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Alison Krauss Returns with New Album Cut with Kenny Chesney's Producer

Capitol Records1995 CMA Female Vocalist of the Year Alison Krauss returns with her first new album since 2011’s Paper Airplane with Union Station. The new disc, Windy City, is also her Capitol Records debut. After she recorded her part on “Make the World Go Away” for Jamey Johnson’s Living for a Song album in 2012, …

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Carrie Underwood Set to Present at Sunday's Golden Globes

ABC/Image Group LACarrie Underwood will be passing out trophies at Sunday night’s Golden Globes in Hollywood. It’s not the “Dirty Laundry” hitmaker’s first time at the show, either. Carrie previously attended the precursor to the Oscars in 2011, when she was nominated for Best Original Song in a Motion Picture for “There’s a Place for …

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Nicole Kidman Talks Parenting, Allowances and “Kissy-Kissy Time” with Keith Urban

ABC/Image Group LAIt turns out Keith Urban is the real disciplinarian in the Urban/Kidman household. That’s one of the things his wife, actress Nicole Kidman, reveals in her Minute with the Moms segment, which is featured on Denise Albert and Melissa Gerstein’s blog.   “Keith’s tougher,” Nicole admits, when asked about her parenting approach. “I’m …

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Why Rascal Flatts' New Single Has an “Angel Watching Over It”

ABC/Mark LevineRascal Flatts is starting the new year with a new single. The guys themselves — Jay DeMarcus, Gary LeVox and Joe Don Rooney — produced “Yours If You Want It,”  the lead release from their upcoming tenth studio album.   “We all felt like ‘Yours If You Want It’ was the perfect way to …

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You're a Good Man, Zac Brown: CRS Picks Its 2017 Humanitarian

ABC/Image Group LAZac Brown will be honored with the 2017 Humanitarian Award at Country Radio Seminar next month in Nashville, and the “Homegrown” hitmaker’s passion project, Camp Southern Ground, is a big reason why. The all-inclusive state-of-the-art facility in Georgia integrates children with neuro-developmental disorders with other camp-goers. Through the years, Zac has also donated …

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Could Shania and Jason Aldean Be the Answers to the Hall of Fame's Guessing Game?

ABC/Image Group LA Starting next Monday, we’ll learn the full slate of exhibits planned for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in 2017. Beginning Sunday night at 10 p.m. ET, the museum will share a blurred image of the focus of each exhibit via social media, with the big reveal coming the next …

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Blake Shelton to Open Ol' Red Entertainment Center In Nashville By 2018

ABC RadioBlake Shelton is partnering with the company behind the Grand Ole Opry to bring a “major addition to the Music City entertainment landscape:” a new entertainment center called Ol’ Red, after his 2002 hit of the same name. The star of NBC’s The Voice made the announcement Thursday morning during a news conference from …

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After a Holiday Getaway, Reba's Ready to “Sing It Now”

ABC/Image Group LA After a holiday getaway to enjoy the snow in Colorado, Reba McEntire is turning her attention to promoting her new gospel double-album, Sing It Now:  Songs of Faith & Hope. Reba recently shot the video for the lead single, “Back to God,” which was written by Randy Houser and also appears on his debut album from 2008, Anything …

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Hunter Hayes Rolls Out a New Tune for “Monster Trucks”

ABC/Image Group LA Hunter Hayes will debut his new song, “All for You,” Thursday morning on ABC’s Good Morning America. The track is featured in the new family-friendly animated feature Monster Trucks, which opens January 13. “You never know where a song will take you or how it might affect somebody,” he says of his composition, “and while …

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How “Internet Trolls” Paved the Way for Kacey Musgraves' “A Beautiful Mess”-Inspired Living Room

ABC/Paula LoboKacey Musgraves has a new living room, and you can check it out thanks to lifestyle blog A Beautiful Mess. Elsie Larson, one of the sisters who owns the company behind the site, first came across Kacey after the singer took on some “Internet trolls” who were critiquing Elsie’s appearance on Instagram. Fast forward to last …

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