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Lainey Wilson on “mind-blowing” ACM Awards nominations: “I’m just honored to be there”

ABC The 2022 ACM Awards will be a special occasion for Lainey Wilson in more ways than one. The singer admits that while she’s been invited to the show in the past, she wanted to wait for the right reason to attend: and now she has two with nominations for New Female Artist of the Year and Song of …

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Nashville notes

The Chicks are going on tour this summer. The 27-city trek begins June 14 in St. Louis, MO and wraps on August 13 in Washington state, with Patty Griffin set as an opening act. Tickets go on sale March 4 at 10 a.m. local time.  Trisha Yearwood is expanding her pet brand, Trisha Yearwood Pet Collection, with a new dog …

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Carly Pearce to be inducted into Kentucky Music Hall of Fame

ABC Carly Pearce is receiving a distinct honor from her home state.  The “Every Little Thing” hitmaker will be inducted into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame’s class of 2022 later this year. The Taylor Mill native will join the likes of Loretta Lynn, Keith Whitley and The Backstreet Boys, who are also members of the institution. “Kentucky is where I …

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Kane Brown tops charts with “One Mississippi”

ABC Kane Brown has returned to the top of the country music charts with “One Mississippi.”  This week, the superstar reached the summit on country radio with his new #1 hit, and Kane took to his Instagram Stories on Sunday to share a simple, but sweet message in reaction to the news. “Thank you country radio,” …

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“Wise beyond his years”: Carrie Underwood celebrates son Isaiah’s 7th birthday

ABC It’s lucky number seven for Carrie Underwood‘s oldest son!  On Sunday, Carrie and her husband, Mike Fisher, celebrated the seventh birthday of their son Isaiah. The superstar singer commemorated the occasion with a celebratory post on Instagram showing that Isaiah had a Star Wars-themed birthday party at a skating rink, complete with a disco ball, a Darth Vader cake with …

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“Down Home”: Jimmie Allen’s next single will honor his late father, James

BBR Music Group Jimmie Allen is leaning into sentimentality on “Down Home,” the lead single off his forthcoming third studio album. Jimmie shared a preview of the track in December 2020, which serves as a letter to his late father, James, who passed away at the age of 65 in 2019. “Down Home’s” lyrics reference the many ways Jimmie’s …

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Jordan Davis, Gabby Barrett & more to join Brooks & Dunn’s Reboot Tour

Image Group LA/ABC via Getty Images Brooks & Dunn are set to embark on an arena tour this year — and they’re bringing a slew of modern superstars with them.  Joining the legendary duo of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn when they setg off on the Reboot Tour are opening acts Jordan Davis, Jon Pardi, Walker Hayes, Gabby Barrett and Riley Green, along withTenille Townes, Morgan Wade, Dillon …

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Dierks Bentley on the “crazy” experience of seeing Breland write lyrics: “Like watching a mad scientist”

ABC Dierks Bentley’s latest single, “Beers on Me,” gets an assist from two of country music’s brightest up-and-comers, Hardy and Breland, each of whom had a hand in writing the song. While Hardy lent his pen to “Beers on Me” in the kind of writing session that’s pretty standard for Dierks and his collaborators, Breland’s …

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Nashville notes

This week, Russell Dickerson dropped a performance video for his new single, “She Likes It.” The video features Jake Scott, who also lends his voice to the track. Some of fan-favorite The Voice contestants from Team Blake will convene at Blake Shelton’s Ole Red Nashville location on March 14 as part of the venue’s month-long …

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Brad Paisley’s intimate Las Vegas acoustic shows are “something that you can’t see otherwise”

Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images Brad Paisley returns to Wynn Las Vegas’ Encore Theater next month for a pair of acoustic shows, a continuation of the Acoustic Storyteller concert series that he debuted in 2021. The engagement is more of a mini-residency, Brad explains to People, noting that he might get tired out by the end of …

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