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Scotty McCreery sets his sights on a European tour, including his first-ever trip to the Netherlands

Jeff Ray As he continues to ride the momentum of his latest album, Same Truck, Scotty McCreery has announced plans to head across the pond. In March of 2022, he’ll play a four-stop European run, including three dates in Germany and one show in Amsterdam. The shows will take place after Scotty’s previously announced three …

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Russell Dickerson will be “All Yours, All Night” with a headlining tour in 2022

David Goldhahn/Remedy Creative Russell Dickerson is hitting the road in early 2022. On Friday, the “Home Sweet” star revealed a run of headlining dates that kicks off January 25 in New York City. Up-and-comer Breland, who recently joined Dierks Bentley for a series of shows and has collaborated with acts like Keith Urban, will join …

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Carrie Underwood breaks out her “Stretchy Pants” to binge on holiday fun

Confidential Creative Bring on the Spandex and sweats! Carrie Underwood just dropped “Stretchy Pants,” her hilarious new tribute to holiday feasting. The song embraces a different side of Christmas cheer than fans have already seen from the singer, who dropped a more serious batch of seasonal tunes, called My Gift, last year. The tune also …

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Luke Combs plans his first-ever headlining stadium shows for 2022

ABC Hot on the heels of his first-ever CMA Entertainer of the Year win, Luke Combs has announced another big first in his career. On Friday, he revealed he’ll be playing three headlining stadium tour dates in the summer of 2022, marking his first stadium run as a headliner. Those shows will take place at …

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Gabby Barrett + Carly Pearce to deliver festive holiday fun as co-hosts of ABC’s CMA Country Christmas

ABC Newly crowned CMA Female Vocalist of the Year Carly Pearce will join forces with country superstar Gabby Barrett this holiday season: The pair are co-hosting the 2021 edition of the annual CMA Country Christmas TV special. Carly shared the news on her Instagram, along with a photo of the two women seated together in …

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Maren Morris feels propelled by the success of “The Bones” as she readies her “left turn,” “rootsy” next record

ABC Think Maren Morris’ next studio project will follow in the same pop-leaning direction as her massive cross-genre hit “The Bones”? Think again, the singer says. “This album is quite a left turn for me,” she explains. “And it’s very country, organic. Not a lot of production going on tracks. It’s not overly polished. It’s …

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Nashville notes

In honor of Veteran’s Day, Miranda Lambert’s Muttnation Foundation is offering support to military service dogs and the US War Dogs Association with a $20,000 donation. The organization supports retired military service dogs across the country with a variety of programs, including a free prescription medication program for the dogs. Following his performance at the …

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What’s it like to sing with Adele *and* Taylor Swift? Chris Stapleton’s not talking

Jason Kempin/Getty Images If you got the chance to sing with the two biggest female stars in pop music, you’d want to tell everyone about the experience, right?  Not if you’re country superstar Chris Stapleton. Chris is the duet partner of choice for Taylor Swift and Adele: He sings with Taylor on “I Bet You …

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Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean + Kane Brown join the AMAs performance lineup

ABC Three of country music’s biggest names are among the performers at the 2021 American Music Awards. Carrie Underwood and Jason Aldean are slated to perform their duet, “If I Didn’t Love You,” which recently went number one at country radio. Meanwhile, Kane Brown will take the stage for a rendition of “One Mississippi,” which …

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TJ Osborne was a little nervous to bring his boyfriend to the CMAs, but says “I want to be open in every way”

ABC Brothers Osborne’s Vocal Duo of the Year win at Wednesday night’s CMA Awards was extra sweet for band mate TJ Osborne in one big way. The singer, who came out as gay early in 2021, got to bring his boyfriend, Abi Ventura, to the show. The couple even shared a celebratory kiss before TJ …

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