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“I’d Be Jealous Too”: Dustin Lynch dishes on “Small Town Boy” being shut out at the ACMs

ABC/Image Group LA If you follow Dustin Lynch on social media, you’ve probably noticed the “I’d Be Jealous Too” hitmaker has started a new video series that lets fans in on his everyday life. Some folks were surprised to see one recent — and very raw — post, where Dustin watches the reveal of this year’s ACM nominations, …

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Tim McGraw collapses onstage at music festival in Ireland

ABC/Image Group LAA scary moment occurred Sunday night when Tim McGraw collapsed onstage in the middle of his performance at the C2C: Country to Country Festival in Dublin, Ireland. According to Rolling Stone, the country music superstar just got done performing his hit song “Humble & Kind” when he dropped to his knees and took a seat on …

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All the feels: Luke Bryan ponders the philosophy of “American Idol”

ABC/Eric LiebowitzIf you need a reminder that the American dream is still alive and well, Luke Bryan says all you need to do is watch the new season of American Idol. “It’s so inspiring to watch [it] unfold,” he tells ABC Radio, “and the emotions that go around, the struggle to get here.” The “Most People are Good” …

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Doin’ My Thing: Why Luke Bryan won’t be able to watch Sunday’s “American Idol” premiere

ABC/Image Group LA When the new season of American Idol premieres Sunday on ABC, Luke Bryan won’t be watching — not because he doesn’t want to, but because he won’t be able to. Sunday night, instead of sitting in front of his TV, Luke will be 30,000 feet above the Earth, in a plane headed Down Under. “I’m doing my first Australian tour,” …

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Russell Dickerson’s welcome wake-up call from the Academy of Country Music

ABC/Image Group LA What’s better than your first number one hit and a platinum single? For “Yours” hitmaker Russell Dickerson, the answer is an ACM nomination. “Honestly, this is one of the coolest feelings of my entire career,” he tells People, “I woke up to like 20 text messages saying, ‘Congrats!’ And I was like ‘For what?’” …

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Humanitarians and hitmakers: Rascal Flatts honored for helping children’s healthcare

ABC/Image Group LA At this point in their career, it’s not uncommon for Rascal Flatts to be picking up awards. But now they’ve reached the place where they’re being honored for their charity work, as well as for their music. Thursday night in Nashville, Vanderbilt’s Cumberland Pediatric Foundation presented Jay DeMarcus, Gary LeVox, and Joe Don Rooney with the 2018 Excellence …

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Creation, Connection and Graffiti U: Keith Urban set for SXSW

ABC/Image Group LA If you’re wondering how Keith Urban‘s new album, Graffiti U, is coming along, your best chance to find out may be next Friday at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas.  The Australian superstar is set to speak at 12:30 at the Austin Convention Center, during an event titled “Creation and Connection:  A …

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Brett Young cries for “Mercy” in the desert in new video

BMLGBrett Young shot his new music video for “Mercy” over two days in Encino, California, and at White Sands National Monument in New Mexico. The clip findd the California native behind the keys of an upright piano in the desert, reckoning with a raven-haired beauty in a red dress. “‘Mercy’ is one of my favorite songs …

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If you’re “Paying Attention,” you can preview Ashley Monroe’s Sparrow

Warner Music NashvilleIf you’re “Paying Attention,” you can get a glimpse of the making of Ashley Monroe‘s next record, Sparrow. The new track, “Paying Attention,” is available to stream or download now, and there’s also a music video that takes you inside historic RCA Studio A, as the Pistol Annies singer works alongside co-writer Waylon Payne and producer Dave Cobb. The full Sparrow album follows on …

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“Man! I Feel Like a Woman”: Shania Twain signs up for “RuPaul’s Drag Race”

Giampaolo SguraShania Twain‘s 1999 smash, “Man! I Feel Like a Woman” has never been so appropriate: The Canadian country/pop superstar is set to be one of the judges on VH1’s RuPaul’s Drag Race The long-running, Emmy-winning reality competition follows a group of drag queens as they compete in a series of challenges, including “lip-syncing for their …

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