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Tim McGraw Returns to the Big Screen Next Year in “The Shack”

ABC/Image Group LA We haven’t seen Tim McGraw on the big screen since he co-starred with George Clooney in last year’s Tomorrowland. But that will change come March 3, when he opens in the big-screen adaptation of the 2011 best-seller, The Shack.   “Well, it’s certainly a really heartfelt and heartbreaking at times film,” he says of the movie. “The story …

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Blake Shelton Issues Invitation to Fan Who Missed His Show After a Life-Threatening Accident

Trae Patton/NBCJonathan Daniels had planned to take his girlfriend to Blake Shelton’s October show at New York City’s Barclays Center to celebrate her 23rd birthday. But after buying the tickets, he was involved in a serious motorcycle accident that left it looking doubtful he would live, much less be able to attend the concert. After months of …

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Cam Booked to Duet on the Season Finale of “The Voice”

ABC/Image Group LACam will sing her breakthrough hit “Burning House” on the season 11 finale of The Voice. She’ll duet with Nashville resident Josh Gallagher, who chose the Untamed singer as his partner.   You can catch their collaboration Tuesday night starting at 8 p.m. ET on NBC. Copyright © 2016, ABC Radio. All rights reserved.

Brad Paisley Extends Life Amplified World Tour in 2017

ABC/Image Group LABrad Paisley will continue his Life Amplified World Tour into 2017, adding a string of February dates that will take him to the Great White North, Maine, Pennsylvania and New York. Chase Bryant and Lindsay Ell will join him for the ten shows that kick off February 1 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. …

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Taylor Swift Remembers Her Country Roots to Help East Tennessee

Mark Metcalfe/Getty ImagesEven though it’s been a moment since she’s had a country hit, Taylor Swift hasn’t forgotten where she came from. The pop superstar is giving $100,000 to help rebuild Sevier County, Tennessee, after the raging wildfires that devastated the area. The Academy of Country Music will match Taylor’s gift, giving another $100,000 to …

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Coming Around Again: Another Chance to Catch “CMA Country Christmas” and “Christmas of Many Colors”

ABC/Heidi GutmanIf you missed two of the biggest Christmas events in country music this year, never fear. Both will be coming around again, just in time for the holiday. NBC plans to re-air Dolly Parton’s sequel to last year’s successful Coat of Many Colors TV movie. You can catch Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love at 9 p.m. ET …

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“You Can't Box 'Em In”: Maren Morris Takes Inspiration from Shania Twain, as “Billboard” Honors Both at Its Women in Music Gala

ABC/Image Group LAMaren Morris has been caught up in quite a whirlwind lately. First, she took home the New Artist trophy at the CMAs. Then, the “My Church” hitmaker found out she’s the most-nominated country artist at this year’s Grammys. “Utter shock, honestly!” the relative newcomer says of her reaction to the news. “That’s happened …

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Miranda Lambert Takes “Highway Vagabond” to Late Night

ABC/Image Group LAMiranda Lambert continues making the rounds to promote her new #1 album, The Weight of These Wings, and next up, she’ll stop by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. This time, she’ll perform the track “Highway Vagabond,” which also happens to be name of her upcoming headlining tour that kicks off January 26 with Old Dominion and Aubrie Sellers. …

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Kenny Chesney Teams Up with the CMA to Kick In Half a Million Dollars for East Tennessee

ABC/Image Group LA Kenny Chesney and the Country Music Association are teaming up to donate half a million dollars to help victims of the recent wildfires that ravaged Sevier County, Tennessee, leaving 14 dead and more than 2,400 homes and businesses damaged or destroyed. “Growing up in East Tennessee, the only thing greater than the beauty …

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Why Trisha Yearwood and Brett Eldredge Plan to Cue Up Their Own Albums as They Deck the Halls

Gwendolyn/Pearl Records, Inc.If you know someone who just can’t get enough Christmas music during the holidays — well, Trisha Yearwood confesses she’s that girl. “Every Christmas album I have is on shuffle at Christmas time because I love it, and I find those radio stations that just go Christmas you know, the minute, the day after Thanksgiving, …

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