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Keith Urban, Koe Wetzel and Cole Swindell bring country music to the wine country

Country Summer Music Festival (Country Summer Music Festival/PR Newswire) Country music is headed for California wine country this summer.  Cole Swindell, Keith Urban and Koe Wetzel are set to headline the Country Summer Music Festival June 12-14 at the Sonoma County Event Center at the Fairgrounds.  Nate Smith, Dasha, Breland, Chase Matthew, Ingrid Andress, Kelsey Hart, John …

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Brantley Gilbert’s red, white and blue tour

Brantley Gilbert’s The Real American Tour (Courtesy Brantley Gilbert) Brantley Gilbert’s gearing up for The Real American Tour, which is set to kick off May 1 at Dos Equis Pavilion in Dallas. Opening acts will vary on the 35-city run, which wraps Sept. 12 at the Tri-State Rodeo in Fort Madison, Iowa. While the name …

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Lainey Wilson reveals she’s making plans for motherhood

‘Lainey Wilson: Keepin’ Country Cool’ (Netflix) “I busted out of my britches. That’s how you know it’s gonna be a good night.”  That’s the beginning of the just-released trailer for Lainey Wilson’s new Netflix documentary, before cutting to her singing “Hang Tight Honey” for a packed arena.  While the preview’s only two minutes long, it …

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Carly Pearce’s puppy love: The show she played for Johnny and June

Carly Pearce (Jason Kempin/Getty Images) Carly Pearce’s Monday benefit at City Winery raised $45,000 for Nashville’s Pet Community Center. Ashley Cooke opened the show and returned during Carly’s set to sing Ashley McBryde’s part on “Never Wanted to Be That Girl.” Carly’s stripped-down performance included music from her upcoming album, including “Dream Come True” and her …

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‘All My Exes’: Lauren Alaina’s hit duet was inspired by a fight on Broadway

Lauren Alaina & Chase Matthew’s “All My Exes” (Big Loud) Lauren Alaina currently has her biggest hit on the radio since 2021’s “Getting Over Him” with Jon Pardi.  If there’s any downside to her new duet with Chase Matthew, it’s that the song Lauren co-wrote was, in fact, ripped from the pages of her own …

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Nashville notes: Ray Stevens’ fall + Craig Campbell’s cornhole competition

Country Music Hall of Famer Ray Stevens is recovering at home from a March 29 fall that left him with a broken neck. According to a news release, he’s “fully mobile and in good spirits,” though he has to wear a neck brace for a month. His latest album, Favorites Old & New, comes out …

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‘Where We Go’: Thomas Rhett and Marshmello name-check Conway Twitty in new collab

Thomas Rhett (Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images) With just six words, Marshmello solved the mystery that Thomas Rhett started last week with a “teaser” that was simply a video of him eating marshmallows out of the bag with an instrumental music bed behind it. “Where We Go available everywhere Friday,” the DJ/producer said in a joint post on both …

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Two months after its peak, ‘Choosin’ Texas’ is back for fifth week at #1

Ella Langley (Disney/Frank Micelotta) Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” is proving to have staying power the size of the state it mentions, as the track returns to #1 on Billboard‘s all-genre Hot 100. This is the fifth nonconsecutive week the song has reigned at #1 on the chart, dating back to its first in mid-February. The …

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Country music will make a Country Splash in Cabo Labor Day weekend

Country Splash (Courtesy Country Splash) Riley Green, Jon Pardi, Tucker Wetmore and Diplo will headline Country Splash Sept. 4-6 in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. The first country music festival ever to be held on the beach in Cabo will feature nightly shows, sunset acoustic performances and artist-led wellness experiences like Diplo’s beach yoga, plus a Saturday …

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Justin Moore’s #1 across the board with ‘Time’s Ticking’

Justin Moore’s ‘This Is My Dirt’ (Blue Highway Records) Justin Moore manages to top both major Country Airplay charts this week, as “Time’s Ticking” rises to #1 on the Mediabase tally, as well as the previously reported Billboard ranking. “It’s beyond exciting, and humbling, to celebrate our 14th number 1 with ‘Time’s Ticking,’” Justin says. …

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