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Garth and Gaga? Why the CMA Entertainer of the Year is up for a collaboration

ABC RadioGeorge Strait and Chris LeDoux may be Garth Brooks’ heroes, but the reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year says he’s open to some non-country collaborations if they’re “sincere.” “I love Ed Sheeran,” Garth told the Beaumont Enterprise, before kicking off Rodeo Houston on Tuesday. “I think he’s fantastic. The guy’s so talented,” he said of the British pop superstar behind …

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Blake Shelton “Lived It” and soon you can watch it

Warner Music NashvilleBlake Shelton’s newest music video is set to arrive on Friday. The Oklahoma native shared a short clip of the video for “I Lived It” on Twitter on Wednesday. In the snippet, Blake walks down a country road and plays the guitar, in scenes that look very similar to the cover of his Texoma Shore album. With …

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Jack & Diane, Part 2? John Mellencamp signed off on Jake Owen’s new single

Big Loud RecordsJake Owen’s new single takes both its melody and its inspiration from John Mellencamp’s 1982 classic, “Jack & Diane.” Before he committed to putting out “I Was Jack (You Were Diane),” Jake made sure he had the legendary rocker’s blessing.  “The most important thing to me and my team is that we sent the …

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FGL promises pyro and a whole lot more at free April 4 show in Nashville

ABC/Image Group LA Florida Georgia Line won’t just be doing a free concert in Nashville on April 4 — they’ll also be pulling out all the stops. “We’re bringing all the bells and whistles,” Tyler Hubbard promises. “We were like, ‘If we’re going to play Nashville, we need to do it right. Let’s rock this thing,’” Brian Kelley agrees, adding …

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Caption this: Have Luke Bryan and Katy Perry turned into the Marx Brothers?

ABC/Eric LiebowitzIt looks like there will definitely be some surprises in store, when the new season of American Idol premieres March 11 on ABC. “Caption this,” Luke Bryan shared on social media on Tuesday, along with a photo of him dressed in a nearly identical curly wig and black mustache as Katy Perry. While the pop star seems to be channeling her …

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Chris Young is doing more than “Hangin’ On,” as he marks six weeks’ worth of sell-outs

ABC/Image Group LAAs the first leg of Chris Young’s Losing Sleep World Tour comes to a close, the Tennessee hitmaker is marking a career high. He’s just sold out six weeks’ worth of arena shows, finishing an 18-in-a-row run that came to a close last weekend in Green Bay, Minneapolis and Grand Rapids. The tour …

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Miranda Lambert loves her mutts, hands out nearly $200K to shelters across the country

ABC/Image Group LA More than fifty animal shelters across the country got a surprise donation of between three and five thousand dollars, thanks to Miranda Lambert and her MuttNation Foundation. In all, Miranda’s nonprofit passed out $189,000, after carefully checking out each organization. “I am amazed and humbled by the great work these shelters do,” the CMA …

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Start your day with Dolly on Tuesday and Wednesday

ABC/Lorenzo BevilaquaYou can start your day with Dolly Parton on both Tuesday and Wednesday. On Tuesday, the superstar from East Tennessee will be in Washington, D.C. to unveil her new collaboration with the Library of Congress. You can watch on YouTube or Facebook starting at 10 a.m. ET, as Dolly gives the 100 millionth book from her literacy project, the Imagination …

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Darius Rucker readies UK tour for fall

ABC/Image Group LA Darius Rucker is headed across the pond this fall, for a six-date tour of the United Kingdom. The trek kicks off October 21 in Birmingham, England, and wraps a week later at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 2. Darius’s latest hit, “For the First Time,” is currently just …

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This is how we roll: Florida Georgia line plans a free show for the Tennessee Titans

ABC/Image Group LA It won’t be football season again for quite some time — but that’s not stopping Florida Georgia Line from throwing a football party. You see, Music City’s Tennessee Titans are getting new uniforms, and Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley are planning a block party to unveil the new threads. The free show will take place Wednesday, April 4 …

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