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Walker Hayes is now ‘Fancy Like’ 7-times Platinum

Walker Hayes’ “Fancy Like (Monument Records) It’s official: Walker Hayes is now “Fancy Like” seven-times Platinum. His daughters surprised him with the news Aug. 29 during his debut performance at the Grand Ole Opry.  Walker’s breakthrough hit from 2021 inspired a viral TikTok dance, was the soundtrack for national Applebee’s commercials, hit #1 on the …

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Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton hid Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers’ Easter eggs in their video

Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton’s “A Song to Sing” artwork (Republic Records) With massive hits like “Islands in the Stream” and “Real Love,” Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers are giants when it comes to teaming up for a duet. So it only makes sense that Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton would want to invoke the …

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For Parmalee, it ‘Feels Like Home’ even when they’re on the road

Parmalee’s Feels Like Home Tour (Courtesy BBR/BMG/Parmalee) Parmalee‘s ready to kick off their fall Feels Like Home Tour Sept. 12 in Norfolk, Virginia, just as their latest hit, “Cowgirl,” breaks into Billboard‘s top 20. The trek takes its name from a fan-favorite track from the band’s Fell in Love with a Cowgirl album. “There’s no …

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‘Good News’: Shaboozey’s planning a free show in NYC

Shaboozey (Disney/Connie Chornuk) Shaboozey‘s inviting you to get a wee bit “Tipsy” with him during a free show in New York City.  The “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” hitmaker will play NYC Terminal 5 Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. ET as part of Jack Daniel’s Highway No. 7 music series.  “Any time I get to perform, …

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See Russell Dickerson, Ashley Cooke & Tucker Wetmore play baseball with 20 MLB All-Stars

Russell Dickerson (Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images) Russell Dickerson‘s already stepped in the wrestling ring — at least metaphorically — with his ongoing Russellmania Tour, and now he’s about to show off his baseball skills.  He’s one of the stars set to play in The Lucky Classic Celebrity Softball Game Nov. 16 at Nashville’s First Horizon Park.  …

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A decade in, Kelsea Ballerini’s still eager to take ‘a leap of faith’

Kelsea Ballerini (Casey Durkin/NBC) Kelsea Ballerini‘s debut album, The First Time, arrived more than 10 years ago, on May 19, 2025.  Her debut song made it to #1, and Kelsea admits it’s been a bit surreal ever since. “It’s crazy, you know. We celebrated ‘Love Me Like You Mean It,’ my first single, being 10 …

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Nashville notes: Steve Earle’s Opry induction + a Merle Haggard tribute on vinyl

Emmylou Harris, Deana Carter, Vince Gill and Marty Stuart are all set to play the Grand Ole Opry Sept. 17 as “Guitar Town” hitmaker Steve Earle is officially inducted as a member. Zac Brown Band‘s official music video for “Butterfly” with Dolly Parton will premiere Friday at 11 a.m. ET on YouTube. Craft Recordings will …

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Bailey Zimmerman & Megan Moroney set to play MTV VMAs

2025 MTV VMAs (Courtesy MTV) Both Bailey Zimmerman and Megan Moroney have locked in their inaugural performances for the 2025 MTV VMAs. Bailey will take the stage with The Kid LAROI. The two team up on the track “Lost” from Bailey’s new Different Night Same Rodeo album. The country hitmaker is up for best collaboration …

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Farm Aid 40 to air live on CNN

(L-R) Dave Matthews, Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp backstage at Farm Aid at the KeyBank Pavilion in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, United States on September 16, 2017. (Photo by Ebet Roberts/Redferns) Farm Aid is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, and if fans can’t make it to Minneapolis to see the concert in person, they’ll …

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Hear Dierks Bentley’s live collab with The Band Loula from the Broken Branches Tour

Dierks Bentley (Disney/Connie Chornuk) Dierks Bentley‘s Broken Branches Tour may only be a memory now, but it’ll live on in a new live recording of “Get Down on Your Knees and Pray.” “I first heard this song sung live by the Del McCoury Band,” Dierks explains. “It’s an old Bill Monroe song that I’ve always …

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