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Lady A says their “intentions are true” amid ongoing legal battle over name

Jason Kempin/Getty Images When Lady A changed their name from Lady Antebellum amid the racial tensions across the country last year, they never imagined the firestorm that would follow. But when blues singer Anita White, who also goes by Lady A, balked at their name change, Charles Kelley, along with band mates Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood, had an initially pleasant and hopeful conversation …

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Reba McEntire thanks firefighters after rescue from old building

Jason Kempin/Getty Images for CMA Reba McEntire is speaking out after the fire department had to rescue her from the second floor of a building in Oklahoma, when the stairs collapsed while she and her boyfriend, Rex Linn, were inside. “While my team and I were in Atoka, OK yesterday checking out an old historical …

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Luke Combs had a personal connection to Loretta Lynn’s Hometown Rising concert

Chris Hollo Luke Combs was one of the numerous artists who participated in Loretta Lynn’s Friends: Hometown Rising concert. The star-studded show was planned by Loretta Lynn to raise money for those affected by the devastating floods in Middle Tennessee last month. Luke, who sang “Forever After All” and “Beer Never Broke My Heart” at the show reveals it was …

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Carly Pearce was “fearful” no one would let her release “29”

Allister Ann When Carly Pearce had the idea to tell her truth in the song, “29,” she had no idea that it would become the launching pad for her next album. Carly wrote the song with Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne, even though at the time she wasn’t sure if anyone would ever hear it. “I remember when that song was …

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