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Luke Bryan sets sights on Raised Up Right tour

ABC Luke Bryan proves he’s Raised Up Right with his new tour.  On Monday, the superstar unveiled dates for his upcoming Raised Up Right tour that sees him headlining arenas across the country, beginning on June 9 at the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center in West Virginia.  Throughout the five-month trek, Luke will also perform at the …

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From “therapy” to a “career song” in the making: Chris Janson shares the story behind “Bye Mom”

Erika Goldring/Getty Images for ACM Of all the songs he’s ever released, Chris Janson says he’s gotten the biggest and most personal fan reaction with his new single, “Bye Mom.” “[It’s] touching lives all over the globe,” Chris says. “You can’t even imagine the floods of messages that we get about this song, unlike any …

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Nashville notes

Caitlyn Smith shared her new song, “High,” on Friday. The singer-songwriter recently also released a new, radio single version of her song, “I Can’t,” featuring Old Dominion. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Luke Bryan has added a limited-edition candle to his merch store. The candle is vanilla-scented and reads “To the Moon & Back,” …

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Brantley Gilbert’s wife and daughter co-star in his introspective “How to Talk to Girls” video

The Valory Music Co. Brantley Gilbert enlisted two very special co-stars to act in his latest music video: His wife Amber and the couple’s young daughter, Braylen. It’s an intimate, autobiographical peek into the country star’s family life, featuring shots of Brantley on the road joined backstage by Amber, followed by family scenes of little …

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Dierks Bentley opens a dialogue about masks in schools on his social media

ABC Dierks Bentley has thoughts on masking rules in schools, and he’s taking to Instagram to share his viewpoints and hear from fans. On Friday, the singer posted a screenshot of the headline of a New York Times opinion piece, which is titled “Let Kids Take Their Masks Off After the Omicron Surge.” Written by …

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Keith Urban is one of Dolly Parton’s dream duet partners, and she thinks he’s cute, too

Rick Diamond/Getty Images If you ask Dolly Parton, Keith Urban’s got it all: Looks, musical talent — and a gorgeous, talented wife. Dolly recently made a stop on ABC’s Good Morning America to discuss her new Duncan Hines line of cake mixes, and when asked who she’d choose if she could pick anyone to sing and …

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Jennifer Nettles returns to her ‘Righteous Gemstones’ acting gig this weekend

Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for Capital Concerts You can catch Jennifer Nettles on the small screen this weekend as the HBOmax comedy The Righteous Gemstones launches its second season. The solo star and member of chart-topping country duo Sugarland will return to her role of Aimee-Leigh Gemstone. Ahead of the Season Two premiere, Jennifer hopped on …

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Luke Combs keeps teasing unreleased songs as he readies album three

ABC Luke Combs just keeps rolling out peeks and hints into his next album. The singer shared rough mixes of two as-yet-unreleased songs this week on Twitter. One, “Five-Leaf Clover,” is a gratitude-filled ballad that Luke’s been trying out live during his tour stops recently. The other is “Tomorrow Me,” a song he debuted with …

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‘Through the Madness’ of childbirth, unexpected bedrest and an album release, Maddie & Tae are still best friends

ABC Maddie & Tae’s Through the Madness Vol. 1 EP arrives this week, and the album rollout is going a little differently than either band mate planned. That’s because Taylor Kerr welcomed her first child, Leighton Grace, in mid-January, much earlier than her spring 2022 due date. Leighton’s birth came after Taylor was hospitalized and …

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Brothers Osborne’s John Osborne opens up about the bout with depression that “hospitalized” him in 2019

ABC After Brothers Osborne’s TJ Osborne came out as gay in early 2021 — becoming the first country artist signed to a major label to do so — the support he received help propel the duo towards releasing their song, “Younger Me.” A reflection on the challenges of becoming comfortable with yourself, the song touched …

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