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Back to Us: Rascal Flatts remembers their roots, as they celebrate their 17th #1

ABC RadioRascal Flatts celebrated their seventeenth #1 Thursday with a party at BMI, on Nashville’s Music Row. “Yours If You Want It” was the perfect song to introduce their latest album, Back to Us, according to Joe Don Rooney. “I think everything Rascal Flatts is about is inside that song,” Joe Don says. “It’s an uptempo song, it’s …

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They may be “Taking the Long Way,” but there are six new Dixie Chicks tracks coming

ColumbiaThe Dixie Chicks haven’t made a new record since 2006’s Grammy-winning Taking the Long Way, but next month, they’ll be back with new music. While it’s not a studio album, DCX MMXVI captures the trio’s successful 2016/2017 tour live, complete with at least six covers they’ve never recorded before:  —Sinead O’Connor’s 1990 hit written by Prince, “Nothing Compares 2 U” –Singer/songwriter Patty …

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Baby Bellum! Two Lady A members are expanding their families

ABC/Randy HolmesLady Antebellum have a lot going on right now with their Heart Break album and You Look Good world tour.  Well, their lives are about to get even more complicated: two members are expecting additions to their families. “#BabyBellum round 2!” the group tweeted. “Thrilled to announce the Haywoods are welcoming a girl this …

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Jason Aldean, Lady A, Chris Stapleton and Alan Jackson add to the action at ACM Honors

ABC/Image Group LA You can add Chris Stapleton and Alan Jackson to the list of superstars you’ll see on the 11th Annual ACM Honors when the two-hour special airs next month on CBS. Chris and Alan join already-announced performers Kelsea Ballerini, Little Big Town, Maren Morris, Brad Paisley, Thomas Rhett, Hillary Scott, George Strait, Vince Gill and Toby Keith. Kelsea, Toby and King George are among the evening’s honorees as well. …

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Which one is “Unforgettable?” Thomas Rhett to help pick the next Miss America

ABC/Mark LevineWith two new daughters, a major tour, and his next album on the way, Thomas Rhett is adding one more thing to his already busy schedule:  he’ll be one of the celebrity judges at this year’s Miss America competition. TR will find himself evaluating contestants’ lifestyle and fitness, evening wear, talent, interview skills and on-stage questions …

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Look for Luke Bryan's next “Move,” coming August 23

ABC/Ida Mae AstuteIt seems likely we could hear new music from Luke Bryan as early as next Wednesday. Ads in the country music trades this week feature a new picture of a rather serious-looking Luke, along with the caption, “Luke Bryan August 23rd,” which is next Wednesday’s date. The four-time Entertainer of the Year hasn’t had a …

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On “Tonight Show,” Shania Twain announces 2018 tour

Andrew Lipovsky/NBCShania Twain was Jimmy Fallon‘s musical guest on Wednesday’s Tonight Show, and used the appearance to officially announce her upcoming tour, kicking off in 2018. Fallon made the announcement during his introduction of her performance of “Swinging with My Eyes Closed,” the latest single from her upcoming album, Now — her first in 15 years. …

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Brothers Osborne play the blame game with “It Ain't My Fault”

ABC/Brett OronzioBrothers Osborne’s latest hit, “It Ain’t My Fault,” was born with a guitar lick and a beat on the drums. “We just had this riff,” TJ Osborne remembers, “and John had this drum groove, and it started happening pretty organically, pretty naturally and pretty quick. We knew we were onto something really fun, and kind of a fresh …

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“Woman Walk the Line”: Taylor Swift, Rosanne Cash and more write about the female singers who changed their lives

University of Texas PressIt may be harder than ever to find female voices on country radio, but there’s no shortage of feminine viewpoints in a new collection of country music essays. In Woman Walk the Line:  How the Women in Country Music Changed Our Lives, Taylor Swift considers the impact of her fellow trailblazer, Brenda Lee, while Rosanne Cash writes about …

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Watch now: Luke Combs reunites his high school bros for “When It Rains It Pours” video

River House Artists/Columbia Nashville“Hurricane” hitmaker Luke Combs now has some video skills to add to his resume. The North Carolina native co-wrote the treatment for his new music video, which he shot over the Fourth of July weekend in South Carolina. “Every night on tour when we start playing ‘When It Rains It Pours,’” Luke explains, “you …

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