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CMA Entertainer of the Year Keith Urban to take Nashville’s Music City Midnight to TV two ways this year

ABC/Image Group LAKeith Urban will be everywhere this New Year’s Eve. In actuality, the CMA Entertainer of the Year will be headlining the annual Music City Midnight celebration in Nashville for the third year in a row. But at the same time, he’ll also be making multiple appearances on several major network specials on December 31. …

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The Year in Country Music 2018: “Billboard”‘s biggest Hot Country Song of all time was “Meant to Be”

ABC/Image Group LAEven though the odds were against it, one of the biggest country and pop hits of 2018 was simply “Meant to Be.” The idea came from Hayley Hubbard, the wife of Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard. As the two discussed an impromptu writing appointment in L.A. with pop star Bebe Rexha, Hayley told Tyler, “Relax. If it’s …

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Kane, Kelsea and Lauren all agree: Hold the resolutions this “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve”

Dick Clark ProductionsKane Brown, Kelsea Ballerini and Lauren Alaina are in complete agreement about two things: They’re stoked to be on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve on Monday — and they hate New Year’s resolutions. In fact, Lauren says she’s swearing them off for 2019, in favor of something she thinks will work better. “I usually do them, and it …

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Why don’t you just meet me in New Orleans? Maren Morris plans a “bucket list” performance for “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve”

ABC/Image Group LAAfter playing Nashville’s Music City Midnight celebration last year, Maren Morris thought she’d take it easy this New Year’s Eve — until her phone rang. “I was so excited to get that call, because I hadn’t planned on playing a show this year on New Year’s Eve, because I did the Nashville one last year …

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Aaron Watson urges you to “Kiss That Girl Goodbye” in 2019

ABC/Image Group LAAaron Watson is heading into the new year with a new single. The infectious, percussion-driven “Kiss That Girl Goodbye” is the lead release from his new album, Red Bandana, which is set to arrive in June. You’ll be able to stream or download “Kiss That Girl Goodbye” on Friday, January 4. Red Bandana is the follow-up …

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Old Dominion looks back on how they managed to “Make It Sweet” in 2018

ABC/Image Group LA Old Dominion looks back on a life-changing year in a dramatic new flashback video posted on social media. “Time, it passes so quickly that it’s hard to take a moment to see where we’ve been this year,” lead singer Matthew Ramsey reflects in the one-minute clip. “As we pause and reflect for a moment, it was an …

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“Let’s Be Frank”: Trisha Yearwood’s planning an intimate Valentine’s Day concert high above NYC

Rainbow Room/PR NewswireTrisha Yearwood will do one of her first full concerts in some time on Valentine’s Day at New York City’s iconic Rainbow Room. The two-time CMA Female Vocalist of the Year will perform songs from her new Let’s Be Frankalbum of Sinatra covers. Ol’ Blue Eyes himself both sang and hung out at the Rainbow Room — …

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The Kennedy Center honors Reba McEntire

Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesA televised special, featuring highlights from the 41st Annual Kennedy Center Honors, aired Wednesday night on CBS, and among the artists honored was Reba McEntire. The event took place in Washington, D.C. in early December. Reba was the first honoree of the night, and among those paying tribute …

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Michael Ray, Carly Pearce show off matching Christmas PJ’s

ABC/Image Group LAIt was a very special Christmas in Michael Ray‘s household: He brought home fiancée Carly Pearce for the holidays, and shared a photo of the matching sleepwear one fan made them for the occasion.  The two sported Santa Claus PJ pants and t-shirts with each other’s Santa hat-wearing faces on them. “Carly you are my forever …

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Brad Paisley on how a hospital performance at the age of 11 changed his perspective on music

ABC/Image Group LAWhen Brad Paisley was 11, his parents drove him to Reynolds Memorial Hospital in his hometown of Glen Dale, West Virginia so he could perform for hospital patients. The young singer was sent to the hospital’s respite wing, which housed stroke victims, Alzheimer’s and dementia patients — and that set him on a path to …

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