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Brett Young opts for positivity in light of heartbreak on new single “You Didn’t”

Ethan Miller/Getty Images Brett Young takes a positive approach to a broken heart in his new single, “You Didn’t.” The simmering, R&B-leaning number finds the singer comforting the woman he loves who sadly didn’t love him back. But rather than making it a revenge anthem, the country singer takes a gentler approach, trying to ease her pain …

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Nashville notes

Brothers Osborne are performing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon tonight. It airs at 11:35 p.m. ET on NBC.  Chris Stapleton joins the lineup for Willie Nelson‘s Outlaw Music Festival Tour. He’ll perform on September 23 at the Waterfront Music Pavilion in Camden, N.J. Presale tickets are available Wednesday at 10 a.m. ET. Vince Gill is going on a solo tour this summer. …

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Kelsea Ballerini is in close “proximity” to releasing new music

ABC Based on a new photo Kelsea Ballerini posted on socials, fans can be expecting new music very soon.  On Tuesday, the singer posted a photo of herself posing in a vintage style, black-and-white checkered suit, with her dog Dibs‘ paw making a subtle, yet important appearance.  “Dibs paw symbolizes the proximity of new music,” Kelsea hints, as his paw …

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Carrie Underwood says her new album will inspire fans to “sing into your hairbrush”

ABC Carrie Underwood is blending drama and fun on her upcoming album.  The hit singer dropped her new single, “Ghost Story,” last week, a dramatic tale of a woman who promises to haunt the memory of her ex. “It’s enough of hopefully what people like about me. There’s some drama, it’s a cinematic song. It’s a great …

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Chris Stapleton covers John Fogerty with new single, “Joy of My Life”

ABC Chris Stapleton is looking at the “Joy” of life in his new single.  The country titan adds his smooth, smoky voice to “Joy of My Life,” originally written and recorded by Creedence Clearwater Revival co-founder and frontman John Fogerty in 1997. The lyrics depict a heartfelt picture of a man in love, who declares himself “the luckiest man alive.”  …

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Luke Combs, Maren Morris & more to perform at CMT Awards

Courtesy of CMT CMT has unveiled the first round of star-studded performers for the 2022 CMT Awards.  Luke Combs, Keith Urban, Maren Morris and Kane Brown are among the artists set to take the stage at the show in Nashville, along with Miranda Lambert, co-host Kelsea Ballerini, Carly Pearce, Little Big Town, and Cody Johnson, who tops the country charts this week with “Til You …

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Cody Johnson says releasing the inspiring “Til You Can’t” as a single was an “easy choice”

Warner Music Nashville For Cody Johnson, his new #1 single, “Til You Can’t,” isn’t merely a song, it’s an anthem for living life to the fullest.  Cody admits that when he first heard the demo, the song’s melancholy nature struck a chord with him, noting that he “loved the lyrics” and noticed that the song “wasn’t as energetic” …

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Nashville notes

Jamey Johnson will become the next member of the Grand Ole Opry. He was invited by Bill Andersonduring his appearance on the Opry on Saturday night.  Presale tickets for the summer leg of Dierks Bentley‘s Beers on Me Tour are available tomorrow at 10 a.m. local time.   Jameson Rodgers, Kip Moore, Nashville star Charles Esten and more are performing at Drams N’ …

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Dolly Parton to star in ‘Run, Rose, Run’ film co-produced by Reese Witherspoon

Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for SXSW Dolly Parton‘s new book is getting the feature treatment — with a little help from Reese Witherspoon.  Two weeks after the release of Run, Rose, Run, which Dolly co-wrote with author James Patterson, the novel is now being adapted into a feature film co-produced by Dolly, Reese, James and Hello Sunshine, a media company …

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Carly Pearce learns the “power of music” through the story of two fans

ABC Carly Pearce knows full well the healing power of music, as demonstrated by a pair of fans with a powerful story.  During a recent stop on the 29 Tour at The Egg Performing Arts Center in Albany, N.Y., Carly noticed two fans in the audience who kept holding up a cardboard sign that she was having …

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