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Dolly loves “Diane,” even though she has another “Jolene” song of her own

Sony Music NashvilleDolly Parton created one of the most sung-about love triangles in modern musical history, as she begged the fictional “Jolene,” “please don’t take my man.” Now, with her latest single, Cam imagines that “Jolene” didn’t know she was dealing with a married man, and goes to his wife, whom she calls “Diane,” to …

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You Make It Easy: How Jason Aldean’s “mini-me” is increasing his popularity on social media

BBR Music GroupIf Jason Aldean‘s social media profile has expanded lately, the two-time ACM Entertainer of the Year admits he’s probably not the one who can take the credit for it.  It seems the credit should go to Jason’s nearly-four-month-old son Memphis, who by most accounts is the singer’s “mini-me.” “Man, it’s crazy, the people …

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CMA Fest on the cheap: How to see some of your favorite stars without spending a dime

Country Music Association When CMA Fest takes over downtown Nashville June 7-10, it’ll bring with it four nights of the biggest names in country music, onstage at Nissan Stadium. You’ll need to buy a ticket for those concerts — which feature everyone from Luke Bryan to Carrie Underwood to Chris Stapleton — but if it’s …

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We ARE the Jet Set: Kelsea Ballerini conquers Australia with Morgan Evans by her side

ABC/Image Group LA Kelsea Ballerini only planned one international stop on her headlining Unapologetically Tour, but it was a sell-out:  She played Sydney’s Metro Theatre Tuesday in Australia. Kelsea’s Australian-born husband, Morgan Evans, was by her side for the trip, as she unveiled her new single, “I Hate Love Songs,” on Australia’s 2018 CMC Music …

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Eleven stages, hundreds of artists, and you: All the info on CMA Fest 2018

CMAThe lineup is out for this year’s CMA Fest, with the June 7-10 gathering in downtown Nashville promising to be one country fans won’t want to miss. The Country Music Association has lined up hundreds of artists who’ll play eleven different stages all around Music City. Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Dan + Shay, Old Dominion, Jon Pardi, Carly Pearce, and Brett …

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Luke Combs carries the country banner to Lollapalooza

Perry Farrell/WME Entertainment/C3 PresentsJust like his number-one song says, “When It Rains It Pours.”  Wednesday, we learned Luke Combs will not only play the main stage at CMA Music Fest this summer, he’s also the sole country act booked for Chicago’s prestigious Lollapalooza festival. The annual four-day gathering in the Windy City typically focuses on rock, pop, …

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Miranda Lambert will keep the flame burning with new single next month

ABC/Image Group LA Miranda Lambert will release “Keeper of the Flame” as the fourth single from her sixth studio album next month. Shortly after she put out The Weight of These Wings in 2016, she also named her tour after the tune. When it initially came out, the double album was available with a deluxe, hardbound book, although …

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“Season Change” to gold for Scotty McCreery

Triple TigersScotty McCreery recently made his very first trip to the top of the country singles chart, and now he’s getting the heavy metal to match. “Received my GOLD certification plaque for my #1 hit ‘Five More Minutes’ the other night,” the American Idol winner tweeted, along with a photo taken backstage at his Monday show at New York …

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Listen now: Keith Urban is “Coming Home” to Merle Haggard with innovative new song

Keith Urban and Merle Haggard at the 2014 CMT Artists of the Year; Rick Diamond/Getty Images for CMTYou’ll soon be hearing Merle Haggard’s 1968 hit, “Mama Tried” — or at least a piece of it — on country radio a lot, if Keith Urban has his way. The Australian superstar samples the country classic on …

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Entertainer the Year Garth Brooks inducts Chris Janson as the newest member of the Opry

ABC/Image Group LA The reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year turned out Tuesday night to induct the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry. But at the news conference a couple hours earlier, Chris Janson didn’t know Garth Brooks was waiting in the wings — he was more focused on his family. “My daughter thinks this is where she …

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