The duo got merry and bright on their social media feed this week, getting all dressed up in Christmas sweaters and posing with their similarly festive friends in front of a decked-out Christmas tree. With twinkling lights in the background and stockings hanging on the mantle, the pair …

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