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Brett Eldredge will become “Mr. Christmas” with new holiday album

Andrew Eccles Brett Eldredge loves everything about Christmas, including the music. The Illinois native just announced his new album, Mr. Christmas, due out on October 22. The record will feature both holiday classics and original songs, including the title track. “Mr. Christmas is something that I’ve been planning out for quite a while,” Brett says. “This album is so …

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Loretta Lynn’s Hometown Rising concert raises nearly $1 million

Ryan Slattery Loretta Lynn was the force behind the star-studded Hometown Rising concert, held at the Grand Ole Opry on September 14, to raise money for those impacted by the devastating floods that struck Middle Tennessee in August. Proceeds from the show, which drew country music superstars like Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Luke Combs, Luke Bryan, Keith Urban and more, went directly …

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Country star trivia

On this day in 1977, a then-rising star made her first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry, although it definitely didn’t go as planned. The guard didn’t see her name on the list of performers and refused to allow her entrance until she was able to call her booking agent from a pay phone. And, …

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Zac Brown Band has “Fun Having Fun” with new track

Warner Music Nashville/Home Grown Music The Zac Brown Band just dropped a new song, “Fun Having Fun,” from their upcoming The Comeback album, out on October 15. The song was written by lead singer Zac Brown, along with Kenny Habul, Kurt Thomas and Ben Simonetti, and inspired by reminiscing about their own respective carefree childhoods. “‘Fun Having Fun’ is about all the dumb stuff …

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Brett Eldredge will become “Mr. Christmas” with new holiday album

Andrew Eccles Brett Eldredge loves everything about Christmas, including the music. The Illinois native just announced his new album, Mr. Christmas, due out on October 22. The record will feature both holiday classics and original songs, including the title track. “Mr. Christmas is something that I’ve been planning out for quite a while,” Brett says. “This album is so …

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Loretta Lynn’s Hometown Rising concert raises nearly $1 million

Ryan Slattery Loretta Lynn was the force behind the star-studded Hometown Rising concert, held at the Grand Ole Opry on September 14, to raise money for those impacted by the devastating floods that struck Middle Tennessee in August. Proceeds from the show, which drew country music superstars like Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Luke Combs, Luke Bryan, Keith Urban and more, went directly …

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Country star trivia

On this day in 1977, a then-rising star made her first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry, although it definitely didn’t go as planned. The guard didn’t see her name on the list of performers and refused to allow her entrance until she was able to call her booking agent from a pay phone. And, …

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Zac Brown Band has “Fun Having Fun” with new track

Warner Music Nashville/Home Grown Music The Zac Brown Band just dropped a new song, “Fun Having Fun,” from their upcoming The Comeback album, out on October 15. The song was written by lead singer Zac Brown, along with Kenny Habul, Kurt Thomas and Ben Simonetti, and inspired by reminiscing about their own respective carefree childhoods. “‘Fun Having Fun’ is about all the dumb stuff …

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Carly Pearce drops ’29: Written in Stone,’ announces headlining tour

Allister Ann It’s a big day for Carly Pearce! The Grand Ole Opry member has released her autobiographical 29: Written in Stone album, and also announced her own headlining The 29 Tour.  29: Written in Stone is the follow-up to Carly’s telling 29 EP, adding eight new songs to the original project. “Once I started writing, I thought I’d gotten it …

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“Damn Strait,” Scotty McCreery’s driving the ‘Same Truck’ from ‘Idol’ — and delivering an important message

Jeff Ray More than ten years after winning the tenth season of American Idol, Scotty McCreery arrives with his fifth studio album, driving the Same Truck he won on the popular singing competition.  The 27-year-old wrote ten of the record’s twelve tracks, including his top five hit, “You Time.” In fact, he believed he was almost done with the follow-up to 2018’s Seasons Change — …

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