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Nashville notes: Fresh tracks from Kassi Ashton, Dylan Marlowe + more

Kassi Ashton has released a new track, “I Don’t Wanna Dance.” Of the song, Kassi says, “It doesn’t matter how good the band is, how long the bartender has been perfecting her margarita recipe, or how hot the cowboy is who’s offering, I don’t wanna dance if I ain’t dancing with you.” Kassi’s current single, …

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Maddie & Tae are ready for a “Sad Girl Summer”

Courtesy of Mercury Nashville Don’t be deceived by the title of Maddie & Tae‘s new song, “Sad Girl Summer” — it’s not actually a sad tune. Instead, it’s a vibrant, uptempo track that’s all about celebrating one’s newfound freedom following a breakup. “This ain’t no sad girl summer, girl, we’re sayin’ goodbye/ To that bummer of a boy who’d …

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Morgan Wallen’s bar is opening June 1

Disney/Frank Micelotta Morgan Wallen and TC Restaurant Group’s This Bar & Tennessee Kitchen is set to open on Saturday. “We’re thrilled to welcome our first guests on Saturday, June 1, to This Bar leading into CMA Fest,” shares Grant Burlingame, vice president of operations at TC Restaurant Group. “This venue has been a labor of love for us and Morgan. …

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Jackson Dean dedicates “Big Blue Sky” to late dog

Courtesy of Big Machine Records Jackson Dean‘s paying tribute to his late childhood dog in his new song, “Big Blue Sky.” “He got that big blue sky on his mind/ Running like he’s still got time on his side/ Dying just to see it/ Living just to breathe it/ Has he just been dreaming/ Or …

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Megan Moroney drops ‘Twisters’ track, “Never Left Me”

Courtesy of Universal Pictures + Atlantic Records Megan Moroney has dropped a new song, “Never Left Me.” The track, which Megan co-wrote for the upcoming Twisters movie, pays homage to the home the “Tennessee Orange” singer grew up in. “I packed my bags like a bat outta hell/ Said, ‘I’m all good all by myself’/ …

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Lainey Wilson, Cody Johnson, Carly Pearce + more duet with Terri Clark on new album

Courtesy of Mercury Nashville/UMe Terri Clark‘s star-studded Terri Clark: Take Two album has arrived. The eight-track project features Lainey Wilson, Cody Johnson, Carly Pearce, Ashley McBryde, Lauren Alaina, Kelly Clarkson and Nashville-based singer/songwriter Ben Rector joining Terri on duet renditions of her hits. “These songs very literally changed my life. To now have the chance to say thank …

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Dasha on how her “scorned woman” sentiments fueled “Austin”

Disney/Randy Holmes Sometimes you enter a songwriting room completely open to ideas and topics to write about. And sometimes you walk in after a breakup, feeling contemptuous about an old flame who did you wrong. That was what happened to Dasha on the day she wrote her debut single, “Austin.” “I was in a session in …

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Nashville notes: Shenandoah’s tour + Mickey Guyton’s “Make It Me”

Mickey Guyton is set to release a new song, “Make It Me,” on June 7. “I wrote #MakeItMe with @tylerhubbard and @coreycrowder and it’s a bop! It feels like summer, it makes you want to dance, and most of all… it makes me think of my husband,” Mickey shares on Instagram alongside a snippet of the track. “Make It Me” is …

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Jackson Dean, Conner Smith, Midland + more headed to CMA Fest pop-up event

ABC Big Machine Label Group is holding a pop-up event at Lainey Wilson‘s Bell Bottoms Up bar during CMA Fest. Happening June 6-8, the showcase will offer fans opportunities to meet and greet the label’s artists and enjoy acoustic performances. The star-studded lineup includes Brett Young, Jackson Dean, Midland, Conner Smith, Brantley Gilbert and up-and-comers Mae Estes, Greyland James, Noah …

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Ashley McBryde, Jelly, Reba celebrate Wynonna’s birthday

ABC Happy birthday to Wynonna Judd! The “No One Else on Earth” singer turned 60 on Thursday, and she threw a party ahead of her special day. At the get-together were Wynonna’s loved ones and fellow country singers Ashley McBryde, Jelly Roll, Reba McEntire and Terri Clark. Ashley took to Instagram recently to share a group photo from the party, which …

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