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Go West, young woman: Pop star Colbie Caillat is now in a country quartet

Triple Tigers RecordsEven if you don’t know the name Colbie Caillat, you’d probably recognize her platinum smash from 2007, “Bubbly,” with its catchy lyrics: “It starts in my toes, and I crinkle my nose/Wherever it goes/I always know.” Now, the California-born pop star is in a country band. The group is called Gone West, and it’s made …

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O Christmas Tree: Morgan Evans and Kelsea Ballerini still “need a little Christmas”

ABC/Image Group LA Morgan Evans and Kelsea Ballerini have been so busy they haven’t had time to take down their Christmas tree — but it’s not bothering them a whole lot. “So, our Christmas tree is still up,” Morgan tweeted on Sunday. “We are both home for the first time this year and we both still like it.” “How long …

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Keith Urban says “The Upside” is that Nicole’s latest movie is “so good”

ABC/Image Group LAIt’s no surprise Keith Urban is a huge fan of his Oscar-winning wife, Nicole Kidman, but now he’s taken to his socials to praise one of her latest efforts. Nicole co-stars as Yvonne Pendleton in The Upside, a film that follows a wealthy paraplegic, played by Bryan Cranston, who hires an ex-parolee, portrayed by Kevin Hart, to be his …

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Morgan Evans braves the sharks for a surfing expedition Down Under, while he lures Kelsea Ballerini outside with wine

ABC/Image Group LAThis weekend, Morgan Evans spent his first weekend of 2019 on the road with Old Dominion for the Make It Sweet Tour. The Aussie native is just back from a holiday trip Down Under with his wife, Kelsea Ballerini. “I had a great trip home,” Morgan says. “It was my first Christmas with my family in a few …

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Not bad for a girl going nowhere: Ashley McBryde is 2018’s Best New Act, according to critics

Atlantic/Warner NashvilleAshley McBryde’s current single, “Girl Goin’ Nowhere,” was inspired by a teacher in her native Arkansas who predicted her musical dreams would never happen. Though it’s a story she often shares in concert, Ashley says her algebra teacher was far from the only naysayer she encountered. “When I talk about that song,” she tells the Nashville Scene, …

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You get a golf cart! And you get a golf cart! Jake Owen delivers impressive presents to Jordan Davis and Chris Janson

Big LoudIf Jordan Davis and Chris Janson want to go “Down to the Honkytonk,” they could drive there in the new golf carts their former tour mate Jake Owen just gave them. “Didn’t think [the] Life’s Whatcha Make It Tour’ this past summer could have been any better,” Jordan tweeted, posting a photo of his new ride. “Then I get this as a …

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Martina McBride will Party with a Purpose before the Super Bowl in Atlanta

ABC/Image Group LAMartina McBride will headline this year’s NFL Party with a Purpose before the Super Bowl next month in Atlanta. The 28th annual event raises money for food banks all across the country. In its quarter-century history, the Party with a Purpose has provided 200 million meals to help feed the hungry. You’ll be able to …

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The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum gets “Current” with new superstar revamp of ongoing exhibit

Country Music Hall of Fame and MuseumThe first new exhibit of 2019 at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will be a revamp of the Nashville attraction’s ongoing American Currents display. American Currents: The Music of 2018 will feature significant artifacts from Jason Aldean, Brothers Osborne, Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Dan + Shay, Florida Georgia Line, Miranda Lambert, Ashley McBryde, Reba McEntire, Carly Pearce, Pistol Annies, Chris Stapleton, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban and …

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Listen now: In life and in love, Old Dominion doesn’t want to be a “One Man Band”

ABC RadioWe still don’t know when the much-anticipated third album from Old Dominion will be finished, but in the meantime, the CMA and ACM Vocal Group of the Year is giving fans a new track to tide them over. You can stream or download the song, “One Man Band,” now. The romantic ballad takes OD into new …

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“Cowboy-hat country artist” Cody Johnson unleashes his major-label debut, while still being “completely…Texas”

Warner Music Nashville Today, former rodeo cowboy and prison guard Cody Johnson releases his major label debut, Ain’t Nothin’ to It, as he simultaneously enjoys his first top-25 hit, “On My Way to You.” The Lone Star State native has already placed two independent albums in the top ten of Billboard‘s country albums chart, and become the only indie …

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