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Lainey is speechless after first Grammy win

Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year Lainey Wilson earned her first Grammy for Best Country Album at the 66th annual Grammy Awards Sunday in Los Angeles. Reflecting on her win, Lainey shared on Instagram, “Best Country Album. As someone whose whole career is based off of putting my feelings into words, it’s …

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Grammys 2024: The winners

Courtesy CBS/The Recording Academy The 66th annual Grammy Awards, hosted by Trevor Noah, aired live from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on CBS Sunday, February 4. Here’s the complete list of winners: Record of the Year “Flowers,” Miley Cyrus Album of the YearMidnights, Taylor Swift Song of the Year “What Was I Made For?” …

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Grammys 2024: Finally, Luke Combs sings with Tracy Chapman, as Stapleton and Lainey win big

Getty Images for The Recording Academy There was no shortage of grins as Luke Combs and Tracy Chapman performed “Fast Car” for the first time together at the 66th annual Grammy Awards Sunday in Los Angeles. Taylor Swift, notably, was on her feet the entire time for the monster hit. “So surreal getting to perform ‘Fast Car’ with Tracy Chapman …

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Nashville notes: Fresh tracks from Anne Wilson, Dylan Marlowe + Tyler Braden

Country and Christian artist Anne Wilson has dropped “God & Country” ahead of the April 19 arrival of her forthcoming genre-melding album, REBEL. “I’ve been working so hard over the past 15 months to write these songs, record them and get them into the world! I was raised on two things: the love of God and the love of all things Country. That’s what …

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Jason Aldean’s Kitchen + Rooftop Bar headed to Pittsburgh

ABC Jason Aldean‘s Kitchen + Rooftop Bar is opening its third location on Pittsburgh’s North Shore.  The announcement arrived February 1 via a joint Instagram Reel on the restaurant and Jason’s Instagram accounts. The video opens with a brief aerial shot of Pittsburgh as a snippet of Jason’s “She’s Country” plays. After a three-second countdown, the words “Jason Aldean’s Kitchen + …

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Keith Urban walks the “Straight Line” in style

Courtesy of Capitol Records Nashville Keith Urban has released an anthemic fresh track, “Straight Line.” The uptempo song was written by Keith, Chase McGill, Jerry Flowers and Greg Wells, and it serves as a kickoff to Keith’s forthcoming new album. “‘Straight Line’ is the perfect first track off my album because it’s a song born of wanting to break out of routine and feeling like somewhere along …

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Kenny Chesney previews ‘BORN’ with “Just to Say We Did”

Courtesy of Warner Music Nashville Kenny Chesney has dropped a new song, “Just to Say We Did.” The upbeat track, which Chesney wrote with Brett James, David Lee Murphy and Matt Dragstrem, celebrates life and all the moments that bring one joy. “Just to say we did/ Just to feel alive/ To take a leap of faith/ To feel that kind of high/ …

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Luke Bryan plots Mind of a Country Boy Tour

ABC Luke Bryan is hitting the road on his Mind of a Country Boy Tour. The announcement arrived via Luke’s Instagram Reel, which featured a skit of Luke and his wife, Caroline, fishing by the lake before Caroline serendipitously helps name Luke’s upcoming trek. The Mind of a Country Boy Tour kicks off April 17 in Calgary, Alberta, and will wrap in Tampa, …

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Art imitates life in Gabby Barrett’s ‘Chapter & Verse’

Robby Klein/Courtesy of Warner Music Nashville Gabby Barrett‘s long-awaited sophomore album, Chapter & Verse, has arrived. The 14-track collection, which Gabby co-produced with Ross Copperman, features its lead single, “Glory Days,” as well as collabs with Luke Combs, who wrote and sang background vocals on “Dance Like No One’s Watching”; Miranda Lambert, who co-wrote “You’re My Texas” with Gabby; and Christian artist Phil Wickham, who sang with Gabby …

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Darius Rucker arrested on minor drug charges

ABC/Larry McCormack Darius Rucker was arrested on Thursday, February 1, on minor drug charges. Rucker faces charges on three counts in total: two counts of simple possession or casual exchange and one count of violation of registration law. In a statement to TMZ, Rucker’s attorney Mark Puryear said that the Hootie & the Blowfish frontman is “fully cooperating with authorities related to misdemeanor …

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