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“Craig is a real human”: Walker Hayes introduces fans to the man who inspired a song and his new book

ABC On Country Stuff The Album, Walker Hayes brings back a new version of one of his most important older songs: “Craig,” a track that originally appeared on his 2017 project, boom. Back when he first released it, “Craig” was a fan-favorite, and even led to the foundation of Walker’s Be a Craig Fund. The …

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Eric Church is opening a BBQ joint and music venue in downtown Nashville

Paras Griffin/Getty Images for ATLive Move over, Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean and Dierks Bentley: There’s a new country star-owned bar coming to downtown Nashville. Eric Church is planning to open a new hot spot called Chief’s. Occupying the spot formerly owned by John Rich-owned Cotton Eyed Joe — which Rich and his partners …

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Breland’s glad he didn’t know Dierks Bentley’s “Beers on Me” was going to be a single when he wrote his verse

ABC Breland’s got his first-ever country radio single — not to mention, his first-ever top-twenty and rising hit — in the form of “Beers on Me,” his Dierks Bentley-led collaboration that also includes Hardy. Dierks, Hardy and a few other co-writers penned the song at a writing retreat in Colorado, but when Dierks asked Breland …

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Nashville notes

Jason Aldean is the 2022 recipient of the Country Radio Broadcasters Humanitarian Award. Each year, the honor celebrates a country artist who has made significant humanitarian contributions over the course of their career; Jason’s charitable efforts include contributions to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, ACM Lifting Lives, GA’s Children’s Hospital and more. Jimmie Allen …

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Kane Brown + his wife debut new tattoos they got for their daughter Kodi Jane

ABC Kane Brown is showing off some new ink that he and his wife, Katelyn, recently got in celebration of their youngest daughter, Kodi Jane. The singer posted a photo on Instagram, showing himself and his wife holding hands. Kane has got fresh ink on his left hand, with bold letters reading “KODI.” Meanwhile, Katelyn’s …

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Dolly Parton now has her own cake mix line, and her custom baking collections sold out in just hours

Jason Kempin/Getty Images Dolly Parton fans can have their cake and eat it, too. The singer just launched a partnership with baked-goods line Duncan Hines, offering two cake mix flavors and buttercream icing to match. The mixes, Southern Style Coconut Flavored Cake Mix and Southern Style Banana Flavored Cake Mix, will hit shelves this March. …

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“Maybe I wasn’t so cool”: Tim McGraw reacts to his old music videos

Ethan Miller/Getty Images Mutton chops, “mad farmers who can’t get to their fields” and “me trying to be GQ”: Tim McGraw takes a walk down music video memory lane in a new reaction video the singer posted to his YouTube channel. The singer looks back at three videos — 1994’s “Down on the Farm,” 2003’s …

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Catch a day in the life of Old Dominion’s tour with the return of CMT’s ‘On the Road’ series

Mickey Bernal/Getty Images for ABC Fans can go behind the scenes on a late 2021 stop on Old Dominion’s We Are Old Dominion Tour, thanks to a new episode of CMT’s digital series, On the Road. The cameras follow along as Old Dominion heads to St. Augustine, Florida for back-to-back sold-out shows. The concerts took …

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Miranda Lambert is ready to “just live my life,” though the pandemic has taught her to expect the unexpected

ABC After a tumultuous couple of years of pandemic-related shutdowns and uncertain touring conditions, Miranda Lambert is getting back into the swing of her live show with the return of The Bandwagon Tour, a co-headlining run with Little Big Town. The singer knows that another COVID-19 surge could affect those plans, but she’s ready to …

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Jordan Davis recalls the “special day” writing “Buy Dirt” — and its connection to “Fancy Like”

MCA Nashville Jordan Davis and Walker Hayes have a special connection thanks to Walker’s hit, “Fancy Like”: songwriter Josh Jenkins. “One of the co-writers on ‘Fancy Like,’ Josh Jenkins, helped me write ‘Buy Dirt’ too, so I’m just over the moon for him,” Jordan praises.  For Jordan, writing “Buy Dirt,” his hit collaboration with Luke Bryan that is #1 at country …

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