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Harold Bradley, one of the architects of the Nashville Sound, passes away at 93

Ed Rode/WireImageCountry Music Hall of Famer Harold Bradley passed away Thursday at the age of 93, his daughters announced on his Facebook page. A pioneer in Nashville’s music community, Harold played rhythm guitar on countless country classics, including Tammy Wynette’s “Stand by Your Man,” Roger Miller’s “King of the Road,” and Brenda Lee’s “I’m Sorry.” Along with his older brother, producer Owen Bradley, …

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Luke Combs hits the road like a “Hurricane,” setting his sold-out Beer Never Broke My Heart Tour in motion

ABC/Image Group LA Luke Combs officially graduates to headliner status tonight, as he kicks off his sold-out Beer Never Broke My Heart arena tour in Birmingham, Alabama. “You know, it takes time,” he reflects. “You gotta build your fan base, and do it the right way. And that takes you traveling all over the world …

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Listen now: Brett Young covers one of his pal Gavin DeGraw’s biggest hits

ABC/Image Group LABrett Young delivers his take on Gavin DeGraw’s 2011 platinum hit, “Not Over You,” for the latest edition of Spotify Singles. It’s a natural choice for the California native, since he’s been a fan of Gavin’s dating back to when he was still playing bars in the Golden State. Eventually, Brett managed to meet Gavin, and …

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Old Man Winter postpones Kacey Musgraves’ concert in the Windy City

ABC/Image Group LA Old Man Winter is interfering with Kacey Musgraves’ Oh What a World Tour. Kacey announced that her Thursday concert show in Chicago has been cancelled, due to the plunging temperatures that have turned the city into a freezer.  Other performances, such as the Chicago production of Hamilton, have also been canceled. “I’m SO sorry,” she tweeted. …

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FGL to debut new tunes from their new album, “Can’t Say I Ain’t Country,” February 19 in L.A.

ABC/Image Group LAFlorida Georgia Line will play a special show at L.A.’s Wiltern Theatre on Tuesday, February 19, to celebrate the release of their new album, Can’t Say I Ain’t Country, which comes out the previous Friday. It’s sponsored by Spotify, who named the duo their most-streamed country act of 2018. Pre-sales for the February 19 concert …

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Chris Janson will be dropping some “Good Vibes” next week, ahead of his third album this fall

ABC/Image Group LAChris Janson previewed his forthcoming third album for a lucky group of Nashville insiders Tuesday evening, holding an informal chat session at his favorite restaurant, Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse. After explaining how the new project came together organically — because he wasn’t really intending on making an album at that point — he played several …

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Luke Combs gets the best of the “Billboard” top 10, as he matches Tim McGraw’s milestone

ABC/Image Group LALuke Combs is moving into Tim McGraw territory: This week, the “Hurricane” hitmaker becomes the first artist to have two songs in Billboard’s top ten in more than 19 years.  The last time that happened, it was Tim who notched the honor. The week of January 15, 2000, Tim’s songs “My Best Friend” and “Something Like That” …

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Kane Brown’s living out his “Bohemian Rhapsody” fantasies on the Live Forever Tour

Alex GarciaTuesday afternoon, Kane Brown took a break from his Live Forever Tour to celebrate his latest number one, “Lose It,” with a bowling party in Nashville. Kane just finished the third weekend of his sold-out headlining trek, and already he has some unforgettable memories. One in particular was inspired by the Oscar-nominated biopic about Queen‘s Freddie Mercury, and …

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Super Bowl LIII “Feels Like a Party” to LOCASH

ABC/Image Group LAThroughout the fall, LOCASH partnered with Pepsi to perform at football games all around the country. Now, as we head into the year’s biggest match-up of all this Sunday in Atlanta, Preston Brust and Chris Lucas plan to be right in the center of the action as the Rams take on the Patriots in Super Bowl LIII. On Thursday, …

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Maren Morris gives new details about new album: “It’s my version of country music”

Jamie NelsonMaren Morris has a Grammy-nominated pop hit with “The Middle,” and an edgy new single called “GIRL.”  It’s enough to make some fans wonder if the “My Church” hitmaker has designs outside of country music. Maren insists the answer is no. “I’ve had a lot of questions from fans: Am I going pop now?” she …

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