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Nashville notes

Carrie Underwood and CeCe Winans‘ collaboration on “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” took home the award for Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year at the 2021 Dove Awards. It’s featured on Carrie’s debut gospel album, My Savior.  Tickets for May We All, the country music-themed musical produced by Brian Kelley and his production company, CuzBro Productions, in partnership with Lively McCabe Entertainment, go on sale …

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“Fired up”: Scotty McCreery unveils 2022 Same Truck Tour dates

Triple Tigers Scotty McCreery is packing up his “Same Truck” and hitting the road next year.   The American Idol winner said he’s “fired up” to be embarking on the 2022 Same Truck Tour that kicks off in his home state of North Carolina on January 20 and continues through February 19 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. Along the way, the hitmaker …

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LoCash head into the ‘Woods & Water’ with new EP

BBR Music Group/BMG’s Wheelhouse Records LoCash are ready to take fans into the Woods & Water.  The chart-topping duo of Preston Brust and Chris Lucas channel their backwoods upbringing into the new EP, out on November 5. The five-song project reflects their passion for the outdoors with titles including “In the Woods,” “Sippin’ Sunsets” and “Beach Boys,” the latter of which …

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Luke Bryan’s Las Vegas residency will focus on “just the music”

Connie Chronuk/ABC Luke Bryan‘s upcoming Las Vegas residency originally had a very different name when he began conceptualizing the show. Luke reminisced with fellow American Idol judge Katy Perry, who is filling in as host on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, about brainstorming ideas for their upcoming residences at the Theatre at Resorts World in Las Vegas. While the pop superstar is opting for all …

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Garth, The Opry House & You: Garth Brooks adds show at Grand Ole Opry

Mark Wilson/Getty Images Due to the overwhelming demand for tickets to his concerts at the Ryman Auditorium next month, Garth Brooks has added a show at the Grand Ole Opry.  Last week, Garth broke the internet when a whopping 22,000 people were waiting virtually to purchase tickets to his upcoming limited-capacity shows at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. In response, the …

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Kane Brown twists ankle on stage, keeps performing

Jason Kempin/ACMA2020/Getty Images for ACM They say the show must go on, and that’s exactly what Kane Brown did, despite twisting his ankle on stage.  While performing in Tennessee on Friday night, the country singer appeared to badly injure his ankle, but instead of leaving fans hanging, he continued his set.  A video posted to …

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Oh, the horror: Things get scary tonight for Jimmie Allen on ‘Dancing with the Stars’

ABC/Eric McCandless Heading into Halloween weekend, it’s “Horror Night” this evening on Dancing with the Stars. Jimmie Allen, however, is still laughing about being mistaken for an NFL player back when he had to wear a face shield to conceal his identity, prior to the cast reveal. “Oh, yeah, it’s pretty funny. I loved it,” he …

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Nashville notes

Jimmie Allen is featured on one of the songs from Elton John’s new collaborations project, The Lockdown Sessions. Elton and Jimmie’s duet is called “Beauty in the Bones.” Tickets went on sale today for Garth Brooks’ upcoming two nights of shows at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. After just over an hour, they’d sold out, but Garth …

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Brett Eldredge returns as ‘Mr. Christmas’ with his newest holiday release

Warner Music Nashville Brett Eldredge’s latest foyer into the festive world of holiday music arrives today, as he releases his 11-track project, Mr. Christmas. Over the years, Brett has become known as one of the country genre’s best Christmas crooners, combining his warm baritone vocals with a jazzy, big band-inspired musical backdrop. Altogether, he’s got …

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Kane Brown shares a sweet onstage moment with a young fan fighting cancer: “You’re so strong”

ABC Kane Brown recently shared a special moment with the crowd during a stop on his Blessed & Free Tour, when the singer spotted a little girl named Mia in the crowd and pulled her up onstage to meet him — and the rest of the audience. In addition to being a big fan of …

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