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Eric Church books another stadium event, this time with Morgan Wallen and Ernest

Richard Gabriel Ford/Getty Images Eric Church is adding another stand-alone stadium show to his tour plans this summer. He has announced a performance billed as “One Hell of a Night” at Minneapolis’ U.S. Bank Stadium on June 11. Eric already announced a Memorial Day Weekend stadium show in Milwaukee, with Brothers Osborne and Parker McCollum. …

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Luke Bryan, Dierks Bentley + more head up the lineup of inaugural Lasso Montreal country festival

ABC  Luke Bryan, Dierks Bentley, Old Dominion and Kelsea Ballerini are just a few of the country A-listers headed north for the first-ever Lasso Montreal country music festival this summer. The two-day festival is scheduled for August 12 and 13, with an additional event, Lasso in the City, set for August 11. Old Dominion and …

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Garth Brooks adds Cincinnati to his Stadium Tour destination list

Terry Wyatt/Getty Images Garth Brooks is making his debut performance at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati this May. He’s booked a Stadium Tour date for May at the home of the Bengals, just months after they went to the Super Bowl in 2022. Garth’s Cincinnati date will take place May 14; tickets go on sale …

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“What do I do now?” Elvie Shane contemplates the pressure of following up his smash debut, “My Boy”

Jeremy Cowart Kentucky native Elvie Shane had to navigate a tumultuous path, shaken faith and heartbreak to become the person he is today. He chronicles that journey on his full-length debut, Backslider. Now that Elvie’s a rising star with a number-one hit, “My Boy,” he’s grateful to everyone who helped him get here. But he’s …

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Priscilla Block “cried” when she found out about her ACM Award nomination: “It’s such an honor”

Mercury Nashville Priscilla Block couldn’t be more excited about her first nomination at the ACM Awards. “I can’t even think about it,” she expresses with enthusiasm. “It’s such an honor to even be nominated.” Priscilla became a breakout star on TikTok after her breakup anthem “Just About Over You” went viral on the platform. It later …

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Nashville notes

Florida Georgia Line‘s interview at the Country Music Hall of Fame about their new exhibit premieres tonight at 8 p.m. ET on the Museum’s Facebook and YouTube pages.   Priscilla Block is making her debut on The Ellen DeGeneres Show March 3 with a performance of “Just About Over You.” Eli Young Band is performing a surprise concert on March 3 …

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Caitlyn Smith is “grateful” to find a place in country music, and to the women who helped pave the way

ABC Caitlyn Smith still remembers being a kid in Minnesota, watching country music award shows like the ACMs, so she’s in awe of the fact that she’s now a nominee for New Female Artist of the Year.  “My manager told me, and I remember a surreal feeling of ‘pinch me is this a dream? Is this …

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Kelsea Ballerini and Dolly Parton share photo from ACM Awards rehearsal

ABC/Fred Lee Kelsea Ballerini and Dolly Parton are getting ready for the ACM Awards — and they have a sweet picture to show for it. On Tuesday, the “Peter Pan” hitmaker shared a photo of her and the country legend backstage at rehearsals for the show next week. “Just a couple of east tennessee girls getting ready to sing together …

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Dierks Bentley and Elle King debut new song at the Ryman Auditorium

ABC Dierks Bentley and Elle King are teaming up for a new song.  On Monday night, Elle headlined the Ryman Auditorium and brought her “Different for Girls” duet partner out as a surprise guest to perform a new song they’re releasing. Fans at the show have shared videos where Elle can be heard saying that the title of the …

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Thomas Rhett stars in first Fritos ad in 20 years

ABC Country music fans that catch the new Fritos ad on TV will see a familiar face in Thomas Rhett. The country star busts out his acting chops in the chip company’s first ad in 20 years, according to People, quizzing his friend on a game of “this or that” while snacking on a variety of Frito’s. “Chips?” Thomas asks …

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