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Thomas Rhett will “Bring the Bar to You” with his sprawling 2022 tour

ABC Thomas Rhett has some big tour news to share this week: He’s hitting the road for his Bring the Bar to You headlining trek in June. “Man, it feels good to share this tour news,” the singer says. “I’ll never take for granted being able to come see y’all and I’m so fired up …

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Luke Combs and wife Nicole are expecting a baby boy: “Couldn’t be more excited”

ABC Luke Combs is a first time dad-to-be. The singer and his wife, Nicole, shared on social media this week that they’re expecting their first child, a baby boy. “Here we go y’all!” wrote Luke, alongside a series of pictures showing off Nicole’s baby bump and a sonogram image. “Lil dude Combs is coming this …

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Walker Hayes can’t walk into Applebee’s anymore without fans coming up to him — but that’s a good thing

ABC The full-length version of Walker Hayes’ Country Stuff arrives today, and the singer’s career is in a very different place now than it was when he first put out the project as an EP. That’s because he skyrocketed into superstardom with the viral success of “Fancy Like,” one of the songs on the EP-turned-album. …

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“Who doesn’t love Betty White?”: Trisha Yearwood remembers a late legend, raises more than $38k for animals

ABC Trisha Yearwood recently tried her hand at the #BettyWhiteChallenge, with big results: Her fundraising drive in honor of Betty White’s 100th birthday raised $38,000 in donations for her pet charity, Dottie’s Yard. “Who doesn’t love Betty White?” Trisha said during her online fundraiser. “And I just think Betty right now is so happy that …

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Nashville notes

Midland will premiere the music video for their new song, “Sunrise Tells the Story,” at their YouTube channel on Friday, but you can watch it now on CMT. In a video posted on Carly Pearce‘s YouTube Channel, Carly and Ashley McBryde dish on their ex-texting habits, whether or not they Google themselves and more in …

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Luke Combs, Willie Nelson + Jimmy Buffett are headliners for the second week of New Orleans Jazz Fest 2022

ABC Luke Combs, Willie Nelson and Jimmy Buffett are among the long list of acts headed down to Louisiana for the multi-genre New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival this spring. All three acts will perform during the second weekend of the event, which takes place May 5-8. The first half of the festival will take place April …

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Maddie & Tae band mate Taylor Kerr’s baby girl arrives early: “She decided to be a Capricorn like her daddy”

ABC On Thursday, Maddie & Tae’s Taylor Kerr announced the birth of her daughter, Leighton Grace. The baby girl is Taylor’s first child with her husband, Josh Kerr, and she arrived significantly early, but fortunately, Leighton is doing well. “She’s beautiful, strong and everything we have ever dreamed of,” Taylor wrote on Maddie & Tae’s …

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Ryan Hurd wonders “What Are You Drinking” in his moody new video

ABC Ryan Hurd is following up his chart-topping Maren Morris duet, “Chasing After You,” with another new track off his Pelago album called “What Are You Drinking.” The singer shared the music video for the song this week, setting its introspective lyrics against shadowy footage of himself playing piano in a dark basement. As the …

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Kelsea Ballerini nabs a Gold certification for her self-titled third studio album

ABC Kelsea Ballerini continues to find success with her third album, kelsea: The project has officially notched RIAA Gold certification, with over 500,000 units sold. She put out that project, and its introspective, reimagined version, ballerini, in 2020. The track list includes her current single, a duet with Kenny Chesney called “half of my hometown,” …

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“Midnight Rider’s Prayer” is Brothers Osborne’s answer to a Willie Nelson classic

ABC The deluxe version of Brothers Osborne’s Skeletons arrives on Friday, bumping up the original track list to 15 with three new songs. Fans have already heard one of those, “Younger Me,” and the other two are called “Headstone” and “Midnight Rider’s Prayer.” The latter is a tip-of-the-hat to Willie Nelson’s “On the Road Again,” …

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