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Songs to cry to: Carrie Underwood unveils the track listing for “Cry Pretty”

Capitol NashvilleCarrie Underwood’s self-produced Capitol Nashville debut won’t be out until September 14, but the American Idol superstar is giving fans a tiny preview on her socials, by revealing the album’s track listing. Carrie unveiled the song titles in a short video that continues the “pink-and-purple glittery tears” theme of all the Cry Pretty artwork so far. In addition to …

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Carrie Underwood hopes to give her fans an “emotional release” with “Cry Pretty”

Capitol Nashville Carrie Underwood‘s latest top-ten hit, “Cry Pretty,” is much more than just the title track from her debut album for Capitol Nashville that’s coming next month: The American Idol superstar sees the song she co-wrote as part therapy — and part mystery. “I want people to be drawn into ‘Cry Pretty’ from the …

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Brett Young will be “Here Tonight” as he hits the road on fall tour

CMTBrett Young’s fall tour will take its name from his new single, “Here Tonight,” the lead release from his forthcoming sophomore album. Newcomers Tyler Rich and Rachel Wammack will open the CMT on Tour: Here Tonight trek. “This tour has got me pumped already,” Brett says. “We teamed up with CMT to name it after a new song I’ve …

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Jason Aldean admits Miranda Lambert didn’t love his vision for their duet, until he served up some “Whiskey”

Broken Bow Miranda Lambert currently has her biggest hit since 2013’s “We Were Us” with Keith Urban, this time teaming up with Jason Aldean on “Drowns the Whiskey.” The three-time ACM Entertainer of the Year and the reigning CMA and ACM Female Vocalist go way back. “Miranda and I have known each other for a long time,” Jason tells …

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Kenny Chesney’s Saturday night show sets a New York City record at the home of the Jets and the Giants

Allister AnnKenny Chesney set a new sales record Saturday night at MetLife Stadium on the outskirts of New York City. The “Get Along” hitmaker packed the venue with 58,642 fans, beating his own best number. He also outsold Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi and Taylor Swift by 10,000 tickets if you add up the attendance in the same number of appearances. Even …

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Watch now: FGL throws a “Tailgate” with RaeLynn at the Faster Horses Festival

ABC/Image Group LA Not only did Tyler Hubbard co-write RaeLynn’s new single, “Tailgate,” he recently called her onstage to sing it during Florida Georgia Line’s Sunday night headlining set at the Faster Horses Festival. RaeLynn had previously taken the stage on Friday during the three-night event last month in Brooklyn, Michigan. Fellow artist Canaan Smith helped write “Tailgate,” RaeLynn’s follow-up to …

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“If I Were You,” I’d check out the new collaboration between Keith Urban and Jillian Jacqueline

Big Loud RecordsKeith Urban plays guitar and sings on the latest track from newcomer Jillian Jacqueline. “If I Were You” is the first taste of the singer/songwriter’s forthcoming EP, which will be called Side B. “I couldn’t wait to share this song,” Jillian says. “I wrote it… about meeting and falling for someone new very soon after a …

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Listen now: Eric Church is a “Desperate Man” with a “Heart Like a Wheel”

ABC/Image Group LA Eric Church continues to preview new tunes from his Desperate Man album, but this time, he’s offering something new. As he’s done with the tracks “Some of It” and “Hangin’ Around,” Eric played “Heart Like a Wheel” for his Church Choir fan club members before sharing it with the rest of the world. “Heart Like …

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Lindsay Ell pours the “Champagne” and namechecks Aretha in new single

BBR Music Group Newcomer Lindsay Ell is pouring some “Champagne” as the follow-up to “Criminal,” her first top-20 hit in the U.S. In her native Canada, “Criminal” went all the way to #1, making Lindsay the first female to top the charts in the past decade. She’s up for both Female Artist of the Year and Album …

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Not quite “All of It”: How Cole Swindell found the “missing piece” to album #3

Warner Music Nashville Cole Swindell‘s third album, All of It, arrives on Friday as its debut single, “Break Up in the End,” nears country’s top ten. While the Georgia native put painstaking detail into making his follow-up to You Should Be Here, he reveals the title track almost didn’t make the record. “Cool story about …

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