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Lady A cues up a ‘Wonderful Christmastime’ with second holiday album

Lady A’s ‘On This Winter’s Night (Volume 2)’ (Big Machine) Lady A‘s adding 11 new songs to their Christmas canon as On This Winter’s Night (Volume 2) drops Sept. 26. Arriving 13 years after their original album, the new set includes covers of Wham‘s “Last Christmas,” Paul McCartney‘s “Wonderful Christmastime” and The Beach Boys‘ “Little …

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‘What Kinda Man’ loves ‘making it go terribly wrong’? His name is Parker McCollum

Parker McCollum (Disney/Connie Chornuk) “What Kinda Man” doesn’t love a happy ending? Well, quite simply, his name is Parker McCollum, who’s made no bones about the fact that he much prefers a sad song. It’s actually such a trademark for Parker that his wife had begun to wonder if he even had a happy ending …

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Nashville notes: Carrie Underwood revisits ‘Storyteller’ + Alison Krauss ‘Live’ returns to vinyl

The Grand Ole Opry celebration of Connie Smith‘s 60th anniversary as a member had to be postponed Wednesday night, since both she and her husband, Marty Stuart, have COVID-19, she confirmed on her socials. It’ll be rescheduled once the two have recovered.  Carrie Underwood‘s celebrating the 10th anniversary of her hit “Smoke Break” and the …

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Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton cue up the retro vibes for ‘A Song to Sing’ music video

‘A Song to Sing’ cover (Big Loud/Republic) If you like Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton‘s “A Song to Sing,” it looks like you’ll have something to watch on Friday.  Miranda, Chris and his wife and musical partner, Morgane Stapleton, all shared a clip of what appears to be the song’s music video on Thursday, with …

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Tim McGraw’s ‘Field of Dreams’ concert becomes a festival

Tim McGraw’s ‘Field of Dreams’ concert (U.S. Concert Agency) What started out as a Tim McGraw concert has sprouted into a full-blown music festival. The two-day event kicks off Saturday, Aug. 30, in Dyersville, Iowa, at the site made famous by Kevin Costner‘s 1989 film Field of Dreams. The Saturday show will honor Tim’s father, …

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Zach Top travels ‘South of Sanity’ in new video

Zach Top’s ‘Not in It for My Health’ (Leo33) The Aug. 29 arrival of Zach Top‘s second album is still more than a week away, but you can check out the new music video for the track “South of Sanity” now. So far, it’s the only preview of Ain’t in It for My Health save …

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The Opry comes to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum with new exhibit

‘The Grandest Stage: The Opry at 100’ (Courtesy Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum/Grand Ole Opry) Carly Pearce and Vince Gill will kick off the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s new Opry exhibit with an opening day panel discussion on Sept. 18.  The Grandest Stage: The Opry at 100 will run through …

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Blake Shelton plans ‘more questionable decisions’ during 2026 Sin City residency

‘Blake Shelton: Live in Las Vegas’ (Live Nation Las Vegas/Caesars Entertainment) Blake Shelton enjoyed his 2025 Las Vegas residency so much that he’s coming back to do it again. “We had so much fun earlier this year, I figured – why not do it again,” he says. “This time we’re gonna do it more country, …

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‘You Had to Be There’ is Megan Moroney’s proof country music dreams come true

“You Had to Be There” artwork (Columbia Nashville/Blue Chair Records) Megan Moroney‘s latest hit chronicles the seemingly impossible trip from the cheap seats at a Kenny Chesney concert to standing right beside the superstar onstage several years later. For Megan, the journey she describes in “You Had to Be There” started when she was going …

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Nashville notes: Charles Kelley plays with John Mayer + Cody Johnson’s RodeoHouston return

Toby Keith: American Icon will air again on NBC Aug. 27. After its premiere in 2024, the two-hour concert became the network’s most-watched non-holiday special of the year. Lady A‘s Charles Kelley will play Y Live at Wean Park in Youngstown, Ohio, on Sept. 26 alongside John Mayer and The Clarks.  Tickets for Cody Johnson‘s …

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