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Nashville notes

Sam Hunt and Ingrid Andress performed “Wishful Drinking” for the first time live on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert last night.  Jimmie Allen is performing at an NFL halftime show at the Divisional Round game when the Tennessee Titans face off against the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday in Nashville. The game airs at 4:30 p.m. ET on CBS.  Trisha Yearwood raised more …

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2022 Grammy Awards move to April 3, CMT Awards pushed back

CBS What happens in Vegas…will be the 64th Annual Grammy Awards. After canceling plans to hold the awards ceremony on January 31 due to the Omicron variant, the Recording Academy has announced that “Music’s Biggest Night” will now take place Sunday, April 3 live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, airing on …

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Thomas Rhett shows off youngest daughter Lillie’s “concert attire”

ABC It looks like Thomas Rhett‘s youngest daughter is concert ready!  On Tuesday, the hitmaker posted a photo of his two-month-old daughter Lillie rocking a pair of his sunglasses as she sits on her dad’s lap. “Lillie’s ‘go to dads concert’ attire,” Thomas captions the adorable photo of the baby, which features her donning his Ray-Bans that cover her small face.  …

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Callista Clark says “It’s ‘Cause I Am” “best sums up who I am”

Big Machine Records If you want to know who Callista Clark is, just listen to her single, “It’s ‘Cause I Am.”  The 18-year-old singer is climbing the country charts with her confident debut single that portrays her as a complex, multi-dimensional young woman with a bold voice. The Georgia native is now opening up about how the …

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Justin Moore books Country On It Tour

Scott Legato/Getty Images Justin Moore is ready to put some “Country On It.” The hit singer will perform at arenas across the country on the 12-date Country On It Tour that begins on April 22 in Pensacola, Florida and concludes on September 17 in Spokane, Washington.  Along the way, he’ll make stops at the Knoxville Civic Auditorium …

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“Thank you just doesn’t seem like enough”: Michael Ray celebrates his first multi-week #1 hit

Warner Music Nashville Michael Ray has achieved a personal milestone with his #1 hit, “Whiskey and Rain.”  The song about nursing one’s heartbreak away with a glass of something strong has officially become Michael’s first multi-week #1, sitting in the top slot on the Billboard Country Airplay chart for the second consecutive week.  “Y’all don’t know how happy …

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Dustin Lynch, the “mayor” of Crash My Playa, says it’s an “honor” to headline alongside Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean

ABC/Randy Holmes Dustin Lynch is headed back to Mexico for Luke Bryan‘s annual Crash My Playa event, and he can’t wait to reunite with Luke and fellow country superstar Jason Aldean.  Dustin has become a mainstay at the annual event, so much so that the “One Margarita” hitmaker has dubbed him the “mayor” of Crash My Playa.  “I’ve been asked to …

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Nashville notes

Jordan Davis made his The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon debut on Friday with a performance of “Buy Dirt.”  Sam Hunt and Ingrid Andress are performing their duet, “Wishful Drinking,” tonight on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. It airs at 11:35 p.m. ET on CBS.  Sara Evans‘ husband, former quarterback and current radio host Jay Barker, was arrested in Nashville over the weekend on charges of …

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Russell Dickerson is “beyond honored” to be featured on Thomas Rhett’s new album

ABC Russell Dickerson is “honored” to be featured on a song on Thomas Rhett‘s new album.  Russell and Florida Georgia Line‘s Tyler Hubbard sing with Thomas on “Death Row,” a tune inspired by their experience visiting inmates in a Tennessee prison. In a vulnerable Instagram post, Russell opens up about how meeting the prisoners impacted him, and explains that he’s humbled the …

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Maren Morris on new album, ’Humble Quest’: “It’s the happiest music I’ve made”

ABC In a Twitter Q&A with fans, Maren Morris offers new insight into her upcoming album, Humble Quest.  “It’s the happiest music I’ve made, in a very trying time,” Maren describes to one fan inquiring about the album. As for her favorite lyric, Maren reveals, “Now your heart beats in me.” Things get interesting when the singer is challenged to explain Humble Quest with emojis, …

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