Category: Country

TAS Rights ManagementTaylor Swift may primarily be a pop star these days, but she was showing her country roots Saturday night as she played for a crowd of 50,000 at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium. Tim McGraw and Faith Hill even joined her onstage to sing her breakthrough hit, “Tim McGraw,” and Taylor also delivered an acoustic version of “Better Man,” …

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ABC RadioThere was no shortage of special guests and big moments Friday night as Keith Urban played for a hometown crowd at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. Early in the show, the Aussie superstar brought a couple fans onstage, who happened to be holding a sign that referenced his wife, actress Nicole Kidman. Keith wasted no time inviting the Oscar …

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Big MachineTyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley offer up a little summertime romance in Florida Georgia Line’s new song, “Sittin’ Pretty.” The accompanying lyric video completes the happy picture with vintage beach footage and retro vacation postcards. “Sittin’ Pretty” is the fourth preview track from FGL’s follow-up to Dig Your Roots, led by their top ten hit, “Simple.” This Sunday, Brian celebrates his …

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Arista NashvilleOnce Little Big Town heard newcomer Seth Ennis perform his new single, “Call Your Mama,” Karen Fairchild and Kimberly Schlapman couldn’t wait to hear the sentimental song again. “A couple weeks after I wrote it, I was in the U.K. opening for Little Big Town,” Seth explains. “My mom ended up coming overseas and surprising me at a show.  So I decided …

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ABC/Image Group LA Eric Church tips his hat to the rock band Kansas and their classic 70’s hit “Carry On Wayward Son” in his new song, “Hippie Radio.” The track is the latest preview of the North Carolina native’s Desperate Man album, which comes out October 5. As is his custom, Eric first previewed the cut for his Church Choir …

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BBR Music Group Nearly three years since he released his last record, Fired Up, in early 2016, Randy Houser’s new album, Magnolia, will be out November 2. Since then, the Mississippi native has been focused on creating a more authentic sound. “This album was a total reset for me in every way possible,” Randy explains. “With the last …

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Bob D’Amico/ABCThe Country Music Association is getting the jump on the 2018 holiday season, staging their annual CMA Country Christmas special a little earlier this year, and moving the ABC extravaganza to a new venue. One thing that won’t change, however, is the host: Reba McEntire will return to preside over the festivities for the second year in a …

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Warner Music NashvilleAs Aussie Morgan Evans celebrates his first #1 in the U.S. this week with “Kiss Somebody,” he admits he’s having the time of his life. “I feel like I’m flying, dude! It’s crazy,” he revealed on the red carpet earlier this week at the 2018 ACM Honors in Nashville. “It didn’t really sink in straightaway. …

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Capitol NashvilleEarlier this month, Carrie Underwood revealed she’ll hit the road on the Cry Pretty Tour 360 next year, and she’s also expecting her second child.  Since the American Idol superstar wore pink in the announcement video, fans have speculated that’s a message that she’s having a girl. But Carrie says that’s not necessarily the case. “I’m not sending out …

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ABC/Image Group LA Michael Ray is teaming up with the Michael J. Fox Foundation to raise money for Parkinson’s research this fall. The Florida native will play the Concert for a Cure on Monday, October 15 at the Loveless Barn, located in West Nashville next to the famed Loveless Café. Tickets are only $20 and are on sale now, …

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