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Cowgirls Don’t Cry — but they might on Saturday: Reba’s dad to be honored by the National Cowboy Museum

ABC/Mark LevineWith Sunday’s 54th ACM Awards behind her, Reba McEntire has yet another major awards show coming up this weekend. “My Daddy, Clark McEntire, is being inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City this Saturday!” she shared on social media on Wednesday, along with a link to a feature …

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Blake Shelton mourns the passing of eighties country icon Earl Thomas Conley

Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images“My heart is absolutely destroyed today…” Blake Shelton tweeted on Wednesday, after learning of the death of Earl Thomas Conley. “I’m sad to report that Earl Thomas Conley passed away very early this morning,” Blake continued. “Earl was my all-time favorite singer, hero and my friend.” “Prayers to his family,” Blake added. “We will all miss …

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Chase Rice wants to get his “Eyes on You” on a yacht

ABC/Image Group LAHow’d you like to score an exclusive meet-and-greet with Chase Rice…on a yacht? While plenty of contests include a chance to spend a moment with a star, the new competition Chase is doing with Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Fire whiskey is a little extra…largely because it takes place at an exclusive Waldorf Astoria Resort in …

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Brett Young, Chris Janson, Jimmie Allen and more join the CMA Fest lineup

Country Music Association The lineup for CMA Fest 2019 is expanding, with Brett Young and Chris Janson joining the nightly concerts at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium. David Lee Murphy, Marty Stuart, Jo Dee Messina, and Billy Ray Cyrus have also been added as openers for the evening entertainment. Jimmie Allen, Lindsay Ell, and Runaway June will sing the national anthem. You can check out the full lineup and …

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“Look What God Gave [Him]”: Thomas Rhett gets nostalgic on “Center Point Road”

The Valory Music Co. The release of Thomas Rhett‘s fourth album is still nearly two months away. But backstage at Sunday night’s ACM Awards in Las Vegas, the newly-crowned Male Artist of the Year teased what fans can expect, and explained the record’s title, Center Point Road. “Center Point Road is the street that I …

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Greetings from… Paris: Jake Owen reveals the due date and name of his next daughter

ABC/Randy HolmesJake Owen’s second daughter is due May 1, and he and girlfriend Erica Hartlein have decided to name her Paris. Paris will join Pearl, Jake’s 6-year-old daughter from his marriage to Lacey Buchanan, in the Owen family. In fact, Jake says Pearl has already been paving the way for her little sister. “I feel like, thanks to Pearl, she’s …

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Keith Urban explains why he wanted to share his “Burden” — and now you can, too

Francis Specker/CBS If you can’t stop thinking about the haunting song Keith Urban sang at the Academy of Country Music Awards, you can stream or download “Burden” now.  The CMA and ACM Entertainer of the Year explains how he discovered the tune. “It’s a song written by Foy Vance, who’s an incredible singer/songwriter from Ireland …

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‘The Voice’ recap: The contestants get coached out of their comfort zones

Trae Patton/NBCThe Voice coaches got their team members out of their comfort zones in the third week of the battle rounds Monday night. And while Blake Shelton bided his time, Kelly Clarkson and John Legend used their final steals to poach promising artists. Each coach enlisted help from a guest advisor during rehearsals: Charlie Puth for Team …

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‘American Idol’ rounds out the top 14 after final week of all-star duets

ABCAmerican Idol’s top 14 is now complete. Three more contestants were eliminated after the final all-star duets round last night, revealing which remaining hopefuls will be going on to face America’s vote next week. With Ryan Seacrest out sick for the first time in 17 seasons, this season’s mentor, Bobby Bones, filled in as host …

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Old Dominion manages to “Make It Sweet” with the “One That Got Away” during ACM weekend

Francis Specker/CBS You could make a pretty strong argument that nobody had a better ACM Awards weekend than Old Dominion. Not only did the five-man band take home the Group of the Year trophy for the second time in a row, Matthew Ramsey and Trevor Rosen also found out they have the number-one song in …

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