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Michael Ray’s ready to race home to Florida for Independence Day weekend

ABC/Randy HolmesSunshine state native Michael Ray is headed home for Independence Day this year. In addition to getting to spend some time with his family in Eustis, Florida, the “One That Got Away” hitmaker is set to play the following Saturday at what’s arguably the world’s most famous racetrack.    “So fired up to go home to …

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Luke Combs and his fiancee add to their family with four-legged friend

ABC/Image Group LALuke Combs and his fiancée Nicole Hocking are expanding their family. No, they’re not having a baby — but they’ve just adopted a shelter dog named JoJo.   Luke and Nicole discovered JoJo through Nashville’s Proverbs 12:10 Animal Rescue, a cause Dan + Shay’s Dan Smyers and his wife Abby also frequently support. “We are SO happy for little JoJo who went …

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Listen now: Old Dominion gets vulnerable on new track “Some People Do”

ABC/Mark LevineThe guys in Old Dominion are baring their souls in the follow-up to their current #1 hit, “Make It Sweet.” “Most people don’t change/But some people do,” lead singer Matthew Ramsey sings in the first verse of “Some People Do,” before going on to show off his falsetto in the chorus. “Some people quit drinking too much/And some …

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Jason Aldean’s ready to Ride All Night — even if he’s not quite sure what that means

ABC/Image Group LA Tonight in Uncasville, Connecticut, Jason Aldean sets his new Ride All Night Tour in motion. The ACM Entertainer of the Decade is taking Kane Brown and Carly Pearce with him, and he says hitting the road is just like being a kid with a new toy. “I’m always excited for the tour,” …

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Keith Urban, Kane Brown, Lady Antebellum to perform on “Good Morning America” Summer Concert Series

ABC NewsArtists from the world of country, hip-hop, pop, rock and K-Pop will take the stage for Good Morning America’s Summer Concert Series this year — and you can see them all for free. Things start off May 15 with the world’s hottest boy band, BTS.  Lady Antebellum will take the stage July 26 and …

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Kane Brown challenges Jason Aldean to a duel as they head out on tour

ABC/Image Group LA It’s been a busy week for Kane Brown: he’s barely back from Wednesday’s Billboard Music Awards in Vegas, in time to hit the road with Jason Aldean tonight on his Ride All Night Tour. Even though Kane’s still a relative newlywed — having just tied the knot in October — he and …

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“Some People Do” release new music, and Old Dominion’s about to

ABC/Image Group LAOld Dominion’s currently at number one this week with “Make It Sweet,” but Thursday night, we’ll get to hear what will likely be their next hit. “Feel like dropping a new song tonight,” the reigning CMA and ACM Vocal Group of the Year shared on their socials, adding the hashtag #SomePeopleDo. A short video …

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Kenny Chesney’s Trip Around the Sun is “Billboard”‘s Top Country Tour

ABC/Image Group LAKenny Chesney’s 2018 Trip Around the Sun was last year’s Top Country Tour, according to Billboard. The superstar from East Tennessee picked up the honor Wednesday night at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas. “You don’t tour for awards,” Kenny points out. “Every night when we hit that stage and hear those fans, that’s the real award.” …

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Dan + Shay are “Speechless” at the Vegas wedding of Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner

Todd Williamson/NBCDan + Shay not only performed on the Billboard Music Awards and took home the Top Country Duo trophy Wednesday night, they also found time to work in a gig as wedding singers. Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney did their #1 hit “Speechless” at the surprise Vegas wedding of Joe Jonas and Game of Thrones’ Sophie Turner. “Speechless,” of course, is the perfect song, …

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Carrie Underwood sells out first night of her Cry Pretty Tour

ABC/Mark LevineCarrie Underwood kicked off her Cry Pretty 360 Tour Wednesday night with a sold-out show in Greensboro, North Carolina. Carrie’s two-hour set included tracks from the Cry Pretty album, as well as new arrangements and mash-ups of hits from her 14-year career. At each tour stop, a contest winner also gets the chance to join Carrie onstage …

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