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‘American Idol’ returns: Season premiere brings laughs and tears in first round of auditions

ABC/Eric LiebowitzAmerican Idol is back again. The show debuted its second season on ABC Sunday night with a two-hour premiere chock full of — mostly — good auditions. Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan all return to the judges’ table to impart their wisdom and hand out tickets to Hollywood. Here are some of …

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Luke Combs’ latest #1, “Beautiful Crazy,” leads to an awkward moment at a friend’s wedding

ABC/Randy Holmes Luke Combs is becoming a frequent visitor to the top of the country chart, as “Beautiful Crazy” becomes his fifth number-one in a row.  The tune’s also become a popular wedding song, which led to an awkward moment for the North Carolina native. “We’ve had [fans send us] tons of wedding videos,” Luke …

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Watch now: Kacey Musgraves spends Friday night under the “Neon Moon” with Brooks & Dunn

ABC Radio Kacey Musgraves gave the audience at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium an unexpected treat on the Friday night stop on the Oh, What A World Tour: She debuted her contribution to Brooks & Dunn’s forthcoming REBOOT record. As Kacey began singing alone, “Neon Moon” seemed right at home alongside the other tunes she’d been doing from her CMA-and-Grammy-winning Golden …

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Lone Star State of Mind: How you can check out Kane Brown’s “Austin City Limits” set on Sunday

ABC/Mitch HaasethKane Brown will make his Austin City Limits debut on Sunday, as the prestigious PBS show begins recording its 45th season. Even if you can’t make it to the Lone Star State for the evening, you can still check out Kane’s set. It’ll be streamed in its entirety on the ACL YouTube channel starting at 9 p.m. ET. The completed …

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Luke Bryan stadium-sizes his Sunset Repeat Tour, ahead of Sunday’s “American Idol” premiere

ABC/Image Group LALuke Bryan will be plenty busy for the next several months with the new season of American Idol, which premieres Sunday at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. But his summer’s also getting more booked, as he adds a major new date to his Sunset Repeat Tour. The “What Makes You Country” hitmaker will return to …

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Eli Young Band readies their “Greatest Hits,” set to arrive March 29

The Valory Music Co. Eli Young Band’s Greatest Hits is on the way March 29. The 14-track collection, titled This Is Eli Young Band, features platinum number-ones like “Drunk Last Night,” “Even If It Breaks Your Heart,” and “Crazy Girl,” as well as their current top twenty hit, “Love Ain’t.” It also boasts a new acoustic version of …

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Michael Ray and Carly Pearce reveal they’re planning a trip down the aisle in the fall

ABC/Image Group LAIn a new wedding feature on the website The Knot, Michael Ray and Carly Pearce reveal they’ll likely get married in the fall. The happy couple got engaged in December, after revealing last summer that they were dating. Until then, both have plenty of work to do. They each have hits climbing the chart — Michael’s “One That …

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Chase Rice is ready for the world with the “Deluxe” edition of “Lions & Lambs”

BBRThe expanded, Worldwide Deluxe edition of Chase Rice‘s latest album, Lambs & Lions, becomes available today, one week before the North Carolina native plays London’s O2 Arena as part of the C2C festival. It also comes as Chase enjoys his biggest success since 2014’s “Gonna Wanna Tonight,” with his top fifteen hit, “Eyes on You.” The former Survivor contestant explains the …

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Thomas Rhett reveals his fourth album, “Center Point Road,” is coming May 31

Valory Music Co.Thomas Rhett‘s fourth studio album, Center Point Road, will arrive May 31, featuring its lead release, “Look What God Gave Her.”  The new track is one of two songs TR will debut this weekend on Saturday Night Live.  “I think I played this song 2,000 times in a month after we first wrote it,” he says of …

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Get ready for “next level stuff,” Luke Bryan teases, as “American Idol” premieres Sunday on ABC

ABC/Craig SjodinAs the new season of American Idol premieres on Sunday, Luke Bryan isn’t afraid to admit that he and Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, and Ryan Seacrest learned a thing or two in the show’s first year on ABC. And the “What Makes You Country” hitmaker warns you should be ready for a bigger, better Idol the second time around. “I think last season was …

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