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Morgan Wallen, Riley Green, Ella Langley & more hit a CMA Triple Play

CMA Triple Play Awards (Country Music Association) The Country Music Association will shine a light on songwriters with its Triple Play Awards April 13 in Nashville.  The annual gathering honors tunesmiths who’ve racked up three #1 hits over a 12-month period.  Morgan Wallen, Riley Green, Ella Langley and John Morgan will pick up their first …

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Hear a snippet of Luke Combs’ writing collab with Cody Johnson

Luke Combs’ ‘The Way I Am’ (Sony) When Luke Combs gets together to write with Cody Johnson, it’s not exactly surprising it’s a cowboy song they come up with.  What is a bit surprising, however, is that “I Ain’t No Cowboy” is love song laced with longing, as Luke revealed by sharing a minute of …

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Reba McEntire joins Trisha Yearwood’s Band As One Nashville Concert for the Cure

Trisha Yearwood & Reba McEntire (Jason Kempin/Getty Images for the Grand Ole Opry) You can add Reba McEntire to the star-studded list of artists who will play Trisha Yearwood’s breast cancer benefit March 22 at the Grand Ole Opry House. “I am honored to collaborate with Trisha and the other artists for this incredible show to …

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‘If I Don’t Leave I’m Gonna Stay’: The latest in the Carly Pearce/Riley Green duet drama

Carly Pearce & Riley Green’s “If I Don’t Leave I’m Gonna Stay” (Blue Highway Records) The title of the new Carly Pearce/Riley Green duet is out, along with more sultry pictures from what appears to be a spicy video shoot.  Carly’s latest social media post reveals the cover of “If I Don’t Leave I’m Gonna …

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Shane Profitt’s anthem is ‘Long Live Country’ — and Joe Diffie

Shane Profitt’s ‘Population Me’ (Triple Tigers Records) Newcomer Shane Profitt’s already scored a top-20 hit with 2022’s “How It Oughta Be.” Now he’s on track to repeat that success with his latest single, “Long Live Country,” which just cracked country’s top-40.  “I always say before I’m an artist, I’m a songwriter,” he tells ABC Audio. …

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Nashville notes: Walker Montgomery’s record deal + Band Loula’s ‘Mother’s Mother’

Justin Moore, Gavin Adcock and The Red Clay Strays will headline the Born & Raised Music Festival Sept. 17-19 in Pryor, Oklahoma. Tickets go on sale Wednesday.  Walker Montgomery has signed with Jay DeMarcus’ Red Street Records. The son of John Michael Montgomery and the nephew of Montgomery Gentry’s Eddie Montgomery, Walker’s debut single will …

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Isn’t it ‘Ironic’? Ella Langley to play SXSW show with Alanis Morissette

Ella Langley (Disney/Connie Chornuk) Ella Langley’s current victory lap will continue later this month as she headlines a special Spotify South by Southwest concert. The “Choosin’ Texas” hitmaker’s currently enjoying a second week atop Billboard‘s all-genre Hot 100, as the song returns three weeks after it initially hit #1. She’ll play Spotify 20: Live at Stubb’s …

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Carly Pearce is the Song Suffragettes’ Yellow Rose of Inspiration

Carly Pearce (Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal) The Song Suffragettes will give Carly Pearce their Yellow Rose of Inspiration Award March 30 at their 12th Anniversary Show.  Carly will deliver an intimate performance and participate in a question and answer session as well. There’ll also be two writers’ rounds that night at The Listening Room, with Elizabeth Nichols, …

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When country artists have reigned on the all-genre charts

Megan Moroney (Scott Kowalchyk/CBS Broadcasting Inc.) Megan Moroney and Ella Langley are currently making history as the first women ever to top the all-genre Billboard 200 and Hot 100 at the same time.    It has happened before, however — just never with two female artists.  The first time was April 30, 1977, when the Eagles’ …

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‘Nashville’ cast to reunite for two shows at historic Ryman Auditorium

‘NASHVILLE’ Encore Tour (SteadiBeat Touring) The cast of the TV show Nashville is reuniting for two special shows in Music City.  The drama’s stars Clare Bowen, Charles Esten, Jonathan Jackson and Sam Palladio were previously scheduled to play Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium on Jan. 25, but it was postponed because of the ice storm.  That …

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