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Luke Bryan sees a day when he’ll trade in arenas for Friday night football games

Larry McCormack/ABC Tonight in Irvine, California, Luke Bryan kicks off the final four shows on his Proud to Be Right Here Tour. And as much as he’s enjoying being back on the road, the reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year is looking ahead to a time when he won’t be hitting it quite so hard, as he …

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Kacey Musgraves weighs in on the exclusion of ‘star-crossed’ from Grammy country categories

Theo Wargo/Getty Images Earlier this week, the Recording Academy revealed their decision to exclude Kacey Musgraves’ newest album, star-crossed, from consideration in country categories at next year’s Grammy Awards ceremony. That’s due to the fact that the Academy ultimately didn’t believe that Kacey’s new album has sufficient sonic and stylistic elements to be considered as …

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Nashville notes

Hardy surprise-revealed the track list for his Hixtape Vol. 2 on Wednesday, along with collaborators and release dates for each song. Next up, he’ll share “Break Your Own Damn Heart,” featuring Midland and Marty Stuart, this Friday. Randy Travis has released a digitally enhanced, high-definition music video for his “No Place Like Home,” a song …

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Blake Shelton says he’s gotten “softer” now that he’s married to Gwen Stefani

Trae Patton/NBC Fans of The Voice have long been accustomed to Blake Shelton’s witty quips and good-natured jabs at his fellow coaches, which is why it seemed a little out of character when he offered some sympathy to Ariana Grande during this week’s episode. He even offered an emotional Ariana a box of tissues as …

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Chris Stapleton teams up with Jimmy Fallon again, this time for a hilarious Nancy Meyers film spoof

Erika Goldring/Getty Images for CMT Chris Stapleton recently recruited late-night host Jimmy Fallon to fill in as his guitar player during a performance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Apparently, creative sparks flew, because the two men have teamed up yet again on the show, this time for a hilarious musical spoof skit. The …

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‘The Rest of Us’: Shy Carter pours his heart into his celebratory debut EP

Warner Music Nashville Longtime behind-the-scenes hitmaker Shy Carter has recently been stepping out into the spotlight as an artist with songs like the R&B-flavored “Good Love” and “Beer with My Friends,” a country banger collab with Cole Swindell and David Lee Murphy. Now, Shy’s following those releases with a bigger project. This week, he announced …

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Mickey Guyton will lend her voice to animated Disney series ‘Mickey Mouse Funhouse’ in an upcoming episode

Larry McCormack/ABC Mickey Guyton is set to appear in an upcoming episode of original Disney animated kids’ show Mickey Mouse Funhouse. She’ll play the role of Wanda Warbler, a country singer, Billboard reports. In the episode, which is called “The Wandrin’ Warbler,” Mickey Guyton’s character is playing a show that Mickey Mouse and his pals travel …

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“Home Sweet” for Russell is wife Kailey, son Remington, & maybe “a lot more Dickerson babies running around”

Spencer Combs Three summers ago, Russell Dickerson co-wrote his latest hit with Charles Kelley while on tour with Lady A and Darius Rucker. At the time, “Home Sweet” was simply Russell’s vision of his life with his wife Kailey. Since then, it’s become a self-fulfilling prophecy. “Then, it was kind of like how I saw my life panning out, I guess,” Russell looks back. “Really, …

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Nashville notes

The Grand Ole Opry will debut Opry NextStage Live In Concert next month. The first show of the series will feature performances by artists who have been a part of the NextStage program, including Parker McCollum, Niko Moon, Hailey Whitters, Lainey Wilson, Priscilla Block, Travis Denning and host Tenille Townes. The concert will take place at the Grand Ole Opry on November 21.  Jason Aldean, Dolly Parton and Tim McGraw have put …

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Pardi Batch: Jon Pardi launches his own whiskey brand

Jim Wright Jon Pardi is getting to the “spirit.”  The “Tequila Little Time” singer is expanding his palette by creating his own line of whiskey, Pardi Batch. Made in partnership with Buffalo Chip American Whiskey, the brand comes in two types: Pardi Batch, a premium Tennessee Whiskey, and Pardi Batch 112, which is a straight bourbon whiskey.   …

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